Green Day – Tickets Now on sale

Green Day has unveiled the North American venues for the group’s return to the road this summer, as well details of an extensive European leg this fall.

As previously announced, the stateside portion kicks off July 4 in Vancouver, hitting a handful of Canadian cities before dropping down into the US, and the two-month run will touch down in 37 cities from coast to coast through the Aug. 25 performance in Los Angeles.

After a month-long break, the Grammy-winning band will head across the pond for a 27-city European leg, including two-night stands in London (10/23-24), Birmingham (10/27-28) and Manchester (10/30-31). Green Day tickets are going to be on sale from 1st May, 2009. Get your hands on the best possible seats now…

JACKSON TAKES COMEBACK SHOWS INTO 2010

MICHAEL JACKSON has bowed to pressure from fans and extended his comeback shows to a mammoth 45-date run – the star will be performing in London until February 2010.

The Thriller hitmaker announced his return to the stage (05Mar09), unveiling a residency of 10 shows at the British capital’s O2 Arena in July.
More than a million fans registered to buy tickets for the 10 shows at the 20,000-capacity venue, with pre-sale seats snapped up within minutes of going on sale.
And due to the high demand for tickets the pop legend will now play 45 nights at the arena, spread out over eight months.
If the shows sell out, the massive residency – which dwarfs Prince’s 21-date run at the O2 in 2007 – will generate more than $90 million (£65 million) in ticket sales alone.
The shows, which Jackson insist will be his last in London, now stretch from 8 July (09) until mid February (10).

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MICHAEL JACKSON TICKETS SELL OUT AFTER NEW DATES ANNOUNCED

Tickets for Michael Jackson’s residency at London’s O2 Arena this summer have sold out, despite 11 extra shows being announced.

The Thriller star announced the concerts at the former Millennium Dome last week and confirmed ten dates at the venue on Monday.

But after pre-sale tickets sold out yesterday (Tuesday March 10th), the singer announced 11 further shows, only for tickets to again be quickly snapped up.

Jackson confirmed the This Is It concerts to a crowd of hundreds at the O2 last Thursday.

“I just want to say that these will be my final shows in London,” he explained.

“When I say this is it, this really means this is it.

“This is the final curtain call. I’ll see you in July and I love you.”

Michael Jackson’s This Is It dates are currently:

Wednesday, July 8th
Friday, July 10th
Sunday, July 12th
Tuesday, July 14th
Saturday, July 18th
Monday, July 20th
Wednesday, July 22nd
Friday, July 24th
Sunday, July 26th
Tuesday, July 28th

Saturday August 1st
Monday, August 3rd
Monday, August 10th
Wednesday, August 12th
Monday, August 17th
Wednesday, August 19th
Monday, August 24th
Wednesday, August 26th
Friday, August 28th
Sunday, August 30th

Tuesday, September 1st

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RIM and U2 announce tour partnership

U2’s forthcoming tour, “U2 360 Degrees”, will be sponsored by Research in Motion and its Blackberry smartphone range, it’s been revealed.

The high profile tour is claimed to feature innovative tech in order to present audiences with a “360 degree” of the band doing their thing, hence the name.

Due to kick off on 30 June in Barcelona, U2 will visit 14 Euro-cities, including ones in the UK, before rocking their way to North America and beyond.

U2 Manager Paul McGuinness said in a press release that the partnership is a “shared vision” between the phone co and the band:

“This tour announcement marks the first stage of a relationship and shared vision between RIM and U2 that we expect will lead to new and innovative ways to enhance the mobile music experience on the BlackBerry platform for U2 fans. We look forward to sharing more details as the relationship unfolds”.

U2 had previously enjoyed a close relationship with Apple with the band appearing on stage with Apple CEO Steve Jobs at press events in the past and creating a U2 special edition iPod.

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Success for No Line on the Horizon by U2

U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). U2 have been one of the most popular acts in the world since the mid-1980s. The band has sold upwards of 170 million albums worldwide, and they have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other rock band. In 2005, U2 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone Magazine listed U2 at #22 in its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.

The band began work on their 12^th album “No Line on the Horizon” in 2006. The band completed “No Line on the Horizon” in December 2008, and it was released on 27 February 2009, with “Get on Your Boots” as the album’s lead single. The album is more experimental than the band’s previous two albums.

