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Music News for July 24, 2008
Kanye West visits veterans on home turf (Reuters)
Reuters - Kanye West has joined forces with MTV for the documentary "Choose or Lose & Kanye West Present: Homecoming," the next installment of the "Choose or Lose" campaign, which tells the stories of war veterans and the difficulties they face once they return home.
2 eagles named by Miley, Billy Ray to be set free (AP)
AP - Two 14-week-old American bald eagles named by Disney star Miley Cyrus and her country singer father, Billy Ray Cyrus, will be released into the wild Thursday at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Pretenders pour "Concrete" into MP3s (Reuters)
Reuters - The Chrissie Hynde-led rock band the Pretenders will roll out their new album, "Break Up the Concrete," as one MP3 per week leading up to the September 23 release of the CD via Shangri-La Music.
Madame Tussauds in London unveils wax Winehouse (AP)
AP - Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress.
Rappers, "Mamma Mia!" lead U.S. album chart (Reuters)
Reuters - One rapper replaced another atop the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, while the soundtrack to the new movie "Mamma Mia!" soared four places to No. 3.
Courtney Love sued by management firm (Reuters)
Reuters - Rock-star widow Courtney Love has been sued by a management firm for allegedly failing to pay commissions for the partial sale of her share of the Nirvana publishing catalogue.
Rapper DMX indicted on felony charges in Arizona (AP)
AP - Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill.
What's in a Name? Nas No. 1 (E! Online)
E! Online - The ABBA-channeling Meryl Streep apparently doesn't have the same street cred as Nas and Lil Wayne.
Neil Young documents anti-war tour in film (AP)
AP - Not every musician will make a film that features a fan facing him from a concert audience with two arms raised, middle fingers extended — more than one fan, in fact.
Mindy McCready in Crisis; Enters Rehab After O.D. (E! Online)
E! Online - Mindy McCready's hope for a comeback just got pushed back, after a drug and booze binge landed the troubled country songbird first in the emergency room of a Tennessee hospital and then in an Arizona rehab center.
