More Depeche Mode Reissues On The Way

Rhino's Depeche Mode reissue series will continue Oct. 3 with 1982's "A Broken Flame," the 1984 breakthrough "Some Great Reward" and 1993's "Songs of Faith and Devotion," the band's lone Billboard 200 chart-topper. Each album includes a remastered CD edition plus a DVD with high-resolution audio mixes, bonus tracks and period-specific documentaries.
"A Broken Frame" is expanded with the B-sides "Now This Is Fun," "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)" (originally only released in Germany) and "Excerpt From My Secret Garden," plus six tracks from an Oct. 1982 performance at London's Hammersmith Odeon.
For "Some Great Reward," remixes of "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" and "Somebody" plus the B-side "In Your Memory" are packaged with five songs from 1984 concerts in Basel, Switzerland, and Liverpool, England. Recent interviews are featured on the 27-minute documentary "Depeche Mode 1984: You Can Get Away With Anything if You Give It a Good Tune."
The DVD for "Songs of Faith and Devotion" a wealth of remixes for tracks like "In Your Room," "Condemnation" and "I Feel You," plus a documentary spotlighting Depeche Mode between 1991-1994.
As previously reported, Sire will on Sept. 26 release the live CD/DVD "Playing the Angel," which chronicles performances in Milan earlier this year.

Byrne Sharing 'Perspectives' At Carnegie Hall

David Byrne has unveiled the lineup for his Perspectives series, which will he curate at New York's Carnegie Hall from Feb. 1-4. The former Talking Heads frontman will utilize the opportunity to unveil songs from "Here Lies Love," his "multimedia song cycle" with Fatboy Slim which centers on the life of former Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos.
On opening night, Byrne will stage the first performance since 1992 of "The Knee Plays," a 1985 musical theater project created in tandem with Robert Wilson. The next evening, he will host an evening of experimental folk with Adem, Devendra Banhart, Vashti Bunyan, CocoRosie and Vetiver.
The series will close on Feb. 4 with performances by Alarm Will Sound, Camille, Haale and other artists to be announced.
As previously reported, Byrne performed last week at a New York benefit for the 826 Writing Centers founded by author Dave Eggers. The show featured Byrne's collaboration with Sufjan Stevens on Lefty Frizzell's "Saginaw Michigan." Writes Byrne on his blog, "I thought many would think [Stevens] wrote it for his Michigan-themed CD. I wonder if anyone fell for it?"

Ex-Blink Members Dial Up Plus 44

With their former Blink-182 colleague Tom DeLonge entrenched with his new band Angels & Airwaves, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker have formed (+44). The group's debut, "When Your Heart Stops Beating," was produced by Jerry Finn and will arrive Nov. 14 via Interscope.
(+44), named after the international dialing prefix for the United Kindgdom, also includes ex-Nervous Return member Shane Gallagher and Craig Fairbaugh, who played with Barker in the Transplants. "Mark and I have a natural chemistry after playing together for so long and it's only gotten stronger," Barker says.
On "When Your Heart Stops Beating," Hoppus handled all the singing and also played guitar in addition to bass, while Barker dabbled in keyboards.
After a handful of shows in Europe next month, (+44) will showcase its new material during an Oct. 14 appearance at the Bamboozle Left festival in Pomona, Calif. Dashboard Confessional, Yellowcard, Brand New and Thrice are also on the bill for the two-day event.

Stars Salute New Orleans With Benefit Show

Ticket sales have been far from spectacular, but Ivan Neville says performing at the same Hurricane Katrina anniversary concert as Stevie Wonder tonight (Aug. 29) in New Orleans is going to be incredible no matter how many people are there. "What an honor," said the New Orleans keyboardist and singer, and son of Neville Brothers singer Aaron Neville.
Besides Ivan Neville and Wonder, the lineup for "New Orleans: Rebuilding the Soul of America ... One Year Later" includes New Orleans trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, New Orleans bluesman Dr. John and gospel singer Yolanda Adams.
The show was spearheaded by Marsalis to benefit the trust he established after Katrina to rebuild the city's cultural infrastructure. The concert was announced earlier this month, but getting the word out hasn't been easy, organizers say.
"With all that's going on, it's kind of information overload," said Bill McFarlin, executive director of the International Association for Jazz Education and one of the organizers. "It's easy to understand how people are distracted."
The concert will take place at the New Orleans Arena, near the Superdome. The original plan called for more than 10,000 seats but was cut to about 6,000 when ticket sales were slow. About 3,500 seats were reserved as of Monday morning, McFarlin said.
If nothing else, Neville hopes the concert will be a boost to the city's cultural recovery efforts and possibly a step toward emotional healing for those who attend. "It might make someone smile," he said. "It's one small step."
Neville, who has been performing professionally for more than two decades, said he'll sing "Fortunate Son," originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival during the Vietnam War era. Neville recorded the song at a studio in Austin, Texas, with a group of other New Orleans musicians while on hiatus after Katrina.
"That song meant so much when it was originally recorded, but it means as much if not more than it did then," he said.
After the concert, Neville will perform at the historic Tipitina's night club, where the Tipitina's Foundation is donating $500,000 worth of instruments to more than a dozen music school programs in the New Orleans area.
"We're losing a generation of musicians," Neville said. "When you see something like this, you don't want that tradition to miss a generation. We've got to continue to pass it along like it was passed to us."

Linkin Park Hits iTunes, New Album Not Quite Ready

Linkin Park, one of the few major acts that had yet to make its music available via Apple's iTunes Music Store, has changed course and pacted with the service. Three of the group's albums are available beginning today (Aug. 29), each with two bonus tracks and a third iTunes exclusive cut.
In addition, iTunes is selling the video content featured on the group's "Live in Texas" and "Collision Course" DVDs. We were really excited when iTunes told us that we were one of their most requested acts," group member Mike Shinoda says. "We will never ignore our fans and the timing seemed right to make our music available, with some special additions."
In late July, Metallica made its music available on iTunes for the first time, leaving the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead and Garth Brooks among the remaining major holdouts.
Meanwhile, Linkin Park is still at work on the follow-up to 2003's "Meteora" with producer Rick Rubin. The as-yet-untitled new album was originally expected by the end of the year via Warner Bros., "but at this point we don't see that happening," Shinoda told fans last week during an online chat. "We're doing really well, but we just need a little more time."
"We have narrowed it down to about 30-50 songs, and some of those are heavy, some are softer and some are in between," he continued. "So far it has a different sound that I cannot describe. It sounds like it's older, but not vintage. More organic in some spots, like just yesterday we recorded a song with no samples that is completely raw. Other songs are full of samples."
One new song, provisionally named "Qwerty," was debuted earlier this month in Japan. "We did those lyrics on the plane on the way to Japan," Shinoda said. "I'm not sure if it'll make the album, but we liked the song enough to play it."
In related news, Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington makes a cameo in the film "Crank," which opens Friday (Sept. 1) in U.S. theaters.

