Gwen Stefani to get her own perfume

For Gwen Stefani, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage. After that, throw in a new single that features yodeling, a Billboard Award performance that included a sheep, and now, her own line of perfume. Fashion industry trade mag Women's Wear Daily reported today that Stefani has signed a global licensing deal with Coty to develop and market a line of fragrances for her fashion and accessories brand, L.A.M.B. The first project, an as-yet-unnamed women's fragrance, is planned for fall 2007. Stefani, a former cosmetics salesgirl at an Orange County mall before she hit it big as the lead singer with No Doubt, released her second solo album, The Sweet Escape, this week. The singer also just released a new handbag line in a deal with Schifter & Partners, and is designing watches and sneakers as well.

McPhee readies solo debut

2006 American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee plans to release her debut album, tentatively titled Never Saw It Comin', on January 30 on RCA, according to Billboard. McPhee described the music as "rhythm pop," saying, "It's not like really R&B or really poppy, but there are a couple of tracks that are really good for the American Idol fans who voted for me and knew me as the 'Over the Rainbow' girl." The album was largely produced by Timbaland associate Nate Hill; other contributors include Babyface, Kara Dioguardi, and Ryan Leslie, although McPhee is unsure if his cuts will wind up making the album. As for the significance of the tentative album title, she says, "I never saw this coming into my life as big as it did, and you never saw this kind of a record coming. You thought I was going to make a Streisand record."

AOL to Webcast Nelly Furtado show

AOL Music Live is set to broadcast a concert Friday by Nelly Furtado, who is set to tour the world in 2007 in support of her album, Loose. The concert takes place at 9 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood. AOL will air the show live and will make it available on-demand afterwards. "Nelly Furtado is an AOL favorite who has had a spectacular year," Jack Isquith, Executive Producer of AOL Music Live!, said in a statement. "This broadcast only furthers our commitment to live music, and we are thrilled to be able to bring her fans around the world her live concert from Hollywood." Past AOL Music Live events have featured Jay-Z, Kanye West, Green Day, Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Usher, Nelly, My Chemical Romance, Avril Lavigne, Foo Fighters, and Josh Groban.

Clipse hunt for mix tape guest

With their sophomore album, Hell Hath No Fury, in stores this week, the Clipse are already working on a new mix tape, and are seeking a guest emcee to make an appearance on it. The duo and their label Re-Up Gang/Jive have launched the Clipse Golden Mic Freestyle Battle, an online contest. Budding emcees can upload video freestyles at the contest site. The top four freestyles from each category will compete in a round-robin tournament voted on by the public that begins December 20. The emcee with the last freestyle standing will be invited to appear on Clipse's first mix tape of 2007.

"Tapping the net is a great way to reach fans because we feel that you are reaching the truest form of music lover," rapper Pusha T said in a statement. "This promotion caters to the hungry, searching, passionate fan and gives them an outlet to express themselves and be a part of the music they love."

Newton-John sues over Grease royalties

More than 28 years after she teamed with John Travolta on the smash hit movie and soundtrack Grease, Olivia Newton-John has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group Inc. for allegedly failing to pay more than $1 million in royalties on sales of the Grease soundtrack album. The breach-of-contract suit was filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior court. It contends that while Universal did pay some royalties on the album, it failed to make a range of other contractual payments, said John Mason, an attorney for Newton-John. According to the suit, a recent audit showed Universal owes more than $1 million to Newton-John's company, ON-J Productions, Ltd. "The lawsuit is without merit and, at the appropriate time, we expect that the court will dismiss it," Universal said in a statement Tuesday.