Slayer postponed European Tour

Slayer have announced that they must postpone
the UK and European tour that had been set to
kick off on November 18 in the UK, and take the
band on 19 dates through Europe, ending on
December 17 in Germany.

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The tour will be rescheduled to kick off on
March 7 in Manchester, England.

Vocalist/bassist Tom Araya has been under the
care of a specialist for a back injury, and while he
has already made substantial improvement, he
is continuing on with doctor-prescribed treatment.

"Right now," said Slayer's manager, Rick Sales,
"our main concern must be the full and
permanent recovery of Tom, so we have decided
to clear the calendar and give him the extra time
he needs to concentrate
solely on good health.".......full story

Take That Rescued

Take That had to be rescued by the Royal Air Force
(RAF) yesterday (09.11.09).

Gary Barlow, Jason Orange and Howard Donald
were left stranded after band mate Mark Owen’s
Scottish wedding to Emma Ferguson due to freezing
fog engulfing Inverness Airport, prompting the
military unit to step in.

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After all planes were banned from taking off or
landing at Inverness Airport, RAF Lossiemouth at
nearby Morayshire offered their 17-seater Lear
Jet for the 'Greatest Day’ hitmakers.

A source said: "They must have only had a few
hours sleep. The last thing they needed was their
flight getting delayed."

The band were driven to the RAF base, 34 miles
away from Inverness Airport, and they were met
by military police at the gate, and underwent
stringent security checks before being escorted to
their private plane to fly home........full story

U2's The Unforgettable Fire

With the re-release of U2's fourth album,
The Unforgettable Fire, the group has
decided to share rarely seen before seen
video footage with their fans. The video
showcases frontman Bono speaking on the
recording process of the breakthrough
album and flashes back to some of the
most historical songs ever written.

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The special edition release of The
Unforgettable Fire marks 25 years since
the album's original release in October
1984. Recorded at Slane Castle, Ireland,
The Unforgettable Fire was the first U2
album to be produced by Brian Eno and
Danny Lanois, and spawned two top 10
UK singles - "Pride (In The Name Of Love)"
and "The Unforgettable Fire."

The Unforgettable Fire is available now in
four different formats, with deluxe editions
that feature two previously unheard tracks
from the Slane Castle sessions:
"Yoshino Blossom", and "Disappearing Act"
as well as a limited edition Super Deluxe
package which includes a DVD featuring
music videos, a documentary and unreleased
live footage from the Amnesty International
Conspiracy of Hope Tour in 1986...read more

Robbie Williams Selling his House?

Robbie Williams is selling his house to pay
off his future mother-in-law’s debts.

The 'Bodies’ singer and girlfriend
Ayda Field – who he has been dating since
January 2007 - moved back to his native UK
earlier this year but have now headed back
to Los Angeles to support the actress’ mom
Gwen after she ran the risk of losing her
home.

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A friend of Ayda’s told Britain’s The Sun
newspaper: "Debtors are literally on
Gwen's doorstep. Her house has been
threatened with foreclosure.

"She doesn't work and has relied on money
from her divorce and from family to fund
her lifestyle. But things have been
getting tricky recently and she's worried
about the future.....read more

Leona Lewis after the Attack

Leona Lewis is staying positive after being
attacked by a fan.

The 'Bleeding Love’ singer was left badly
bruised after being punched in the face by a
mentally imbalanced devotee, who had
queued for hours to meet her at a London
book signing two weeks ago.

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Speaking about the incident for the first time,
Leona – who rose to fame after winning the
2006 series of British TV talent show
'The X Factor’ – said the incident was an
unfortunate side effect of her success.

She said: 'It could have been worse.
I'm still alive.

"It is just something you have to deal with
when you have fame - and the positives far
outweigh the negatives.

"I don't like to dwell on the negatives. I'm a
very positive person." ......read more

John Mayer UK tour

John Mayer returns to the UK
in January and kick-starts the
New Year with a series of
must-see UK shows following the
release of his remarkable new
album 'Battle Studies’ out
November 16th.

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The four shows are Mayer’s
first in the UK since his summer
dates in 2008, which culminated
with incredible festival
performances at Glastonbury and
Hard Rock Calling.

John Mayer’s UK dates are:

January
Thu 15th MANCHESTER, Apollo
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Fri 16th GLASGOW, O2 Academy
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Sun 18th HAMMERSMITH, HMV Apollo
www.livenation.co.uk
Mon 19th WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic Hall
www.livenation.co.uk....read more

Florence and the Machine releases a Cover

With her platinum selling album Lungs,
the biggest UK debut album of the year to
date under her belt, Florence and the
Machine releases her exquisite cover of
Candi Stanton’s 'You’ve Got The love’ to
round off what has been an exceptional
2009.

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Florence has made the song her own with
her killer version of this modern classic,
playing as a triumphant set closer to
massive crowds all summer long.
Introducing YGTL to an army of young fans
for the first time and giving older fans
ones the chance to loose their minds all
over again. This has lead to over 50,000
downloads of the single being plucked from
the album already. 'You’ve Got The Love’
has not left the singles chart since the
album was released
in early July.......read more

Madonna Saved by Her Music

Madonna wanted to jump
'off a building' after divorcing
Guy Ritchie.