Stars Salute New Orleans With Benefit Show

Ticket sales have been far from spectacular, but Ivan Neville says performing at the same Hurricane Katrina anniversary concert as Stevie Wonder tonight (Aug. 29) in New Orleans is going to be incredible no matter how many people are there. "What an honor," said the New Orleans keyboardist and singer, and son of Neville Brothers singer Aaron Neville.
Besides Ivan Neville and Wonder, the lineup for "New Orleans: Rebuilding the Soul of America ... One Year Later" includes New Orleans trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, New Orleans bluesman Dr. John and gospel singer Yolanda Adams.
The show was spearheaded by Marsalis to benefit the trust he established after Katrina to rebuild the city's cultural infrastructure. The concert was announced earlier this month, but getting the word out hasn't been easy, organizers say.
"With all that's going on, it's kind of information overload," said Bill McFarlin, executive director of the International Association for Jazz Education and one of the organizers. "It's easy to understand how people are distracted."
The concert will take place at the New Orleans Arena, near the Superdome. The original plan called for more than 10,000 seats but was cut to about 6,000 when ticket sales were slow. About 3,500 seats were reserved as of Monday morning, McFarlin said.
If nothing else, Neville hopes the concert will be a boost to the city's cultural recovery efforts and possibly a step toward emotional healing for those who attend. "It might make someone smile," he said. "It's one small step."
Neville, who has been performing professionally for more than two decades, said he'll sing "Fortunate Son," originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival during the Vietnam War era. Neville recorded the song at a studio in Austin, Texas, with a group of other New Orleans musicians while on hiatus after Katrina.
"That song meant so much when it was originally recorded, but it means as much if not more than it did then," he said.
After the concert, Neville will perform at the historic Tipitina's night club, where the Tipitina's Foundation is donating $500,000 worth of instruments to more than a dozen music school programs in the New Orleans area.
"We're losing a generation of musicians," Neville said. "When you see something like this, you don't want that tradition to miss a generation. We've got to continue to pass it along like it was passed to us."

Billboard Bits: Bob Dylan, Of Montreal, The Brokedown

Online radio destination AOL Radio will begin simulcasting Bob Dylan's weekly XM Satellite Radio show "Theme Time Radio Hour" on Wednesday (Aug. 30). In addition, Dylan fans can catch 18 "Theme Time" shows back-to-back as part of XM's weekend special, which will stream on AOL Radio beginning Friday.
Dylan's "Theme Time Radio Hour" debuted in May 2006 and airs Wednesdays at 10 a.m. ET on XM's "Deep Tracks" channel, with additional encores airing throughout the week. This is the first time that the show is being made available to non-subscribers and free of charge.
As previously reported, Dylan's new album, "Modern Times," arrives tomorrow via Columbia.
-- Sven Philipp, N.Y.

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Of Montreal will preview its next album during a short fall tour, which commences Sept. 1 in Vancouver. The set, "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer," is due Jan. 23 via Polyvinyl and was produced by frontman Kevin Barnes. A full North American tour will follow its release.
Meanwhile, "The Satanic Twins," a remix collection of cuts from two prior albums, was released last week on Polyvinyl. Artists like Broken Spindles, Grizzly Bear and I Am The World Trade Center contribute to the double-vinyl collectible.
As previously reported, Of Montreal has been tapped for the Detour Music Festival in Los Angeles on Oct. 7 and was hand-picked by Beck to perform at Wired Magazine's Next Music series on Sept. 26 in New York.
-- Katie Hasty, N.Y.

XTC's Partridge Combs Archives For Mammoth Box

XTC leader Andy Partridge recently combed his vaults and discovered an exorbitant amount of rarities and outtakes, resulting in the Oct. 16th Virtual Label release of the nine-disc box "The Fuzzy Warbles Collectors Album." Spanning Partridge's career, the set features alternate versions of many XTC favorites, unreleased tracks and also unfinished material that Partridge revisited and completed for this release.
"Working on this stuff took many years," Partridge tells Billboard.com. "I just kept writing -- who knows what's going to fall out? It was recorded in spare bedrooms, the kitchen, the attic and of course my now infamous garden shed. Pop songs, radio jingles, film and TV music, or just plain old goofing about."
Partridge rediscovered many forgotten tracks in the process. "'I Don't Want To Be Here' for one," he says. "Lots of folks love this song but XTC was pretty democratic, so if someone didn't go for a tune, it got binned. 'Everything' was another. One of the most touching lyrics I ever wrote -- in the toilet. 'The Bland Leading the Bland' -- so proud of this autobiographical rallying call to end that boring donut mentality. You can kind of see why I just didn't want these songs collecting dust and going unheard. We threw away better material than most bands made a career out of."
Among his other favorites: "Wonder Annual" ("I always thought XTC should have recorded this surprisingly structured psychedelic slice"), "End of the Pier" ("It would have made a great out-of-season seaside companion piece to 'Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her'") and "2 Rainbeau Melt" ("Some of my favorite-ever lyrics matched to a trippy improvised soundscape. It arrived too late for the 'Wasp Star' album").
Partridge also helped assemble the packaging, which he modeled after a child's stamp album. "How better to represent a large and diverse set of home recordings than to depict them as a series of imaginary stamps?," he says.
The artist has a number of other projects in the works, the first of which will be "a double-disc set of purely improvised music called 'Monstrance.' My partners in one-take, overdub-free, unrehearsed crime are Barry Andrews -- ex-XTC keys man from way back -- and [drummer] Martyn Barker. Let's face it, nothing short of capital punishment is going to stop me making music."

