kid rock

Musician Kid Rock, born Robert Ritchie in 1971, may be better known for his bad-boy image. His highly publicized relationship with Pamela Anderson and his 2007 assault on her ex-husband Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) gave him more press than the total of his combined talents have. Add other run-ins with the law and it's easy to see why he has a scandalous reputation.

Look at his musical legacy, though, and you will see that he has made his mark there. Kid Rock's ability to mix rap music with rock, blues, and country music has sold over twenty five million albums as of 2008. He has toured with such diverse acts as Ice Cube, Limp Bizkit, Aerosmith and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Kid Rock has acted in movies including Joe Dirt and 3,000 Miles To Graceland and lent his voice to several animated projects like King Of The Hill, South Park and The Simpsons. Proceeds from his clothing line Made In Detroit fund a scholarship program for musicians at Wayne State University in Michigan. Said to also be in the works are his own brand of beer and cigars.

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• Shanti Das Raises Over $20,000 With “May We Rest in Peace”

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  Music industry veteran Shanti Das recently launched the nonprofit organization, “May We Rest in Peace”, to give back to the city of Detroit. Launched in Oct. 2009, Das has thus far raised $20,000 to cover 20 burials in Detroit, with early support from artists and foundations such as Busta Rhymes, Akon and the Kid ...
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• Peter Wolf Cant Wait to Tour Behind New Album

  
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  Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive J. Geils Band will ring in 2010 as a group when the funkiest rock band out of Beantown reunites for a New Years Eve gig in Connecticut. The popular 70s and 80s group, best known for hits like Centerfold and Love Stinks, has played sporadic dates in ...
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• The 5 Worst Songs of the Decade by Artists Who Should Have Known Better, and Kid Rock

  
  ZME Music — Authority: 120
  Hey ZME Universe, I’m sorry I’ve fallen a bit off the map in terms of my columns, but I’m excited about these end-of-decade lists. I’ve been preoccupied with my own list of best albums of songs. I love the lists that the ZME crew is putting together, but something tells me no one else on the staff would have ...
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• Sarah Palin Wrote WHAT?!: Kid Rock’s “Common Sense Ideas”

  
  Debbie Schlussel — Authority: 671
  By Debbie SchlusselIt’s sad that Associated Press used so many reporters to debunk Sarah Palin’s book, “Going Rogue: An American Life,” yet missed so many silly, hypocritical, and ignorant things she wrote in the book.That’s Conservative?Sarah Palin Pimps the Kid Rock/White Boy Rick Drugs & Hos ...
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• Worst Songs of the 2000s

  
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  Filed under: The Hit List Best-of-an-era lists are always super-subjective: One judges American Idol might be anothers American Idiot . But getting a majority to agree on the worst songs of the past decade should be a safer proposition. Can we assume weve all been aggravated to the point of self-injury ...
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• Kid Rock and Dave Grohl Do Like Gwen Stefani and Taylor Swift

  
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  Kid Rock and Dave Grohl are doing like Taylor Swift and Gwen Stefani as the two rock stars have also decided to file a lawsuit against a small town bar for allegedly jacking their music. The two singers dropped a serious copyright infringement lawsuit on a Canton, Ohio watering hole called Mallonn’s Grill & Bar ...
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• Pamela Anderson is magic in London panto ‘Aladdin’ (AFP)

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  LONDON (AFP) – Bouncing on stage in a skintight red outfit and pink platform shoes, " Baywatch " star Pamela Anderson is clearly having fun in her British pantomime debut, playing the genie in Aladdins lamp. And the audience is also enjoying the spectacle as the Canadian star throws herself into ...
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• Kid Rock And Dave Grohl Sue Small Town Bar Over Copyright Infringement

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 701
  Canton, OH (CNS) – Kid Rock and Dave Grohl aren’t letting anyone steal their music. The rockers have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit on a small bar in Canton, Ohio. According to TMZ.com, Mallonn’s Grill & Bar is facing a lawsuit after playing tunes without having the necessary licensing agreements. ...
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• TMV Looks back On Our Predictions to See Where We Were Right and Where We Got It Wrong

