Pink has announced that she will release a greatest hits album.
The 'So What' singer, who has recorded five studio LPs, will release a hits collection on November 22, MTV reports.
Director Cole Wallier, who worked with Pink on her 'Funhouse' tour, revealed that he was shooting a music video with her via his Twitter page.
He wrote: "I have 10 days to cut a music video, shoot with Pink, cut 2 new pieces (maybe TV spot) for her, cut my directors reel + pilot TV Show."
Photographers United Stacks tweeted a picture of the popstar next to several motorbikes, with the caption: "Brought some bikes out to Pink's album cover photoshoot..."
Aussie singer Sia also contacted Pink via the micro-blogging site, with the message: "Hi pinkerdoodle! been a fan since 'most girls'. thanks for the nice words! !let's write a ballad for your greatest hits...you wanna?"
To date, Pink has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. The tracklist for her greatest hits LP is yet to be confirmed.
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Lil Wayne confirms our suspicions. Weezy F. Baby is not of this planet. Rap-Up.com has your first look at the cover and tracklisting for the rapper’s new album I Am Not a Human Being, arriving at digital retailers on his birthday, Sept. 27, two weeks prior to the physical release on Oct. 12. The incarcerated MC rocks an American flag on his hat, skinny pants, Vans, and mirrored sunglasses on the earthly artwork for the release, which features the Drake-assisted singles “Right Above It” and “I’m Single.”
Check the 12 tracks that made the cut below, including appearances from Drake, Nicki Minaj, Jay Sean, Tyga, and other members of the Young Money camp. And yes, there’s a song called “Gonorrhea.”
1. “Gonorrhea” feat. Drake
2. “Hold Up” feat. T-Streets
3. “With You” feat. Drake
4. “I Am Not a Human Being”
5. “I’m Single” feat. Drake
6. “What’s Wrong With Them” feat. Nicki Minaj
7. “Right Above It” feat. Drake
8. “Popular” feat. Lil Twist
9. “That Ain’t Me” feat. Jay Sean
10. “Bill Gates”
11. “YM Banger” feat. Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, and Tyga
12. “YM Salute” feat. Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, and Nicki Minaj
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When Taylor Swift releases Speak Now on October 25, fans will have a couple of options. An exclusive Target version of the album will feature three new tracks, three remixes and 30 minutes of additional video content. That album also features Swift in a red gown, versus the purple gown she wears on the other cover.
"I'm so excited about the deluxe edition of Speak Now that will be at Target!" Taylor Swift said. "I'm all about being able to give the fans special extras whenever I can, so I love that this version has video footage and even some additional songs."
Swift is following in the footsteps of the Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, Prince and John Legend, who have made similar deals with the retailer. "Target is very excited to partner with Taylor Swift on her new, and much anticipated, album Speak Now. Taylor is a dynamic artist that has developed a strong fanbase that spans across all ages and geographies, and we are proud to be the only retailer to carry this exclusive new content," said Mark Schindele, Target's senior vice president of merchandising. "Knowing how important Taylor's fans are to her, we are pleased to be able to deliver three new songs, plus exclusive remixed tracks and video footage, at a great price."
Swift has already released the hit single "Mine" and previewed the new song "Innocent" at the VMAs on Sunday. "Innocent," a ballad about someone who has lost their way, appears to be about Kanye West in regards to last year's VMA stage-crash.
"For me, I write everything that I live, so you got to give yourself a little bit of time to live a lot of things so you can write about a lot of things, and my only option is to write about what I've been through and what I've lived, so thankfully, in the past two years, I've experienced a lot of things that I've been dying to write about and a lot of things that I wanted to say in the moment that I didn't," she said about the October release.
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Lady Gaga has overtaken Oasis to become the artist to enjoy the most weeks in the UK chart.
The singer's debut album 'The Fame' has now spent 154 weeks in the top-75.
She has also been named the most searched for female on the internet in the new edition of the Guinness World Records.
Meanwhile, the late Michael Jackson is the most search for male on the internet, while Madonna is the biggest-selling female act of the 21st century in the UK.
Husband and wife Jay-Z and Beyonce have been named the year's biggest 'Power Couple', earning around $122 million through June 2009.
Pixie Lott has recorded the biggest chart jump, with her song 'Boys And Girls' climbing to number one from number 72 in one week.
Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of this year's records book, said: "Almost two years ago, Lady Gaga and Pixie Lott were not even around so it's amazing they have broken these records.
"Every year, so many new music records are broken."
The latest edition of Guinness World Records 2011 is released today (September 16).
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Lady GaGa hopes her new album will be a rock crossover record that will "reach the masses".