The '4 Minutes’ singer admitted
only her hectic work schedule
and world tour helped her through
a 'challenging' 12 months which
saw her marriage to the British
film director end and courts
initially block her application
to adopt four-year-old Malawian
girl Mercy.

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She told Rolling Stone magazine:
'It was certainly a challenging
year. I may have thrown myself
off a building. I think work
saved me and I’m very grateful I
had work to do.'

Madonna filed for divorce in
October 2008, and it was
finalized in December...read more

R.E.M. Song Giveaway

In the first giveaway of its kind
by a British newspaper, The Times
is offering you a complete R.E.M.
album on iTunes.

Simply use your iTunes card from
The Magazine on Saturday and be
the first to own five songs from
their new live album, plus five
R.E.M. classics including Losing
My Religion and Man on the Moon.

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The five live songs are from their
unreleased album, Live at the
Olympia, recorded during five
nights of "working rehearsals"
in Dublin. From this unique
experiment was born the Accelerate
album, but now you can hear early
versions of some of those tracks,
ahead of Live at the Olympia's
release on October 26...read more

Moby to Donate to Shelters for Domestic Violence

Moby has announced that he will donate
the proceeds of his three forthcoming
California tour dates to help that
state's struggling domestic violence
shelters.

Since Governor Schwarzenegger
eliminated all State funding for shelter
services in a July line-item veto,
six California shelters have been forced
to close, and dozens of others have laid
off staff and cut services.

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Moby said that he wanted to make his
donation in a way that would ensure that
the funds had a statewide impact.

'I've decided to give all of the revenue
from my upcoming California shows to the
California Partnership to End Domestic
Violence,' he said. 'My hope is that by
doing this I will enable domestic
violence prevention workers to continue
their work, and also encourage other
people to step in and help raise funds
for domestic violence prevention and
care. Domestic violence is equal parts
prison and torture for many women, and
my sincere hope is that we can step up
and help to protect women in California
and end domestic
violence.'.....read more

New Order Frontman Shark Attack

Bernard Sumner was attacked by a 30ft
shark while sailing.

The former New Order star said the
terrifying incident, which happened
just off the coast of Scotland in
August, was his 'hairiest moment' in
25 years of sailing.

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He revealed: 'I had a collision with
a 30 ft shark. The boat nearly sank
and there was a big imprint of a huge
shark in the paint on its bottom.'

The musician was traveling by yacht
with his family to the island of
Barra but had to deal with the
potential boat
damage alone......read more

Vasco Rossi's UK Show

Live Nation are thrilled to announce
that Italy’s number 1 rocker Vasco
Rossi will be heading to the UK for
his first ever performance on British
soil at the HMV Apollo Hammersmith on
the 4th May 2010.

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Vasco Rossi or 'The King of the
Stadiums’ as he is known on account
of holding the record for ticket
sales in his home country Italy, will
be bringing his awe-inspiring rock
show to the UK for the very first
time in his 30 year career.

Vasco Rossi started a revolution back
in the mid 80s. He has become a
legend, a real and unique hero. A
unique and alternative Vasco broke
into the music scene at a time of
political songwriting, shaking up
the existing music system through
lyrics and content referring to
personal and social
issues........read more

Massive Attack's New Material

Massive Attack have announced the
release of their first new
material in three years – an EP
of four new tracks due for
release in October.

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The lead track 'Splitting The Atom’
features Robert Del Naja, Grant
Marshall and Horace Andy, while
TV On The Radio frontman Tunde
Adebimpe guests on 'Pray For Rain’.
The EP also has remixes of two new
tracks. 'Psyche’ featuring Martina
Topley-Bird is given the re-rub by
Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid who
have recently remixed Bat For Lashes
and The Big Pink, while the Guy
Garvey fronted 'Bulletproof Love’
is stripped back to a minimalist
reworking by Christoff Berg, who
alongside Van Rivers & The
Subliminal Kid produced the Fever
Ray eponymous album...read more

Bob Dylan's Act of Kindness

All of Bob Dylan’s international
royalties from his forthcoming
album of holiday songs, Christmas
In The Heart - which is being
released on Monday, October 12 -
will be donated to the World
Food Programme and Crisis UK in
perpetuity, it was announced today
by Columbia Records.

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Dylan’s immediate donations will
provide 500,000 meals to school
children in the developing world
during the holidays through the WFP
and 15,000 meals to homeless people
in the United Kingdom during the
eight days of Christmas
(December 23 - December 30)
through Crisis.

The WFP is the world’s largest
humanitarian organization fighting
hunger worldwide, aiming to feed
108 million people in 74 countries
in 2009......read more

Johnny Depp Directing Video for Babybird

Johnny Depp is directing a music video.

The 'Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor was
spotted in the UK shooting the new promo
for British band Babybird.

RadarOnline reports: 'A scruffy Johnny
Depp was snapped in the UK on the set
of a Babybird music video he is
directing.

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'The video, which was shot over two days
at Hatfield House, stars Babybird lead
singer Stephen Jones and 'Snatch’ actor
Stephen Graham.'

