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Video Clip Of The Day: Hootie Bodyguard Tackles Zealous Fan Rushing Stage

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If you’ve ever dreamed of stage rushing lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish, Darius Rucker, think twice about your plans….


Well, unless you like to be body slammed and tackled immediately into oblivion by his bad-ass bodyguard. 


That’s exactly what happened to this over zealous fan while Hootie was performing History in the Making in Boca Raton, FL on 5/12/11. Check out what happens around the 1:15 mark.


The amazing part….Hootie wasn’t phased a bit and never missed a beat. Now, that’s a consummate professional.

Joe Jonas Goes Solo!

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Joe Jonas will be releasing his first single as a solo artist soon.

The song, See No More, was co-written by Joe and Chris Brown, and will be ready for radio play June 3, followed by digital sale on June 13.

Jonas told E!: “It’s an emotional song that I’ve been trying to go with for awhile now. I feel like, a lot of times for artists it’s important for them to just write out how they’re feeling in their music, and I was able to do that in this song.”

The solo album drops September 6.

Rod Stewart In Concert – To Reside At Las Vegas For Two Years

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Hey Rod Stewart fans!

Guess what? 
Starting August 24th, Mr. Stewart will begin a two-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace where he’ll be performing Rod Stewart: The Hits. 
How exciting is that? 
The first 18 concerts of “Rod Stewart: The Hits” go on sale May 15.

Stewart says the show will be “90 percent songs that people know,” such as the iconic Maggie May, and The First Cut Is the Deepest. 

“It’s a rock’n’roll show,” Stewart tells Billboard.biz. “We’ll try to give the people what they want, which are the songs that made me famous, plus a few surprises. There won’t be any magicians or midgets, just a good rock show.”

WTF?! Bon Jovi Plays Concert Without Richie Sambora

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Richie Sambora and me 🙂

Richie Sambora, Bon Jovi’s guitarist, allegedly checked himself into rehab last week, but as they say, and as incredulous as it sounds with this band, the show must go on for Bon Jovi without Sambora. So, the unthinkable happened. The band started a new tour anyway without a partial heart and soul of the group and headlined the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday (April 30).

Say it isn’t so?! It’s like Disneyland losing Mickey Mouse…you know how the rest of that song goes..”Get me through the night..Make everything all right.”

But it is sadly so. Phil “X” Xenidis filled in for Sambora. Bon Jovi started the show with Blood on Blood and then ripped right into You Give Love A Bad Name. Per Rolling Stone, Xenidis subbed in “admirably, picking up Sambora’s talk box parts and adding muscle to a show that only got better and better, especially in its last hour.”

Apparently, Bon Jovi never talked about the switch at guitarist during the show. The band even played their signature encore song, Dead or Alive during well, the encore. Having seen these guys in concert 20 times or so, I know Sambora’s absence must have been tremendously felt throughout the show but especially so during this song. I don’t care what any review by Rolling Stone or other mags say. When Bon Jovi played Livin’ on a Prayer Saturday night as one of the last songs, Jon Bon Jovi finally acknowledged the pink elephant (not) in the room stage, by saying, “I’m sending this out to our brother Richie.” 
Bon Jovi’s next show is May 3 in Ontario, Canada. No word yet on when Richie will return to perform.

In response to questions about Richie Sambora & Bon Jovi’s upcoming performance schedule, the band released this statement on their Facebook page April 28:

“Our support for Richie is absolute. He is, and will remain, a member of Bon Jovi. Although he will be absent from upcoming shows for the time being, we very much look forward to his healthy return. In the meantime, we will keep our commitment to our fans and continue our tour.”

I don’t know, man. As much as I love this band, and as much as I jock Jon [hell, I named my dog after you!], this “fan” will sit this tour out until Richie returns. And, Richie – YOU get better soon. I and millions of others are rooting for your full recovery.

Listen: Weird Al Yankovic Parodies Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’

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Weird Al Yankovic is back! This time, he’s taken on Lady Gaga‘s Born This Way and has infused his signature satire all over the song.

