Billboard Bits: Katy Perry Plots 2011 Tour, Marilyn Manson's 'Alice' Film in Jeopardy

Billboard Bits serves relevant the best bite-sized nuggets connected with music disclosure and gossip.

 

 

 

 

Katy Perry Plans 2011 Tour, Says Next Video is 'Touching'

On the MTV VMAs puce carpet, Katy Perry make known she has scale drawing on tour behind "Teenage Dream" customary 2011, MTV reports. "I prospect that it's going to engage all connected with your senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch," Perry make known connected with the tour. While the singer could not exhibit what the third single on "Teenage Dream" would be, she make known that the video for the song would be "touching." ( MTV)

 

Marilyn Manson's Lewis Carroll Biopic Shut Down?

Marilyn Manson's directorial debut, "Phantasmagoria: The Visions Of Lewis Carroll," has reportedly been rivet over hold, perchance indefinitely, unsatisfied to backlash against its violent, sexual trailer, according on NME. The biopic, which stars Tilda Swinton and Lily Cole, rivet on the dark side of the "Alice in Wonderland" author. ( NME)

 

Brandon Flowers Expecting Third Child

Brandon Flowers also wife Tana make known today that they are presuppose their third child, People reports. The Killers frontman, whose solo debut "Flamingo" was undo today, has two sons, Ammon, 3, and Gunnar, 1. ( People)

 

Lady Gaga Gets Unicorn Tattoo

Lady Gaga enjoy it appears that tattooed a unicorn with "Born This Way," the renown of her imminent album, tied about its horn over her thigh. The pop star make known the claim after winning Video of the Year on the MTV VMAs.

 

New Pornographers Cancels Gig Because of Band Name

Although the New Pornographers specialize in inoffensive indie-pop, the group had to trim an Oct. 15 impression on Michigan's Calvin College because of its consolidate name, Spinner reports. Affiliates on the Christian college enjoy customary complaints, also said in a verbalization such "the irony of the band's name was impossible to render on many." ( Spinner)

 

Costello, Mellencamp also Elton Join T-Bone Burnett Shows

Elton John, Elvis Costello also John Mellencamp temperament perform alongside T-Bone Burnett for the producer's two Speaking Clock Revue shows, Rolling Stone reports. Neko Case will also perform with the artists in Boston on Oct. 16, although My Morning Jacket's Jim James temperament feed the stage among the legends in New York on Oct. 26. (Rolling Stone)

 

(Reporting via Jason Lipshutz and Jillian Mapes)