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News Ticker: Katy Perry, Be Your Own Pet and R. Kelly


For the first time in 32 years, Capitol Records has the top two songs on the Hot 100 Singles Chart, as Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” and Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” grabbed 1-2. Nashville punks Be Your Own Pet have left their slot on the Warped tour, saying “We have been going non-stop for the past 6 months and didn’t realize how much the intense schedule would take out of us. Something had to give.”Ex-Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland’s new band Black Light Burns will drop a covers album dubbed Cover Your Heart on August 8th. Among the artists covered are the Jesus Lizard, Duran Duran and PJ Harvey.Having been released from child-porn charges, R. Kelly is now releasing a new song, “Playas Get Lonely.” The song will appear on Kelly’s next album 12 Play: Four Quarter.

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Daniel Kreps

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