MUSIC NEWS: TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015
JONI MITCHELL'S FRIEND BECOMES HER CONSERVATOR
Joni Mitchell's friend is now in charge of her medical decisions and Mitchell may be released from a hospital soon.
Attorney Alan Watenmaker told a judge in Los Angeles yesterday that Mitchell's longtime friend, Leslie Morris, needed emergency conservator powers because of Mitchell's possible release. Mitchell has no family members who can care for her. An attorney appointed to represent Mitchell's interests agreed that Mitchell should be placed under a temporary conservatorship. Morris does not have control of Mitchell's finances. Mitchell has been in a hospital since March 31 for undisclosed reasons.
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B.B. KING CONTINUES WITH HOSPICE
B.B. King is still at home in Las Vegas and still in hospice care. King's longtime business manager, Laverne Toney, says King is resting. King is 89 and had been hospitalized last week.
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CHRIS BROWN ACCUSED OF BATTERY
Chris Brown is facing another accusation of beating someone up. Las Vegas police say Brown is suspected of beating an unidentified man who was playing basketball at the Palms Casino Resort on Monday. Police say the man told them he got in an argument with Brown, who punched him. He says another man with Brown also hit him. The man took himself to a hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. Police say they have given Brown the option to sign off on a misdemeanour battery citation or face prosecution, but Brown has not responded. Brown's representatives could not be reached for comment.
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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE STARS AS A LIME
Look closer at that lime in the new commercial for Sauza 901 tequila. That lime is Justin Timberlake. The commercial shows a lime named Rick ``Sour'' Vane talking about how he used to live the good life as a garnish on tequila until Sauza 901 came along and didn't need any lime. Timberlake sold his small alcohol business, 901, to Sauza last year.
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ZAC BROWN IS SILENCED
Zac Brown Band just launched a tour and Zac Brown has already lost his voice. The band had to call off their concert in Evansville, Indiana, last weekend. The next Zac Brown Band show is set for Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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SURVIVOR'S JIM PETERIK DISCUSSES HIS SONGWRITING SUCCESSES
Jim Peterik of Survivor fame jokes that his second-biggest franchise is .38 Special. Peterik co-wrote the .38 Special hits ``Rockin' Into The Night,'' ''Hold On Loosely,`` ''Caught Up In You`` and ''Wild-Eyed Southern Boys.`` Peterik also co-wrote ''Heavy Metal`` with Sammy Hagar. The one song he still has trouble convincing people he wrote is ''Vehicle,`` the hit for his other band, The Ides of March, because a lot of people think it's a Blood, Sweat and Tears song. Peterik says he found an ally in former ''American Idol`` finalist Bo Bice, who had a hit with that song while on the show. Bice is now the singer for Blood, Sweat and Tears and sings that song in concert. Peterik says Bice always gives credit to The Ides of March.
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MOE BANDY, GENE WATSON PLAY HITS FOR TV PILOT
Moe Bandy and Gene Watson will film a TV pilot next week. They plan to perform their hits as part of a concert at Joey + Rory's Farmhouse Concert Hall in Columbia, Tennessee, next Tuesday. The nature of the TV show and the network where it will run were not revealed.
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DAN AUERBACH WILL APPEAR ON ``AMERICAN PICKERS''
Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys has his eye on the same vintage guitar as the crew on ``American Pickers.'' Auerbach appears on tomorrow's episode, which runs on The History Channel.
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''THE VOICE``
The Top 6 on ``The Voice'' saluted moms on last night's show, as Mother's Day nears. Meghan Linsey wowed the coaches with ``Amazing Grace.'' She's Team Blake's last hope, and Blake Shelton says there's a new sheriff in town. Christina Aguilera can't believe Team Blake could win it all again, thanks to Meghan.
The kid of the season, Team Pharrell's Sawyer Fredricks, also got high marks from the coaches. Tonight, the field is cut to the Top 5, going into next week's semifinals.
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