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Insurance companies may be our salvation from reality shows, especially massively retarded dangerous shows: A woman has sued cable TV network MTV, its parent company Viacom Inc., and a cast member of its daredevil show “Jackass,” claiming she suffered injuries in a stunt performed while taping a program. In the …

If you have been following the webcaster royalty bill, you know that its path has been serpentine. Just when it appeared that everything had been resolved and the path was clear for final passage in the Senate, antebellum dinosaur Jesse Helms put a hold on the legislation Thursday night, stopping …

The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association held its Wireless IT show in Las Vegas this week: U.S. users sent almost a billion text messages between January and June 2002 compared to just 30,000 during the same period of 2001, according to new figures released by the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet …

Richard Johnson would appear to disapprove of the new and improved Christina Skaguilera even more than I do: CHRISTINA Aguilera’s skanky new video “Dirrty” has turned the singing strumpet into a punchline for bad taste. In the David LaChapelle-directed clip, nearly naked Christina tarts herself up even more by wearing …

This could be a crucial turning point, or end up meaning nothing at all: Cox Radio Inc., one of the nation’s largest radio chains, plans to sever its ties with independent record promoters to distance itself from a payola-like practice rampant in the music business. The decision makes Cox the …

Hey, it’s getting cold up here in Ohio – too bad we’re starting to move that week or I would bop on down to this great show in a sunny land that knows not snow. ACA WORLD SOUND FESTIVAL announces finalized talent lineup for 2002, November 1-2 in Acapulco, Mexico. …

Kirby Puckett has been charged with assaulting a woman - I had my own encounter with the Hall of Famer ten years ago.

Just when it appeared a compromise had finally been reached regarding webcaster royalty payments, the bill now appears dead in the Senate: Legislation that would steeply discount the royalties small webcasters will pay for streaming music was dealt a potentially fatal blow Thursday night when it failed to clear the …

Cindy Chaffin is not the only person miffed about VH1’s Music Behind Bars, an immensely tasteless concept that ignores the feelings of crime victims and their families, adding insult to injury: Families of Pennsylvania crime victims are in an uproar over a new VH1 documentary series that spotlights prison music …

The crew is back and talent auditions begin Monday: Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson will return for the second edition of Fox’s “American Idol,” joining fellow judge Simon Cowell, who had already reupped with the hit talent show. Fox also confirmed Thursday that the next version of “American Idol” will …