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A while back I mentioned Van Halen was in the studio putting together an album. Well they have been in the studio working on it with David Lee Roth and Slash commented on the status.

“They’re finishing (up their new album right now) actually. I don’t wanna speak on their behalf, but one of the guys that works for us works for Van Halen in the studio and he told me that they’re in the mixing stages.”

Greg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band has just announced he will be having a book coming out. The untitled memoir will be released in spring 2012. No title has been announced.

Ya I thought WTF also! Dee Snider announced that he’s making an album of Broadway standards titled “Dee Does Broadway” that will be released in September. Currently Dee is in the Broadway show “Rock of Ages” that started back in 2010 and will roll through the US until July 24th.

Dee told MTV news about his Broadway shows:

“The biggest difference between a concert situation and a theater situation is that you can’t curse out the audience. I’m used to addressing situations. If something is going on in the house that I don’t like at a concert, or if the audience is not energized or enthusiastic … or if they’re particularly energized and enthusiastic … I will stop a song just to comment on what’s going on. I quickly realized that was unacceptable on Broadway. I just have to stay in character and stay in the show.”

Daryl Hall finally has a new solo album coming out soon. The album is titled “Laughing Down Crying” will come out sometime this fall on Verve Records. His last album, “Can’t Stop Dreaming” came out way back in 1999. Aside from this, Hall & Oates will be kicking off a summer tour beginning on June 8th.

The Beatles “Hey Jude” was written by Paul McCartney in 1968 as the first single from their very own label, Apple Records. The song evolved from “Hey Jules” which was written for John Lennon’s son Julian during John and Cynthia Lennons divorce. It spent nine weeks as number one in the U.S.

Hey Jude, don’t make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

Hey Jude, don’t be afraid.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.

Hey Jude, don’t let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin,
You’re waiting for someone to perform with.
And don’t you know that it’s just you, hey Jude, you’ll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.

Hey Jude, don’t make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you’ll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh.

Na na na, na na na na, na na na, hey Jude…

The RIAA has put out their list of certified Gold and Platinum music pieces for the month of April. Britney Spears’ album “Femme Fatale” has gone Gold and Platinum along with Chris Brown’s “F.A.M.E.” and Jennifer Hudsons “Remember Me”. J-Lo’s “On The Floor” and Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep” were certified Platinum on the singles side.

Beyonce will be releasing her fourth solo studio album called “4″ on June 28. It was recorded between 2009 and 2010 while she was out of the spotlight. The new albums single “Run The World (Girls)” has a new video out that you can check out HERE

Pharrell Williams will serve as creative director for Karmaloop TV which will launch later this year. Karmaloop TV is a new network that will feature original productions and movies focused on the 18-34 year olds who grew up with the internet. Karmaloop CEO Greg Selkoe said Pharrell will help to create a brand that will get cutting-edge youth culture excited about TV like MTV did in the 80′s.

BBC is reporting that Morrissey is done with his new album but the reason it’s not out is because the lack of a record label to put it out. He said on his site:

“The follow-up to Years of Refusal is ready and fluttering wildly against the bars. There is still no record label and the years shuffle like cards. My talents do not lie in DIY.”

Yesterday Michelle Obama invited some poets to the White House and one of them was Common. Sarah Palin is bitching about it because of Common’s lyrics about Bush back in 2007. Well aside from that crap, here’s his performance.