The 46-year-old actor is known to be a
fan of the band, who are best known
for their 1996 hit
'You’re Gorgeous’.....read more

Christina Aguilera's not so happy Childhood

Christina Aguilera says living with
an abusive father helped her become
a successful singer.

The 'Beautiful’ singer star was the
victim of domestic abuse when she
was growing up and also regularly
witnessed her father Fausto attack
her mother Shelly.

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Christina turned to music to help
her cope with the trauma, and
insists it was her tough upbringing
that inspired her to follow her dream.

She said: "I witnessed a lot of
unpleasant things - a lot of
pushing and shoving and fighting
and quarreling. Growing up I did
not feel safe. Feeling powerless
is the worst feeling in the world.
I turned to singing as an outlet.
The pain at home is where my love
for music came from."....read more

Wall Street Riots New Single

London-based band of rabble-rousers
WALL STREET RIOTS will be putting
out a self-release of the eagerly
awaited single 'One More Ride’ on
September 28th. The track is backed
with a very special remix of the
single, by LostProphet Ian Watkins
under his L’Amour La Morgue side
project.

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Their debut, an EP titled
'Playground Politics’, was released
digitally back in May and caused an
online frenzy when sites and blogs
praised them with 5/5 reviews and
tipped them as the next big thing.
Kerrang! Radio have since been
consistently playing the EP on their
unsigned show.

Although Wall Street Riots are fairly
new, the musical style that blazes
through in their music has been a
long time in its evolution. Karnig
and Charlie started out by playing
nu-metal and pop-punk songs in their
early teens with Mike joining once
the duo began to get into hardcore
and post-hardcore....read more

Duran Duran to do a Classic

DURAN DURAN are set to record a
version of a classic Midnight Oil
track in a bid to raise climate
change awareness.

The 80s pop band have teamed up
with 55 other artists and
celebrities - including Sir Bob
Geldof, German rockers The Scorpions,
French actress Marion Cotillard
and singer Youssou N'Dour - to add
their voices to the cover of the
1987 song 'Beds are Burning'.

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More artists are expected to add
their support and talent to the
recording before the track is
released on October 1, at Paris
Fashion Week.

The song will be part of a campaign
headed by former United Nations
Secretary General Kofi Annan to
highlight environmental
issues.......read more

Taylor Swift accepts Apology from Kanye

Kanye West has personally apologized for
his outburst at the MTV Video Music
Awards (VMAs).

The rapper has finally said sorry to
19-year-old pop singer Taylor Swift – who
was awarded the prize for the Best Female
Video on Sunday (13.08.09) - after he
ran onto the stage during her acceptance
speech, snatched her microphone and told
the star-studded audience he thought
Beyonce Knowles deserved to win.

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Taylor revealed: 'Kanye did call me, and
he was very sincere in his apology, and
I accepted that apology.'

His gesture came after the 'Love Story’
singer appeared on US chat show The View
yesterday (15.09.09) and admitted she
hadn’t heard from Kanye.....read more

Norah Jones New Album

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer
and songwriter Norah Jones has
announced the title and release date
of her upcoming album, The Fall, her
fourth studio album which will be
released by EMI’s Blue Note Records
on November 16th. Jones has also
revealed the cover artwork for the
album, which features a portrait by
photographer Autumn de Wilde.

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Jones was the surprise guest performer
at Apple’s 'It’s Only Rock n’ Roll'
press conference yesterday in San
Francisco. Her breakout album Come
Away With Me is one of the first albums
to be released in the iTunes LP format,
a new feature of iTunes 9 that reinvents
the visual experience of the record
album.......read more

Grohl Not Happy with Guitar Hero Creators

DAVE GROHL has slammed the makers of a computer
game that features Kurt Cobain.

Grohl and his fellow former Nirvana bandmate
Krist Novoselic hit out at game giant
Activision after they created a Cobain
character for Guitar Hero 5, which was released
last week.

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The late Cobain's creation can be used to play
two Nirvana songs, as well as a range of 85
tracks by other artists - a move which has left
Grohl and Novoselic "dismayed and very
disappointed".

They said they "didn't know" Cobain's character
could be used to play any kind of song
the user wants........read more

Mary J. Blige 'Positively Beautiful'

Mary J. Blige, nine time Grammy Award-winning
singer/songwriter, producer and actress, will
receive the first annual "Positively Beautiful,"
Award from HBA Global Expo on Tuesday,
September 15th at the Javits Center in New York.
Lisa Price, founder of Carol's Daughter will
present the award to Ms. Blige as part of HBA's
Keynote and Kick-off Presentation starting
at 8:55 a.m. HBA Global Expo is the largest
product development event for the cosmetic,
fragrance, skin care, personal care, and
well-being industries.

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The Positively Beautiful Award was established
to annually recognize a person who has had a
positive and inspiring influence on the lives
of the very people who are customers of HBA's
many attendees and exhibitors. Ms. Blige, who
has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide,
is the co-creator of The Mary J. Blige and Steve
Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women
Now, Inc. (FFAWN). The mission of this
significant philanthropic undertaking is to
help women gain the confidence and skills
necessary to reach their full individual
potential.........read more

Michael Jackson's resting place

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's
family and about 200 of their closest friends
gathered on a hill Thursday evening for their final
farewell to the pop singer, who died 10 weeks ago.

