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Briefly: New Eminem album expected in April

plus: Grammys add Dave Matthews Band, "O Brother" tribute. Joan Osborne, Shawn Colvin join WorldSong. Boyz II Men, Hall & Oates, others set for NBA all-star special.

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Billboard.com reported that Eminem is wrapping up work on his third album, "The Eminem Show, which is he is co-producing with Dr. Dre. The album, due in April, is the follow-up to 2000's "The Marshall Mathers LP," which has sold more than 8 million copies.

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Dave Matthews Band, 'NSync with Nelly, and a tribute to the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' soundtrack--including performances by Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, the Soggy Bottom Boys and Gillian Welch--will perform during the 44th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, which takes place on Feb. 27 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Previously announced performers include U2 and Alicia Keys.

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NME.com reported that Oasis has completed a new album, which is tentatively set for release this summer.

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Joan Osborne and Shawn Colvin, with special guests Matthew Andrae and Deep Blue Something, will perform at WorldSong 2002--The Next Country Over, a live concert "to promote world peace and harmony," organizers said in a press release. The concert--"an officially sanctioned community event of the 2002 Salt Lake Cultural Olympiad"-- is scheduled to take place on Feb. 21 at the McKay Event Center on the Utah Valley State College campus in Orem, Utah.

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Boyz II Men (currently at work on their first album for Arista), Daryl Hall & John Oates, McFadden & Whitehead, Musiq Soulchild and City High will perform at the NBA's "All-Star Saturday Night," which will be televised live at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday (2/9).