According to several published reports, a member of K-Ci & Jo-Jo whipped It out onstage at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Saturday (12/16). The L.A. Times and Allstar name K-Ci as the exposer; others don't seem to be certain.

Brad Paisley [ tickets ] will become a member of the Grand Ole Opry on Feb. 17.

When we reported on Wyclef Jean [ tickets ]'s Jan. 19 show at Carnegie Hall, we didn't realize that he would be the first rapper to headline that venue, as the Source reported.

Webnoize reported on SunnComm, a company that claims to have developed a CD from which one can't rip an MP3. Webnoize's newsletter opines, "SunnComm's idea won't work. Nobody ever made more money from a product by making it less functional -- not to mention increasing production costs."

So Ticketmaster-Citysearch, which owns LiveDaily, had its Christmas party at L.A.'s House of Blues, right? And a rumor raged through the company that U2 would be performing that night--"No, seriously, I heard they're going to rehearse for their tour." Turned out to be a disco tribute band.

In semi-related news, Weezer [ tickets ] apparently tried to play a couple of "secret" shows in L.A. last week--fake name, the whole thing--but word got out and both venues were packed.