Aerosmith, Britney, Mary J. Blige perform at NFL event
ByAug 4, 2003 10:00 PM
Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin and others have signed on to perform at The National Mall in Washington, DC, on Sept. 4 as part of “NFL Kickoff Live 2003.”
The event--which ABC will air live from 8-9 p.m. ET--leads up to that night’s season-opening match-up between the Washington Redskins and New York Jets.Spears reportedly plans to perform a couple of new songs at the show.
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Sick Mick stops Stones from rolling into Spain
The Rolling Stones canceled their planned Tuesday night (8/5) performance in Benidorm, Spain, after frontman Mick Jagger fell ill, according to an announcement that the group released on Monday (8/4).
The group plans to announce within 72 hours whether the show will be rescheduled. Local promoters are eyeing Sept. 19 as a possible make-up date.
The Stones’ “Licks” world tour is scheduled to resume on Friday (8/8) in Germany.
Read more at The Rolling Stones’ website
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Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Warren G ready to drop first album
Rappers Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Warren G--who more than 10 years ago dubbed themselves 213 (the Long Beach area code)--are recording with the Neptunes, and plan to issue their first album in November.
Read more at VH1.com
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Rhino to release new Grateful Dead best of set
Rhino Records plans to release on Sept. 16 a new compilation titled “The Very Best of the Grateful Dead.” The collection will feature songs that the band released on Warner Bros., Arista and its own Grateful Dead Records label.