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Jackson's burial may lay to rest some of the
mystery and controversy that erupted with his
sudden death on June 25.

His large family was divided over where the
superstar's final resting place should be, but
matriarch Katherine Jackson settled on a crypt
inside the well-guarded and ornate Great Mausoleum
at Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, California.

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Thursday's service began 90 minutes past the
announced start time, leaving dozens of
celebrities -- including Elizabeth Taylor -- waiting
in their seats for the 26 cars carrying
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Jackson's Internment

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Seventy
days after his sudden death, Michael
Jackson will be interred in what may or
may not be his final resting place
Thursday evening.

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Only his family and closest friends will
attend the private funeral inside the
ornate Great Mausoleum on the grounds
of Forest Lawn cemetery in
Glendale, California.

The news media, which has closely covered
every aspect of Jackson's death, will be
kept at a distance, with cameras no
closer than the cemetery's main gate.

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Little is known about the planned
ceremony, though CNN has confirmed that
singer Gladys Knight, a longtime friend
to Jackson, will perform. Her song has
not been disclosed. read more

Oasis No More for Noel Gallagher

Lead guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher
has quit Oasis, according to a statement he
posted to the band's website. The announcement
came shortly after the last-minute
cancellation of the group's scheduled
performance today at the Rock En Seine
festival in Paris.

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"It's with some sadness and great relief to
tell you that I quit Oasis tonight," Gallagher
wrote. "People will write and say what they
like, but I simply could not go on working
with Liam a day longer."

Noel's brother and Oasis lead singer/guitarist
Liam Gallagher founded the band in 1991 with
Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan and Tony McCaroll.
Noel joined shortly thereafter and took over
as Oasis' lead songwriter. The Gallagher
brothers are the longest-standing members of
the band; the rest of the current lineup
includes guitarist/keyboardist Colin Archer,
bassist Andy Bell and drummer
Chris Sharrock. .......read more

Jackson's Death a Homicide, Coroner Rules

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The Los
Angeles County coroner has ruled that
Michael Jackson's death was a homicide
involving a combination of drugs.

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"The drugs propofol and lorazepam were
found to be the primary drugs responsible
for Mr. Jackson's death," said a news
release issued Friday by the coroner.
"Other drugs detected were: midazolam,
diazepam, lidocaine and ephedrine."

The release said Jackson died from
"acute propofol intoxication," but said
"other conditions contributing
to death: benzodiazepine effect."

Lorazepam, midazolam and diazepam
are benzodiazepines.

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A lawyer for Jackson's personal
physician criticized the coroner for
releasing only a brief summary of his
findings, saying it contained
"nothing new" and had "all the
earmarks of police gamesmanship."
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Kylie Minogue with ABBA Legend

KYLIE MINOGUE has announced that
she will sing a live duet with
ABBA legend Benny Andersson.

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The Aussie pop star said she has
been a fan of the Swedish group
since she was a little girl, and
admits she would sing their songs
into her hairbrush and dream of
life as a pop idol.

Now she is set to share a stage
with songwriter Andersson at a
tribute concert to the Swedish
four-piece in London next
month (Sept09).

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Minogue will headline BBC Radio 2's
Abba tribute concert - Thank You
For The Music: A Celebration Of The
Music of Abba - in Hyde Park on
September 13 (09).......(read more)

Jackson's Death - Manslaughter?

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Pop star Michael
Jackson died from a lethal dose of
the powerful anesthetic propofol
given in a cocktail of drugs, leading
authorities to suspect his doctor of
manslaughter, court documents showed
on Monday.

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The "Thriller" singer suffered cardiac
arrest and died on June 25 at age 50.
Since then, an investigation by state
and federal agencies have focused on
Conrad Murray, Jackson's personal
doctor who was at his bedside the day
he died.

The findings, contained in a warrant
to search Murray's home and offices,
paint a picture of an insomniac pop
star who could not sleep without heavy
medication. Jackson sought out
propofol -- routinely used to sedate
patients and anesthetize them before
surgeries such as a
colonoscopy -- and called it
his "milk."....(read more)

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Weezer's New Album

Weezer from Too Cool For School on Vimeo.

Although a final track listing is still
being fleshed out, Weezer is set to
release "Raditude," the group's seventh
studio album, on October 27 on DGC
Records. Rivers Cuomo says that the band
is currently choosing from fifteen
different songs for possible inclusion,
but songs such as "The Girl Got Hot"
and "I'm Your Daddy" that the group
recently debuted live, will be on
"Raditude," alongside the first single,
"(If You're Wondering If I Want You To)
I Want You To."

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"The sound of "Raditude" is fun, high
energy pop rock," Cuomo tells Billboard.com.
"Which is exemplified in a song like
'(If You're Wondering If I Want You To)
I Want You To.' 'I'm Your Daddy,' has an
up vibe with the same, heavy Weezer guitar
riff but with a little electro influence.
And 'The Girl Got Hot' - that's kind of
a witty, party jam."......(read more)

Miley Cyrus' New Guy?