  
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  Last year saw The Music Void make its first foray into future gazing with our bold (and not so bold) predictions for the music industry in 2009.  With no pedigree of clairvoyance to fall back upon, we probably erred on the side of caution at times, but all things considered we acquitted ourselves reasonably well [...]
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• TMV Looks back On Our Predictions to See Where We Were Right and Where We Got It Wrong

  
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• Lindsays Back From India & Selling Crap Online; Chris Brown Claims Stores Are "Blackballing" His CD [Dirt Bag]

  
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  Lindsay Lohan has returned from India! While there, she visited the Sanlaap womens and childrens shelter outside Calcutta. She spent about 3 hours with people there, and watched dance performances by the children. With her was a four-person camera crew from the BBC, and, at one point, Lindsay wore a bindi. Of ...
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• Small Town Bar Sued Over Rock & Grohl Music

  
  TMZ.com | Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebrity News — Authority: 857
  Filed under: Celebrity Justice Kid Rock and Dave Grohl are the new Taylor Swift and Gwen Stefani -- because now the fellas are following in their feminine counterparts footsteps by suing a small town bar for allegedly jacking their tunes.The two rockers dropped a serious ... Permalink
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• Weekly Update – 12/11/2009

  
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  Kid Rock at the Mohegan Sun on Sat. Feb. 13, 2010. Tickets on sale this morning at 10:00 a.m. $66 – $86. Also appearing at the Borgota Event Center on Sun. Feb. 14. Tickets for this show go on sale tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. (Live Nation Event). Black Eyed Peas at Madison Square Garden on Wed. Feb. 24; ...
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• Country Thunder Plans to Rock Arizona in 2010

  
  Country Music Tattle Tale — Authority: 447
  Country Thunder rocks Arizona each year for 4 days of non-stop country music.  2010 will be no different with an all-star line-up already underway. Wednesday, April 14th Kick-off Party in the “Moon Saloon” Music begins at 6:30 pm The Grascals Eric Church Neal McCoy Thursday, April 15th – KMLE Country ...
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• Kid Rock, Furthur also set to play Mohegan Sun

  
  Eric R. Danton | Sound Check — Authority: 498
  Its a busy day for Mohegan Sun concert announcements: In addition to a show with Black Eyed Peas Feb. 27, the casino announced performances by Kid Rock Feb. 13 and the Grateful Dead offshoot Furthur Feb. 26. Tickets for Kid Rock go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. for $86 and $66. Further tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 ...
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• Eagles Bassist Timothy B. Schmit Works With All-Star Guests on Expando

  
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  Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive When youre in one of the top-selling bands of all time, you tend to make a lot of friends. Eagles bassist Timothy B Schmit certainly has his share, and now hes put a few of them, including Kid Rock , Keb Mo , Graham Nash and Dwight Yoakam , to work on his new ...
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• Taylor Swift, Darius Rucker, Kid Rock, Sugarland and Blake Shelton Talk About Their Favorite Holiday Memories

  
  Country Music Tattle Tale — Authority: 447
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• Kid Rock Fathead Poster Tops My Wish List

  
  CMT Blog — Authority: 531
  I feel like my musical decorating prayers have been answered. I have always loved those gigantic Fathead posters, which stick directly to the wall, but Im not a gigantic sports fan. So it didnt make sense for me to plaster my rooms with Detroit Red Wings Chris Chelios or Chicago Bears Devin Hester . Especially since ...
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• Review: 7dayBinge debut album mediocre at best

  
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  "7dayBinge" 7dayBinge Rock Ridge Music Side projects of well-known bands sometimes end up as popular as the original band that brought about fame in the first place. Take Stone Sour, A Perfect Circle, Dashboard Confessional, Jacks Mannequin, Govt Mule and The Postal Service for example. The newest addition ...
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• 50 Cent, Common & Kid Rock On Jam Master Jay (Video)

  
  5STARHIPHOP.COM — Authority: 151
  Here’s a clip from  2 Turntables And A Microphone: The Life And Death Of Jam Master Jay , in stores now. Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security tapes of the incident mysteriously disappear, the five witnesses are uncooperative and no one is ...
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