*Vocally-challenged “American Idol” finalist Sanjaya Malakar ended up singing alongside Aerosmith’s Joe Perry on the finale only because Ozzy Osbourne said hell to the naw when producers pitched him the duet idea. An insider told Page Six that Osbourne was confirmed to perform, but canceled at the last minute "when he learned he would have to do a duet with Sanjaya. Ozzy said he didn't want to be onstage with that idiot.
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*Legendary musical composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, who has written the music and lyrics for such musicals as Evita, Cats, Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar, wants to work next with rapper Eminem for a new stage production. "I've got a lot of time for Eminem,” Webber told Heat magazine. “He writes great lyrics which are way ahead.
I don't know him well but I have met him and I think he's very intelligent."
*Allhiphop.com is reporting that The Game may be ready to hang up the mic after a forthcoming third album.
"I think three classic albums are good for me, you know?" he said in a recent taping for QD3's Beef IV. "I got my point across.
I was a prominent figure on the West Coast and a bigger figure in hip hop as a whole. I think I made my impact enough for my name to be said and remembered."
*Vocal coach Melissa Black, who claims to have worked with "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks, is a little upset over being ignored by the singer throughout the season.
The 17-year-old star-in-the-making told press that she had never had vocal training, but Black says Sparks came to her for weekly sessions three years ago. "I knew she wouldn't take long to perfect her craft because she was so good," Black told Star magazine. But she admits to being "hurt for a week" when Jordin said she hadn't had any formal training.
"Jordin didn't have to mention my name," says Black. "But at least acknowledge you had training."
*Wyclef Jean tells MTV News that he’s working on a sequel to his 1997 album “The Carnival.
” "My sound is definitely missing out there," said the former Fugee, who plans to release “The Carnival 2: Memoirs of an Immigrant” in September. The album will feature his brother Sedeck, as well as T.I.
, Chamillionaire, Akon, Mary J. Blige and Paul Simon.
*Director Darnell Martin ("Their Eyes Were Watching God") has been tapped by Sony BMG’s fledgling film unit to direct "Cadillac Records," which she also scripted from an original idea, reports Variety.
The movie is set in the Chicago music scene of the 1950s, which saw the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Elvis Presley. Casting is currently under way with production to begin later this year in the Windy City.
*Swizz Beats is on the mend following a bout of meningitis.
He collapsed after a session in the studio where he worked for four days straight. "My immune system was low from not eating right,” he told MTV. “But I wasn't paying no attention.
I'm going to the crib and I had a hard time getting out of my truck. I was barely making it up my steps. I damn near fell in the bed and my wife was like, 'You have to go to the doctor immediately.
' They had to carry me downstairs ...
got to the hospital, they stuck a needle in my spine. I escaped some s**t. That changed my life, trust me.
I'm happy to be able to run around with my son. Imagine I couldn't even run around with my kids? God gave me one more chance to get my s**t right.
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*Master P and his son, Lil’ Romeo, are releasing a joint album titled “hip Hop History,” due – likely strategically – on the same day as 50 Cent’s upcoming album, “Curtis.” The project, in fact, is in part a response to 50 Cent, who has dismissed the relevance of his recent decision to drop all profanity from his lyrics in the wake of the Don Imus scandal. “Hip-Hop History” will feature appearances by Chamillionaire and Silkk The Shocker.
On the album’s street date, Master P will also release a book entitled “Guaranteed Success,” which gives advice on ways to achieve financial success.
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