Talib Kweli Beats New 'Drum'

Rapper Talib Kweli's next solo album, "Ear Drum," will be the first release under his newly formed Blacksmith Music/Warner Bros. imprint. Due later this year, the set features guest appearances from rhyming partner Hi-Tek, UGK's Bun B and Pimp C and Raheem DeVaughn, among others.
The first single is "Listen"; other album cuts include "More Or Less" featuring Hi-Tek and "Country Cousins" featuring UGK and Raheem DeVaughn.
The rapper says the new offering is an extension of his typically revolutionary rhymes. "The vast majority of my subject matter focuses on black self-love, black self esteem, black self=worth," he says. "That translates to other communities because if you're a human being, it doesn't matter what color you're talking about. You've been through some sort of struggle and you can apply it to your own life."
Also in the works from Kweli's Blacksmith artists are projects by rappers Jean Grae and Strong Arm Steady, whose members include Xzibit, Phil the Agony, Krondon and Mitchy Slick. "With Blacksmith, I want it to be a flag that everyone can wave," says Kweli.
Kweli will be on the road for the majority of September, including shows in Hamburg (Sept. 11), Paris (Sept. 13) and London (Sept. 14).

Akon Corrals Eminem, Snoop For New Album

R&B vocalistproducer Akon will on Dec. 12 release his sophomore effort, "Konvicted," via SRC/Universal. The disc boasts collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Styles P and Eminem. The latter is featured on lead single "Smack That," a video for which will be directed by Benny Boom.
"Konvicted" will be the follow-up to 2004's "Trouble," which peaked at No. 11 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and has sold 1.4 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The set also spawned the singles "Lonely" and "Locked Up."
Since "Trouble," Akon has been a frequent guest contributor, appearing on projects by Rick Ross, Beenie Man and Obie Trice. He is also featured on Monica's new album, "The Makings of Me," due Oct. 3 via J.
In related news, Akon is developing a movie loosely based on his childhood in Senegal and his journey into the music business.

My Chemical Romance Fades Into 'Black'

My Chemical Romance will debut "Welcome to the Black Parade," the first single from its similarly named upcoming album "The Black Parade," on Thursday (Aug. 31) during the MTV Video Music Awards pre-show. As previously reported, the album is due Oct. 24 via Warner Bros.
"'The Black Parade' is an epic, theatrical, orchestral, big record that is also a concept album," frontman Gerard Way said of the project during a recent press conference. "It has a very set story, but as you listen, the layers of that story peel away. What you're left with at the end is a story about mortality."
On the album, Way inhabits a character he dubs "the Patient," who at death re-experiences his strongest memory, which is of a parade he'd been taken to as a child by his father. In fact, Way says the band underwent a complete transformation during the recording process, to the point where it attributes the album to a group called the Black Parade.
"There was a certain point where it was so dark for us that it felt like we needed to become much more than brothers and we also needed to become a new band," Way says. "We really did it this time and became a different band. But make no mistake, we are My Chemical Romance still."
Other tracks expected to appear on "Welcome to the Black Parade" are "Cancer," "Famous Last Words," "I Don't Love You" and "Sleep."
The upcoming album is the follow-up to My Chemical Romance's 2004 breakthrough, "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge," which has sold more than 1.4 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Rhino Boxes Up The Doors, Robert Plant

Rhino is devoting massive new boxed sets to the careers of the Doors and Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, both of which will arrive in time for the holiday season.
First up on Nov. 14 is the Plant box, "Nine Lives," which includes all nine of his post-Zeppelin solo discs as well as a DVD. Each album has been expanded with bonus tracks, beginning with 1982's "Pictures at Eleven," which includes the non-album cut "Far Post" and a 1983 live version of "Like I've Never Been Gone."
Three live tracks, including a cover of Bob Marley's "Lively Up Yourself," plus the previously unreleased studio cut "Turnaround," are found on 1983's "The Principle of Moments." Two rarities and the B-side "Oompa (Watery Bint)" enrich 1990's "Manic Nirvana," while five non-album tracks and demos will be found on 1993's "Fate of Nations."
Plant's Universal debut, 2002's mostly covers "Dreamland," includes the international-only track "Dirt in a Hole," while last year's "Mighty Rearranger" sports two non-album tracks plus remixes of "Tin Pan Alley" and "The Enchanter." The DVD rounds up 20 music videos as well as a comprehensive interview with Plant, testimonials from artists and admirers and a performance of "Song to the Siren" from a VH1 "Storytellers" taping.
The cleverly named Doors box, "Perception," arrives Nov. 21. It includes the band's original six studio albums remastered on CD, as well as a DVD with a new 5.1 DTS Surround Sound mix, rare audio and video tracks, photos and lyrics.
Highlights from the set include a previously unreleased version of "Indian Summer" from the band's self-titled 1967 debut, unissued takes of "Love Me Two Times" from the same year's "Strange Days" and the 17-minute "Celebration of the Lizard," which has been tacked onto 1968's "Waiting for the Sun."
"The Soft Parade" will include an unreleased take of "Touch Me," the previously unreleased track 'Push Push" and two live performances tapes for New York TV station WNET in 1969. The new version of 1970's "Morrison Hotel" sports eight alternate takes of "Roadhouse Blues" and a brief attempt at Chuck Berry's "Carol," while rehearsal footage of "Crawling King Snake" sees the light of day on the band's swansong, 1971's "L.A. Woman."
In conjunction with "Perception," Hyperion will on Nov. 7 release the Doors' first authorized autobiography, "The Doors by the Doors."