(People.com) -- It looks like Miley Cyrus
and Liam Hemsworth are more than just
friendly costars.

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Last Wednesday, as Cyrus bid Australian
actor Liam Hemsworth goodbye at the
Nashville airport, the two kissed -- and
were "full-on making out," says Alex
Emanuel, a New York actor who was a few
feet away from the couple and saw Cyrus,
16, act "as giddy as a schoolgirl."

Hemsworth jumped out of Cyrus's truck
with his luggage and headed for the
terminal doors when "she jumped into his
arms and threw her arms around his neck
and kissed him and leaned back and he was
dipping her," says Emanuel. "It was like
a scene out of an old movie where the
guy's getting on a train and they're
saying their goodbyes.".....(Full Story)

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Arctic Monkeys' Hidden Tickets

Arctic Monkeys revealed that there are hidden
tickets in some of the copies of their new
single. These tickets are for the Reading and
Leeds Festival.

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Arctic Monkeys are an English alternative rock
band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield.
Formed in 2002, the band currently consists
of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook
(guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing
vocals) and Matt Helders (drums, backing vocals).
(http://en.wikipedia.org)

'Crying Lightning' in its special 7" versions
released through Oxfam charity shops were made
public.

The entire band had 40 copies of the single
signed and two very special copies would contain
free tickets for the festival.

Arctic Monkeys take the center stage on August
28-Leeds Festival to be followed by Reading on
the next day.

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A Normal Guy For Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson wants to find love with just
a normal guy to keep her grounded.

Clarkson said: "I don't know if I could go
out with a celebrity. I'd rather have someone
that's, I don't know, an accountant. I don't
know, a normal job. I love my job, but like
having my separate life but you can't help who
you fall in love with, so I don't know who I
will end up with."

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Her tight work schedule is what the singer
considers to be the big factor why it's gonna
be hard for her to find a special someone.

She added:"I'm not dating anyone. I just had
this conversation with my girlfriends out on
the road, my back-up singers. We're all single
and all the men are married. I don't ever meet
anyone because we're constantly around married
men. Unless I am going to date a guitar tech
or roadie I'm not sure where I will meet the
right guy."

Kelly Clarkson was the winner of the American
Idol first season who also expressed her views
on Paula Abdul leaving the show.

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The Bluetones To Jam In Edge Festival

The Bluetones' lead singer Mark Morris will
be returning together with his band, to
spearhead Studio 24 on the 13th of August
as part of 2009 Edinburgh Edge Festival.

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The Bluetones are an English indie rock
band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London,
in 1994. The band's members are Mark Morris
on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar,
Scott Morris on bass guitar, and Eds
Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard
Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002.
The band was originally named
"The Bottlegarden". (http://en.wikipedia.org)

This lively and energetic band is the group
responsible for hits like: 'Marblehead Johnson',
'Slight Return', 'If' and 'Bluetonic'.

The Bluetones, in this year's Edge Festival will
be joined by stars: Biffy Clyro, The Stranglers,
The Streets, Frightened Rabbit and others.

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Michael Jackson Tribute In Vienna

A tribute for the 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson
will be staged in Vienna following a confirmation
of World Awards Media GmbH. Brother Jermaine
and a powerful line-up of stars will be featured
in the concert.

The website of the organization discloses: "For one
incredible night Michael Jackson's unforgettable
music will be brought to life again. Some of the
world's leading artists will perform Michael's
greatest hits live in Vienna in front of one of the
most fascinating historical sites in Europe and
celebrate the life of the 'King of Pop'."

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Jermaine adds: "I am very proud to be able to stage
this concert honoring my younger brother Michael and
his legacy. The tribute is conceived to be an annual
event to keep not only his unique music alive, but
his spirit as well. Michael loved people and he also
loved to help people and that will never be forgotten.
His life was much too short, yet it was filled with
many magic moments and lasting memories. I have lost
a dear brother, but the world has lost a great and
caring humanitarian."

The tribute to Michael Jackson will be staged at
Schoenbrunn Palace to accommodate 85,000 loving
fans.

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Beatles's 40th Abbey Road Anniversary

Forty years ago, The Beatles shot an album cover
along Abbey Road and hundreds of fans stormed the
famous spot to mark the event.

The cover caught the Fab Quartet strolling across
the famous crossing to meet in the north west
London and do their singing.

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The shot was recreated with Beatles lookalikes
crossing the same path organized by tour guide
and Beatles cafe owner, Richard Porter.

Porter said: "The picture is just so easy to copy
well normally it is easy to copy. It is simple
and it's like a shrine to the Beatles."

Beatles's former road manager joined the event and
said: "Other than Paul and Ringo, I'm the only
person alive who was here on that day. It's great
to see that the whole thing carries on. Through
the musical genres and revolutions of the last 40
years the Beatles are still number one."

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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Airlifted To A Hospital

Early Thursday in Rapid City, S.D.- Aerosmith's
lead vocals Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital
after falling off the stage in a concert at the
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Buffalo Chip Campground spokesman, Mike
Sandborn noted that: "Love in an Elevator," was
being rendered by the great 61-year-old Tyler
when the sound system failed.