Enrique Iglesias On UK Tour

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Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born on May 8, 1975), better known as Enrique Iglesias, is a Spanish-Filipino pop music singer-songwriter, model, and actor.

On January 17, 2009 Enrique Iglesias was named Best International Male Artist at the 2009 NRJ Music Award in France. The same week Iglesias entered in the French top 3 of singles chart with his song “Takin’ Back My Love“. At 6 February Enrique Iglesias’s latest songs (Takin’ Back My Love) music video was released.

Enrique Iglesias will be touring United Kingdom in the month of May 2009. Enrique Iglesias will perform on May 7, 2009 at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle. Enrique Iglesias will be performing on May 8, 2009 at MEN Arena, Manchester. Enrique Iglesias will perform on May 9, 2009 at Cardiff Arena, Cardiff. Enrique Iglesias will be performing on May 11, 2009 at Odyssey Arena, Belfast, UK. Enrique Iglesias will perform on May 9, 2009 at Dublin O2 Arena, Dublin, IE. Enrique Iglesias will perform on May 15, 2009 at The 02 Arena, London, UK.

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Britney Spears Tickets For UK Tour

Britney Spears, who is planned to hit the road for her Circus Tour in March 2009, spent Tuesday & Wednesday, 10-11 February 2009, filming the video for her upcoming single “If U Seek Amy“, at an unidentified location outside Malibu in Pacific Palisades, California. In this video she played a sexy housewife dressed in blonde 50s style wig, fitted pink top and white skirt. “If U Seek Amy” is the third single from the album Circus.

The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour, her first arena outing in five years, kicks off March 3, 2009 in New Orleans, US and runs through June 2009. The Pussycat Dolls will serve as her opening act.

Britney Spears is going to perform at The O2 Arena, London, UK in June 2009.
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Madonna Is 2008 Top Music Money Maker

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Madonna topped the Billboard Magazine’s Moneymakers list of the top tours in 2008. Madonna raked in more than $242 million for her Sticky & Sweet Tour, which reportedly sold more than 1 million tickets, making it the highest-grossing tour ever by a solo artist. Madonna was followed by New Jersey’s favorite sons, Bon Jovi ($157 million) and Bruce Springsteen ($156 million), and the final shows by the reunited and now broken-up again Police ($109.9 million), and Celine Dion ($99,171,237). The top five Moneymakers are also the five acts that earned the most on tour, and in the same order, according to Billboard Boxscore.

Among the stats pointed out by Billboard Magazine is that despite easily topping the touring list, Madonna’s Hard Candy was only the 50th best-selling album in the U.S. in 2008, another sign that touring revenue is becoming a larger and larger part of artists’ revenues.

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Even more remarkably, the top Moneymaker Madonna only had the 50th-best-selling album in the country. Madonna ranked 14th on the list of Digital Track Sellers and didn’t place on the Ringmasters chart. Her place on Moneymakers, like her $242,176,466 income, comes from the highest-earning tour, Sticky & Sweet Tour that took place in 2008.

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Madonna will perform live at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, on July 04, 2009 and July 05, 2009 (Saturday & Sunday). Madonna will be performing live at M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom, on July 07, 2009 (Tuesday).

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Britney Spears Shoots If U Seek Amy Video

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Britney Spears, who is planned to hit the road for her Circus Tour in March 2009, spent Tuesday & Wednesday, 10-11 February 2009, filming the video for her upcoming single “If U Seek Amy“, at an unidentified location outside Malibu in Pacific Palisades, California, US. In this video she played a sexy housewife dressed in blonde 50s style wig, fitted pink top and white skirt. “If U Seek Amy” is the third single from the album Circus.

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A reliable source told, “The video begins with Britney Spears coming outside her house to hand the paparazzi an apple pie that she baked”. The source added, “She acts like she wants to hook up. The video is very provocative.”

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In part of the video, Britney Spears is accompanied by two adorable perfectly-groomed children and a straight-laced man wearing khakis and a sweater over his shoulders. But a source revealed that there are also lots of dancers, “dressed in skimpy outfits in metallic color” and revealing costumes for Britney Spears included in the shoot.

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According to several sources, Britney Spears was very professional and upbeat on the set. “She was like the old Britney Spears at the shoot. She was engaged and excited the whole day and seemed like her old self,” said a source.