Frankie J's Got A 'Girl' On His Mind

Singer Frankie J will on Oct. 17 issue his third solo album "Priceless," via Columbia. The set features guest appearances from Chamillionaire, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Slim of 112, and production by Mannie Fresh, Bryan Michael Cox and StarGate, among others.
Frankie J wrote or co-wrote every track on the album, including lead single "That Girl," which was produced by Mannie Fresh and features Chamillionaire. The song is currently No. 54 on the Billboard Pop 100.
"With this album there's more of an edgy, urban feel," Frankie J tells Billboard.com. "I've wanted to work on something like this for a long time but we never really gave it that approach. This time around we finally came through."
The artist adds that the label granted him more songwriting and creative liberty than with his previous efforts. His favorite cut is the title track, which was produced by Cox. "It's a beautiful song, talking about love being priceless and being with the person you want to be with," he says. "That's where I got the [album] title from."
Another track he penned, "Still," is based on a friend's experience. "The song is basically talking about this girl from his past who comes back and tells him that she still loves him and wants to be with him but he's moved on with his life," says Frankie J. "[My friend] is married and has a family and all of a sudden one night he gets a call from an unknown number. The moment he picks up the phone he hears this girl and he recognizes her voice right away."
Tracks under consideration for the second single are "Never Let You Down" featuring Bone Thugs N Harmony and "If He Can't Be," which samples Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face."
"Priceless" will be the follow-up to 2005's "The One," which peaked at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 875,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The singer's Spanish language album, "Un Nuevo Dia," bowed at No. 9 on The Billboard 200 in June; the second single from it will be "Por Favor," a duet with Sin Bandera.
In support of the album, Frankie J will kick off the 12-city outing Lo Maximo de la Musica Aug. 30 in Phoenix. The trek wraps up Sept. 24 in Washington, D.C. The singer is also planning a tour in support of "Priceless." "We're trying to balance touring in the States with touring in Mexico and the Latin countries," he says. "It's difficult because I'm trying to get in as much as I can."

Hicks Sues To Prevent Sale Of Early Tracks

A federal judge in Birmingham, Ala., has temporarily barred a producer from selling songs recorded by "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks when he was still just a gray-haired bar crooner from Alabama.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins issued the ruling Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Hicks against William Smith of Nashville, after two songs written and sung by Hicks showed up for sale on the iTunes Web site.
Smith, in an interview yesterday (Aug. 24) with the Associated Press, said the songs were no longer for sale. The judge scheduled a hearing for Aug. 30 on whether to make her order permanent.
Hicks claimed Smith and his companies, William Smith Productions and Baldwin Entertainment, wrongly tried to make money selling three songs that Hicks wrote and recorded with Smith: "The Fall," "Son of a Carpenter" and "In Your Time."
Smith doesn't have rights to the music, Hicks claimed. Smith said he has signed contracts with Hicks, however. Smith also said he released the songs mainly to help fend off critics' bad reviews of Hicks' single, "Do I Make You Proud," released after he won "Idol" in May.
"It aggravated me because I knew what a gifted performer and writer he is," Smith said. "I love Taylor Hicks, and for three months I was refuting the bad press he was getting."
Hicks' suit says the songs were recorded in 1997, but Smith said Hicks recorded them in June 2001. Smith said he's not sure how many copies of the songs were sold, but Hicks will get any royalties he is due.
A sworn statement by Hicks' attorney, Michael J. Douglas, said the recordings were poor-quality demos. Distributing them could damage Hicks' reputation in the music industry and cause him "immense irreparable financial harm," the statement said.

Strait Feeling 'Natural' On New Album

With its first single already burning up Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, George Strait will on Oct. 3 release his 34th album, "It Just Comes Natural." The MCA Nashville set is led by "Give It Away," which recently scored Strait his 73rd top 10 hit on Hot Country Songs, good for fourth all time behind Conway Twitty, George Jones and Eddy Arnold.
The album also features Guy Clark's "Texas Cookin'," the Lee Roy Parnell/Cris Moore-penned "One Foot in Front of the Other," "I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore" and "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls."
"It Just Comes Natural" is the follow-up to last year's "Somewhere Down in Texas," which debuted at No. 1 both on The Billboard 200 and Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.
Strait is off the road for the time being but will begin touring again in early 2007.
Here is the track list for "It Just Comes Natural":
"Give It Away""She Told Me So""That's My Kind of Woman""Wrapped""It Just Comes Natural""He Must Have Really Hurt You Bad""Heart Like Hers""Why Can't I Leave Her Alone""One Foot in Front of the Other""I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore""Texas Cookin'""Better Rain""How 'Bout Them Cowgirls""What Say""Come on Joe"

C-Miller Ordered Back Into House Arrest

After a month of being free to move around Louisiana's Jefferson and Orleans parishes during approved hours, rapper Corey Miller, who once went by the stage name of C-Murder, was ordered back into house arrest, two days after a state appeals court ruled that the judge who removed him from the program did so improperly.
Until his retrial on second-degree murder charges, state District Judge Martha Sassone says Miller is to be placed on complete home incarceration and will not be allowed to leave his home at any time, except for a court hearing this month. Sassone issued the one-page order in response to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal's ruling earlier this week.
Sassone released Miller from the program July 13, during a hearing in which Jefferson Parish prosecutors argued that the rapper had violated house arrest rules and should be thrown back in jail. While removing him from the program, she placed Miller under a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and ordered him to stay within Jefferson and Orleans parishes.
Prosecutors appealed Sassone's decision, arguing to the Fifth Circuit that Sassone abused her wide discretion in making the decision.
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit found "inadequate support" for the prosecutors' arguments of house arrest violations and that Sassone did not abuse her discretion.
Miller is accused of shooting 16-yeaer-old Steve Thomas in the chest during a fight on Jan. 12, 2002, in the now-closed Platinum Club in Harvey. A Jefferson Parish jury convicted him of murder in Sept. 2003, but Sassone granted him a new trial five months later on grounds that prosecutors withheld criminal histories of some of their witnesses.

Cirque Du Soleil Taking On Elvis Musical

One month after debuting a surreal recreation of the Beatles' musical career, Cirque du Soleil announced plans to open an Elvis Presley-themed show on the Las Vegas Strip.
Known for its extravagant theatrical performances combining live music, dance and acrobatics, the Quebec-based circus troupe has teamed with CKX Inc., and its subsidiary Elvis Presley Enterprises, to create the show.
The show will have a permanent home at MGM Mirage's CityCenter hotel-casino when it opens, scheduled for November 2009, officials said in a statement.
The announcement of the show's location was timed for "Elvis Week" when Elvis fans from around the world flock to Memphis for the anniversary of his death on Aug. 16, 1977.
Presley performed at the Hilton hotel-casino in Las Vegas 837 times from 1969 to 1976. "And you can't really think about Las Vegas without considering Cirque du Soleil," CKX chief executive Robert F.X. Sillerman said.
European and Asian tours also are planned in the next 18 months, as well as an "Elvis Experience" museum opening in 2008. Production schedules and museum sites have not been announced.
CKX, which shares the rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley with his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, owns the "American Idol" TV show, among other entertainment ventures.

