ALL RAPPED UP

Every year at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York, a select newcomer can be seen walking the red carpet with the notables and legends being honored that evening.

The 2007 newbie on display was rapper Lanz. This is how she looked in June when she arrived for the event at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square.

She looks and sounds a lot tougher in the video for her song "Grow Up" (available on the Interscope Records Web site) -- and chances are Lanz would take that as a compliment.

"I make truth music," she says in a statement. "I speak for the underdog who's been pushed around their whole life, and I show them how to shove back."

Lanz will do her thing tonight (Oct. 24) at Blender Theater at Gramercy, 127 E. 23rd St. in Manhattan. Call (212) 777-6800 or (212) 777-1224 for more information.

Her Young $ Restless album is due early next year via Interscope. Visit www.myspace.com/lanz or www.lanzmusic.com for more about Lanz.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

Mary J. Blige, Elton John, Beyonce and John Legend are among the artists scheduled to perform Dec. 2 in Los Angeles as part of the first-ever Movies Rock concert.

The event, to be televised Dec. 7 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS, celebrates the relationship between music and movies.

Go to www.moviesrock2007.com for more information.