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Campground security supervisor Ed Aurand saw
the fall and said: "He does a lot of dancing on the
stage and he does a lot of stuff with his mike
stand. He put his stand down and twirled around
and stepped backwards off the stage."

There was cheering in the crowd when Tyler got
back on his feet when he fell onto fans in the middle
of the performance.

"He was good natured about it. He was in good
spirits when he got in the helicopter. Her was talking
and joking with the physician," Sanborn said.

Steven Tyler took minor head, neck and shoulder
injuries but wasn't clear how serious that was. (Sanborn)

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Beyonce and Lady Gaga On VMA Top List

Beyonce Knowles and Lady Gaga top nine MTV Video
Music Awards nominations.

Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' and Lady Gaga's 'Poker
Face' are both contending for the Video of the
Year and Best Female Video honors.

The 27-year-old Beyonce said: "I'm excited and
honored to be tied for most nominated for the
VMAs. I've been blessed this year to have
'Single Ladies' become a video people really
connected with and responded to. I've spent
so much time watching all the great versions
people created all around the world. It's
beautiful to feel you touch people and bring a
song to life with a video."


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According to Lady Gaga, 23 : "After years of
hustle in New York City, where we made our art
videos in bars, myself and the Haus of Gaga are
honored to receive nine nominations for the
2009 VMAs. We believe in the immensity and the
promise of 'showbiz' and will continue to give
it mouth-to-mouth, until it's vomiting return.
All you need is a camcorder, a flashlight, and
one truly great idea. Thank you MTV for being
our video flagship, and for supporting this bunch
of inspired kids, who love to get wasted and
make art, together."

Beyonce and Lady Gaga will be up against artists
like Britney Spears, Eminem and Kanye West
for the Video of the Year honor in the 2009 VMAs.


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Panic At The Disco New Members

Panic At The Disco made public their two new members.

Replacing Ryan Ross and Jon Walker who quit the band
and form The Young Veins will be replaced by Guitarist
Ian Crawford and bassist Dallon Weekes.

Drummer Spencer Smith told MTV: "Ian is probably the
most talented guitar player that me and Brandon (Urie)
have ever played with, and Dallon is a really nice guy
and really great bassist."

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The band was formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, by two
childhood friends—Ryan Ross on the guitar and
Spencer Smith on the drums. Since the age of 13,
the two played Blink-182 covers together, according
to an interview with Walker and Ross. Ross and Smith
then created a band under the name of
"The Summer League" with Brent Wilson and Trevor Howell,
who would later leave the band. (http://en.wikipedia.org)

Wilson met Brendon Urie at Palo Verde High School.
Wilson asked Urie to try out as guitarist for the
fledgling band, as they were looking for a
replacement for Trevor at the time. Originally, Urie
was not the band's lead singer. Rather, the position
belonged to former guitarist and lyricist Ryan Ross.
However, when they heard Brendon sing backup vocals
during a rehearsal, they were impressed with his
backup vocal abilities and unanimously decided to
make him the singer. The band then settled on the
name 'Panic! at the Disco.' (http://en.wikipedia.org)

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The Specials in Liverpool Music Week

In celebration of their 30th anniversary, The Specials
will take the stage for the Liverpool Music Week 2009.

It was in 1977 when The Specials started and were
renowned for their two-tone fashion and their political
views which were against racism. They are one of UK's
most successful bands with hits like 'Ghost Town' and
'Two Much Too Young'. Liverpool Olympia is the venue
of the band's performance on the 29th October.

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James Barton (Director of Liverpool Music Week) said:
"We're really excited that such a legendary band as
The Specials will be opening this years Liverpool
Music Week at the iconic Olympia Theatre, and that
they've also chosen Liverpool to kick off their 30th
anniversary tour, this will be very special event for
any fan, me included..."

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Do You Like Madonna's Biceps?

Buzz...Buzz...a lot is goin' around whether
or not Madonna is having problems with her
eating habits. Maybe she's just working out
too much. Above all the rumors, of course
all of us hope that she's in top shape.

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In todays modern world, private and celebrity
societies consider great-looking arms as the
reigning standard of what we call fit. Experts
say that breasts and tummies can be enhanced
but arms are the true reflection of a person's
workout discipline.

Madonna may be working out too much, but personally
I think having well-toned arms are better than
loose sagging ones.

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Alexis Cohen's Alleged Killer Faces More Charges

Former American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen was
killed in a hit and run last Saturday.

Daniel Bark, the man accused for her death may face
more charges. Superior Court Judge Wendell E.
Daniels expects counts of death by auto, eluding and
aggravated manslaughter be added to the charges.

Judge Daniels said that $150,000 could be attached to
the new complaints on top of the existing $35,000
bail that now holds Bark in jail.

On the other hand, Bark's attorney, David Glassman
sees the accident a "tragedy" and said: "He's (Bark)
having an extremely difficult time mentally coming
to terms with the fact there's an allegation that he
caused a death. His family wants the victim's family
to know their heart-felt condolences go out to the
victim."

Alexis Cohen according to her mother, auditioned for
the third time and was preparing for a call-back.

