Rolling Stone Thursday September 6, 2007

TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

50 CENT AND KANYE WEST: BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE ROLLING STONE COVER SHOOT Watch Rolling Stone's new cover stars, 50 Cent and Kanye West, get camera-ready at photographer Albert Watson's New York studio, discuss the Muhammad Ali/Joe Frazier confrontation that inspired them, chat about what it means to be on the cover of the magazine and more as the two gear up for the September 11th releases of Curtis and Graduation. Click HERE to watch the video and click HERE to read an excerpt of the Kanye West story and HERE to read an excerpt of the 50 Cent cover story.

APPLE ANNOUNCES WIRELESS TOUCHSCREEN iPOD, WiFi MUSIC STORE, DEAL WITH STARBUCKS Yesterday brought several announcements from Apple, Inc. head honcho Steve Jobs. Items up for sale soon include a touchscreen iPod, which will allow users to buy songs via a WiFi connection. Starbucks consumers will also get to buy tracks from the coffee giant's Hear Music label in the store, and iPhone users will now be able to buy ringtones for their Apple phone. Click HERE for the rest of the details.

ON THE CHARTS: 'HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2' STILL REIGNS SUPREME High School Musical 2 continued to be unstoppable on the charts for a third week in a row, topping its next closest competitor, the latest from Christian rockers Casting Crowns, by 80,000 units. Significant debuts include Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals in ninth place, and Lyle Lovett at eighteen. Click HERE for the rest of the chart roundup.

ARE THE EMMYS PLANNING TO CENSOR JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S "DICK IN A BOX"? According to reports, Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg have been asked to censor their prospective performance of viral-video smash "Dick in a Box" at September 16th's Emmy Awards in an attempt to avoid the kind of FCC scrutiny that fell upon CBS in the wake of the Super Bowl scandal. Get the latest statements from Timberlake and Emmy representative HERE, plus more on bleeped-out moments at the Awards.

BREAKING ARTIST: THE GO! TEAM This lively mixed-race, mixed-sex crew of English kids make a peppy, exuberant blend of rock, hip-hop, funk and TV-theme music that belies their band moniker (they're named after the workers who clear wreckage in the wake of plane crashes). Click HERE to watch the video for "Grip Like a Vice," the first single from their forthcoming second LP, Proof of Youth.

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TODAY'S PICKS

DAILY TRACK: 1990s - "You Made Me Like It" 1990s are a Scottish indie trio who pursue their ridiculous CBGB punk fantasies with almost religious devotion, resulting in some of the most hilariously brilliant singles of the past year. Singer-guitarist Jackie McKeown yelps daft gutter poetry ("T.B. sheets, Irma T, money-back guarantee. . . . Bobby D's in Mozambique, me, I'm on Decatur Street!") in the spiky anthem "You Made Me Like It." Click HERE for more on 1990s' album.

DAILY VIDEO: 50 Cent and Kanye West Behind the Scenes at the Rolling Stone Cover Shoot

DAILY REVIEW: Talib Kweli - Eardrum Talib Kweli earns the respect he gets. He's got plenty of brains and enough flow, and though his attempts to make conscious rap commercial inspire purist sniping, he's balanced the two with integrity and grace. But four solo albums in, it can't be an accident that he's done his signature work with collaborators. Click HERE for more on the Talib Kweli album.

ARTIST OF THE DAY: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE The complete ROLLINGSTONE.COM archive includes videos, photos, interviews, reviews, and more.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Foxy Brown, 28 Roger Waters, 63 TODAY'S ROCK ON TV (ALL TIMES EST) NBC 11:35pm - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: KINGS OF LEON 12:35am - Late Night with Conan O'Brien: PATTI SCIALFA 1:35am - Last Call with Carson Daly: THE HONORARY TITLE CBS 11:35pm - The Late Show with David Letterman: MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA 12:35am - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: GOO GOO DOLLS ABC 12:05am - Jimmy Kimmel Live: GALACTIC WITH LYRICS BORN