STEVIE WONDER has become a dad for the seventh time. The pop star's spokesperson announced Monday that Wonder's wife, KAI MILLARD MORRIS, gave birth to a boy, MANDLA KADJALY CARL STEVLAND MORRIS, on May 13th, Wonder's fifty-fifth birthday . . . In other Wonder news, he, WILL SMITH, ALANIS MORISSETTE and KELLY CLARKSON will perform during the 2005 NBA finals, which kicks off June 9th on ABC. Smith will do his single "Switch" before Game One, and Morissette will sing the national anthem. Clarkson will sing the anthem for Game Two via satellite, while Wonder will perform his new single "So What the Fuss" to kick off Game Three . . . BECK, STEREOLAB and the EELS are featured on the compilation album Dimension Mix, due August 23rd. The album features artists performing covers and remixes of music by electronic artists BRUCE HAACK and ESTHER NELSON to benefit autism charities. Beck will cover Haack's "Funky Lil' Song," with Stereolab tackling the psychedelic "Mudra" . . . SYSTEM OF A DOWN will kick off their North American tour in support of their Number One album Mezmerize on August 4th in Long Beach, California. The MARS VOLTA and BAD ACID TRIP will open . . .
Indie rockers STEPHEN MALKMUS and YO LA TENGO will team for a Fourth of July concert at New York's Battery Park . . . GEORGE CLINTON won a court ruling on June 2nd that grants him possession of the master recordings of four classic FUNKADELIC albums: Hardcore Jollies, One Nation Under a Groove, Uncle Jam Wants You and The Electric Spanking of War Babies . . . SOMETHING CORPORATE and JACK'S MANNEQUIN frontman ANDREW McMAHON has been diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia forcing the two bands to cancel upcoming tour plans . . . GARTH BROOKS has split from his Capitol Records Nashville. The country star's albums are now licensed to EMI under his Pearl Records label . . . FAT JOE's new album All or Nothing, due in stores June 14th, will include a copy of the promotional comic book The Heist in select record stores. The comic book features Joe, TWISTA, T.I., FABOLOUS, TRICK DADDY and LIL' KIM teaming up to recover a stolen diamond. Fans can log onto Atlantic Records Web site and enter a contest to win a free copy of the book and a chance at a Sony PSP . . .