Bananarama Likes Lady Gaga

In the eyes of BANANARAMA, Lady Gaga is
creative and a great songwriter.

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Sara Dallin spoke to Digitalspy.co.uk and
said: "I really like her music and I like the
whole image thing. I think the songs are great
and apparently she writes them so she's
obviously a great songwriter. The videos are
good too and kids love the fact that she's
somebody who's made an effort. What she
does is more creative than seeing another
singer in a designer dress with Louis Vuitton heels."

BANANARAMA recently signed with Fascination
Records with their new single 'Love Comes' to be
released on 7th September.

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Chris Brown Apologized

Chris Brown the talented R&B singer apologized publicly for
what he did to ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

The singer said that he is sad and ashamed of his conduct
as posted on a two-minute video on his website.

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Brown is facing sentencing on August 5 after pleading guilty
to the assault charge. There is a chance that he will make
five years probation plus six months of community work.

In the video posted by Chris Brown which was in contrary to
what his counsel advised he said: "I thought it was time that
you heard it directly from me that I'm sorry. I have tried
to live my life in a way which could make those around me
proud of me, and until recently I thought I was doin' a pretty
good job. I wish I had the chance to live those few moments
again but unfortunately I can't........."

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Tom Jones In Guinness Celebration

Tom Jones is one of the world class artists to join
in the celebration of Arthur's Day 250th anniversary
according to the makers of GUINNESS.

Jones will be joining artists like The Black Eyed Peas,
Estelle and Kasabian, Razorlight, Imelda May, Calvin
Harris, Sugababes, The Kooks, Jamie Cullum and
David Gray.

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Arthur's Day will kick off in Dublin at 17:59 (24.09.09)
giving a worldwide toast to Arthur Guinness marking
250 years since the signing of the 9,000 year lease of the
St. James' Gate Brewery. The event will bring in more
than 30 music venues all over Dublin which will be
enjoyed by thousands of people.

Tom Jones will join celebrities and artists in the
celebration which is also geared to establish the Arthur
Guinness Fund. The Fund aims to empower individuals
to bring community benefits.


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Aguilera Is Spokeswoman For World Hunger

World Hunger Relief named Christina Aguilera
as their new spokeswoman. She will help in hunger
awareness through her presence in public service
announcements, advertising and posters sponsored
by KFC, Pizza Hut and others.

She is also engaged in online hunger relief efforts
by appearing on FromHungertoHope.com, a World
Hunger Relief web site.

Christina Aguilera said: "It's unacceptable a child
dies every six seconds some where around the
world from hunger. By lending my voice for World
Hunger Relief, I hope to raise awareness about the
issue and move people from hunger to hope."

"Someone Wants Me Dead"...Michael

Michael Jackson the 'King of Pop' died of
suspected cardiac arrest last June 25, 2009 at
age 50. A month before the tragedy, it was
reported that he related to his 11-year-old
daughter Paris his fears saying:"I'm going to
die soon. Someone wants me dead."

In the new book of author Ian Halperin
'Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael
Jackson', he wrote: "He called her into his
room and told her not to get mad at him if he
didn't make it to Father's Day (21.06.09).
He felt extremely ill. Unfortunately, no-one
wanted to help him."

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According to the author, one of Michael's aides
told him that the icon was being given prescription
drugs "like candy".

The aide reportedly said: "Someone wants him
dead. They keep feeding him pills like candy.
They are trying to push him over the edge. He
needs serious help. The people around him will
kill him."

Halperin also insists that Michael Jackson was
not fit to do the shows and he was forced to do 50.

Ian said: "Michael was in extreme pain, especially
the last few months and weeks of his life.
With his tour looming, the only way he'd be able
to get up was with the use of drugs to help him,
to numb the pain. Michael was the first to admit
he was in no condition to do a two-hour show.
They were to camouflage it with old video clips, new
video clips and dancers on stage."

Last July 13, 2009, fans gathered at The O2 where
they sang songs and lit candles as a tribute to
Michael Jackson, the 'King of Pop.'

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Time To Dance For Shakira

Shakira, the 32-year-old pop sensation, after
teaming up with N.E.R.D's Pharrell Williams for
her latest LP, realized that it's now time to give
dance music genre a shot.

According to the Daily Star, she said: "It's all
about the bottom end. I really wanted to explore
different dance beats and cultures on the new
record. I did my research and looked into different
kinds of rhythm. Plus Pharrell is a genius with
beats so it came together really fast."

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She pointed out: "I'm always trying new things.
It's important for me to keep interested. But the
main thing was I wanted to be able to dance to
this record."

Shakira talks about her 'She Wolf'(her new single)
and said: "It's about a domestic girl who breaks free.
I think we all have the wolf in us ready
to come out."


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"Green Guys" Not Impressed With U2

U2, the Irish Rock band is being criticized for
producing huge amount of carbon footprint on
their '360' world tour.

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The excessive emission produced by the band
equals 90,000 people traveling by air from Dublin
to London, claims from Carbonfootprint.com, an
environmentalist organization.