Scissor Sisters Set For London AIDS Benefit

The Scissor Sisters will play one of their biggest headlining shows in the United Kingdom as part of a Sept. 16 AIDS benefit at London's Trafalgar Square. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to RED, the anti-AIDS campaign co-founded by U2 frontman Bono.
The event will promote the release of the band's second album, "Ta-dah," which includes the Elton John-featuring single "I Don't Feel Like Dancing." Scissor Sisters' self-titled debut was the U.K.'s biggest selling title in 2004, according to the Official U.K. Charts Company.
The Trafalgar Square concert is a joint project with U.S. wireless carrier Motorola, which is using the event to promote its red-colored MOTOSLVR handset. Tickets are free but only available for 10 days beginning today (Aug. 18). Fans must text the word "MOTORED" to the number 80855 at a cost of $2.80.
"London is our spiritual home, and the U.K. gave us our first and longest-lasting embrace," group member Babydaddy told the media. "To be able to play this event in conjunction with the [RED] campaign and to launch our new album seemed the perfect match."
Motorola and its U.K. retail partners are also contributing $18.90 to the Global Fund from every sold MOTOSLVR device, which launched on May 15. U.K. mobile networks are donating 5% of the monthly bill generated via MOTOSLVR handsets to the fund.

Billboard Bits: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Belinda, Graham Coxon

Shout! Factory has acquired the catalog of progressive rock supergroup Emerson Lake & Palmer, Billboard.com has learned. The label will assume North American rights to 10 albums and a host of previously unreleased material. A reissue campaign will begin in January with a two-disc retrospective, "The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer."
Keyboardist Keith Emerson, bassist/guitarist Keith Lake and drummer Carl Palmer formed in 1969 and scored four top 10 albums on The Billboard 200 between 1971-1974. The trio is best known for tracks such as "Lucky Man," "Fanfare for the Common Man," "Touch & Go," "From the Beginning" and "C'est La Vie."
The group disbanded in 1979 but reunited to tour and record in the early 1990s. Its last album was 1994's "In the Hot Seat."

'Shadow' Falls On Two New Jurado Albums

The last time singer/songwriter Damien Jurado went to whittle down songs for a new album, he chose not to do it. Unwilling to release a double album, Jurado has decided to bring forth half of those recordings this fall, with the remaining due next spring.
"I thought it might be pretentious to release a double-CD, making people buy both and all. It'd be pretentious and a generally bad idea, unless you like the Who," Jurado tells Billboard.com.
The result is "And Now That I'm In Your Shadow," due Oct. 10 via Secretly Canadian, plus another as-yet-untitled set. The two were divided stylistically, with "Shadow" the darker and "sadder" of the pair.
The two efforts will also mark the first time Jurado has released an album with a full-time band, having taken cellist/vocalist Jenna Conrad and multi-instrumentalist Eric Fisher into the fold. "They write their parts and I can't say a thing about it. I trust them, and whatever they come up with is so great," he says. "We all split the money three ways and each have our own responsibilities. 'We' are Damien Jurado."
Much of the recordings are based on Jurado's visits to Gray's Harbour, Wash., where he spent some of his teenage years. "We had a seventh and eighth grade junior high that only had something like a 100 kids going there. I remember hearing about a gym teacher who had affair with a students' mother or something, and the husband drove to the teacher's house when he found out. When I drove back out there to visit, it was all completely the same," he says from his home in Seattle. "Sometimes it's just so hard to get inspired in a city. Everything is so glossy and shiny. That's not what I'm about."
Jurado has been able to produce a release of some variety once a year nearly every year since his 1997 Sub Pop debut "Waters Ave S." With each successive set, he's tried hard to shrug his guy-with-a-guitar/folk image and be regarded simply as a songwriter capable of more than sad folk songs.
"I've always wanted my music to be cinematic feeling, like you're listening to the movie. I don't want it to be just some songs," he says. "I didn't want it to be folk or acoustic or indie rock, because if you try something new, people act like you can't get away with anything else. When I released [2002's rock-oriented] 'I Break Chairs,' critics just hated it and trashed on it. In reality, I know why they hated it. They wanted to hear [1999's critically acclaimed] 'Rehearsals for Departure' and I didn't give it to them."
The artist will tour with Rosie Thomas beginning in September in the United States, to be followed by a European run in October.

Paul Stanley Solo Album Due In October

Kiss vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley has inked with Universal's New Door imprint for the release of his first solo album since his self-titled 1978 debut. "Live To Win" is due Oct. 24; Stanley will support it with a club tour this fall.
"It's not 1978 anymore," Stanley told Billboard.com of the album last November. "It's certainly the same mentality, and certainly I'm a better singer today. My perspective and where I'm at in my life at this point, and what I've experienced and seen, brings something else to the table that wasn't there then. But I still look back on that album as a really great snapshot of who I was and what I was doing then."
Joining Stanley on "Live To Win" are session drummer Victor Indrizzo, guitarist Corky James, former Marilyn Manson guitarist John 5, former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick (who plays bass on a few songs), keyboardist Harry Sommerdahl and noted string arranger David Campbell.
Among the songwriting collaborators are Desmond Child, Holly Knight, Andreas Carlsson and Marti Frederiksen. Stanley wrote the track "Loving You Without You Now" on his own.
Here is the track list for "Live To Win"
"Live To Win""Lift""Wake Up Screaming""Every Time I See You Around""Bulletproof""All About You""Second to None""It's Not Me""Loving You Without You Now""Where Angels Dare"

Randolph Tunes To Surface With Thomas, Lanois, DMB

Robert Randolph and the Family Band wrote enough tunes in the run-up to their sophomore album, "Colorblind," that several outtakes will wind up appearing on other artists' projects. As previously reported, "Colorblind" is due Sept. 26 via Warner Bros.
Randolph and company spent more than two weeks with working with producer Daniel Lanois, and while none of those tracks made the cut for "Colorblind," at least one is tipped to appear on Lanois' next studio album. "Working with him got me into a whole other headspace," Randolph tells Billboard.com.
Likewise, songs written with matchbox twenty's Rob Thomas intended for "Colorblind" will instead be considered for Thomas' second solo album. Look for Randolph on the next Dave Matthews Band album as well; Matthews and horn player Leroi Moore appear on the "Colorblind" track "Love Is the Only Way."
"Me and Dave got into a whole other array of songs, and one or two of those will be on his record," Randolph says.
With "Colorblind" finally ready for release, Randolph and company are plotting a fall headlining tour of North America to run from mid-October through early December. Van Hunt is in talks to open some shows.
"With this record, we didn't want to go into any long jams, because we know when we play the song live, it's going to be longer," Randolph says with a laugh. "If you watch Prince, any song he records could be nine minutes at a show, and even more crazy."