The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour, her first arena outing in five years, kicks off March 3, 2009 in New Orleans, US and runs through June 2009. The Pussycat Dolls will serve as her opening act.

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Britney Spears And Kids Ready To Hit 2009 Circus Tour

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The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour, her first arena outing in five years, kicks off March 3, 2009 in New Orleans, US and runs through June 2009. The Pussycat Dolls will serve as her opening act.

Turns out, Britney Spears‘ upcoming tour is a going to be a kid-friendly one after all, particularly for her own kids, the boys Sean Preston and Jayden James. It is rumored that Britney Spears, Kevin Federline and the kids are Ready To Hit The Road. K-Fed’s attorney Mark Kalpan has denied the details. Sources have confirmed that a deal has, at last, been made for the Federtots to join their mother for Circus time. Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have almost finalized a custody arrangement, allowing both of them, the time to spend with their sons during Spears’s tour.

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Spears will probably see her boys on “pretty much the same schedule that she has now,” Kaplan tells sources. Kevin Federline, 30, has primary custody of the boys, but Britney Spears, 27, has nearly 50-50 access to them in visitation rights. Mark Kaplan told, “Kevin is working to make them accessible by going on various central locations in various areas of the country”. “He is doing that because he wants her to be able to have the maximum positive environment around her to assure that the tour will be successful”, Mark Kaplan quoted. Mark Kaplan added: “I don’t think the kids will be at venues. They will be available in her life when she is done with the rigors of performing.”

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Sonisphere Festival Coming Soon

Sonisphere Festival 2009 at Knebworth House

Sonisphere Festival will bring some of rock’s premier talent on August 1^st and 2^nd 2009, on a weekend camping Festival at the UK’s true home of rock, Knebworth. 60,000 fans will witness titans Linkin Park and one of the biggest rock acts of all time Metallica - headlining at the first ever Sonisphere.

Sonisphere Festival opens its doors on the Thursday, and with bands, freak-shows, DJs it is a camping festival all the way.

Metallica, the American heavy metal band, which has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, will headline Sonisphere at six European venues in 2009, with the tour set to be expanded into the Far East and Australasia next year. The only other act confirmed to appear this year is Linkin Park, the American nu-metal band, but the organisers are promising a “broad church” of around a dozen rock groups. Others rumoured to be in the frame for a slot include Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Muse, the Foo Fighters and the Stereophonics.

Metallica will Rock on Sonisphere Festival 2009

One of the defining heavy metal bands of all time, Metallica’s dedication to snarling riffs, savage solo shreds and pure, unadulterated volume ensured that their logo has been scrawled on exercise books and rucksacks for the last 26 years.

The 2009 Sonisphere Festival tour will play in Holland, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Finland, before culminating in a two-day event at Knebworth on the weekend of August 1-2, with a capacity of 60,000 each day. Knebworth House, the home of the Lytton family for more than 500 years, has been a fixture in the British musical scene since it started hosting festivals in 1974.

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Madonna’s Upcoming Live Concerts, Events & Performances

Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie, famous as Madonna, the Queen of Pop and the pop world’s favourite sweetheart has some Sticky & Sweet treats for her fans. Madonna is touring to support her 11th studio album Hard Candy, from August 23rd 2008, when she kicked it off in Cardiff, Wales.

Madonna will perform live at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, on July 04, 2009 and July 05, 2009 (Saturday & Sunday).

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Madonna is going to perform live at The Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom (also known as M.E.N. Arena, The M.E.N., MEN Arena, or simply Manchester Arena), on July 07, 2009 (Tuesday).

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Madonna will also be performing live at following places:

July 11, 2009 – Madonna at Werchter Park, Werchter, Belgium

July 14, 2009 – Madonna at Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy

July 21, 2009 – Madonna at Olympic Stadium Barcelona, Spain

July 23, 2009 – Madonna at Vincente Calderon, Madrid, Spain

July 28, 2009 – Madonna at Hamburg Stadium, Hamburg, Germany

July 30, 2009 – Madonna at Vallehovin, Oslo, Norway

August 04, 2009 – Madonna at Song Festival Ground, Tallinn, Estonia

August 06, 2009 – Madonna at West Harbour, Helsinki, Finland

August 09, 2009 – Madonna at Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden

August 11, 2009 – Madonna at Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark

