plus: Aretha Franklin sues the Star. The Coup and 9/11. Verve founder dies. Two days in the life of a radio station.

The video for "Dreamer," the second single from Ozzy Osbourne's album "Down to Earth," is being shot by Rob Zombie [ tickets ], according to Osbourne's publicist.

On Dec. 18, Island Records will release "More Fast & Furious," a sequel to "The Fast and the Furious" movie soundtrack.

According to Reuters, the album will be the first U.S.-released, major-label CD produced with copy-protection technology; tracks cannot be "ripped" from the CD.

Earlier this fall, BMG released in the U.K. Natalie Imbruglia's "White Lilies Island" with Midbar Tech's Cactus Data Shield, copy-protection technology that prevented certain customers from playing the CD on their players.

According to the Reuters article, "Universal declined to name the provider of the copy protection for 'More Fast & Furious,'" and that, in a letter to retailers, "Universal said the CD may be unplayable on 'a small number' of CD players, including DVD players, game consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox game console, and Apple Computer's Macintosh."

Aretha Franklin has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against tabloid newspaper the Star for publishing a story with the headline "Aretha Franklin Drinking Herself Into Grave." The story alleged--incorrectly, according to Franklin--that "alcohol abuse had caused Franklin to cancel many concert performances and was threatening her career and health," Reuters reported.

From a CleveScene.com article on hip-hop group the Coup:

The band has been at the eye of a funnel cloud of controversy over the original cover photo of its latest album, "Party Music," first set for release on September 11. The shot, which was taken on May 15, depicts Coup DJ Pam the Funkstress holding conductor's batons and Boots manipulating a guitar tuner/detonator in front of an exploding World Trade Center. Eerily, the blasts were at the approximate height at which the actual explosions took place. The uncanny coincidence led Britain's Daily Report newspaper--with no evidence, but understandable suspicion--to claim that the rap group had direct ties to the terrorists.

Warner Bros., the distributor of Party Music, pulled the cover image shortly after the second plane crashed.

Norman Granz, the founder of Verve Records, died at age 83 on Nov. 22 at his home in Geneva, Switzerland., according to Universal Music Group.

From a pair of press releases:

Wednesday November 28

KZLA is the most listened to country radio station in America with over 700,000 listeners per week ...

Thursday November 29

KZLA Going Black

Listen Monday morning to Los Angeles radio station KZLA 93.9FM at 6:00AM as they make a major announcement.