Duran Duran Moving Along On New Album

Veteran British pop/rock outfit Duran Duran has no desire to slow down. Despite cruising well past its 25th anniversary as a recording entity, the members of the quintet are raring to hit the road again. Speaking from his villa in France, keyboardist Nick Rhodes tells Billboard.com the band will give total support to its forthcoming album, due in February or March via Epic.
"For us we found that since we got back together, not only have the live shows been a great joy for us, but since we notched up another 50 or 60 under our belt, we got back to the stage where it was really a well-oiled machine again," Rhodes says.
"If you don't play live for six months, nine months or a year even, you lose your efficiency," he continues. We promised ourselves that we would keep trying to play shows even when we hadn't got new things to promote."
At deadline, the only live dates on tap are a Sept. 23 in Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 29 at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans and Nov. 11 at the Bang! Festival in Miami.
In November and December, Duran Duran will apply the finishing touches to the as-yet-untitled new album, which is the follow-up to 2004's "Astronaut" (Epic). The set has sold has two million copies worldwide, according to a spokesperson.
"We have got a couple which definitely sound like contenders [for singles] so far, but I like to get everything finished so that we can take an objective view," Rhodes adds. "I listened to Marvin Gaye recently. It made me realize how beautiful some songs from that period can be. It gave me a few ideas, that's for sure."
In the meantime, online gamers will get the chance to catch the band in cyberspace. Beginning next month, each Duran Duran member will immerse their own character, or avatar, in the Second Life virtual world, becoming the first major band to do so. "When I first saw the Second Life site," says Rhodes, "It was a real epiphany for me." The group is aiming to perform their first virtual concert in the coming month.

Legend Avoids The Obvious On Sophomore Album

R&B singer/songwriter John Legend will follow-up his Grammy-winning 2004 Sony Urban debut "Get Lifted" on Oct. 24 with a new album, "Once Again." Among the producers involved with the project are Kanye West, Raphael Saadiq and will.i.am., with whom Legend wrote seven songs in their first five days of collaboration, including the single "Save Room."
"I didn't go into the new album thinking about the Grammys I had won," Legend tells Billboard. "It's one of the greatest challenges of writing music-for it to not sound like what you think it's supposed to sound like or sound like the last album."
"The mind state we kept while working on this record was one of hunger, humility and fear," will.i.am says. "Since John and I first met, both of us have sold a lot of albums and won a bunch of Grammys. But we didn't think about that."
Saadiq adds that the pressures of recording a follow-up to a Grammy-winning album can be extraordinary. "You always put the pressure on yourself," he says. "That's how bad [songs] happen."
Legend spent about six months working on "Once Again," during which time he amassed 30 songs. "It was one of the most productive periods of my life," he says. "I was focused only on music. For the first time I didn't have to worry about school or a job."
Though many of his new songs are about the emotional angles of love == from bliss to the pain of a cheating partner, "Once Again" also houses a few social gems reminiscent of Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, particularly the song "Show Me."
"It's a spiritual love song," Legend says. "You could be talking to God or your loved one in bed at night. It asks real questions about what's happening in the world today -- about wars and people dying and why God takes some and not others."

Busta Rhymes Arrested For Assault In New York

Rapper Busta Rhymes has been arrested and charged with assault in New York, police said today (Aug. 20). According to the New York Daily News, Rhymes (real name: Trevor Smith) was investigated for assaulting a concertgoer who may have spit on the artist's car at yesterday's AmsterJam festival at Randall's Island.
Rhymes performed solo and in collaboration with Yerba Buena at AmsterJam, and also took numerous opportunities to promote his recent album, "The Big Bang" (he wore a yellow T-shirt emblazoned with the title).
Having been tipped off that the police were looking for him after his set, Rhymes and his entourage tried to leave the area but were arrested around 8 p.m. Saturday. He was questioned for several hours and then released.
The Daily News says police utilized the opportunity to question Rhymes about the Feb. 5 murder of his bodyguard, Israel Ramirez, during a Brooklyn video shot. Rhymes has to this point refused to cooperate with investigators.
According to the Daily News, police believe the shooting stemmed from a fight involving G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo, in whose car the shooter is believed to have escaped. Yayo has also declined to be interviewed about the case.

Billboard Bits: Jeff Beck, Ween, KeKe Wyatt

Guitar god Jeff Beck will begin a four-week U.S. small venue tour Sept. 6 at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Tampa, Fla., wrapping Oct. 1 at the Ikeda Theatre in Mesa, Ariz. Beck, who just concluded a European outing, will play House of Blues Clubs in Orlando (Sept. 8), Myrtle Beach, S.C. (9), Atlantic City (16) and Las Vegas (29), along with casinos, theaters and the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Mass., with Carlos Santana.
Beck's band for the tour will be Randy Hope-Taylor on bass, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Jason Rebello on keyboards and Beth Hart on vocals. Aside from a limited West Coast run last April, this will mark the first time in nearly 20 years that Beck will perform in the U.S. with a singer.
Meanwhile, on Oct. 10, Legacy will reissue the Beck albums "Beck-Ola" and "Truth."
-- Ray Waddell, Nashville

