March 11, 2009
Thousands of Michael Jackson fans have joined a pre-sale to try and secure tickets to the singer's comeback gigs at London's O2 Arena. A select number of tickets went on sale at 7am (GMT) this morning for fans who had been sent a registration code by organisers. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Michael Jackson will release new material ahead of his comeback gigs at the London's O2 Arena in July. The self-proclaimed King of Pop is currently looking at ways to distribute the new songs to fans. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Tickets for a forthcoming gig by Sir Paul McCartney in Las Vegas have sold out in seven seconds. American fans rushed for the chance to see the former Beatle perform a one off show at the Hard Rock Hotel Casino on April 16th. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
The Streets and dance DJ Paul Oakenfold have joined the line up for this summer's Wireless festival. N.A.S.A, Fischerspooner and Frankmusic will also perform at the event, which takes place in London's Hyde Park on July 4th. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
US R&B star Akon has said he wants to record with Chris Brown, despite the singer's current legal troubles. Brown will find out next month whether he faces jail time for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, singer Rihanna, during an argument in Los Angeles earlier this year. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
The Chemical Brothers have joined the line up for next month's Coachella festival in California. Other new additions include The Orb, Murder City Devils and Busy P. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Amy Winehouse wants to take over the position as co-host on the popular quiz show Countdown, it's been reported. The singer, who recently returned from her Caribbean holiday, is said to be keen to replace the current mathematician Rachel Riley, who took over from Carol Vorderman earlier this year. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Michael Jackson has doubled his summer residency at London's O2 Arena. The singer will now play a total of twenty shows at the venue, starting on July 8th. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Members of Radiohead, Blur and pop star Robbie Williams are due to attend the first discussion of the Featured Artists Coalition in London today (March 1tth). The lobby of around 100 musicians is attempting to establish a more powerful voice in order to take advantage of new technologies. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Metallica frontman James Hetfield has said he was taken ill on Sunday (March 8th) after eating a bad oyster. The rock group were forced to cancel the last date on their European tour in Sweden after Hetfield was hospitalised with a stomach bug. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has claimed he never agreed to take part in a recent documentary which followed him for 24 hours. Doherty said he had been “conned” by Gio Goi founder Anthony Donnelly, who also appeared in the MTV film. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Eels have unveiled the tracklisting for their new album, 'Hombre Lobo', which is released on June 1st. Their seventh album was recorded in Los Angeles at a studio owned by singe Mark 'E' Oliver Everett. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
N.E.R.D. will headline this year's INmusic festival in Zagreb, Croatia. The rap-rock band join a line up that already includes Lily Allen and Anthrax. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
U2's guitarist The Edge has said the band haven't yet established a timetable for the release of their next album. Singer Bono said last month that the record, entitled 'Songs of Ascent', would be released in early 2010. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Michael Jackson has extended his summer residency at London's O2 Arena to twenty-three shows. The total, which could still rise, is two more than Prince's run at the same venue two years ago. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
Pet Shop Boy, Chris Lowe, has confirmed that the duo have written a song for Shirley Bassey. Speaking to Gigwise ahead of the release of their tenth studio album 'Yes', Lowe revealed they were approached to contribute a track to the Welsh Dame's next studio album and they duly obliged. Read more >>
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March 11, 2009
U2 have gone straight in at number one on the US Billboard album chart with 'No Line On The Horizon'. The band, who are currently on top of the UK chart, replaced Taylor Swift, who fell to number two with 'Fearless'. Read more >>
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