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OK so as another week comes to an end, looks like Lady Gaga and Kanye West will be sharing the stage, Eminem battles it out again for royalties, Dr. Dre gears up to unveil laptop with HP and UK study allegedly shows that Rap Music causes most car crashes.
Concert News
Kanye West and MTV Video Award winner Lady Gaga will be heading out on the road together it has been announced this week. The highly profiled duo will share the stage on a three month tour of North America which will see them play shows in cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, San Antonio as well as heading north of the border to play a few dates in Canada.
Kicking off on November 10th in Phoenix Arizona, the Fame Kills Tour will conclude in Dallas on January 24th. So much for Kanye taking time out to grieve as he discussed on the Jay Leno Show last week after his recent outburst at the MTV Video Awards in NYC, when he interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech.
More Royalty Issues for Eminem
Eminem’s publishing company, Eight Mile Style, may be in court this week battling it out over a lawsuit which incriminates Apple and the rappers label home for loss in royalties stemming from unauthorized distribution of the rappers extensive music catalogue. The suit which was filed in 2004 is said to go to trial in Detroit this coming week if an agreement is not reached between all parties involved.
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Dr. Dre teams up with HP
Acclaimed super producer Dr. Dre has teamed up with Hewlett Packard Computers to unleash a laptop with state of the art sound system which has been developed by the producer’s team of highly experienced engineers who work with him in the studio. The sleek design will also incorporate the ‘Beats’ logo which has branded the producer and label boss’s brand of headphones.
HP Envy Laptop is said to be available in the states from October 18th and is expected to retail at approximately £1,080.
UK Study Point Finger at Rap Music
A study by one of the UK’s leading car magazines, Auto Trader, says that 1 in 5 people find their driving becomes more ‘aggressive’ when listening to rap music. The study which took the opinions of 2000 people summarized that people listening to Hip-Hop/rap are more likely to find themselves in a traffic accident, with only six percent of people studied finding that the music actually relaxes them.