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Once it wraps a run of shows Sept. 17 at the Austin City Limits festival, Ween plans to spend the rest of the year finishing its as-yet-untitled new studio album. "We have about 40 new songs that we wrote and recorded since the beginning of the year and we are now gonna focus all of our attention on completing the new Ween album," guitarist Mickey "Dean Ween" Melchiondo writes on the band's Web site.
As previously reported, Ween has been working all year on the album at a 200-year-old farmhouse in Pennsylvania. The group will perform Aug. 31 in Allentown, Pa., and Sept. 1 in Syracuse, N.Y., alongside the Flaming Lips and Sonic Youth, and will also play an Austin City Limits warm-up on Sept. 15 in Tulsa, Okla.
-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

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R&B vocalist Keke Wyatt has signed to TVT and is working on her as-yet-untitled sophomore set, due next year. The new disc will be the follow-up to her 2002 MCA debut "Soul Sista," which peaked at No. 33 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 566,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The album also spawned the single "My First Love" featuring Avant. "I'm looking to create my own buzz once again," says Wyatt, a former member of Girl's Tyme, the teenage girl group that also included Destiny's Child members Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland.

Jett, Eagles Of Death Metal Make Touring Team

After completing a stint on the Vans Warped Tour just this past weekend, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have announced a fall tour in support of their new record, "Sinner."
With Eagles Of Death Metal as openers, the 19-day jaunt begins Oct. 12 at the Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia and winds up on Nov. 19, although more shows will be added. Throw Rag, Riverboat Gamblers and Valient Thorr will also open for a handful of shows each.
"Sinner," the rock icon's first album in 12 years, was released in June via Jett's own Blackheart label. At Warped, she was performing alongside up-and-comers such as Rise Against, Anti-Flag and Underoath.
"The Warped tour likes to get bands that represent where a lot of this music came from, the punk rock, the predecessors, and I guess that's where I fit in with the Runaways," Jett told Billboard in May. "It's the first time I've done a traveling festival like this where every [act] gives them 30 minutes of hell, right?"
In addition, Jett will perform for the first time on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Sept. 20.
Here are Joan Jett/Eagles Of Death Metal tour dates:
Oct. 12: Philadelphia (Theatre of Living Arts)Oct. 13: Boston (Avalon Ballroom)Oct. 15: New York (Irving Plaza)Oct. 17: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)Oct. 21: Cleveland (Agora Theatre)Oct. 26: Chicago (Vic Theatre)Oct. 27: St. Louis (Pop's)Oct. 29: Denver (Ogden Theatre)Nov. 1: Seattle (Showbox)Nov. 2: Portland, Ore. (Roseland Theatre)Nov. 4: San Francisco (Fillmore)Nov. 7: Los Angeles (Henry Fonda Theatre)Nov. 10: Las Vegas (House of Blues)Nov. 11: Tempe, Ariz. (Marquee Theatre)Nov. 13: Dallas (Gypsy Tea Room)Nov. 14: Austin, Texas (Stubbs BBQ)Nov. 17: Orlando, Fla. (House of Blues)Nov. 18: Atlanta (Roxy Theatre)Nov. 19: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. (House of Blues)

Deftones Rock With SOAD's Tankian On New Album

Rock act the Deftones will break a three-year silence on Oct. 31 with fifth studio album, "Saturday Night Wrist." The 12-track set features a guest appearance from System Of A Down vocalist Serj Tankian on "Mein" and Giant Drag frontwoman Annie Hardy on the electronica-tinged "Pink Cellphone."
Deftones drummer Abe Cunningham told Billboard.com in February that the band nearly broke up while soldiering through "Saturday Night Wrist," which he describes as "a very complete record."
"If there was a VH1 'Behind the Music' special on us, it would be the perfect episode with divorces and all kinds of crap," he said. "It was just lack of communication. Thankfully, we've been reattaching our limbs."
The album kicks off with the detuned riff-fest "Hole in the Earth" and is further highlighted by heavy, melodic tracks such as "Cherry Waves," the punishing "Combat" and "Rats," which careens from screamed verses to a less in-your-face chorus. The set also features an instrumental, "Interlude."
The Deftones are in the midst of the Family Values tour with Korn, which next visits Denver tonight (Aug. 15).
Here is the track list for "Saturday Night Wrist":
"Hole in the Earth""FM""Beware""Cherry Waves""Mein""Interlude""Tilde""Rats""Pink Cellphone""Combat""The Earth""Comanche"

Westerberg, Stinson Together Again On 'Open Season'

On the heels of their surprise reunion to record two new songs for the recent Replacements best-of, Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson are together again on two songs from the "Open Season" soundtrack, due Sept. 26 via Lost Highway. The animated film, which features the voices of Ashton Kutcher and Martin Lawrence, opens three days later.
The album includes 10 Westerberg originals, of which "Love You in the Fall" and"Right to Arm Bears" boast Stinson on bass. One Westerberg track each is performed by Pete Yorn ("I Belong [Reprise]") and Deathray ("Wild As I Wanna Be").
"Open Season" is rounded out by Deathray's "I Wanna Lose Control (Uh Oh)" and the Talking Heads' "Wild Wild Life." The score was penned by Westerberg and Ramin Djawad.
Westerberg first broke the news he was making a foray into film scoring in a 2004 Billboard.com interview. "I wouldn't like to do that as a regular job and do five movies a year and all that, but it's a viable ... alternative to touring," he said.
Here is the track list for "Open Season":
"Meet Me in the Meadow," Paul Westerberg"Love You in the Fall," Paul Westerberg"I Belong," Paul Westerberg"I Wanna Lose Control (Uh Oh)," Deathray"Better Than This," Paul Westerberg"Wild Wild Life," Talking Heads"Right To Arm Bears," Paul Westerberg"Good Day," Paul Westerberg"All About Me," Paul Westerberg"Wild As I Wanna Be," Deathray"Whisper Me Luck," Paul Westerberg"I Belong (Reprise)," Pete Yorn

Interpol Inks New Deal With Capitol

New York rock act Interpol has parted ways with indie home Matador Records and will sign a new deal with Capitol, sources say. The group is now being managed by Dave Holmes, whose clients also include Capitol flagship artist Coldplay.
Billboard.com understands the group will hit the studio in the fall to begin recording its third album, which is tentatively due in mid-2007. In July, the group wrote on its Web site that it had already spent six months crafting material but had yet to begin recording.
The quartet found immediate success with Matador thanks to its 2002 debut, "Turn on the Bright Lights," which has sold 438,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its 2004 follow-up, "Antics," has shifted 435,000 units, and debuted at a career-best No. 16 on The Billboard 200.
With its Matador contract up, the band was a highly coveted free agent in recent months and was courted by a number of major-labels. Sources say Capitol had expressed interest in Interpol as early as 2001, when label president Andy Slater met with the band prior to its signing with Matador.
The news follows quickly on the heels of Capitol's signing of U.K. phenom Lily Allen, who scored a No. 1 single earlier this month with "Smile." The label also snapped up indie rock titan the Decemberists, whose label debut, "The Crane Wife," will arrive Oct. 3.

