In Brief: The Osbournes, Nate Dogg
ByApr 15, 2002 10:00 PM
Plus news on the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Chumbawamba.
Plus news on the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Chumbawamba.
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Variety reports that Ozzy Osbourne and his family have signed with the Endeavor talent agency as they negotiate a possible second season of their hit MTV reality series “The Osbournes.” They’re said to be seeking a deal “in the high seven figures” to continue the show. Last week’s episode reportedly was seen by more than 6 million viewers, and was the top-rated show among adults 18-34.
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Nate Dogg was arrested following a traffic stop outside Kingman, Ariz., on Friday night (4/12), the Kingman Daily Miner reported. Police reportedly smelled “a strong odor of marijuana” after they pulled over the rapper’s tour bus for allegedly speeding. A search of the bus turned up four ounces of marijuana and a loaded pistol that had been reported stolen by the Los Angeles Police Department.
The rapper, whose real name is Nathaniel Hale, reportedly was booked on four felony charges.
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Marc Anthony, Thalia, Juan Gabriel, Los Tri-O, Jaci Velasquez , Cristian, A.B., Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings, Victor Manuelle, Carlos Vives, Olga Tanon, Alexandre Pires, Alejandra Guzman and Lupillo Rivera will be among the performers at this Billboard Latin Music Awards. The event takes place at the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Fla., and will be broadcast on the Telemundo Network on May 12.
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Chumbawamba‘s 10th studio album, “Readymades,” is scheduled for release on June 18. A press release says it “bears little resemblance to anything they’ve produced previously. ‘Readymades’ uses breakbeats and folk samples in an ambient mix of melody and ferocious politics.”