] In the next logical step for a pop vocalist with
] questionable vocals, "American Idol" reject and UC
] Berkeley civil engineering major William "She Bangs" Hung
] has banged out a record deal.
]
] Hung's accidental superstardom took its latest incredible
] turn Monday when KOCH Records and Fuse Music Network,
] both of New York, announced they had signed the Hong Kong
] native to a multi-album deal. Because fame is fleeting,
] Hung spent the weekend recording a 10-song album
] tentatively called "The True Idol." It is scheduled for
] release on April 6.
]
] "It's fun, it's exciting, and I want to see how the album
] turns out," Hung, 21, said Monday, adding that there was
] a lesson in his success: "Never give up on your dreams.
] Keep going. Keep trying."

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'American Idol' cast-off cashing in on his celebrity

] Betting that Hung, this season's biggest American Idol
] loser, has a few more media cycles in him, Juris' Fuse
] network joined with Koch Entertainment this week to offer
] the 20-year-old college student a $25,000
] recording-slash-music video contract.
]
] If all goes according to plan, Hung will sign by next
] week; the album--more like a five- or six-song
] mini-album--will be on sale three weeks after that.
]
] Said Juris: "The kid is a true phenomenon."

E! Online News - William Hung - a true phenomenon

] Streaming media registered strong growth in 2003, with
] total video streams up by 104% to 7.8 billion and
] aggregate tuning hours for Internet music radio 53%
] higher when compared to '02.
]
] Some 78% of video streams served were viewed at broadband
] rates, according to a report published by AccuStream
] iMedia Research.

] The report, Streaming Media 2003: Brand, User and
] Audience Share Analysis, provides detailed market
] analysis of the year in streaming media, with extensive
] data by audience type, daypart, content category, bit
] rate, site, network, aggregator, and includes media
] consumption patterns of high-speed users, forecasts and
] historical comparisons.
]
]
] For example, broadband streams viewed by unique user per
] month rose to 10.2 in '03 compared to 6.9 in '02, a 47.8%
] increase.

Internet Video Streams up by 104% in '03 to over 7.8 Billion

] Genesee County %u2014 (02/18/04)--Two separate sex
] scandals were involving Genesee County corrections
] officers Wednesday. Six deputies -- two men and four
] women -- have been fired. Michael Rosenfield had more
] details.
]
] Five deputies are accused of allowing two inmates to have
] sex with each other inside the jail. Another deputy is
] accused of having sex with an inmate who was on the
] tether program. All six deputies are now out of jobs and
] one faces criminal charges.
]
] Inside the Genesee County Jail, authorities say five
] corrections officers allowed two inmates -- a male and
] female -- to have sex with each other. It happened over a
] one-month period in the activity center and the
] basketball court.

ABC12.com: 6 deputies fired from a county jail

] He made headlines with his now infamous performance on
] American Idol. But fame - or notoriety - may be going to
] William Hung's head
]
] By Jill Alphonso
]
] IS WILLIAM HUNG, the 21-year-old American Idol wannabe,
] getting too big for his britches? Or is he just really,
] really tired of the unexpected worldwide attention he's
] been getting?
]
] When LifeStyle e-mailed him for an interview last
] Thursday, back came this short reply: 'My time is money
] right now. So only if you're willing to compensate me for
] my time. Sincerely, William Hung'.
]
] We got his e-mail address from the University of
] California, Berkeley, website. He did not reply to
] further mail.

Hung up on money - FEB 15, 2004

] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS television on Friday
] apologized for any offense taken at the American
] Indian-motif Grammy Awards performance by the hip-hop
] group OutKast that some Native Americans have condemned
] as racist.
]
] The San Francisco-based Native American Cultural Center
] (NACC) posted a notice on its Web site this week calling
] for a boycott of CBS, OutKast's label, Arista Records,
] and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,
] which sponsors the Grammys.
]
] "It was the most disgusting set of racial stereotypes
] aimed at American Indians that I have ever seen on TV,"
] NACC board member Sean Freitas said in the online
] statement. "It was on par with white people dancing
] sexually in black face, or yarmulkes ... I am shocked and
] outraged."
]
] NACC Chair Andrew Brother Elk said he has lodged a formal
] complaint with the Federal Communications Commission over
] the telecast, which he branded as "racist TV programing.

Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage

] Oh, the hype was just insane, wasn't it?
]
] The groundswell of post-Super Bowl backlash against Janet
] Jackson and Justin Timberlake ushered in an unprecedented
] level of excitement for the Grammy Awards.
]
] And rightfully so.
]
] There were people getting banned (Jackson), there was
] talk of adding a tape-delay, the FCC was going to be
] glued to the screen like ground control waiting for the
] next disaster and CBS, well, how would you have liked to
] have been them for the second consecutive Sunday?
]
] All this worrying and all this buildup made this year's
] Grammys one of the most watched in history, and network
] execs breathed a sigh of relief as they got what they
] wanted: no breasts, no sex and no swearing.

Suits' scheme works to draw viewers, bore them to death - thenews-messenger.com

] Acid-based life form Simon Cowell built his "American
] Idol" reputation on his snide comments, but he met his
] match in UC Berkeley civil engineering student William
] Hung.

I saw William Hung on ET last night. He has become an "American Idol".
] Cowell and fellow judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul
] sunk to sophomoric humor about the contestant's name
] during the San Francisco auditions -- having him sing
] Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" as a not-so-subtle play on
] Hung's moniker.
]
] Leaning back in his trademark too-cool-for-the-room
] attitude, Simon cattily commented in his snooty English
] accent, "You cawn't sing. You cawn't dance. So what do
] you want to say?"
]
] That's when polite trumped snark.

Oakland Tribune Online - Local & Regional News

Talk about PR Stunt?

Terry Carlin had filed suit and sought class-action status for it, asking for billions of dollars on behalf of viewers she claimed were injured by the exposing of one of singer Janet Jackson's breasts.

The Knoxville banker must be quit pleased with herself - making the morning national news.

Knoxville Woman Drops Lawsuit over Super Bowl Halftime

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