Covenant News- The Latest Industry & Social News From the Entertainment & Media Capital of the Universe, HOLLYWOOD, Los Angeles.CA. Fri,27 June 2008

Dr. Dre's Detox…Coming Soon?

On Wednesday, Snoop Dogg told our friends in Big Boy's Neighborhood on LA's Power 106 that he recently recorded tracks for Dr. Dre's highly anticipated and long-delayed new album, Detox.

Snoop said, "That record is real, it's coming.

You know me, I was starting to doubt it myself and then I went up in there and he played so much music for me it knocked my head off.

I see what he got them waiting for, it's on and poppin.

He got records, he got heat."

Snoop Dogg confirmed the 10 years in the making project was finished and that Dre was selecting tracks for the album.

After all these years it better be good!

Sipping on gin and juice!

Susan Berg -- Not So Large and In Charge

Posted Jun 26th 2008

6:55PM

by TMZ Staff

Susan Berg, the woman who claims she bought the "whole s**t" out from under Suge Knight, may not be the business savvy woman she's making herself out to be.

Ron Goldberg, a NYC businessman , tells TMZ he was the mastermind behind the purchase of Death Row Records.Goldberg says he's a major investor in New York-based Global Music Group.

He says the group of investors appointed Susan, a former facialist, as an officer of the company, but she doesn't own it -- the group does.

Susan's been taking credit for the takeover of the bankrupt label, and insiders tell us they're a tad annoyed at her boasting.

Ron says Susan still has a job ... for now.

Defeated!

Talk about embarrassing.

Tennis "star" Maria Sharapova just lost big time to a player ranked at 154!

Sucks.

Sharapova was beaten during the second round at Wimbledon on Thursday by fellow Russian Alla Kudryavtseva.

She was defeated 6-2, 6-4.

Poor Sharapova.

Just four years ago, at the age of 17, she defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon.

Looks like Sharapova spent too much time worrying about fashion with her "tuxedo" top and short shorts, when she should have been practicing to win.

Is it time to retire????

Madonna's World of Wonder
Calling all Madonna fans: Variety's Michael Williams brings you this report from Hollywood's new exhibit, Dial M for Madonna, which runs through June 23 at the World of Wonder Gallery


The World of Wonder Gallery celebrated its Dial M for Madonna group art exhibit with champagne, Kabbalah water and eye candy galore.

Curated by World of Wonder Prods.’ Steven Corfe and James St. James, the May 23 opening coincided with the release of Madonna’s “Hard Candy” album with a cadre of Madge impersonators in all shapes and sizes.

The exhibit features more than 40 artists’ photos, paintings, sculptures and video tributes to the Queen of Pop.

At the opening, storefront mannequins were adorned in candy-coated outfits inspired by Madonna’s ever-changing looks, including a “Like a Virgin” wedding dress made of white Lifesavers and a geisha-inspired number from the “Nothing Really Matters” video made of red gumballs and licorice.

Dial M joins the WOW Gallery’s growing list of popular and twisted pop culture-driven exhibits that include “Warhol: Dead at 21,” a celebration of the 21st anniversary of Andy Warhol’s death;

the Britney Spears-inspired show “Just Britney;” “Golden Girls” tribute “Golden Gals Gone Wild;” and “depARTed,” an homage to celebrities who died before their time.

More info:
worldofwonder.net

LBN-DID YOU KNOW?

*** Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

***Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.

*** Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

*** The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander.

It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.

***Coca-Cola was originally green.

LBN-CURRENTLY READING:

Account Manager for Levine Communications Office Andrea Nicastro is reading "How Come That Idiot's Rich and I'm Not?" by Robert Shemin.

LBN-QUOTE:

You can turn painful situations around through laughter.

If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it." -Bill Cosby

LBN-HISTORY:

On June 26, 1963, President Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he made his famous declaration:

"Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner).

LBN BOOK NEWS

***David Geffen is a brilliant businessman, but he made one incredibly bad call early in his career.

In her new autobiography, "Society's Child," pop singer Janis Ian reveals how Geffen and Hal Ray, her agents at William Morris, once presented her with an offer to do the soundtrack for "something called 'The Graduate,' and advised me to pass.

One of them said . . . 'It stars some big-nosed unknown kid with a funny name and bad hair.

The story line is silly - [he] graduates from college, has an affair with his mother's close friend and neighbor, falls in love with the neighbor's daughter, then runs away with her after breaking into church where the wedding's being held.

Oh, and he locks everybody else inside . . . with a big cross, while he and this chick make their escape . . . Ridiculous.'

We passed.

Paul Simon did the score, and the rest is history.

" The Dustin Hoffman movie got seven Oscar nonimations and its Simon & Garfunkel song "Mrs. Robinson" was a huge hit.