August 13, 2009 – Madonna at Chodov Natural Amphitheatre, Prague, Czech Republic

August 15, 2009 – Madonna at Bemowo Airport, Warsaw, Poland

August 18, 2009 – Madonna at Olympic Stadium Munich, Germany

August 20, 2009 – Madonna at Hippodrome, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Mark Ronson & Sister Sam Hit Back at Noel

Ronson with Winehouse and her husband

 

 

 

In a BBC 1 Radio interview Noel Gallagher slammed Mark Ronson recently saying that the musician and producer “wants to write his own tunes instead of ruining everyone else’s. Mark Ronson needs to learn three chords on the guitar and write a tune.”

Mark Ronson hit back on his MySpace page with: “I just want Noel to know that I’m actually taking guitar lessons from Jay-Z right now and he’s already taight me both chords to Wonderwall  (tune!). In fact, it’s so much fun having Jay-Z teach me all of Noel’s songs on the guitar (hooray!) that I’m thinking of doing an Oasis/Jay-Z remix album a la The Grey Album.

Potential titles are Champagne Superhova or Definitely Jay-Z. P.P.S. Noel, I did write a song called Back to Black  which actually has 7 chords in it!”

Samantha and Lindsey Lohan were seen snogging and are rumoured to be a couple

Mark Ronson’s sister Samantha also got in on the game on her MySpace, making a reference to a collaboration between Jay-Z and Kanye West called Jocking Jay-Z whose lyrics poke fun at Oasis and refer to the now infamous Glastonbury feud begun by Noel Gallagher: “Jocking Jay-Z – the closest Noel from Oasis has been in years to being on the radio. He should stop focusing his energy on dissing people and go back to ripping off Beatles songs…far more productive…jealousy is really unbecoming.”

 

Wow. Wham, bam, thank you m’am.

The ball’s in your court now Noel.

By the way, Oasis is on tour. You can get tickets here.

Noel Gallagher Slags Off Kaiser Chiefs, Amy Winehouse, and Mark Ronson

Noel showing off his hairy caterpillars with Meg Matthews

Noel Gallagher is getting in on the slagging game after his brother Liam slammed Coldplay, Radiohead, and Wayne Rooney in the Times recently. The Oasis boys are not afraid to speak their mind.

Noel Gallagher was on BBC Radio 1 to promote the Oasis tour and set Chris Moyles straight on a few things:

“The Monkees haven’t split up, they’re just going under the name of the Kaiser Chiefs. I did drugs for 18 years and I never got that bad as to say, ‘You know what? I think the Kaiser Chiefs are brilliant.’” 

Gallagher is also not impressed by Mark Ronson, saying of the musician and producer:

“He [Ronson] wants to write his own tunes instead of ruining everyone else’s. Mark Ronson needs to learn three chords on the guitar and write a tune,” the Oasis front man added.

Gallagher also called Amy Winehouse a “destitute horse”, which is a bit rich coming from a man who is not aging well and whose face is beginning to look like a prune infested by two hairy, bleached out caterpillars. Not to mention the fact that Amy winehouse can really sing. C’mon Noel, where is the love?

Noel, you are blind. Amy is no destitute horse.

 Noel Gallagher famously rejected the idea of Jay-Z playing at Glastonbury this summer saying:

 “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. If you start to break it then people aren’t going to go.  I’m sorry, but Jay-Z? No chance. Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music and even when they throw the odd curve ball in on a Sunday night you go ‘Kylie Minogue?’ I don’t know about it. But I’m not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It’s wrong.”

Jay-Z ended up headlining the Glastonbury festival, and in an historic Glastonbury moment covered Oasis tune Wonderwall , singing his version of the Oasis hit to a massive adoring crowd who cheered and sang along. Jay-Z is so enamoured with the Wonderwall cover he has decided to work on the tune some more and possibly add it to an album.

We shall see what Noel Gallagher has to say about that. Get your Oasis tour tickets here.

Happy Birthday Madonna! Madonna Turns 50

Happy Birthday Pop Queen

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone turned 50 on Saturday. The firey Leo shares her star sign with other famous people in history such as Napoleon Bonaparte (August 15, 1769), the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini (July 29, 1883), President Castro of Cuba, Robert Redford (August 18,1936),  Jennifer Lopez, and the songwriter and frontman of the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger (July 26,1947).