The release follows reports earlier this week that Gaga refused permission for the parody – a permission not needed legally but which Yankovic always gets anyway from the stars in good faith.

What happened is Gaga’s manager had disapproved of the idea. But when Gaga herself heard about it, she gave Al the green light.

So, here its is:

Rebecca Black Receives Death Threats For Singing ‘Friday’

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Rebecca Black‘s infamous song Friday has apparently inspired two fools into threats of violence against the 13-year old YouTube sensation. The two crazed people threatened to kill her if she does not remove her video off of the internet.

Anaheim, CA Police spokesman Rick Martinez said, “One of the threats came over the phone and another emailed. Officers are keeping a watchful eye on her during this on-going investigation. We can’t validate how serious they are, but we do take it seriously.” 
Black’s song has generated more than 110 million views on YouTube.

Video: James Durbin Fights The Good Fight For Rock N Roll

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April 13 – There were a couple of standout performances on American Idol Wednesday night, one of which was James Durbin’s rendition of Heavy Metal by Sammy Hagar to close out the show.

Durbin made Idol history earlier this season when he sang the first-ever Judas Priest song on the show (You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’). On Wednesday’s performance night, he fought the good fight for rock and roll once again and went against the recommendations of mentors Jimmy Iovine and wil.i.am to perform Sammy Hagar’s hard metal tune. Durbin pleaded, “Give metal a chance!” in the preview package which aired before his performance.

As an extra treat for us heavy metal fans, legendary Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde joined Durbin on stage and strung his heart out. 

Jennifer Lopez stole Randy Jackson’s line, saying, “Yo! Yo! Give it up give it up! That felt really really real.” She continued, “I really loved that. I don’t know what these are sounding like at home but here they are killing it dead in here.” She asked, “Who would have ever thought that on Idol we would have heavy metal?”

Randy had to come up with a new sound bit real quick: “My God, you guys were just at a James Durbin concert. And at a Zakk Wylde concert. I’m happy you stuck to your guns….I can see you on stage with Ozzy at the next Ozzfest! Durbin rocks!“

Steven Tyler of course loved it. “Outstanding Durbin. I’m glad you went with your feelings. … Nice lip to Jimmy, man.”

Watch the electrifying performance for yourself:

VIDEO: Casey Abrams Wants To Make The Judges Proud

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Casey Abrams has proven for two weeks in a row that he deserved to be saved by the American Idol judges.

He said on Wednesday night’s episode that he feels he must “give 150 percent” every time he takes the Idol stage to make the judges, and America, proud of him. Casey, we already are! You are amazing. [By the way call me! Seriously, call me – I have some life-changing info for you!]

Casey was accompanied by his upright bass for the first time on live competition and performed Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Creedence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty. He had the right raspiness, jazziness, confidence, cool factor, grunt and growl. Way to go Casey. Yes, we are proud!

Randy Jackson said: “You definitely did justice to that song.” About Casey’s bass, Randy said, “You’ve put it in popular music, dude. This is revolutionary!”

Steven Tyler loved the performance so much that he said Casey should put wheels on the base and take it everywhere! He gushed: “You’re such a true musician; every time you sing, you bring something different.”

“That’s exactly where you belong – right there, with your bass,” Jennifer Lopez said.

Watch Casey for yourself:


VIDEO: James Durbin Went Soft On Rock ‘N Roll Hall Of Fame Night

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Each of the American Idol Top 9 finalists brought his/her A-game to the special Rock &Roll Hall of Fame episode Wednesday night.

I was on set tonight and will write a full recap and review later tonight about the experience watching Idol LIVE, I mean REALLY LIVE, in the quaint 700-person studio. So, check back to read the full story.

But for now – let’s focus on James Durbin for a minute who took a major risk and mellowed things down on a night we expected him to go full out rock ‘n roll on us. And, the risk paid off – James came out vulnerable, sweet and emotional…well, until the last screech which we know and love him for!

Watch James Durbin sing The Beatles’ While My Guitar Gently Weeps, written by Goerge Harrison: