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Friday, July 29, 2011

Friday Facts

The family of singer Amy Winehouse says that believe she tried to quit alcohol cold turkey and her body may have not been able to cope. A toxicology report to determine the cause of the singer's death won't be back for six to eight weeks. In the meantime, the singer will grace one of two Vibe magazine covers for t heir July/August issue. The magazine will include an article written by a friend of the singer. Fans waiting to see Kanye West and Jay Z on the "Watch The Throne" tour, will have to wait a little longer than expected. Tour promoters have pulled the tour schedule to add more dates, according to Allhiphop.com. Presale tickets on on sale on August 2, a week later than expected and a day after the newly revised tour schedule will be released. The  tour is scheduled to begin in September in Detroit and end in early November in Boston. Rapper J. Cole stated in an interview that he won't release a mixtape ahead of his debut album "Cole World: The Sideline Story". Instead, he'll leak a few unfinished songs intended to appear on the mixtape. He says he doesn't want to confused fans by releasing two projects. Singer Kelly Rowland, who released her third solo effort "Here I Am" on Tuesday, stated during a radio interview that she and Chris Brown will be touring together this fall. Brown took to his Twitter account to confirm the news. Although other stars will be announced soon, rumor has it that Joe Jonas, who collaborated with Brown on the song "See No More" will join the tour. Adding to speculation is that Jonas has reportedly said he'd be honored to join the two. However the final lineup shakes out, it should be a hot show for fans. Atlanta rap star Young Jeezy has called out a calavry of stars to appear on  his upcoming album "Thug Motivation 103". He has collaborations with Jay Z, Drake and Andre 300 in addition to other stars Wiz Khalifa and Travis Barker. Lil Wayne appears on the single "Ballin". Jeezy announced during a recent concert that "Thug Motivation103" will hit stores on September 30. "So You Think You Can Dance" continues for another week, along with "Big Brother". In theaters this weekend: "Cowboys & Aliens", "Crazy, Stupid Love" and "The Smurfs". On the tube: "Bones" on Fox, "Flashpoint" on CBS, "Shark Tank" on ABC and "Who Do You Think You Are?" on NBC. Make it a weekend!

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