Freddy Fender Diagnosed With Incurable Cancer

Musician Freddy Fender has incurable cancer, discovered after tumors were found on his lungs, and his wife said they are "hoping for a miracle."
"I feel very comfortable in my life," Fender told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. "I'm one year away from 70 and I've had a good run. I really believe I'm OK. In my mind and in my heart, I feel OK. I cannot complain that I haven't lived long enough, but I'd like to live longer."
Fender started his career in the late 1950s and hit the charts with "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" and "You'll Lose a Good Thing." He has won three Grammy Awards, the most recent in 2002.
He was to have surgery in early January to remove the upper left lobe of his lung because of a fungal infection, but surgeons found two large tumors and left the lobe intact. Fender underwent chemotherapy in late January but stopped because of its side effects. A scan later found nine more tumors.
He was resting at his home in Corpus Christi, said Vangie Huerta, his wife and manager, adding that she did not ask doctors to estimate how long he might live.
Fender, who has canceled all performances, has decided to resume chemotherapy at a lower dosage. "We can prolong his life with medication or chemo, but it's not a cure," his wife said.
Fender received a kidney from his daughter in 2002 and a liver transplant in 2004. He has had problems with diabetes and hepatitis C.

Elton, Music Rising Earn Billboard Touring Honors

Sir Elton John and Music Rising will receive the Legend of Live and Humanitarian Awards, respectively, at the Third Annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, to be held Nov. 8-9 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
Awards at the Nov. 9 reception will also go to a wide variety of tours, venues, and touring professionals, based on data reported to Billboard Boxscore between Dec. 1, 2005, and Sept. 30, 2006.
But rather than recent accomplishments, John's recognition will be based on his remarkable career achievements. He will be the first artist ever honored with the Legend of Live Award, which recognizes concert business professionals who have made a significant and lasting impact on the industry. Previous Legend winners include Rolling Stones producer Michael Cohl (2004) and Cellar Door Concerts founder Jack Boyle (2005).
John, whose first began touring in the U.S. in 1970, has over the course of four decades been one of the most consistent and critically acclaimed live performers in the business. In the last 15 years alone, John has notched nearly $600 million in grosses and 10 million in attendance from more than 600 public performances reported to Boxscore.
"Next March on his 60th birthday [John] will perform his 60th sold out show at Madison Square Garden," his manager Merck Mercuriadis says. "I do not believe I have ever seen another artist as happy and passionate on stage as he is."
Music Rising is a musical instrument replacement fund founded by U2's the Edge, producer Bob Ezrin, and Gibson Guitar chairman Henry Juszkiewicz, with MusiCares and the Guitar Center Foundation.
"We are so thankful to Billboard for this recognition," says Ezrin, "especially because it keeps the devastated musical culture of the Central Gulf in the minds of our peers. We need the help of the entire industry to restore that culture. This award shines a brilliant light on that need."
Jusczkiewiz says when Music Rising was launched in November 2005 with the intention of helping as many musicians affected by the Hurricane disasters as possible. "We have helped close to 2,000 musicians regain their livelihood and the spirit of a region in our country rich in music heritage and tradition," he says.
Adds the Edge, "We are just trying to help out our brother musicians from the Gulf Coast, and while getting this award is a great honor and a wonderful thing, we feel like there is still so much to do before New Orleans and the whole area are back to full strength. Here's to seeing that day."

Furtado Still No. 1 But Beyonce, Fergie Heat Up

Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" featuring Timbaland extends its reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 and Pop 100 charts to six weeks. On the former tally, Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" and Cassie's "Me & U" hold at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. "Crazy" also fronts the Hot Digital Songs chart for a third week.
But "Me & U" is unseated on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs after one week, replaced by Young Dro's "Shoulder Lean" featuring T.I., which is also the Hot 100's greatest airplay gainer, rising 15-13.
Beyonce's "Deja Vu" featuring Jay-Z rockets 32-4 on the Hot 100 while Fergie's "London Bridge" soars 84-5 in its second week. The 81-point leap is the second biggest jump in Hot 100 history, runner-up only to this year's 86-4 move of the "High School Musical" track "Breaking Free" by Zac Efron, Andrew Seeley and Vanessa Anne Hudgens.
Elsewhere on the chart, the Pussycat Dolls' "Buttons" featuring Snoop Dogg falls 4-6, Yung Joc's "It's Goin' Down" descends 5-7 and Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" holds at No. 8. The Fray's "Over My Head (Cable Car)" warms the No. 9 spot and Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" featuring Wyclef drops 6-10 to round out the top tier.
Jessica Simpson's "A Public Affair" is the Hot 100's greatest sales gainer, ascending 30-14, and Breaking Benjamin's "The Diary of Jane" earns the top debut at No. 55.
Also new are Shareefa's "Need a Boss" featuring Ludacris (No. 91), Hannah Montana's "Best of Both Worlds" (No. 92) and Ciara's "Get Up" featuring Chamillionaire (No. 93).
Mana's "Labios Compartidos" leads Hot Latin Songs after debuting atop the chart last week, while Koji Kondo's "Super Mario Brothers Theme" maintains its pole position on Hot Ringtones for a 10th week. Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" remains atop the Adult Contemporary tally for a 15th frame.
On the Hot Country Songs tally, Rodney Atkins' "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" rises 3-1, ending the three-week run of Brad Paisley's "The World."
Three Days Grace's "Animal I Have Become" leads the Mainstream Rock chart for a third week and AFI's "Miss Murder" holds atop Modern Rock for a second.