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May 25, 2002 - WireImage.com has more footage of Kid Rock from the CMAs on Wednesday. Check it out here.

May 25, 2002 - Popbitch.com reports a new secret to Kid Rock's famous fried turkey recipe: "Kid's secret is to inject the meat with Sprite before frying it."

May 24, 2002 - Getty Images has photos of Kid Rock with Pamela Anderson at the 37th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Check them out here.

May 24, 2002 - LFI has photos of Pamela Anderson and fiance Kid Rock arriving to the 37th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Universal City, California on Wednesday. Kid Rock performed with Hank Williams Jr. at the event. Check out the pictures here.

May 21, 2002 - CDNow.com reports on Tommy Lee's new album 'Never a Dull Moment', due Tuesday, the former Motley Crue drummer gives a message of thanks for Kid Rock. Under the section 'A Gigantic Special Thanks and Big-Ups To,' Lee saved the best for last: "Kid Rock for taking '@#$%^*' off my hands."

May 20, 2002 - John Soeder of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reviewed Kid Rock's concert at the Tower City Amphitheater Friday night. Soeder described the rap-rocker saying, "Rock is a natural showman and a talented musician. At one point, he had a go at playing every instrument in his backing group's arsenal. Unfortunately, he relied too heavily on his lowest-common-denominator appeal. Losing the go-go dancers would be a good start if Rock hopes to connect with a wider audience." Read more.

May 16, 2002 - MTV News caught up with Kid Rock ahead of the release of his lastest video for 'You Never Met a Motherfu**er Quite Like Me', which he says will be cheaply produced - typical of anything from Kid Rock. "And that's what I kind of do with my music, too — with everything. That's the way I record, that's the way my stage sets are, that's the way my videos are. I'm a cheap ass!" he said. Read more.

May 15, 2002 - The New York Post reports Kid Rock's fiance Pamela Anderson threw up on the dance floor at Rock's after concert party Friday at Cherry. The lounge's security guards surrounded her, mopped up the vomit, and Pam continued dancing 'til closing.

May 15, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Kid Rock threw a party at Cherry Friday night after his show at Madison Square Garden. Detroit pal Eminem blew off an invite to party with blonds in a private booth in the W Union Square's Underbar, but Rock's fiance Pamela Anderson did show up. The two apparently were drinking up Jim Beam and Cristal before Rock put Pam on his shoulder and went off to their limo.

May 14, 2002 - Jim Farber of the New York Daily News attended Kid Rock's Madison Square Garden concert on Friday, giving it generally good reviews, though made light of Rock's declining popularity. Farber said, "His nearly two-hour show tried to recreate prime arena-rock of the '70s, with everything kept appropriately overstated, inebriated, and low. Essentially, Rock delivers catchy, working-class party anthems for the Joe Dirt in us all." Read more.

May 14, 2002 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post reviewed Kid Rock's concert at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, and said the artist "does it all and does it well." Aquilante added, "While Kid Rock didn't create the crisp sonics in concert that he achieved on his recent recordings, he mostly kept in front of the music and was rarely swallowed by the band." Read more.

May 12, 2002 - Tommy Lee spoke to Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun where he revealed what he'd like to say if he ever runs into Kid Rock, who's now engaged to his ex-wife Pamela Anderson. Lee said, "When I see him, I'm sure I'll run into him at some point. We're in the same business. I was going to give him a big hug and a kiss and actually tell him thanks for taking her off my hands. I swear to God, that's the first thing I would like to do. 'Now you can deal with her. Thank you.' And I'm so honest 'cause I've really had it with her. She just makes me absolutely crazy. She's given me the biggest runaround. It's just bullsh**. I'm not even angry about it. I'm just tired. So tired." Read more.

May 12, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Kid Rock from his concert last night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Check out pictures from the Friday night show here.

May 11, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Kid Rock and host Brian McFayden on the set of MTV's Total Request Live earlier today. Check out the pictures from the MTV Times Square Studios in New York City here.

May 11, 2002 - Kid Rock stopped by MTV's Total Request Live on Friday to talk with host Brian McFayden before his show Friday at Madison Square Garden. Kid Rock talked about the tour, his wedding plans with Pamela Anderson, and gave his thoughts on artists on the TRL countdown - dissing Kylie Minogue and giving props to his Detroit buddy, Eminem. For a transcript, read here.

May 10, 2002 - Launch.com reports Lit will take a brief detour from its headlining tour to reunite with Kid Rock for three arena shows this coming weekend, beginning Thursday (last night) at Philadelphia's First Union Spectrum. Read more.

May 8, 20002 - Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock are confirmed to perform together on the upcoming Academy Of Country Music Awards later this month. The two will sing "The 'F' Word," a song they recorded together for Williams's current album, Almeria Club. You can check out the show which takes place May 22nd at Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on CBS beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

May 7, 2002 - IMDB.com reports Pamela Anderson will wear denim shorts and a skimpy bra-top for her wedding to Kid Rock, while he will wear a tasteful leopard-skin vest, leather trousers and a felt hat. Pam's ridesmaids will be in mini-skirts and crop tops, and the best man will be wearing an 'Up With Marijuana' T-shirt.

May 7, 2002 - Lance Burton of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports Pamela Anderson has postponed marriage plans to Kid Rock so that she can focus all of her energy on battling hepatitis C. Kid Rock is being supportive and understanding of the decision.

May 3, 2002 - Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports the 1961 pink Cadillac rented out to Kid Rock as a prop for the proposal to Pamela Anderson blew up on the way back to Las Vegas and the owner is seeking $12,000 in repairs. "Buffalo" Jim Barrier tells Leach, "I'm not going to take legal action yet, but I haven't heard from them now in three weeks, and I am getting antsy." Read more.

May 3, 2002 - Pamela Anderson tells Jane magazine that Kid Rock was "completely devastated" when she told him she has hepatitis C. Pam admits, "I had to lock [Rock] in a rubber room for a week, 'cause he was just furious." She also called ex-husband Tommy Lee's denial that he also suffered from the infection "slanderous."

May 1, 2002 - LFI has additional footage from the 94.9 Zeta Rocks Bonzai Festival at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami on Sunday night. On the lineup were Kid Rock, Rob Zombie, LostProphets, Jerry Cantrell, Headstrong, Sinisstar, and The Apex Theory. Check out the pictures here.

May 1, 2002 - The New York Post reports Kid Rock recently met up with Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs last Friday at the Shore Club in Miami, to clear up beefs the two had with each other. You gotta wonder where the Post gets the story the two have a beef with each other when they were photograhed arm-in-arm at rehearsals for the 2002 American Music Awards back in January. After their meeting, Kid Rock left for a flight to New York to hit the Kids for Kids AIDS benefit, while Puffy partied with Damon Dash, Jay-Z and Janet Jackson.

May 1, 2002 - IMDB.com reports (likely from a tabloid) that Kid Rock surprised fiancee Pamela Anderson with a sex toy party attended by around 100 of their closest friends. An insider revealed, "Kid arranged for Pam to go shopping with one of her pals from TV show V.I.P. While they were out the guests arrived at her house armed with their naughty gifts." Pamela was reported to say afterwards, "I can't believe this. This is a huge shock - totally unexpected. But it is without doubt the best party ever."

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