Briefly News and Comment: Limp Bizkit, Queen

plus: Whitney Houston . Courtney Love 's new band. VH1's contempt for you. The Inarguably Definitive Best of Everything Ever.

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A recent email from Interscope Records encourages fans to vote for Limp Bizkit 's song "My Way" on MTV's "Total Request Live." But before the fans vote, they are given instructions by Interscope on how to disable their computers' "cookies," which let MTV know that that person has already voted. By repeatedly disabling the cookies, fans can vote as many times as they want. Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst is a vice president at Interscope.

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Queen is working with British writer Ben Elton on a musical based on the band's music, CNN.com reported.

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Charges against Whitney Houston for marijuana possession in Hawaii have been dropped after Houston "cleared a substance abuse assessment," MTV.com reported. Click here for background on that.

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On Hole's website, Courtney Love has announced that she's formed Bastard, a band featuring guitarist Louise Post (Veruca Salt), bassist Gina Crosley (Rockit Girl) and former Hole drummer Patty Schemel.

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According to a VH1 press release, "VH1 is rewarding those who feel guilty for sitting in front of the TV and watching music videos all day long. Production has begun on 50 episodes of the new VH1 series, 'Name That Video' ... a daily series of fast-paced games that test players' skills in identifying videos, their artists and lyrics ..."

Remember: most people who work in TV hate themselves for working in TV, and try to suppress that self-loathing by focusing on their contempt for you.

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Reuters reported that the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts have compiled a list of the Songs of the Century. The top song was "Over the Rainbow," from the movie "The Wizard of Oz."

Is it just us, or can anyone make up a best-of list, choose an unlikely item for the No. 1 slot, and receive national media coverage? If such is the case, we here at liveDaily Briefly want our share, and so here is a preview of our forthcoming list, "The Inarguably Definitive Best of Everything Ever."

    Best Song - "Thong Song," by Sisqo

    Best Movie - the video for "Thong Song"

    Best Book - "Sisqo" by Sisqo (due in April)

    Best Job a Person Could Have - being Sisqo's best friend

    Best TV Show - "The Honeymooners"

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