Buzz Bites -- 10/7/2008: Sarah Palin Banned From Attending Madonna Concerts! (Presumably Tina Fey Still Welcome)

+ Madonna has preemptively banned Republican VP hopeful Sarah Palin from attending to her shows. "It's nothing personal," the Material Girl explained at a recent concert, before launching into an impromptu impersonation of "the sound of Sarah Palin's husband's snowmobile when it won't start." Oooh, BURN! (NME)

+ R. Kelly just received $3.4 million in back payments, which should be enough to put an insignificant dent towards his outstanding legal fees. (MTV News)

+ Relax, world. Sean Kingston (AKA The Blog King)'s jewels are FINE, okay? (WSHH)

+ Meanwhile, Kanye West hits an L.A. nightclub to support T.I. and promote the release date (November 25th!) of his new album, Love Lockdown. Pre-order it now, y'all! No makey Kanye angry! (MTV News)

+ Ice Cube agrees to be part of a hypothetical rap trio comprised of himself, Nas and Scarface. (All Hip Hop)

+ American Idol winner Taylor Hicks to release the indie follow-up album nobody wanted. (Billboard)

+ Weird Al Yankovic goes digital with his new parody of T.I.'s "Whatever You Like." We're still partial to "Amish Paradise," though we'll give Al props if he can surpass the glory of "White and Nerdy" or "It's All About the Pentiums Baby." (Idolator)

Tags American Idol, Ice Cube, Kanye West, Madonna, Nas, R.-Kelly, Sarah Palin, Scarface, Sean Kingston, T.I., Taylor-Hicks, Weird Al Yankovic