*The release date of Busta Rhymes’ new album “The Big Bang” was pushed back from its scheduled release this week to May 16. The Aftermath/Interscope disc features current single “Touch It" and his next single, "I Love My B****" featuring will.i.am and Kelis. The track will be delivered to radio outlets later this month. Guest appearances on “The Big Bang” include Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, DMX, Stevie Wonder, Ludacris and Lloyd Banks. Production was supplied by Aftermath’s Dr. Dre, Swizz Beats and will.i.am.
*Jazz drummer Don Alias, who performed behind such artists as Miles Davis and Nina Simone, has died in New York, his Web site said. He was 66. In a career spanning nearly 50 years, Alias has accompanied such headliners as Carlos Santana, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock and Roberta Flack. He played his first professional gig when Eartha Kitt took him to the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957 and he played with Dizzy Gillespie's band. In 1969, he joined forces with Davis on the landmark "Bitches Brew" at the height of jazz-rock fusion. He also formed his own group, Stone Alliance, with Perla.
*SOHH.com’s story about Sean “Diddy” Combs suing Proactiv because of a nasty skin breakout was a big ol’ April Fools Joke by the Web site. The story was picked up here, as well as New York’s Hot 97 and VH1's Best Week Ever blog. A rep for Guthy Renker, makers of the product, says: "Diddy has been using the skin care product for years and will continue to endorse Proactiv in the future." SOHH.com founder Felicia Palmer explains: "Our April Fool's Day jokes have become a tradition that SOHH.com fans look forward to annually. We concocted the joke in the spirit of fun... in no way did we intend to diminish Proactiv's effectiveness in 'preserving [Diddy's] sexy and moisturizing [his] situation.'"
*DJ Clue is moving from New York radio station Hot 97 to join rival station Power 105.1 and take over its 6 -10 p.m. timeslot – which puts him in direct competition with Hot 95’s Funkmaster Flex and his Monday through Thursday, 7 p.m.-12 a.m. stretch. Clue, also an artist on Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam label and host of MTV’s “Direct Effect,” had been hosting Hot 97's Monday Night Mix Tape show from midnight-2 a.m. He says of his new gig: "I'm really looking forward to being part of the Power 105 team. I try to be the voice of the streets. From wherever I am to wherever I go, people are always feeling what I'm feeling." Clue is also CEO of Desert Storm Records, and is working on a new album, “The Professional Part III.”