Helen Roberts, an environmental consultant said:
"The carbon footprint generated by U2's 44 concerts
this year is equal to carbon created by the four band
members traveling the 34.125 million miles from
Earth to Mars in a passenger plane. To offset this
year's carbon emissions, U2 would need to plant
20,118 trees."

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Mariah Carey Struggled With Performance

Everybody knows Mariah Carey, she's a talented artist
and a great performer but what we saw during the
Michael Jackson memorial was quite different.
Mariah obviously struggled.

She almost broke down at the sight of Michael's coffin
while fighting back tears as she delivered her version
of Jackson 5's "I'll Be There". Her enchanting and powerful
voice could hardly be heard and she had to count on fellow
artist Trey Lorenz to help her finish their piece.

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On her blog site page, Mariah told fans she struggled
with the performance. She wrote: "Trying to sing today was
basically impossible for me. I could barely keep myself
from crying. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to pull it together
and really do it right, but I was literally choked up when
I saw him (Michael) there in front of me."

Mariah Carey added: "One thing I know is, we will never
really have to say goodbye to MJ. His legacy lives on through
his music and the millions of people he inspired with his
timeless music. He will be forever in our hearts."

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Michael Jackson...Gone Too Soon

In the public memorial service for Michael Jackson,
his daughter, Paris, broke down into tears as she
spoke of how great her father was.

The eleven-year old Paris said: "Ever since I was born,
daddy has been the greatest father you could ever imagine,
and I just want to say I love him..so much."

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After the service Michael's brother Jermaine, thank the
people who attended on behalf of the Jackson family and
said: "On behalf of my family and friends I'd like to thank
everyone for coming out. We thank you, that's all I can
say, we thank you very much."

Lots of big names in the entertainment world were at the
service to honor the 'King of Pop' including Stevie Wonder,
Smokey Robinson, Brooke Shields and many others, but the
words of family friend Rev. Al Sharpton somehow brought
a deeper meaning. He said: "It was Michael Jackson that
brought blacks and whites and Asians and Latinos together.
Michael Jackson kept going, he created a comfort level,
where people that felt they were separate became
interconnected with his music. Later, it wasn't strange to
watch Oprah on television. It wasn't strange to watch Tiger
Woods golf. He made people comfortable to vote for a
person of color for president. I want his children to know,
there wasn't nothing strange about your daddy. It was
strange what your daddy had to deal with."

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Career Not Marriage For Pussycat Doll

For Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, career is more
important right now not her relationship. She did not like
it when recently, papers suggested that she is ready to get
married and insisted that marriage is the least of her priorities.

Nicole said: "Someone asked me a general question about
what I wanted in ten years and whether my ambitions
included a family and then the next day it was in all the papers
that 'Nicole wants to marry Lewis' (Lewis Hamilton the race
car driver she's dating), when that was the last thing I said.

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"In ten years time I would like to have accomplished a lot in
my career-that is the most important thing to me. My dream
is to do my own music one day, to have an unbelievable tour,
to have done some musical theater and some film and may
be to have opened up a performing arts school for the special
needs kids. That is my ultimate dream, not marriage."

Dating since 2007, it's a bit difficult for the couple to get out
and be in the public eye, but despite of that they make sure
that they have time to go to church together.

Nicole Scherzinger added: "Religion is an important bond.
One of the most important things if you want to have longevity
in a relationship is a good strong spiritual connection."

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Millions Want In Michael Jackson's Memorial Service

I've seen and heard of a lot of lotteries before, but this
one is different and yet very special since it's for the
Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service.

The Staples Center, the official venue of the service
cannot of course accommodate all of the fans who want
to be part of the occasion. There's an allotment of 17,500
free tickets for the 10:00 a.m. service on Tuesday and
more than 1.6 million registered for the chance
to get a piece.

Michael Jackson's Music...His Legacy

Now that the registration is over
(which lasted until 6 p.m. Saturday online), AEG
is doing what they call thorough "scrubbing" of all the
entries to do away with any duplicates.

Winners of the lottery were randomly selected by a computer
and were notified last Sunday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
There will be two venues for the occasion, only 11,000 tickets
will be for the one inside the Staples Center and the rest will
be for the wide-screen viewing at the Nokia Theater.

Fans who were not able to avail of the tickets were advised
by the L.A. police and officials to stay at home. The outside screens
of the venues will not be used to broadcast the service.
Organizers would also like to stress that this is a memorial for
Michael Jackson and not a show.

Michael Jackson's Music...His Legacy

Beyonce Wants To Be A Nun

Beyonce Knowles wants to be a nun...wow!
In the remake of the 1992 movie 'Sister Act' of course.

The hit movie is recently making it big in London's
West End theatre as a great musical and Knowles
is having talks with Disney top brass to take up
the project.

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According to Britain's Daily Mail newspaper:
"Beyonce has asked her representatives to persuade
Disney to develop the show into a film vehicle for her.
If this comes to pass, she would take on, in musical
form, the part Whoopi Goldberg creates in the
1992 'Sister Act' film, although the stage version moves
the action from the West Coast
to Philadelphia."

In a break from her UK 'I am Sasha Fierce tour'
Beyonce Knowles took time to watch the
show at the London Palladium theatre.

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