 Missy Elliott
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MTV reports that Missy Elliott is recovering from surgery on a torn Achilles tendon. The Rap superstar injured herself rehearsing for the TV Guide Emmy party. Elliott is currently at home, and her rehab could take between six and 12 months. In a statement, she says, "Tearing your Achilles is no joke. I can't even tell you how much pain I'm in, but I'm happy the surgery went well, and I want to thank everyone for their concern." Elliott cancelled appearances at VH1's Hip Hop Honors and a show in London, though she still plans to honor an October 8 date in New York.Columbia Records will release the Born To Run 30th Anniversary Edition box set on November 15. Personally supervised by Bruce Springsteen and Jon Landau, the box set includes two DVDs and one CD. The CD holds a remastered version of the album Born To Run, while one DVD includes Hammersmith Odeon, London '75, a film of Springsteen and the E Street Band's legendary 1975 concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The other DVD holds the new film Wings For Wheels: The Making of Born To Run. The box set also comes with a 48-page booklet of previously unpublished photographs.
Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz will team up for a fall tour, beginning with a two-night stand in Uncasville, CT on October 30 and November 1. Currently only ten dates have been announced for the East Coast and Canada. Aerosmith will release the live album Rockin' The Joint on October 25.
Also hitting the road this fall is Trey Anastasio, on his first post-Phish tour. Anastasio will open for the Rolling Stones on October 6 and 8, and perform at the Veegoose Festival in Las Vegas in late October. Anastasio has dates scheduled up to December 7 in Los Angeles, including a two-night stand in San Fransisco on December 2 and 3. His new album Shine arrives in stores on November 1.
Saturday Night Live has announced its musical guests for the first few weeks of the new season. The venerable NBC comedy series kicks off this weekend with the ubiquitous Kanye West (and host Steve Carrell). Franz Ferdinand will be the musical guest for the October 22 episode. Sheryl Crow will perform on October 29, with her fiancee Lance Armstrong hosting.
Alanis Morissette will release a best-of compilation, simply entitled The Collection, on November 15. The 19-song CD will be available as a double-disc set with an hour-long DVD, according to Billboard. The Collection includes Morissette's cover of Seal's "Crazy," along with her best-known hits and songs from various soundtracks.
Limp Bizkit will also be putting out a hits package this fall. The long-rumored compilation, which will just be called Greatest Hits, arrives in stores on November 8. The CD will include new tracks "Lean On Me" and "Why," along with a cryptic "mash-up" of Mötley Crüe's "Home Sweet Home" and The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony."
Australian Pop duo The Veronicas will head out on their first North American tour this fall, opening for Ryan Cabrera. Their debut album The Secret Life Of The Veronicas will have a digital release on October 18 and a CD release in January of 2006. The Veronicas' tour with Cabrera begins in Los Angeles on October 19 and wraps up in Atlanta on November 20.
KISS could continue on indefinitely if the band's manager, Doc McGhee, has his way. According to the New York Times, McGhee is considering recruiting new band members to carry on the KISS legacy under the makeup, saying that "KISS is more like Doritos or Pepsi, as far as a brand name is concerned. They're more characters than the individual person." Adds Gene Simmons, "There's no question that there's a core of fans -- five-10 percent, my sense is -- who believe in original members. And yet, when you look at original members, the Beatles are not original members -- Ringo is not an original member; the Stones -- barely. You know, they've had so many members come and go... almost every band you can think of."