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MUSIC BITS: Beyonce's new gig; Diddy plugs NY; Mariah still #1; Rza riot; Damon Dash II.
*Since word got out that Beyonce may start working A&R for her husband Jay-Z's new Carter Music Group label, the singer has reportedly received 82 demos at the office for her House of Dereon clothing line, reports the New York Daily News. "But will her new job offer maternity leave?" asked the paper's Rush & Malloy column. "A pal is apparently telling friends that the diva is pregnant."
*Sean “Diddy” Combs joins Matt Lauer, Lindsay Price and Kevin Bacon in a new ad campaign designed to encourage tourism in New York City. Titled “Just Ask the Locals,” the print feature the celebrities sharing their favorite shopping spots, restaurants and places of entertainment throughout the Big Apple.
*Despite a 61% decline in sales, Mariah Carey's Island Def Jam set "E=MC2" remains atop The Billboard 200 for a second straight week. The album, the diva's sixth No. 1, moved 182,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. British singer Leona Lewis' "Spirit" (Syco/J) follows suit, staying put at No. 2 in its second week with 96,000 and a 1% sales increase.
*Rapper Rza caused pandemonium at the Triptych Music and Film Festival in Scotland last weekend when he invited female fans to strip on stage during a performance. According to reports, the rapper lit a cigarette on stage and urged women to remove their tops, both illegal acts. Cops were called and at least one man was arrested for assault and breach of the peace.
*Damon Dash's ex Linda Williams has filed a petition in an ongoing custody war over their 16-year-old son Damon Dash II. According to TMZ.com, Williams says their son is "living with not hot water [sic] or electricity for two months in his bedroom." She also said that Damon took him to the morgue to ID an uncle who committed suicide by gunshot to the head. Additionally, she accuses Damon of failing to pay for the teen's $3,600 basketball camp.
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