06-14-06 EUR: Janet's New 'Old' To Arrive in Sept. / J.Lo Wins Lawsuit

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JANET’S NEW ‘OLD’ TO ARRIVE IN SEPTEMBER: ‘20 Years Old’ album marks anniversary of breakout ‘Control.’
*Janet Jackson’s forthcoming album “20 Years Old” will drop Sept. 26 from Virgin Records. The company released a teaser statement, promising the new set will be just as hot and groundbreaking as the singer’s landmark 1986 album, “Control.” Read Full Story

CELEBS SHOW OUT AT REID’S 50TH B-DAY BASH: Oprah asked about rap again; Mariah on CPT, BeyonJay dances to Lionel Richie.
*The night before the Tony Awards in New York, newest Broadway darling Oprah Winfrey and her crew (Gayle) hit up the big celebrity-filled birthday bash of Island Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid at Nobu 57 and partied until 2:30 a.m. Read Full Story

WHAT A FEELING! J.LO WINS ‘FLASHDANCE’ LAWSUIT: Plus other recent news about the Anthonys.
*Jennifer Lopez had only good intentions when she threw on some leg warmers and recreated several scenes from “Flashdance” for her 2003 music video, “I’m Glad.” Read Full Story

LIONEL RICHIE STEERS CLEAR OF DAUGHTER’S FUED: Singer has no idea why the child hates Paris and doesn’t want to know.
*Days before Paris Hilton told “Live With Regis and Kelly” Tuesday that she and her former best friend Nicole Richie will “get back together one day,” Richie’s famous dad was telling a Boston radio station the same thing…as if the whole feud had been choreographed from day one. Hmmm. Read Full Story

LADIES AUDITION FOR BEYONCE’S BAND: Musicians come to Monday’s nationwide tryouts hoping to earn a spot.
*The New York Daily News was on hand to document the New York area auditions for female musicians hoping to earn a spot playing behind Beyonce in the fall. Read Full Story

MAGIC JOHNSON TEAMS WITH FOOD SERVICE GIANT: New venture aims to improve cafeteria food and overall appeal.
*Earvin Magic Johnson has added the food service industry to his expanding portfolio of business ventures. Read Full Story

FORMER ATLANTA MAYOR CAMPBELL GOING TO PRISON: Bill Campbell sentenced Tuesday to 30 months for tax evasion.
*Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell will serve 30 months behind bars on charges of tax evasion. Read Full Story

REGINA CARTER: Jazz Violinist’s New Disc Honors Mom
By Kenya Yarbrough
Jazz violinist Regina Carter, who's appearing this Sunday at the Playboy Jazz Festival, in LA at the Hollwood Bowl, has released her sixth solo release this week, titled “I’ll Be Seeing You – A Sentimental Journey.” The record is appropriately titled in memory of her late mother, Grace, whom Carter says inspired her and incited her. The disc, called “her most stylistically focused work to date,” was crafted from the memories of the renowned artist’s relationship with her mother who died in March of 2005. Read Full Story

EMINEM TO PLAY BOUNTY HUNTER IN ‘WILL TRAVEL’ REMAKE: Plus, new VH1 reality show seeks the next Slim Shady.
*Eminem has been cast in an upcoming contemporary feature adaptation of the CBS series "Have Gun -- Will Travel" for Paramount Pictures, reports Variety. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: 'A/K/A Tommy Chong'
By Kam Williams
*Cheech & Chong were a celebrated comedy duo whose sophomoric brand of humor appealed to stoners because it basically revolved around smoking pot and behaving like they were pointy-headed cretins. They came to fame in the Seventies, appearing in a seemingly neverending series of marijuana movies such as Up in Smoke, Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie, Nice Dream, Things Are Tough All Over, Still Smokin’, Yellowbeard, Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers, Get Out of My Room and Far Out Man, till Cheech tired of being typecast as a hippie whose brain had been burnt out by narcotics. Read Full Story

NAACP SAYS TV STILL LACKS COLOR: Analysis of fall season shows more blacks are on dramas and less fill sitcoms.
*An analysis of the 2006 fall television season by the NAACP Hollywood Bureau indicates that while African American actors are in significant roles in drama series, there are no sitcoms on the four major broadcast networks starring African American actors scheduled for the upcoming season. Read Full Story

MUSIC/BOOK BITS: Stax Museum honors Stones; Mathis honored with ELLA; author Soyinka honored in Germany.
*The Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis will shift focus to rock and roll in a new exhibit this summer honoring the Rolling Stones. An opening reception Friday will launch “Rolling Stones 40 X 20," featuring 40 photographs spanning the band's career by 20 different photographers. Read Full Story

FILM/TV/BITS: Watch ‘Dreamgirls’ promo; DMX’s ‘Beast’; ‘106’ in L.A.; CBS News in Darfur; Glover-backed garden raided.
*If you were one of the 7.79 million viewers who helped make Sunday’s telecast of the Tony Awards the most watched since 2003 (and you were able to hang on till the bitter end) then you likely caught the world premiere of DreamWorks’ trailer for “Dreamgirls,” featuring Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson and Anika Noni Rose performing as The Dreams. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

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