Velvet Revolver Has Weak Week, LL Cool J Teams Up With 50 Cent, Pussycat Doll Goes Solo

T.I.’s abbreviation-heavy T.I. vs. T.I.P. was king of the chart, selling 468,000 copies for a number-one debut. Velvet Revolver’s Libertad entered the chart at number five with 92,000 units sold, nearly a third of the copies the band’s Contraband moved its first week of release in 2004. Snow Patrol keyboardist Tom Simpson will face drug charges after attempting to bring the illegal variety of snow onto an airplane in Glasgow. While everyone was debating the Van Halen reunion, Sammy Hagar was recording a new single, “Open,” which can be heard via MySpace. LL Cool J has recruited money lender/porno watcher 50 Cent to executive produce his new album. Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls is going solo. Her first album, Her Name Is Nicole, will be out October 2007, giving everyone adequate time to learn how to spell her last name.
	Published: 2007-07-12 Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Chart Roundup, Afternoon News Roundup