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
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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