MASSIVE MUSIC NEWS ROUNDUP - 10/10

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Music’s biggest night is the Grammy Awards, and the 52^nd annual ceremony will be on January 31^st of next year.  This year’s nominees will be announced during a live concert special December 2^nd on CBS.  Performers for the show, (televised from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles) haven’t been announced yet.

A flood of JIMI HENDRIX material will be released in the next few years under a new licensing deal between Sony Music Entertainment and the Experience Hendrix company, which officially represetns his estate.  You can expect to see deluxe versions of his live and studio recordings and videos in a variety of formats, along with previously unreleased and unheard music from the guitar icon.  Additionally, an all-star group of musicians will tour in 2010 as the “Experience Hendrix” Tour.

FOO FIGHTERS Greatest Hits album comes out November 3^rd, and will include two new songs.

Who’s YOUR favorite member of The Beatles?  According to a survey done by the UK MIRROR, the world’s favorite Beatle is John Lennon with 39% of the vote, followed by paul McCartney with 28%, the late George Harrison is third with 26% and Ringo got 7% of the tally for a distant fourth place.  In a separate poll, the Mirror asked how fans ranked the Beatles albums.  The results showed that Revolver wa the favorite album for 22%, Abbey Road was second with 20% of the vote, The Beatles third with 15%, Rubber Soul tied at fourth with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band both with  11%.

There’s no release date yet, but Gene Simmons of Kiss is working on a holiday film called “The Christmas Movie”.

David Bowie’s landmark 1970’s album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars has inspired the world of science to name a newly discovered species of spider from Malaysia after Bowie.  Peter Jager, one of the world’s most highly respected spider specialists has named the creature Heteropoda davidbowie.  He hopes the unique naming of the spider will draw attention to the dwindling species.

GUITAR HERO: Van Halen is set for release on December 22^nd, and while it contains 28 David Lee Roth-era VH tunes, it also contains songs you can play from many other artists.  Here’s a look at the track list:

Alter Bridge – Come To life

Billy Idol – White Wedding

Blink 182 – First Date

Deep Purple- Space Truckin’

Foo Fighters – Best Of You

Foreigner -  Double Vision

Fountains Of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom

Jimmy Eat World – Pain

Judas Priest – Painkiller

Lenny Kravitz – Rock & Roll Is Dead

Queen – I Want It All

Tenacious D – Master Exploder

The Clash – Safe European Home

The Offspring – Pretty Fly For A White Guy

Third Eye Blind – Semi-Charmed Life

RIHANNA has been working on her new album and her collaboration with Justin Timberlake indicates that she might be attempting a slightly different sound.  Ther is no title or release date announced.

DONNY OSMOND has a bet with is sister Marie that he will place at least third (as she did) in the current season of “Dancing With The Stars”.

JOHN FOGERTY  will be featured on the November 7^th edition of the PBS program “Live By Request”, which is an Emmy Award series that allows the viewers to create the set list.

The actress who made the WHITESNAKE videos so sexy and memorable has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.  Tawny Kitaen was arrested ater a traffic accident in which no one was hurt but did result in her being taken in to custody.  She was later released on $2500 bond.  It looks like Tawny may have to head back for another season of Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Rehab on VH1.

 And finally, BOYS II MEN are attempting a comeback with a new album due out on November 17^th.  Their new album “Love” will feature a cover of Journey’s “Open Arms” as its first single.  The song was produced by former Journey member and current American Idol judge Randy Jackson.