The singer, who recently debuted a song on tour called 'You and I' from the widely-anticipated LP, said the track doesn't reflect the sound of the whole record, but hopes it will have widespread appeal.
"I wrote the song just to write a beautiful song and I intend to put it on the new album, yes," GaGa told RWD.
"But it's not totally indicative of the new album sound; it's just a really big rock and roll hit. I do have these hopes that it could be a great crossover record, so I'm going to put my producer's hat on and get it to a place where I feel like it could reach the masses.
"It's a beautiful, beautiful lyric and melody."
GaGa also discussed her longevity in the music industry, claiming her 'Monster Ball' tour has become a "religion" for her fans.
"I think that I'm, in the best kind of way, as irrelevant as I am relevant and it's the timing of when the music came and when the show came. Also, the thing is, the show has become a religion for me and my fans.
"In that way it's about so much more than the music, the clothes or me. It's about the togetherness of music and culture."
GaGa's new album, Born This Way, is slated for release next year.
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Good news, tweens: Justin Bieber's film debut has an official release date.
The currently untitled film will hit theaters on Feb. 11, 2011, Paramount announced on Wednesday.
Better yet, the singer and his lustrous dirty-blond locks are getting the 3-D treatment. The movie has been described as an "8 Mile"-like story of the Canadian idol's rise to stardom, although presumably without all the grit and sex.
It will also include concert footage from the singer's appearances in Nashville and Madison Square Garden this summer, and cameos from fellow teen idol Miley Cyrus and R&B star Usher.
Davis Guggenheim was rumored to be attached to the movie, but the Oscar-winning director dropped out days after a Deadline New York report stated his involvement. He has been replaced by Jon Chu, who directed the last two installments in the "Step Up" series.
This won't be Bieber's first acting gig. He's guest starring as a troubled teen on a multi-episode arc of "CSI" that kicks off with the show's Sept. 23 season premiere.
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Beyonce’s upcoming fourth studio album seems to be coming along even faster than anybody realized, with producer Sean Garrett dishing some brand new details about the disc to Music Mix at last weekends VMAs. According to Garrett, Bey will be focused on making “party music” on the new LP, which isn’t really much of a surprise since the diva is primarily known for her upbeat, booty shaking club tracks.
“I am going in the studio with Beyoncé this week to work on her next record,” Garrett told the Music Mix at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. “I think we are doing a lot of up-tempo records for this one. She’s in such a good place right now in life that she is interested in making party music, definitely.”
Sean has worked with Bey on a number of tracks before, including “Check On It”, my personal favorite “Upgrade U”, “Get Me Bodied”, the horrendous “Ring the Alarm”, “Diva” and the classy “Video Phone”.
Sticking primarily to trashy club tracks is a good move for Bey. During her last album, I Am Sasha Fierce, they tried to push the acoustic ballad “If I Were a Boy” as the album’s main single, but despite heavy promotion the song couldn’t reach the top of the charts, while “Single Ladies” unexpectedly blew up due to it’s gimmicky Soulja Boy-style dance and fun beat. Plus, Bey really amped up her sex appeal over the last two years, delivering more vulgar performances than ever before, so mindless, raunchy uptempo tracks will work well for her on the new album, instead of trying to pass off those ghostwritten ballads as her own works of genius.
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It's gonna cost Michael Jackson fans if they want to continue leaving gifts inside the King of Pop's mausoleum -- because TMZ has learned the cemetery is now charging a special $3 MJ delivery fee.
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According to sources at the infamous burial space, Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA has decided to take down the stage where fans were previously allowed to place gifts -- and are now enacting a new gifting policy ... so long as fans pay the price and abide by the rules.
Effective immediately, cemetery staff will take gifts for MJ inside the mausoleum -- where fans are still forbidden from setting foot -- for a $3 fee ... oh yeah, as long as those gifts are flowers.
Anything else -- teddy bears, posters, picture frames, candles -- will get dumped ... and if they run out of space inside, we're told excess gifts will have to brave the elements outside.
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Lady Gaga, perhaps the most sought after and compelling name in show business these days, has signed a long-term licensing deal with Coty Inc. to create fragrances under her name.
Stephen Mormoris, senior vice president of global marketing in the Coty Beauty division, told WWD exclusively the agreement was hammered out last week and the first Lady Gaga women’s scent is expected to be launched in spring 2012.
Mormoris sees the significance of the Lady Gaga deal in cultural terms with her appeal and huge following embodying all age groups worldwide. Describing her as a “phenomenon,” Mormoris clearly sees the singer as “a fascinating cultural force” who is capable of electrifying the market.
Further details of the deal and the fragrance were unavailable at press time.
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