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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:

December 12, 1977
Dino Meneghin (The Calling)

December 12, 1968
Danny Boy (House Of Pain)

December 12, 1967
Nick Dimichino (Nine Days)

December 12, 1963
Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors)

December 12, 1959
Sheila E.

December 12, 1949
Paul Rodgers (Bad Company)

December 12, 1946
Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull)

December 12, 1943
Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers Band)

December 12, 1940
Dionne Warwick

December 12, 1938
Connie Francis



Gary Barlow: 'Take That Open To Robbie Williams Return'

December 12, 2008
Gary Barlow: 'Take That Open To Robbie Williams Return'Take That singer Gary Barlow has refused to rule out the possibility of Robbie Williams making a spectacular return to the boy band. Barlow said he was buoyed by comments Williams had made on his official website, where he revealed he would “love” to rejoin the band. Read more >>

AC/DC Announce UK Stadium Tour Dates

December 12, 2008
AC/DC Announce UK Stadium Tour DatesAC/DC have announced details of two UK stadium shows, which will take place next summer. The veteran rock group will play London's Wembley Stadium on June 26th and Hampden Park in Glasgow on June 30th. Read more >>

Florence And The Machine Wins Brit's Critics' Choice Award

December 12, 2008
Florence And The Machine Wins Brit's Critics' Choice AwardFlorence and The Machine has won the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice Award for 2009. The singer was chosen by journalists and music industry representatives ahead of Little Boots and White Lies, who placed second and third respectively on the shortlist. Read more >>

Blur Announce Second London Hyde Park Concert

December 12, 2008
Blur Announce Second London Hyde Park ConcertBlur have added a second reunion concert in London's Hyde Park next summer due to an overwhelming demand for tickets. The band will now play the venue on July 2nd in addition to their sold out show on July 3rd. Read more >>

Kanye West 'Moving To London To Establish Fashion Career'

December 12, 2008
Kanye West 'Moving To London To Establish Fashion Career'US rapper Kanye West is moving to London next year in order to follow his passion for fashion design, according to reports. The rapper has apparently approached a number of fashion houses, including Louis Vuitton, about beginning an internship. Read more >>

Rolling Stones Songs To Become Housing Estate Street Names

December 12, 2008
Rolling Stones Songs To Become Housing Estate Street NamesSome of the Rolling Stones most revered song titles are to be used in street names on a new housing estate in Dartford, Kent. All 13 streets on the £400million project will bear the name of the band's music in honour of frontman Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richard, who both grew up in the town. Read more >>

Arcade Fire To Release Tour Documentary Film Next Week

December 12, 2008
Arcade Fire To Release Tour Documentary Film Next WeekArcade Fire are to release their documentary film, Miroir Noir, next Monday (December 15th), it's been announced. The film follows the band during the production and touring of their second album, 2007's 'Neon Bible'. Read more >>

Babyshambles Star Admits To Class A Drug Possession

December 12, 2008
Babyshambles Star Admits To Class A Drug PossessionMik Whitnall, guitarist in Babyshambles, has admitted possessing a Class A drug. The guitarist was arrested in October after police allegedly discovered rocks of crack cocaine at his house in London's Blackheath. Read more >>

Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz Asks Gym Class Heroes Star To Be Godfather

December 12, 2008
Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz Asks Gym Class Heroes Star To Be GodfatherFall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz has asked Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy to be the godfather to his new son. Wentz and his wife, Ashlee Simpson, welcomed the birth of Bronx Mowgli Wentz last month. Read more >>

Take That Extend 2009 Tour To Mark Millionth Ticket Sale

December 12, 2008
Take That Extend 2009 Tour To Mark Millionth Ticket SaleTake That have further extended their 2009 UK Stadium tour with an extra show in Wales. The band will now play Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on June 17th in addition to a sold out date on June 16th. Read more >>

Elvis Costello To Headline Barack Obama Inauguration Concert

December 12, 2008
Elvis Costello To Headline Barack Obama Inauguration ConcertElvis Costello is to headline president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration concert in Washington DC next month. Sting, Seal, Same Moore and film director Spike Lee will also appear at the Harman Center of the Arts on January 20th. Read more >>

