On Monday, singer Bobby Brown turned himself in to authorities in Broward County, where he will serve five days in the county jail for a 1996 drunken driving conviction. Brown flew in from New Jersey accompanied by his brother and an aunt. The Associated Press reports that he was then immediately taken into custody by Broward police. Brown agreed to drop a planned appeal and submit to the jail time along with various court-imposed fines after fighting the charge in court for the past two years.

Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp has been signed to star in the popular British soap opera, The Eastenders, according to England's PA News. The service reports that the singer will be playing the role of a nightclub owner. After disbanding in the late ‘80s, the Kemp brothers both went on to launch acting careers with starring roles in The Krays, a feature film about Britain's notorious siblings. Martin also recently played a murderer on a popular TV crime show called The Bill and is scheduled to be playing at least a "semi-bad guy in the Eastenders." Married to former girl group singer Shirlie from the duo Pepsi and Shirlie, Martin was in the news for a different reason three years ago when he was hospitalized for two months with a brain tumor. He fully recovered following an operation.

“The Boss” apparently doesn't want a collection of his early recordings to be among those remembered when he is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. The Associated Press reports that a New Jersey company has recently filed suit in a federal court against Springsteen in an attempt to establish ownership and right to market the material. The songs in dispute predate Springsteen's first official release, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ, and Pony Express Records of Bloomfleld, NJ says that the singer has repeatedly attempted to block release of the material by claiming that the company did not possess ownership rights to the songs. Pony Express Records contends that it legally purchased the rights to some 30 songs, which it has collected onto an album marketed under the titles of “Before The Flame” and “Unearthed,” that Springsteen recorded in 1972 for one of his early producers.

Duran Duran will release a greatest hits package and accompanying video compilation November 3, and has scheduled a short pre-Christmas tour of the U.K. to promote the record. There are currently no plans to tour the States. The 19-song track listing includes: “Is There Something I Should Know,” “The Reflex,” “A View To A Kill.” “Ordinary World,” “Save a Prayer,” “Rio,” “Hungry Like The Wolf,” “Girls On Film,” “Planet Earth,” “Union of the Snake,” “New Moon on Monday,” “Wild Boys,” “Notorious,” “I Don't Want Your Love,” “All She Wants Is,” “Skin Trade,” “Come Undone” “Serious” and “Electric Barbarella.” The band has been in the studio recording their next album, tentatively entitled, Hallucinating Elvis, scheduled for release next spring.

Now that becoming a father is out of the way, Adam Ant and his wife, Lomane (who is one of the project's main consultants), can get back to their business at hand: finishing the Adam and the Ants box set. The set is tentatively scheduled to surface on Epic Records U.K. in spring 1999 with a U.S. date to follow down the road. Not much more is known about the project at this time, but there have been rumors circulating around the U.K. of an Adam and the Ants reunion tour with at least two original members, Ant and guitarist Marco Pirroni, who joined the band in 1980 and last toured with Ant in 1993.

Some current shows for Prince have been canceled/rescheduled. Spokespeople for the Artist say that he pulled a ligament while performing “Delirious” after he tripped on a piece of equipment while going down an on-stage ramp. Prince was diagnosed with the ligament strain by a doctor in Cleveland, the next city Prince was set to play. With this unexpected time off, Prince has announced via his official web site, that he will be releasing a new album featuring his early-80s backing band, the Revolution, with which he recorded “1999,” “Purple Rain,” “Around the World in a Day” and “Parade.” The working title for the new Prince and the Revolution album is “Roadhouse Garden,” and Prince says he has offered to let former band members Wendy and Lisa handle some of the record's production duties. He also states that he is not adverse to the idea of reuniting the band for a tour.

Former Duran Duran member John Taylor is reportedly working on a movie this month with director Allison Anders, who's best known for flicks including Grace of My Heart, Gas Food Lodging and Four Rooms. Details are sketchy but the film apparently features Taylor as a rock star, and Rosanna Arquette as his wife. Michael Des Barres and former Spandau Ballet singer Martin Kemp are also in the picture. It's expected to make its debut at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Meanwhile, Taylor's new bend Terroristen recently made their record debut with a live EP recorded this summer on Taylor's own B5 label. Like Taylor's two previous releases, the CD is only available through the Internet. The web site can be found at www.trusttheprocess.com.

A very happy 39th birthday to Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys on Sunday. Also in the news, they have left their old management in the USA and are now working together with a company called ‘Sanctuary’. Sanctuary works with amongst others Iron Maiden. The new album is scheduled for a release in spring 1999, the boys are working with producer Craig Armstrong. The album will both feature brand new songs, and songs from their upcoming musical.

Natalie Imbruglia was the tart. Kylie Minogue, the drunk. And Sinead O’Connor was the unit mother. This is what they called themselves during their surprise incognito appearance with former Eurythmic Dave Stewart on the British television show TFI Fridays. As backup singers for Stewart's performance, they came disguised in wigs and evening gowns, and instructed the show's presenter, Chris Evans, to introduce them as “The Tart, The Drunk, and The Unit Mother.” The show was taped Friday today in London. They performed “Happy To Be Here,” the first single from Stewart's new album Sly-Fi, released on the Internet via N2K’s Digital Artists label. For more information, visit www.davestewart.com. Stewart and the lovely ladies also performed a medley of two Eurythmics songs, “Love Is a Stranger” and “Sweet Dreams,” with O'Connor singing lead on the latter song. Brian Eno also performed, playing the omnichord on all of the songs. Meanwhile, Stewart is writing new material with Eno, as well as with Imbruglia and O'Connor.