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POP MUSIC

Korn Pulls Out: With guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer hospitalized with viral meningitis, Huntington Beach-based hard-rock band Korn has dropped out of the Lollapalooza ’97 tour. “This is the last thing we want to do, but it’s the only decision to make at this time. It just doesn’t feel right without Munky,” Korn’s singer, Jonathan Davis, said in a press release. Korn’s last Lollapalooza performance before Shaffer became ill was July 18 in Cleveland. In all, the band will miss 19 dates of the tour, which has its Southern California stop Aug. 8 at the Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion. Manager Jeff Kwatinetz said Wednesday that the other members of Korn had considered continuing on Lollapalooza as a four-piece lineup, or by adding a substitute guitarist. “The whole band felt if we couldn’t do it at 100%, we’d be letting down the fans. The decision not to continue was very distressing for the band, and James in particular.” Kwatinetz said that Shaffer was first hospitalized in Columbus, Ohio, with extreme headaches and nausea and has since been transferred to a hospital in Los Angeles. “He’s not in critical condition. I expect him to be out in a week, but I doubt he’ll [initially] be 100%,” the manager said. Writing and recording a new album, Korn’s third, will be the first thing on the band’s agenda when Shaffer recovers. Failure, which had been headlining the tour’s second stage, will now move up to the main stage.

TELEVISION

News Emmy Nods: ABC, which fared poorly in last week’s nighttime Emmy nominations, finishing far behind HBO, NBC and CBS, earned some respect Wednesday by garnering 29 nominations for News and Documentary Emmy Awards. That topped the nomination count for rival networks, including PBS (25), NBC (17), CBS (16) and HBO (nine).

Small-Screen ‘Hercules’: Buena Vista Television is producing a TV version of Disney’s “Hercules” for fall 1998. The series will air Saturday mornings on ABC (where an animated version of Disney’s “101 Dalmatians” premieres this fall) and on weekdays in syndication.

DANCE

What’s In a Name?: Coast Ballet Theatre, based in San Juan Capistrano, will move to Anaheim on Tuesday and change its name to Anaheim Ballet. The company, led by Lawrence and Sarma Rosenberg, will use Anaheim parks and recreation facilities, but will not receive money directly from the city. The Anaheim-based Leo Freedman Foundation will let the troupe use its 2,500-seat Freedman Forum theater for “Nutcracker” and other performances.