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      [2008-06-19]   Slipknot Names New Album, Preps For Tour
Slipknot's fourth album has been christened "All Hope Is Gone" and will arrive Aug. 26 via Roadrunner. A first single and track list have yet to be announced."We have made an album that will show the road behind, the road ahead, and where we are as men," group...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Lil Wayne, T-Pain Mull Collaborative Album
His new Cash Money/Universal album "Tha Carter III" is only a week old, but rapper Lil Wayne is already in talks about a collaborative project with T-Pain. The two artists have already worked together on Lil Wayne's single "Got Money," which is No. 45 this week on...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Digital Delivery Could Help Weird Al Get Topical
As a parodist, Weird Al Yankovic notes "timing is off the essence." So the accordion-playing artist, who in the past has lampooned "Star Wars," Michael Jackson, Chamillionaire and Queen, is hoping to use viral tools in the near future to keep things even...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   The Zombies Testing New Songs On Tour
The Zombies will have some new music to play for audience this summer -- even if it's not likely to be released until 2009.Keyboardist Rod Argent tells Billboard.com that the resurrected British group, which kicks off a 21-show North American tour on July 3 at the...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Woody Allen Drafts Little-Known Band For 'Barcelona'
Like Woody Allen's new film, "Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona," the song "Barcelona" by the band Giulia y los Tellarini is about what comes of chance meetings and subsequent love affairs, including one with the city itself."I equate Barcelona with love," says Giulia...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   George Michael Applauds Gay Marriage Legalization
George Michael is a most happy fellow these days. He's kicking off his first North American tour in 17 years and same-sex marriage has just been legalized in California."It's way overdue," the 44-year-old English pop star said. "It's something that happened ......read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Queen Latifah Sues Over Film Cameo
Queen Latifah sued a small film production company that helped finance the movie "The Perfect Holiday" today (June 18), saying she had not been paid any money for the film.Lawyers for Queen Latifah, whose real name is Dana Owens, said in a lawsuit filed in...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Purported New Guns N' Roses Tracks Hit The Web
Nine purported "mastered, finished" tracks from Guns N' Roses' 14-years-in-the-making album "Chinese Democracy" were leaked online yesterday (June 18) by the Web site Antiquiet.com, prompting a quick cease-and-desist from the band's handlers and the removal of the...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Lil Wayne Crushes The Competition To Debut At No. 1
With the highest weekly sales figure since 2005, Lil Wayne crashes in at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with "Tha Carter III." As reported yesterday, the Cash Money/Universal set moved just over 1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the first time the six-figure...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Coldplay Headed To No. 1 On Billboard 200, Hot 100
On the heels of Lil Wayne's 1 million-plus debut sales week with "Tha Carter III," Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" (Capitol) will post similarly lofty numbers and bow at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 next week.The set leads Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart, released...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   The Verve Set Release Date
by Tim Cashmere - June 18 2008 August 19 is the official release date for the much-anticipated fourth album from recently reformed Brits The Verve. It will be their first record since 1997's juggernaut of a record 'Urban Hymns', which spawned the singles 'The Drugs...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   George Bush Brings In Black Music Month
by Paul Cashmere - June 19 2008 US President George W. Bush has officially launched Black Music Month at the White House. The President told the media how he recently played host to The Temptations at the White House but that the White House has had a long history of...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Black Sabbath aka Heaven And Hell Recording New Album
by Paul Cashmere - June 18 2008photo by Ros O'Gorman Heaven and Hell, the Black Sabbath you have when you aren't having Black Sabbath, is recording a new album. Heaven and Hell is the Ronnie James Dio edition of Black Sabbath, following the departure of Ozzy...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Coaster Festival Announces Lineup
by Tim Cashmere - June 19 2008photo by Ros O'Gorman The Coaster Festival has announced the first run of acts who will make their way up to the New South Wales central coast for one day on Saturday September 20. The Living End, Cog, Kisschasy and The Matches...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   David Gilmour To Release Live Album From Poland
by Paul Cashmere - June 19 2008photo by davidgilmour.com Pink Floyd's David Gilmour will release a live album from his 2006 'On An Island' tour, recorded in Poland in September. Gilmour was in Poland at the invitation of former President Lech Walesa and Mayor of...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Is Chinese Democracy The Most Illegally Downloaded Album In History?
by Paul Cashmere - June 19 2008photo by Ros O'Gorman If Axl Rose doesn't release the Guns 'n' Roses album 'Chinese Democracy' soon, it may be too late. Real fans may already have it. 'Chinese Democracy' is fast becoming one of the most bootlegged albums on the...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Amy warned quit drugs or die
by Music-News.com - June 19 2008photo by Haylee Cashmere Amy Winehouse has been warned she must quit drugs or risk death. The troubled singer was hospitalised on Monday (16.06.08) after fainting and was kept in last night (17.06.08) for further tests to establish...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Kaiser Chiefs pull out of Oasis chart war
by Music-News.com - June 19 2008photo by Ros O'Gorman Kaiser Chiefs will avoid a chart war with Oasis by releasing their follow up to Yours Truly, Angry mob a week after the Manchester band's new album. Both albums were scheduled for release on October 6, with...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Mary J. Blige offers stranger dress cash
by Music-News.com - June 19 2008 Mary J. Blige gave a stranger $400 to buy a designer dress. The 'Stay Down' singer was at the Diane von Furstenberg store in New York last week when she overheard a woman discussing the price of a dress with the sales assistant at the...read>

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      [2008-06-19]   Paris Hilton and Benji Madden rule out double wedding
by Music-news.com - June 19 2008 Paris Hilton has ruled out having a double wedding ceremony with Nicole Richie. The hotel heiress – who is dating Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden – was rumoured to be tying the knot at the same time as Nicole and her fiance Joel...read>

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