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FOO FIGHTERS: 'In Your Honor' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
FOO FIGHTERS' latest album, "In Your Honor", has registered the following first-week chart positions around the world: #1: Australia #1: New Zealand #2: USA #2: U.K. #2: Ireland #7: Switzerland #11: Holland #21: France #22: Finland #37: Brazil #50: Czech Republic According to Undercover News, FOO FI...June 22, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE, SLASH And NICKO MCBRAIN To Help Launch 21ST CENTURY LEADERS
Ozzy Osbourne, Slash (VELVET REVOLVER) and Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN) are among the music icons from across the globe that have come together to design the ultimate collectable wristbands for one aim — to raise a minimum of $3 million for worthwhile causes and support fair, sustainable employment i...June 8, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For LIVE 8 Concert In London
VELVET REVOLVER have been confirmed for the Live 8 London concert on July 2 in Hyde Park. A total of five enormous, free concerts will be held July 2 in Philadelphia, London, Paris, Berlin and Rome, according to the Washington Post. The extravaganza, which is being organized by Bob Geldof, who 20 ye...June 1, 2005
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KELLY OSBOURNE: 'COACHELLA Is Better Than OZZFEST'
Contact Music.com is reporting that Kelly Osbourne has upset her parents by insisting their Ozzfest touring festival is the second best rock show in America. The reality star-turned-pop singer insists California's Coachella Festival is the best show in the world. She tells Blender magazine, "My mom...April 14, 2005
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Is Rock Dead?
Jim Farber of the New York Daily News has issued the following report: "Is rock dead? Not quite. But judging from its performance on the charts — and compared to its biggest bands and trends from a few years ago — it's wheezing. Cast your eye down 2004's Top 10-selling album list and you won't ...February 2, 2005
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NINE INCH NAILS To Headline COACHELLA
NINE INCH NAILS and COLDPLAY will headline the sixth Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held April 30-May 1 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California, according to Billboard.com. The fest will also feature reunion performances by pioneering rock acts GANG OF FOUR, THE COCTEAU TWIN...January 31, 2005
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THE DARKNESS For BAND AID III
RTE.ie is reporting that THE DARKNESS are among the bands that will be involved in re-recording the BAND AID song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Also set to participate are COLDPLAY and TRAVIS. The charity record would be designed to, once again, raise money to tackle the latest African famine crisi...October 20, 2004
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Pop Singer BRANDY Samples IRON MAIDEN: Audio Available!
A loop of the intro guitar and bass line from IRON MAIDEN's "The Clansman", off the group's 1998 "Virtual XI" CD, is sampled in a song from former teen-pop star BRANDY. The track, titled "Cool (Thought I'd Be)" (also known as "I Tried"),is featured on the singer's newest album, "Afrodisiac", which...June 29, 2004
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BOB GELDOF: No Plans For 'Live Aid II'
Reuters is reporting that Irish rock star Bob Geldof has denied he has teamed up with U2 singer Bono for a repeat of the 1985 Live Aid concerts to raise money to help ease third world debt. The Sun newspaper had earlier run a front page story saying Prime Minister Tony Blair was backing "Live ...May 31, 2004
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METALLICA, KISS, THE OSBOURNES On ROLLING STONE's 'Rock Rich' List
METALLICA have made it to No. 5 on Rolling Stone magazine's "2004 Rock Rich List", with an estimated income last year of $39.1 million. "METALLICA rank with THE BEATLES in the top five catalog sellers of the year, with 1.6 million copies of their old albums moving in the U.S.," the magazine writes....February 26, 2004
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Report: IRON MAIDEN Among Top 10 Earners In 2003
Long-running British heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN has made it into a list of the music world's biggest earners. The band made £17.9 million (approx. $34 million) last year thanks to the massive success of their world tour in support of their last studio album, "Dance of Death", according to Heat mag...February 17, 2004
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LINKIN PARK, EVANESCENCE Among Top-Selling Albums Of 2003
Nielsen SoundScan, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product, and Nielsen BDS, the music industry's leading song monitoring service, have announced their 2003 year-end sales and airplay monitoring data through December 28, 2003...December 31, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE Voted Rock Star Of 2003
Injured singer Ozzy Osbourne has been voted rock star of the year in a poll of music fans, according to BBC News. Osbourne, who is recovering from a quad bike crash and recently secured his first U.K. No. 1 single, won the accolade from Virgin Radio listeners. Justin Hawkins, frontman with THE DARKN...December 29, 2003
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METALLICA, LINKIN PARK, EVANESCENCE Among Nominees At AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
METALLICA and LINKIN PARK will be competing for the "Favorite Alternative Music Artist" award at the 31st annual American Music Awards, which will be presented Nov. 16 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and air live from 8-11 p.m. on ABC. Also nominated for the same award are COLDPLAY. EVANESCE...September 17, 2003
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THE DARKNESS Tipped to Win U.K. Mercury Music Prize
British retro-rockers THE DARKNESS are favorites to eclipse COLDPLAY and RADIOHEAD to win one of Britain's most prestigious popular music awards, according to Reuters. The quartet are expected to grab the Mercury Music Prize on Tuesday (September 9) with their first album, "Permission To Land". The...September 8, 2003
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