Map of the Heavens, Planets, Astrological Chart, Horoscope for Madonna
Born August 16, 1958 at 7:05 AM in Bay City (MI) (USA)
Sun in 23°07 Leo, Ascendant in 8°15 Virgo,
Moon in 11°33 Virgo, MC in 3°44 Gemini
Chinese Astrology: Earth Dog
Numerology: Birthpath 11
Height: Madonna is 5′ 4½” tall (1m64)

What does Madonna’s star sign and natal chart say about the Queen of Pop?

Madonna has a triple conjunction of planets on the ascendant which she shares with Mick Jagger. This conjunction indicates her raw sexual energy. Madonna certainly has plenty of that. Madonna’s Like a Virgin was anything but. Madonna performed Like a Virgin at the first MTV Video Music Awards, wearing her infamous “Boy Toy” belt. In July of 1985 Playboy magazine published black and white nude photos taken of Madonna in the 1970s.

Madonna was also part of a venture that produced a book called Sex with sexually provocative and explicit images photographed by Steven Miesel. After that Madonna released her fifth studio album Erotica featuring songs with sexually explicit lyrics. Madonna also appeared in the erotic thriller Body of Evidence which was riddled with S&M and bondage scenes. I think we can safely say that Madonna is positively exploding with raw sexual energy. If you still have doubts, get tickets to Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet tour where fans have been treated to Madonna grinding up against Britney Spears in a sexual dance that leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. Remember the infamous snog between Britney and Madonna? We can add that to the list of Madonna’s raw sexual energy.

Neptune and Jupiter are very close to the cusp in Madonna’s natal chart which suggests riches to be gained from singing and music. Well, that is a no brainer. Madonna’s net worth is an estimated £400 million. Madonna is the best selling female artist of the 20th century and the second top-selling female artist in the U.S. The Guinness World Records lists Madonna as the world’s most successful female recording artist of all time and the top-earning female singer.

Madonna’s Virgo moon and Virgo ascendant make her both Like a Virgin and a Material Girl.

Maybe Madonna will get a birthday kiss from Britney?

Happy Birthday Madonna! We wish you a Sticky & Sweet day on your 50th! Get your Madonna Sticky & Sweet tickets here.

Oasis is on Tour!

Oasis is back on tour

Yes, it is true. Oasis has embarked on a major UK Arena Tour that will kick off in Liverpool on October 7th, the day after their latest album Dig Out Your Soul is released. Oasis will be on the road for an entire month, playing 18 shows across the U.K. This is the second leg of Oasis’ 14 month world tour.

Oasis took on the world in 1994, hailed by some as the new Beatles, taking British pop back to the top of the worldwide charts. Oasis was formed by singer and frontman Liam Gallagher, Paul Arthurs on guitar, Paul McGuigan on bass and Tony McCarroll on drums. The band was soon joined by Liam’s older brother Noel Gallagher who steppedinto the lead guitar and lead vocals shoes. Oasis have sold more than 50 million records worldwide. The band has eight UK number-one singles, 15 NME Awards, 5 Brit Awards and 9 Q awards. The Gallagher brothers are the band’s leading songwriters and the only members who have been there from the beginning. The present band includes Gem Archer and Andy Bell, as well as unofficial drummer Chris Sharrock.

Oasis harkened back to the raw revolutionary energy of the Rolling Stones and the Who fused with sweet and melodic Beatles sounds and that anarchic devil may care, destroy all to create the world anew Sex Pistol’s paradigm. With deafening guitar roars and a cheeky defiant attitude Oasis is infamous for their cocksure arrogance.

Oasis began in its conception as a band formed by schoolmates Liam Gallagher, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, Paul McGuigan, and Tony McCaroll. Noel Gallagher wasn’t there at the outset as he was hired as the guitar technician for a band called Inspiral Carpets which had been inspired by the Stone Roses. When Noel Gallagher returned to Manchester he found that his brother had started up a band and said that he would be a part of it if he could have total control over the group. The band agreed to Noel’s terms and Oasis was born.

Noel Gallagher’s songs reflect this fusion of rock ‘n roll influences. Gallagher reworks hits like “Cigarettes and Alcohol” and has borrowed the riff from “Bang a Gong” by T. Rex. Gallagher has also used parts of Wham’s “Fade Away” and “Freedom”, putting the hooks on different settings and tweaking the sounds. 
Here are just a few quotes from Liam Gallagher:

“Lennon was right. And we are bigger than Jesus. We will be as big as the Beatles, if not bigger.”

