Managers plan a new fund

Hypebot reports that Scooter Braun, the manager of music stars Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen and Psy, is meeting with the managers of several music artists with the goal to raise $120 to $200 million for a new venture fund. The New York Times reports that Braun is discussing with Drake and his managers, Shania Twain and Little Big Town Representative Jason Owen; and former Gaga manager Troy Carter. 

Morrissey, Bieber and Rihanna all cancel

Morrissey has been forced to cancel more shows after being hospitalised again, this time with "double pneumonia" - pneumonia in both lungs. This follows another hospital visit for the singer earlier this year for a bleeding ulcer, concussion and a throat condition. The ilness has forced the cancellation of the first day of the the Vive Latino festival in Mexico which the ailing singer was meant to be headlining
 
And after an unexplained two hour  late running show at the O2, terrible press, collapse at a show and self diagnosed hospitalisation and then a fight with paparazzo in the UK, Justin Bieber has now cancelled a show in Portugal:  Although the 19-year-old performed on Monday night at Lisbon's Pavilhão Atlântico, Tuesday's gig has been called off owing to "unforeseen circumstances". 

And a laryngitis and flu-struck Rihanna has cancelled two dates on her US-based 'Diamonds' tour. Promoter Live Nation released a statement saying that the R&B star is "still recovering" from previously revealed ill health. The shows will be re-scheduled.

Belated

Diminutive pop star Justin Bieber's two hour late on stage arrival at his show at the O2 in London on the 4th March has sparked angry outbursts, after thousands of young fans were forced to leave early. It seems Bieber was due onstage at 20.30 but didn't actually start until 10.22, meaning many fans had to leave, or risk being stranded in East London. Some fans slept rough at the O2. The venue apologised to fans.

Footballer Joey Barton tweeted that Bieber was a 'smack addiction waiting to happen'. Hmmmmmmm.

Bieber touted by Team Bieber

Ticketnews.com reports that a recent investigative report by Phil Williams, chief investigative reporter for NewsChannel 5 in Nashville, Tennessee, uncovered ticketing documents to an upcoming show on Justin Bieber's Believe tour that shows members of Bieber's management were withholding tickets from the general public and selling them on the secondary market for a huge mark-up, leaving fans to purchase tickets well above face value. Another day, another potential ticketing scandal!