[Updated: 4:41 P.M.]
NEWS:
- EDDIE VEDDER Sued Over ‘Into the Wild’ Song
Original songwriter of “Hard Sun” takes issue with Vedder’s changes to the lyric sheet. [WSJ]
- AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer Dead at 28
Jimmy Owen Sullivan, aka “The Rev,” dies in Southern California home, reportedly of natural causes. [SPIN]
- LIL WAYNE Kicks Off Tour in New Orleans
On his final tour before upcoming prison term, Weezy mercifully doesn’t “rock” the Big Easy too much. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: EDDIE VEDDER Honors BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Pearl Jam frontman covers “My City of Ruins” at the Kennedy Center Honors as the Boss looks on. [YouTube]
- WATCH: BONO. GLEN HANSARD Play Dublin Street for Charity
U2 main man, Swell Season leader busk to raise money on Xmas eve, cover “Stand By Me.” [YouTube]
- LISTEN:New MISSY ELLIOTT Track with LIL WAYNE
Leaked track may be culled from Missy’s first new album since 2005! Hear it now.[SPIN]