NBC to Broadcast Oklahoma Relief Benefit With Blake Shelton, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert

Blake Shelton has organized a relief benefit for those affected by this week's massive tornado outside Oklahoma City, OK.

Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert will air on NBC from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on May 29 at 9 PM ET. It will also be on Style, G4, Bravo, E! and CMT.

Joining Shelton for the benefit will be his wife Miranda Lambert and veteran country artists Vince Gill and Reba McEntire.

Shelton said of the benefit, "Everyone has their way to help, and mine as an entertainer is to perform to help raise money and awareness for this tragedy. This is why I want to do this special and especially hold it in Oklahoma City, which is near ground zero."

The event will raise funds for the United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund who is helping to fund both immediate and long-term solutions for those hit hardest by the disaster.

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Watch: "Trailer" For David Lee Roth Written and Acted Japanese Film

A short film has been released that was written by and stars Van Halen lead singer David Lee Roth. While it is called a "movie trailer", many are speculating that it is actually a short film that Roth made as an experiment.

Roth plays the lead role of the Hitman in the movie. He is credited with creating the “Original Story”.

Roth has been living for the past year in Japan and we now know what he has been doing with his spare time.

This week a four-minute trailer for the Roth movie went online. Roth the hitman takes on three Japanese card players, including a very large and most likely sumo wrestler. Despite them taunting him by throwing fried food and laughing the end result is a bloody slaughter with the dragon tattooed Roth the victor.

All dialogue (including Roth’s) is in Japanese. All music is original Japanese music composed for the movie.

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Sharon Osbourne Calls Ozzy's Recovery Proof of Miracles

According to Sharon Osbourne, the recovery of Ozzy Osbourne from his relapse into addiction proves that miracles do happen.

The X Factor judge thinks her husband's recent turnaround with alcohol and drug addiction shows that there is hope for anyone.  The musician recently revealed that he was battling the problems again but had kept it secret for a year and a half.

"He's doing incredibly well. He is," she revealed to USA Today. " ighty plus days clean and sober. He's working his program rigidly. It's amazing to see how somebody in just over 80 days can change their life around.

"You know, miracles happen all the time and he has [gone from] hating himself, from a place of despair, to being a responsible husband and father again and it's amazing to see."

The reality show parent is hopeful that by sharing his issues publicly, Ozzy will encourage others to seek professional help. She thinks the rocker did a good thing by being open with the world and respects him for it.

"I'm very proud of him. He's a great example too for people," she continued. "He's not the only person that suffers from addiction. Tomorrow's a new day and you start all over again.  You just don't give up. It doesn't matter what you have, or your position in life, you still have those demons in you. This problem affects so many people. It doesn't matter what you have. It''s the same battle for everyone."

As she promoted her new children's book titled Mama Hook Knows Best: A Pirate Parent's Favorite Fables, Sharon also admitted that their relationship is getting back on track. They apparently had a brief separation while he was recovering but the pair has bonded through her kids' novel.

"He's read it over and over because I keep reciting it to him,' she confessed. 'All is good with us."

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VH1 Classic's That Metal Show to Celebrate 100th Show During Twelfth Season

VH1 Classic's That Metal Show hits a milestone on June 15 when it presents its 100th show.

The metal-themed talk show, hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson, and Jim Florentine, debuted in November 2008 and has become a major venue for artists promoting their latest rock and metal releases.

Show number 100 will feature the bassist for Pantera, Rex Brown, and his long time friend in the industry, Sebastian Bach, formerly of Skid Row. The two of them became friends on the road when Pantera and Skid Row toured together, and they retell some of their greatest stories from those days.

Season 12 includes fan-favorite segments like "Stump The Trunk" and "The Vault", but will also feature some new additions including "Metal Modem" features an online video chat with the biggest names in metal and hard rock from the far reaches of the globe, "Take It Or Leave It" where the hosts discuss an array of current topics and share their overly biased opinions, and many other surprise segments. Also returning this year is the "Guest Musician" where a legendary guitarist or drummer performs as a one-man house band throughout the show. This season's guest musicians feature Ex-Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, Jake E. Lee, return guitarist Richie Kotzen, and on drums, the brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice.

The schedule for Season 12 of That Metal Show:

• 06/01 – Jason Newsted (former Metallica bassist/Newsted)
• 06/08 – Corey Taylor & Josh Rand (Stone Sour)
• 06/15 – Rex Brown (Pantera, Kill Devil Hill) and Sebastian Bach (100th Episode)
• 06/22 – Jake E. Lee (former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist / Badlands) and Rick Allen (Def Leppard)
• 06/29 – Queensryche (Scott Rockenfield & Todd La Torre) and Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
• 07/06 – Rob Zombie & John 5 and Tom Keifer (Cinderella)
• 07/13 – Scott Gorham & Ricky Warwick (Thin Lizzy/Black Star Riders) and Neil Fallon (Clutch)
• 07/20 – Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult) & Kix (Steve Whiteman & Brian Forsythe)

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Watch: Official Video For "Fix Ur Life Up" by Prince

Prince has released the official video for his new single, Fix Ur Life Up, just days after announcing his new partnership with Kobalt Label Services.

According to music blogger Dr. Funkenberry, the video is directed by Sanaa Hamri and the live crowd portion was filmed in San Diego during Prince and 3rd Eye Girl’s current ‘Live Out Loud’ tour, which concludes this Saturday in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis.

Almost immediately following yesterday’s announcement however, the clip was taken down, citing issues with the quality of the video on mobile devices.

It reappeared today at the original link.

The video starts with somewhat of a throwback to 1984, using the same split-screen mirror effect that was used in the film clip for his smash hit, When Doves Cry.

With messages that are both political and self-empowering in nature, Fix Ur Life Up touches on issues from gun control to misogyny in the music industry and encourages people to focus on doing what they love.

Typically controversial, the video also poses the question, “When did the truth become illegal?”

Fix Ur Life Up is available on iTunes and is expected to appear on Prince & 3rd Eye Girl’s new album, with the working title Plectrum Electrum, although details about this are yet to be confirmed.

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