News Roundup: 1/8/2009
January 8th, 2009 | 12:34 pm est |
Carrie Underwood won big at Wednesday night’s People’s Choice Awards, earning Favorite Female Singer, Favorite Star Under 35 and Favorite Country Song for “Last Name.” Chris Brown was named Favorite Male Singer, Rascall Flatts won Favorite Group, Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long” was named Favorite Rock Song and Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” earned Favorite Pop Song. [Billboard.com]
Hold the phone on that Robert Plant-less Led Zeppelin reunion! Jimmy Page’s manager, Peter Mensch, declares that the band and plans to tour and record are “over.” [RollingStone.com]
Hard Rock Park, the South Carolina theme park where fans could ride an Eagles-themed roller coaster, has gone into Chapter 7 bankruptcy after being open for just under a year. [Idolator.com]
Brian Eno has some harsh words for Israel in his speech “An Experiment in Provocation: Stealing Gaza,” which he gave last Saturday. [Stereogum.com]
The Beastie Boys will celebrate Paul’s Boutique’s 20th (!) anniversary with a deluxe edition of the album featuring “as yet unnamed bonus tracks” due out on January 27th. [PunkNews.org]





