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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:

February 17, 1972
Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)

February 17, 1970
Timothy Mahoney (311)



Plan B: Take That Copied My BRIT Awards Performance

February 17, 2011
Plan B: Take That Copied My BRIT Awards PerformancePlan B has accused Take That of copying his performance at the BRIT Awards earlier this week. The boy band opened the ceremony at the O2 Arena accompanied by a over 50 backing dancers dressed as riot policemen. Read more >>

Bruno Mars Avoids Prison Over Cocaine Charge

February 17, 2011
Bruno Mars Avoids Prison Over Cocaine ChargeBruno Mars has pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine but will not face jail after a judge agreed a plea deal. The singer was arrested in a bathroom at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas last September. Read more >>

Adele's BRIT Awards Performance Ahead Of Lady Gaga In iTunes Chart

February 17, 2011
Adele's BRIT Awards Performance Ahead Of Lady Gaga In iTunes ChartAdele's performance from Tuesday night's BRIT Awards is currently number one on the iTunes download chart. The singer performed 'Someone Like You', taken from her new album '21', at the BRIT Awards in London. Read more >>

TV On The Radio, Foals To Play Wireless Festival 2011

February 17, 2011
TV On The Radio, Foals To Play Wireless Festival 2011TV On The Radio and Foals are among the acts who have joined the line-up for this summer's Wireless festival in London. The event, which takes place in Hyde Park from July 1-3, will also feature performances from The Horrors and Metronomy. Read more >>

Cee-Lo Green To Collaborate With Mumford & Sons?

February 17, 2011
Cee-Lo Green To Collaborate With Mumford & Sons?Cee-Lo Green has revealed that he wants to work with BRIT Award winners Mumford & Sons. The singer, who picked up International Male Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday night (February 15), said he wanted to 'come up' with something for them both. Read more >>

Yoko Ono Announced As Speaker At SXSW Festival 2011

February 17, 2011
Yoko Ono Announced As Speaker At SXSW Festival 2011Yoko Ono will be a featured speaker at this year's SXSW Festival, it has been revealed. Ono will speak at the festival on March 18 about her career, art and marriage to John Lennon. She will also be performing at the festival at the Chimera Music night at the Elysium venue. Read more >>

Beady Eye Added To iTunes Festival 2011 Line-up

February 17, 2011
Beady Eye Added To iTunes Festival 2011 Line-upBeady Eye have joined the line-up for this year’s iTunes festival, it’s been announced. The free event will feature a total of 62 bands over 31 nights at the Roundhouse in Camden. Read more >>

Cheryl Cole Confirms Rihanna Duet

February 17, 2011
Cheryl Cole Confirms Rihanna DuetCheryl Cole has confirmed that she has spoken to Rihanna about recording a duet. Appearing together at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, the Girls Aloud star admitted she had a “girl crush” on the singer. Read more >>

Hayley Williams: Paramore To Release New Music This Summer

February 17, 2011
Hayley Williams: Paramore To Release New Music This SummerParamore frontwoman Hayley Williams has revealed that the band plan to release new music this summer. The singer said the band planned to hit the studio after returning from a South American tour this month. Read more >>

Aretha Franklin To Make Stage Comeback In May

February 17, 2011
Aretha Franklin To Make Stage Comeback In MayAretha Franklin will return to the stage at a concert in Buffalo, New York in May, it's been announced. In November, the singer cancelled all public appearances after she was admitted to hospital to receive treatment for an undisclosed illness. Read more >>

Soundgarden Confirm New Album

February 17, 2011
Soundgarden Confirm New AlbumSoundgarden have announced that they are heading back into the studio to record a new album. The band, who played their first gig in twelve years in their original line-up last April, revealed the news over their website. Read more >>

Lady Gaga 'Born This Way' Makes US Chart History

February 17, 2011
Lady Gaga 'Born This Way' Makes US Chart HistoryLady Gaga's 'Born This Way' has become the 1000th number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The singer said the feat was the “greatest honour” of her career. Read more >>

Two Door Cinema Club, The Kills, Brother To Play Evolution Festival 2011

February 17, 2011
Two Door Cinema Club, The Kills, Brother To Play Evolution Festival 2011Two Door Cinema Club, The Kills and Brother are among the acts who have joined the line-up for this year's Evolution festival. The event, which takes place in Newcastle from May 28-29, will be headlined by Plan B and Iggy And The Stooges. Read more >>

Johnny Marr: David Cameron Can Like One Smiths Song After Forest Sale U-Turn

February 17, 2011
Johnny Marr: David Cameron Can Like One Smiths Song After Forest Sale U-TurnFormer Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has given David Cameron permission to “like” on of the band's songs following the government's decision to ditch plans to sell state-owned woodland. In December, Marr “forbid” the prime minister from listening to the band's music, despite Cameron's instance that he was a long-time fan. Read more >>

Radiohead Unveil Cryptic Japanese Message On Twitter

February 17, 2011
Radiohead Unveil Cryptic Japanese Message On TwitterRadiohead have posted a cryptic message written in Japanese on Twitter. The tweet, posted earlier today (February 17), roughly translates as "Hachiko Square Shibuya, 59 minutes at 18 Friday". Read more >>

Beyonce At Glastonbury Will Be 'Fantastic', Elbow's Guy Garvey Says

February 17, 2011
Beyonce At Glastonbury Will Be 'Fantastic', Elbow's Guy Garvey SaysElbow frontman Guy Garvey has said Beyonce will provide a “fantastic finish” to this year's Glastonbury festival. The US singer is set to headline the final night of this year's festival, which runs from June 24-26. Read more >>

Lady Gaga Wears Condom-Inspired Outfit To Promote AIDS Awareness

February 17, 2011
Lady Gaga Wears Condom-Inspired Outfit To Promote AIDS AwarenessLady Gaga wore a condom-inspired outfit on a recent talk show. The singer, whose new single 'Born This Way' was released last week, appeared on US talk show 'Good Morning America' in a condom-inspired outfit to promote AIDS awareness. Read more >>

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl: Reunion With Nirvana Bandmate 'Felt Natural'

February 17, 2011
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl: Reunion With Nirvana Bandmate 'Felt Natural'Dave Grohl has revealed that it 'felt natural' reuniting with former bandmate Krist Novoselic on the new Foo Fighters album. The new album 'Wasting Light' features former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, on track 'I Should Have Known', and producer Butch Vig. Read more >>

Justin Bieber To Work With Jessie J?

February 17, 2011
Justin Bieber To Work With Jessie J?Jessie J has revealed that she would like to record with Justin Bieber. The 16-year-old teen sensation admitted he was a fan of the singer at the BRIT Awards earlier this week. Read more >>

Lady Gaga Egg Was 'An After Birth' At Grammy Awards

February 17, 2011
Lady Gaga Egg Was 'An After Birth' At Grammy AwardsLady Gaga has spoken for the first time about her arrival at last weekend's Grammy Awards inside an egg. The singer was transported into the Los Angeles ceremony inside the egg, before hatching from the device on stage during a performance of new single 'Born This Way'. Read more >>





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