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MUSIC BITS: Billboard stays ‘Sick’; Kanye, Common in Lollapalooza; Fat Joe still on Atlantic; Bubba’s ‘Booty’ causes outrage.
*Ne-Yo keeps his No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for a second week with “So Sick,” the first single from his new album “In My Own Words.” The song also remains No. 1 on the Pop 100 and Hot Digital Songs charts. Sean Paul's "Temperature" and James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" are at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" holds at No. 4, followed by Daniel Powter's "Bad Day," the unofficial “American Idol” farewell song, at No. 5. T-Pain's "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)" featuring Mike Jones stays at No. 6, Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" climbs to No. 7, Beyonce's "Check on It" featuring Slim Thug falls 5-8, Dem Franchize Boyz' "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" featuring Lil Peanut & Charlay holds at No. 9 and Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" drops 8-10.
*Kanye West and Common have joined the lineup scheduled to rock this summer’s Lollapalooza concert, to be held Aug. 4-6 in Chicago's Grant Park. The event will also feature The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Manu Chao, Queens Of The Stone Age, the Shins, Death Cab For Cutie, Matisyahu, Ween and Jack White's new band, the Raconteurs. Tickets for the show are available now.
*Rumors of Fat Joe being dropped form his record label Atlantic were put to rest Wednesday by company head Craig Kallman. The false chatter was sparked by a New York Post article that suggested the rapper was kicked off the label for poor album sales. According to Kallman, Joey Crack has renegotiated his deal with the label, which is preparing to distribute his Terror Squad Records imprint. Kallman wrote: "Fat Joe is an icon in the hip-hop community - an artist, producer, writer, tastemaker, and entrepreneur with tremendous vision, influence, and creativity. We are proud to have had Fat Joe as a member of the Atlantic family for the past eight years, and we are looking forward to continuing our great relationship with Joe and his Terror Squad label."
*Bubba Sparxxx is catching heat from watchdog groups over the promotion of his new song and video “Ms. New Booty,” featuring the Ying Yang Twins. Virgin records set up a promotional Web site that calls for women 18-and-over to upload pictures of their backsides to a “Booty Gallery” for viewers, who are asked to vote for “Ms. New Booty” as part of a seven-week contest. The song and Web site are also plugged on radio between 6 to 10 p.m., a shift that draws the most 12 to 17-year-olds. Sparxxx has responded to harsh criticism of the promotion from radio watchdog group IndustryEars.com in their statement, “Radio, The New Child Predator by Paul Porter and Lisa Fagers.” Sparxxx tells Allhiphop.com: "[The song is] for the clubs. It's for females to feel good about. It's for men to feel good about. There's nothing negative going on about it. I'm a little hurt that anyone could take offense to this song. It's all about that new chick that's been hurt and making her the best she can be. You put the word 'booty' on there and every body says it's disrespect."
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