News Roundup: 2/9/2010

Faith Evans — the widow of iconic hip-hop artist Notorious B.I.G — will star in her own reality series this year. With three platinum-selling albums under her belt and another record on the way, Evans plans to use the series as a means of relaunching her career. [Variety.com]

The lineup for Bonnaroo 2010 is slowly unveiling itself on the festival’s MySpace page, where new acts are announced every six minutes. While there’s been no sign of the two purported headliners — Paul Simon and Paul McCartney — the festival has confirmed appearances by the Flaming Lips, Phoenix, Weezer, Norah Jones, the Avett Brothers, Jay-Z, GWAR, and others. [Bonnaroo.com]

After 29 years of programming, MTV has officially dropped the “music television” tag from its logo. MTV marketing executive Tina Exarhos says a new design is appropriate for a channel that has “evolved so much over the years,” while critics of the design claim it signals MTV’s complete severance from the music programming that once dominated the channel. [LATimes.com]

Dr. Conrad Murray, the Houston cardiologist who served as Michael Jackson’s doctor in 2009, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer’s death. According to his lawyer, Dr. Murray will plead not guilty. [Billboard.com]

“Ain’t No Grave,” the title track from Johnny Cash’s next posthumous release, is streaming at Rolling Stone’s website. [RollingStone.com]

After conducting a survey of over 13,000 festival attendees, Glastonbury has decided not to ban flags at this year’s event. 7,269 people voted to uphold the rule, which allows attendees to show their patriotism by waving flags from their respective countries during a performance — often to the frustration of those standing behind them. [NME.com]

Original Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has returned to the band after an 8-year departure. “This shows the power of brotherly love and forgiveness,” said frontman Dave Mustaine in a statement. “Next we are going to show you the power of getting your asses kicked… hard!” [RollingStone.com]

The White Stripes will take “strong action” against the US Air Force, which used a re-recorded version of the band’s 2002 single “Fell In Love With A Girl” during a Super Bowl commercial. “The White Stripes take strong insult and objection to the Air Force Reserve presenting this advertisement with the implication that we licensed one of our songs to encourage recruitment during a war that we do not support,” the two said via an online statement. [NME.com]

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