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Headlines for Friday, February 3, 2012
MOTLEY CRUE, ELTON, CULT: Super Bowl Bound
Rock acts will be well represented in the Super Bowl commercials airing Sunday night.
- Motley Crue plays "Kickstart My Heart" in an ad for Kia Motors. The version now up on YouTube is 90 seconds, but it will be cut down to 60 when it airs during the game. The ad co-stars Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima and mixed martial arts fighter Chuck Liddell.
- Elton John will be in a Pepsi commercial with last year's X Factor winner, Melanie Amaro. The ad is called "King's Court" and features rock's biggest queen playing the "king of rock." Melanie sings the classic "Respect" in front of a "royal court of rock" ruled by "king" Elton.
- And The Cult's "She Sells Sanctuary" will be mashed up with rapper Flo Rida's "Good Feelin" for one of Budweiser's commercials.
In non-Super Bowl commercial-related music, Steven Tyler will be on CMT's Crossroads from Indianapolis Saturday night with 2005 American Idol winner Carrie Underwood. Tyler and Underwood last performed together last year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, singing "Undo It" and "Walk This Way."
BLACK SABBATH: Who Will They Set on Fire?
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward may be pulling out of the reunion. He writes in a letter on BillWard.com, "I am unable to continue unless a signable contract is drawn up -- a contract that reflects some dignity and respect toward me as an original member of the band... After nearly a year of trying to negotiate, another unsignable contract was handed to me."
Ward says he's ready to go to England to join the sessions for a new album, but he's "feeling somewhat ostracized. My guess is, as of today, I will know nothing of what's happening unless I sign the unsignable contract... I'm not holding out for a big piece of the action... I'd like something that recognizes and is reflective of my contributions to the band, including the reunions that started 14 years ago."
This isn't the first time Ward has had issues with a Sabbath reunion. He balked at the terms of his deal in 2004, and in 2007, when they reunited with Ronnie James Dio, he was replaced by Vinny Appice after having difficulty playing some of their new songs.
VAN HALEN: Four to Go
There are now only four songs from A Different Kind of Truth that Van Halen haven't previewed. They've just revealed snippets of two more, "You and Your Blues" and "Beats Workin'," bringing the total to nine. A Different Kind of Truth will be out Tuesday.
Van Halen's invite-only show Wednesday night in L.A. included three new songs -- "The Trouble With Never," "Tattoo" and "She's the Woman." Their tour starts February 18th in Louisville, Kentucky.
Wednesday night's Van Halen set list:
- You Really Got Me
- Runnin' With the Devil
- Unchained
- The Trouble With Never (new song)
- Everybody Wants Some
- She's the Woman
- Dance the Night Away
- Panama
- Tattoo
- Hot for Teacher
- Ice Cream Man
- Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
- Jump
MOTLEY CRUE: What Happens in Vegas...
Motley Crue starts a run of 13 shows at the The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas tonight (Friday). In honor of the kickoff, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has proclaimed today (Friday) Motley Crue Day. This is their first residency there and if it goes well, bassist Nikki Sixx tells us there could be more. "I'm really interested in the idea of a show that doesn't have to be packed up and moved," says Sixx. The engagement runs through February 19th.
The show will include the usual Motley antics -- theatrics, pyrotechnics, aerialists, wild video displays, Tommy Lee's rollercoaster drum set -- along with an acoustic set and what singer Vince Neil, who lives in Vegas, is calling a "little people" version of the band -- a Motley tribute act of little people.
If you can't get to Vegas then tune into the Super Bowl on Sunday where you'll see the Crue in a commercial for the Kia Optima.