“I will always be an oasis.”

“I am Oasis and I should get more fuc*ing money. This is madness. We earn loads of it and I want more.”

“I suppose I do get sad, but not for too long. I just look in the mirror and go, ‘What a f***ing good-looking f*** you are.’ And then I brighten up.”

“There’s Elvis and me. I couldn’t say which of the two is best.”

 

Elvis?

 Oasis released their first single “Supersonic” in the spring of 1994, but it was with “Shakermaker” adapted from the song “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” (the song featured in a famous Coca-cola advert) that the UK stood up and took notice of the band that was to become the legendary Oasis. Oasis struck black gold with first album, Definitely Maybe, which became the fastest selling debut album in British history, beating out the Beatles. Thus the beginning of Oasis mania. Let’s not forget Wonderwall. Get your Oasis tickets now before they are ancient history.

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The Escapades of George Michael: Long Live King George

George Michael is on his game. It’s been a year and the x-Wham! superstar is back on tour and has managed to stay out of the headlines for “stupid” drug possession charges and has reportedly signed a multi-million-pound contract with HarperCollins to write a “no-holds-barred” autobiography which he is to write “entirely himself”.

 

Fans attending George Michael’s concerts have been raving about his talent and blogging up a virtual storm filled with love, lust and admiration for the pop superstar. After his concert in Dallas fans wrote thousands of comments such as the ones below:

 

“What an amazing concert! My husband and I went last night and felt completely justified in spending $145 per ticket. George was so gracious and appreciative of his fans, and he gave such a heartfelt, energetic, and talented performance. His voice still has amazing range, and he looked like he was thoroughly enjoying himself.”

 

“HOLY COW!! Let me tell you, my husband and I were pleasantly surprised. George had the whole place on their feet!! I missed the song “Monkey” and the other songs mentioned too, but this concert sooooo was worth it. Oh and my husband would like say say thank you for the Dita Von Teese strip tease video. kee kee kee”

 

And this is the tip of the iceberg of praise for George Michael. The man still has it. Even when George was grappling with drug charges he maintained his sense of humour and remained gracious throughout stating:

 

“It’s my own stupid fault, as usual. I was in possession of class C drugs, which is an offence, and I have no complaints about the police, who were professional throughout.”

 

 In reference to his song “Outside,” which was inspired by a 1998 arrest for engaging in a “lewd act” in a Los Angeles public toilet, Michael jokingly added, “I promise I won’t make a record out of this one – even though it’s tempting.”

 

The singer later stated: “That’s the second time in a year I’ve been caught with one unused spliff in the car. I had no drink or drugs in my body. I haven’t got a problem with drugs.”

 

After Michael was charged for possession of marijuana he spoke outside of the courtroom and accepted responsibility for his crime but branded the “media coverage of this trial farcical.” In true George Michael form he added, “I’m glad to put this behind me and am now off to play the biggest show of my life at Wembley.”

 

Nothing can keep a good man down.

 

George Michael began his musical career in a ska band called The Executive with his best friends Andrew Ridgeley, Paul Ridgeley, Andrew Leaver, and David Mortimer (aka David Austin).

 

In 1981 he and Andrew Ridgley formed Wham! The next year the band’s first album shot to no. 1 in the charts. The talent, charisma and energy of Wham! spread like wild fire around the globe and catapulted the band to instant international super stardom.

 

George Michael decided that he needed to experiment and go off on solo career. In early 1987, Michael recorded a duet with soul music icon Aretha Franklin called “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)“. The duet was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve his ambition of singing with one of his favourite artists. The song reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100 upon its release.

 

In the autumn of 1987 Michael launched his explosive first solo album, Faith. The single “I Want Your Sex” from the album was heavily censored and not aired on many radio stations, which only increased the incredible buzz and hysteria surrounding the album.

 

George Michael responded to the media circus by stating that the sex act was a beautiful thing if it was monogamous. He even recorded a brief prologue for the video in which he said: “This song is not about casual sex.” One of the racier scenes the media attacked involved Michael writing the words “explore monogamy” on his partner’s back in lipstick.

