Lil Wayne/ Photo by Jules Ameel
After performing on Sunday's MTV Music Video Awards, Lil Wayne will release his new album, "Tha Carter IV," digitally at midnight. The physical CD will go on sale Monday. By the by, the rapper went to the hospital last night in St. Louis after a skateboarding accident that resulted in a gash over his eye.
Aretha Franklin is close to signing a deal for a biopic based on her life, billboard.com reports. She wants Halle Berry to star, and promises that the Queen of Soul will do the singing herself. However, if Jennifer Hudson gets the lead role, Aretha may let the Oscar winner sing a song or two.
The Lou Reed/Metallica album will be called "Lulu." It's due Nov. 1.... A deluxe edition of "O Brother, Where Art Thou" will be released Tuesday. It includes 12 previously unreleased tracks including those by John Hartford, Van Dyke Parks, Norman Blake, the Fairfield Four, the Peasell Sisters and Colin Linden. Not included is George Clooney singing, which was recorded for the original soundtrack and the movie but never released... Cobra Starship's "Night Shades" lands Aug. 29.
As she announced at her Minnesota Zoo show, Brandi Carlile will do a solo show Nov. 28 at the Fitzgerald (tickets on sale Friday). Also going solo in concert are Ed Roland of Collective Soul and Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra Nov. 1 at the Varsity (tickets on sale Friday). Todd Snider is doing a solo acoustic gig Nov. 9 at the Fitzgerald with Elizabeth Cook opening.
Peter Wolf Crier, the Minneapolis duo that will release "Garden of Arms" on Sept. 6, will tour with Sondre Lerche in November.