Eminem Slams 'Relapse' Song Leaks, 'Stan 2' Reports

December 12, 2008
Eminem Slams 'Relapse' Song Leaks, 'Stan 2' ReportsUS rapper Eminem has said he was left “really heated” after a song from his forthcoming album, 'Relapse', leaked online. 'Crack A Bottle', a collaboration with Dr Dre, appeared on various file-sharing websites last week in an incomplete form. Read more >>

Morrissey Extends 2009 UK Tour

December 12, 2008
Morrissey Extends 2009 UK TourMorrissey has extended his 2009 UK tour with two additional dates in Glasgow and London. The singer will now perform at Barrowlands in Glasgow on May 8th and the capital's Brixton Academy on May 29th. Read more >>

Bon Jovi Claim Biggest-Grossing Tour Of 2008

December 12, 2008
Bon Jovi Claim Biggest-Grossing Tour Of 2008Bon Jovi's recent Lost Highway tour was the biggest grossing tour of the year, new figures show. The tour, which saw the band perform in front of over two million fans in North American and Europe, grossed $210.6million. Read more >>

The Rumble Strips And Ladyhawke Join Snowbombing Line Up

December 12, 2008
The Rumble Strips And Ladyhawke Join Snowbombing Line UpThe Rumble Strips and Ladyhawke are among the latest additions to the line up for next year's Snowbombing festival in Austria. James Yuill, Eliza Dolittle and Mr Hudson have also been added to the bill. Read more >>

Roger Daltrey, Cliff Richard To Benefit From Musicians' Copyright Law Change

December 12, 2008
Roger Daltrey, Cliff Richard To Benefit From Musicians' Copyright Law ChangeThe Who's Roger Daltrey and Sir Cliff Richard are among the artists expected benefit from a change to musicians' copyright law. The Government yesterday (December 11th) outlined proposals to extend the period of time that musicians earn money from their music to 70 years. Read more >>

Supergrass Leave EMI To Set Up Own Record label

December 12, 2008
Supergrass Leave EMI To Set Up Own Record labelSupergrass have left EMI Records subsidiary Parlophone after thirteen years to set up their own independent platform. Micky Quinn, the band's bassist and managing director of Supergrass Records, said the group decided to change because of “wastage” at their former label. Read more >>

The Flaming Lips To Curate ATP New York 2009

December 12, 2008
The Flaming Lips To Curate ATP New York 2009The Flaming Lips are to curate the 2009 edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in New York. Animal Collective, Panda Bear and The Flaming Lips already confirmed to perform at the event, which will take place from September 11th-13th. Read more >>

Blink-182's Travis Barker Wants To Collaborate With Jay-Z

December 12, 2008
Blink-182's Travis Barker Wants To Collaborate With Jay-ZFormer Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has expressed his desire to collaborate with US rapper Jay-Z. "I'd love to have him on my record or get in a studio together and let our brains mesh on some crazy shit. I love Hov," he told MTV. Read more >>

Rihanna And Chris Brown Set For 'Super Collaboration'

December 12, 2008
Rihanna And Chris Brown Set For 'Super Collaboration'US R&B star Chris Brown has revealed that he is written a series of songs which could become a collaboration with his girlfriend Rihanna. Brown also told Billboard that he was writing songs the singer's new album – the follow-up to 2007's 'Good Girl Gone Bad'. Read more >>

Velvet Underground's John Cale To Represent Welsh Art At Venice Biennale

December 12, 2008
Velvet Underground's John Cale To Represent Welsh Art At Venice BiennaleJohn Cale, founding member of the Velvet Underground, will represent Wales next year at the Venice Biennale of Art in Italy. Cale is working alongside artists and other cultural figures to create an audio-visual piece for the exhibition based on his relationship with the Welsh language. Read more >>

Guns N' Roses 'Have No Plans To Reunite'

December 12, 2008
Guns N' Roses 'Have No Plans To Reunite'Guns N' Roses will not stage a reunion with their former members, the band's manager has said. Ex-guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan have both been linked to a possible return alongside Axl Rose since the release of 'Chinese Democracy' in September. Read more >>





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