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Briefly: Nine Inch Nails, American Idol, Chevelle, Three 6 Mafia
The follow-up to Nine Inch Nails ' 2005 album, "With Teeth," will land in stores in April, according to a message posted at the industrial-rock outfit's website.
The site, which did not specify an album title or a more specific release date, also features a picture of group mastermind Trent Reznor in the studio, mixing the new set with collaborators Alan Moulder and Atticus Ross. The rapid turnaround on the forthcoming collection marks a departure for Reznor, who historically has logged five or six years between full-length studio sets.
As previously reported, next month will see the release of "Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You in Time," a concert DVD that was filmed during the group's late-2006 North American tour.
The sixth season of FOX-TV's juggernaut reality series "American Idol" will debut with back-to-back, two-hour shows on Jan. 16-17, according to a press release. The new episodes will document the sixth-season tryouts, which took place in Seattle last September, and attracted nearly 10,000 hopefuls.
Previous editions of "American Idol" have spawned recording artists such as Kelly Clarkson , Clay Aiken , Carrie Underwood and, most recently, Taylor Hicks.
Platinum-selling trio Chevelle have locked in an April 3 release date for their next album, "Vena Sera." The new disc, which the group recorded with longtime producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, will include the lead-off single "Well Enough Alone."
Hip-hop act Three 6 Mafia is the focus of a forthcoming MTV series, according to a press release from the cable-television network. Titled "Adventures in Hollywood, the show will document the Memphis, TN-based group's relocation to Los Angeles.
Described as a "comedic-reality series," the program is scheduled to debut March 14.
