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Charts:

April 25, 2011

# 1
Foo Fighters
"Wasting Light"
Billboard Albums #1 - Foo Fighters

# 1
Lady GaGa
"Born This Way"
Euro Singles #1 - Lady GaGa

# 1
Adele
"21"
UK Albums #1 - Adele

# 1
LMFAO
"Party Rock Anthem"
UK Singles #1 - LMFAO


Birthdays:

August 16, 1980
Vanessa Carlton

August 16, 1972
Emily Erwin (Dixie Chicks)

August 16, 1960
Chris Pedersen (Camper Van Beethoven)

August 16, 1958
Madonna

August 16, 1957
Tim Farriss (INXS)

August 16, 1953
James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & The Gang)

August 16, 1948
Barry Hay (Golden Earring)



30 Seconds To Mars Promote 'Filthy Sex' At Sziget Festival 2010

August 16, 2010
30 Seconds To Mars Promote 'Filthy Sex' At Sziget Festival 201030 Seconds To Mars encouraged festival-goers to have "filthy sex" in their tents as they headlined the Sziget festival in Budapest on Friday (August 13). Frontman Jared Leto handed out the advice as they came to the end of their energetic set on the main stage. Read more >>

Arcade Fire Extend UK Arena Tour

August 16, 2010
Arcade Fire Extend UK Arena TourArcade Fire have added an additional date to their forthcoming UK arena tour. The Montreal-based band will now play London’s O2 Arena on December 2, in as well as the previous night (December 1). Read more >>

Steve Mason Announces October UK Tour

August 16, 2010
Steve Mason Announces October UK TourSteve Mason has announced details of a UK tour, which is due to get under way in Bristol on October 13. The former Beta Band frontman is due to play seven dates, including shows in Nottingham (October 15) and Sheffield (18). Read more >>

Iron Maiden Pay Tribute To Ronnie James Dio At Sziget 2010

August 16, 2010
Iron Maiden Pay Tribute To Ronnie James Dio At Sziget 2010Iron Maiden paid tribute to Ronnie James Dio as they headlined the fourth day of Sziget festival on Saturday (August 14). The band dedicated 'Blood Brothers' to the former Black Sabbath singer, who died in May aged 67. Read more >>

Muse And Kasabian Bring Thrilling Climax To Sziget 2010

August 16, 2010
Muse And Kasabian Bring Thrilling Climax To Sziget 2010Muse delivered a stunning headline performance as they closed this year's Sziget festival in Budapest last night (August 15). The band thrilled fans with a 13-song set on the main stage, complete with a spectacular lights and laser show. Read more >>

Guns N' Roses Cancel Upcoming Tour Dates?

August 16, 2010
Guns N' Roses Cancel Upcoming Tour Dates?Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose appears to have cancelled all the band's upcoming tour dates. In a post on his official Twitter page, the singer apparently told fans they should seek refunds from original ticket sellers. Read more >>

Eminem Knocks Arcade Fire Off The Top Spot

August 16, 2010
Eminem Knocks Arcade Fire Off The Top SpotEminem has returned to the top of the UK Album chart just one week after Arcade Fire reached number one with their third album 'The Suburbs'. 'Recovery', Eminem's latest album, sold more than Arcade Fire eight weeks after it was first released. Read more >>

Kanye West Suggests Duet With Justin Bieber

August 16, 2010
Kanye West Suggests Duet With Justin BieberKanye West spent much of yesterday (Sunday Aug 15) declaring his love of Justin Bieber's music and trying to arrange a duet between himself and the sixteen year old pop star. West, who now has 650,000 followers on the micro-blogging site, changed his setting so that the only person he 'follows' is now Bieber and claimed that he had listened to the youngsters single 'Runaway Love' ten times in a day. Read more >>

Paramore Announce UK Tour Support

August 16, 2010
Paramore Announce UK Tour SupportParamore have announced that B.O.B. and Fun. will support them on their UK tour this coming November. The band, led by Hayley Williams, will be joined by the two supports for all of their UK shows except the Aberdeen date on November 20. Read more >>

Axl Rose Twitter Account 'Hacked', Tour Dates To Go Ahead As Planned

August 16, 2010
Axl Rose Twitter Account 'Hacked', Tour Dates To Go Ahead As PlannedFestival organisers have confirmed that Axl Roses Twitter account was hacked and that Gun N' Roses will definitely be performing at this years Reading and Leeds festivals. The bands appearance had been thrown into some doubt after Axl Rose appeared to claim on Twitter that all forthcoming GN'R tour dates had been cancelled. Read more >>

Pete Doherty Posts Libertines Rehearsal Footage Online

August 16, 2010
Pete Doherty Posts Libertines Rehearsal Footage OnlineThe first footage of the newly reformed Libertines has emerged online today with Pete Doherty posting a Youtube video of the band. The video (which you can see below) shows the band playing a rough version of 'Up The Bracket' album track 'Horrorshow'. Read more >>

Bon Iver Confirms He Is Working With Kanye West

August 16, 2010
Bon Iver Confirms He Is Working With Kanye WestBon Iver, aka Justin Vernon, has revealed that the rumours about him working with Kanye West are true and that the pair have recorded almost an albums worth of material together. Though there is no guarantee any of the material the duo recorded together will make it onto West's forthcoming album it is believed one song, 'Lost In The World' could well be West's next single. Read more >>

Katy Perry Adopts Hooker Alias When Travelling

August 16, 2010
Katy Perry Adopts Hooker Alias When TravellingKaty Perry has admitted that she uses the name of a former heroin addict prostitute when checking into hotels whilst on tour. Perry says she has used the name Jerri Blank for the past two years. Read more >>

Florence Welch: 'Pete Doherty Asked Me To Marry Him'

August 16, 2010
Florence Welch: 'Pete Doherty Asked Me To Marry Him'Florence Welch has admitted that Pete Doherty once asked her to marry him but she turned him down. The singer, who plays at this weekends V Festival, knew Doherty before her stratospheric rise to fame with Doherty said to be enamoured with the red-haired star. Read more >>

Kele Okereke Announces UK Tour

August 16, 2010
Kele Okereke Announces UK TourKele Okereke has announced details of a UK tour set to take place this Winter. The former Bloc Party star will hit the road in November in support of his debut solo record 'The Boxer'. Read more >>

Lil' Wayne's Prison Food Menu Revealed

August 16, 2010
Lil' Wayne's Prison Food Menu RevealedFurther details of Lil' Wayne's prison stay have emerged today, with details of his commissary food orders surfacing online. The leaked document shows that Wayne, currently serving the last few months of a one year sentence for drugs and guns charges, ordered items such as cough drops, Kool-Aid, Beef sticks, soup and bottled water. Read more >>

Los Campesinos! Singer Injured During Stage-Dive Accident

August 16, 2010
Los Campesinos! Singer Injured During Stage-Dive AccidentLos Campesinos! singer Gareth has been left injured after a stage-dive went wrong. Performing with his band at this weekends Summer Sundae festival Gareth attempted to leap from the stage into the crowd but was less than succesful, leaving himself with mild concussion and a sprained wrist. Read more >>





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