 

Faith reached Diamond certification by the RIAA for sales of 10 million copies in the US. To date, global sales of Faith are more than 20 million units.

 

In 1991 George Michael sang a duet with Elton John that the latter had written in 1974 entitled “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” which reached the no. 1 on the UK singles chart and on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was the only no.1 single at that time to be recorded at an outdoors venue. Proceeds from the single were divided among 10 different charities for children, AIDS, and education.

 

George is currently supporting a campaign to help raise US$32 million (GBP15 million) for terminally ill children.

 

We can not wait for George Michael’s juicy tell-all autobiography to fill in all the gaps of his extraordinary life. George Michael is the man. Long live King George.

 

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Kayne West and MTV To Give Iraq War Vets Homecoming

Kayne West and MTV are hooking up to make a documentary on recently returned Iraq war veterans called “Choose or Lose & Kanye West Present: Homecoming”.

 

Kayne West explained: “There are hundreds of veterans out there who are falling through the cracks. They make the ultimate sacrifices for us by laying down their lives, but it seems like a lot of them just get forgotten about. I know my music inspires and helps a lot of people but you can always do more. I teamed up with MTV and took the opportunity to share the spotlight with these veterans and hear their stories.”

 

Kayne West and MTV VJ Sway Calloway will visit Iraq war veterans in their homes to hear their experiences of the war and how they are re-acclimating to civilian life. Kayne West will present each soldier with a gift such as paying their rent, wiping out their debt, or funding their tuition.

 

The U.S. government has been criticised for reneging on its promises to provide health care and other benefits for war veterans as well as unwillingness to aid veterans suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome and mental illnesses. There have been many cases of soldiers having to fight for their benefits when they return home, whilst coping with the difficulties associated with re-acclimation to civilian life.

 

Kayne West and MTV’s documentary “Choose or Lose & Kanye West Present: Homecoming” aims to bring attention to the real issues that face returning veterans.

 

Bloggers are already tapping on their keyboards in response to the documentary with comments such as:

 

Let’s hope the “gift” Kanye presents to the soldiers are not copies of his CD. That’ll probably just exacerbate any post traumatic stress syndrome the soldiers may have.

 

and:

 

ok, this country is offically fucked. kanye west has to pay veterans bills now? the government can’t pony up any dough to help out the people who served it? wtf? the army can’t even bother to pay for tuition anymore? how screwed up are we that we have to have famous rappers do the right thing (rather than the military)? God help us.

 

Avril Lavigne’s £1m Girlfriend

 

Nettwerk Management, a label and music management firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia has found a way to make money for artists on YouTube and has raked in £1 million for Avril Lavigne’s video Girlfriend in just one year. This hefty sum is for Avril Lavigne’s own pocket as it is what is left over after YouTube has taken its cut.

A year go Nettwerk Management uploaded Lavigne’s official video Girlfriend to YouTube and began a fan campaign to drive fans to the site. The video received 100 millions hits from around the world. On the page views for Girlfriend are ad views and this is where Nettwork Management has found its pot of gold.

Nettwerk Management is a maverick enterprise in the mainstream music industry who was one of the first to abolish access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers, publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. The label sells all of their music in an un-encrypted MP3 format, allowing fans to share their music.

In 2006 Nettwerk Management are champions in the movement to free music. The company offered to pay the legal fees of teenager David Gruebel who was slapped with a lawsuit by the Recording Industry Association of America for downloading music.

Nettwerk manages Dido, the Pipettes and Martha Wainwright as well as Avril Lavigne, and releases music by the likes of Sarah McLachlan, Ron Sexsmith and the Be Good Tanyas on their label.

Nettwerk Management has followed the rainbow of their imaginations and found the motherload of gold at the end of it. The company’s CEO Terry McBride explained to MusicTank: “We haven’t even given kids the choice to show us this tipping point yet … the profit margin in the digital space is about 300% that inside the physical space.” And it is not even the end for the Lavigne video. “We will start a Mandarin website with Mandarin ads and we will make a shitload of money, because 40% of her intellectual property value comes from Asia.”

Rock on Nettwerk. Finally someone has found a way to make big change out of YouTube. It appears to be the tip of the iceberg. One can only imagine where this idea will take YouTube video posters. Who wants to be a millionaire?