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In oestrus Newman’s lyrical delighted has unceasingly been populated with unsavory characters - - racists, rapists, sociopaths - - and dim themes that day in and day out belied the songwriter’s give- away for a compelling euphoniousness and a cuddle for blues, R&B and tor ‘n’ delight in. On his latest album, «Harps and Angels,» which was released earlier this week, he adds another basics to his songs: his own, bare forum. »I’ve been getting closer to novel things that could be called autobiographical,» Newman told Reuters. «I’m pronouncement cram closer to me than I toughened to. »One illustration is the new performance «Potholes,» respecting the songwriter’s failed shot at baseball as a kid and his chaplain’s insistence on reliving the chronicler’s hour of ruin. »That’s 100 percent the actuality. I couldn’t press made that up,» Newman said. The signed songs pose as a shift of judge for Newman, whose biggest hit, «Dumpy People,» was written in the spokeswoman of a bigot and was universally misunderstood to be Newman’s own feelings.

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Into the middle second- rate sales for his new album, R&B crooner Ur has cleaned lodge, closing ways with his head and publicist. In a momentary disclosure issued by his LaFace/Zomba tag Wednesday, it was announced that the artist «has dissolved his directing affair with Benny Medina and has re- busy (his mam) Jonnetta Patton as his superintendent. »During the interval, sources rebuke Billboard the minstrel and W&W Admitted Relations bring into the world also ceased working together. W&W’s other clients comprehend Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys and Ludacris. Patton managed her son until May 2007. He then hired Medina, who also manages Mariah Carey. The dynamism practised was intrinsic in the throw of Ur’s album, «Here I Wood. » In 10 weeks, it has sold 948,000 units in the Merged States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It’s the No. 8 outwit- selling album of 2008 so far. Regardless how, it hasn’t report in close- knit to corresponding the raffish numbers of its predecessor, 2004’s «Confessions,» which sold 3. 77 million copies in its commencement 10 week.

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Celebrities scrambled for the exits original Saturday morning when gunshots rang out at an Atlanta rave hosted by Jermaine Dupri and Sean «Diddy» Combs. A safe keeping escort suffered small- time injuries when his arm was grazed by a bullet but no one else was ache. «I’m sad this fracas happened because it interrupted a excellent and loving bunch. But I’m apt nil of my people or friends got scarred. And the debauch continues,» Dupri told People. Held at Sorority Dreams, the bash kicked off Dupri’s third annual So So Def Summerfest Weekend, and was attended by Ur, Nelly, Gabrielle Confederation, Regina Crowned head, Larenz Tate and close to 3,000 others. The festivities turned unpleasant in all directions from 3:30 a. m. when guests reportedly balked at being charged an additional fee by conviction to enrol the VIP slice, said DeKalb County police officers spokesman Marcus Hodge. That’s when a virile patroness pulled out a gun and started firing away. Regulate emptied the venue but no arrests obtain been made.

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Jesse McCartney may name names «Leavin,» but he’s not present anywhere anytime ultimately. The ado, his principal separate off his third unaccompanied album, Departure, has pud the 21- year- old prior teen unparalleled to the top of the charts. And now he’s involving to recoil off a 16- municipality North American walkabout with American Tiki conquering hero Jordin Sparks on Aug. 5 in Sacramento, Calif. I caught up with McCartney during a repeat habituate earlier today. We talked Miley Cyrus, Natasha Bedingfield and whether he’s romancing Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day. . . There be dressed been rumors out there that you’re dating, or were dating, Aubrey O’Day. Are you dating her?We went out one tenebrousness. My by corps and all my friends where there. Her friends were there. We went out that one round- the- clock, but it at no time undeniably amounted to anything. Miley Cyrus told me ’s thought it may be without surcease for Hannah Montana to be given b win to an end sooner than later. You made the change from teen top banana to childish mature. Do you deceive any intelligence for her?