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Charts:

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 2, 1977
Shakira

February 2, 1975
Billy Mohler (The Calling)

February 2, 1971
Ben Mize (Counting Crows)

February 2, 1966
Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots)

February 2, 1957
Tony Butler (Big Country)

February 2, 1950
Ross Valory (Santana)

February 2, 1948
Alan McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire)

February 2, 1942
Graham Nash



Delphic Extend UK And Ireland Tour

February 2, 2010
Delphic Extend UK And Ireland TourDelphic have added three dates to their UK tour next month, it's been announced. The hotly-tipped band will now play gigs in Stoke (March 7), Northampton (9) and Wigan (10). Read more >>

King Of Leon's Nathan Followill Admits Grammy Win Was A Dream Come True

February 2, 2010
King Of Leon's Nathan Followill Admits Grammy Win Was A Dream Come TrueKings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill has spoken of his delight at the group's double success at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. The US band were the surprise winners of the Record Of The Year prize for 'Use Somebody', beating the likes of Lady GaGa and Beyonce. Read more >>

Paul Weller To Play Camden Roundhouse For Haiti Appeal

February 2, 2010
Paul Weller To Play Camden Roundhouse For Haiti AppealPaul Weller, KT Tunstall and Reverend & The Makers are the latest acts confirmed for the Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser at the Roundhouse in Camden later this month. The newly confirmed artists join Seasick Steve, The Futureheads, Bombay Bicycle Club, Mr Hudson, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., Othello Woolf and The Magic Numbers at the February 25th event. Read more >>

Muse: 'Twilight Films Have Helped Us Break America'

February 2, 2010
Muse: 'Twilight Films Have Helped Us Break America'Muse believe their appearance on the soundtrack to The Twilight Saga films has helped them win fans in America. The band have contributed songs to the opening two films in the popular vampire franchise, including the recent hit New Moon. Read more >>

Lily Allen Promises 'Exciting Stuff' As She Rejoins Twitter

February 2, 2010
Lily Allen Promises 'Exciting Stuff' As She Rejoins TwitterLily Allen has promised to share some “exciting stuff” with her fans in her first post since rejoining Twitter. The singer returned to the social networking website this morning – just months after giving up internet technology for good. Read more >>

Joanna Newsom Unveils 'Have One On Me' Artwork

February 2, 2010
Joanna Newsom Unveils 'Have One On Me' ArtworkJoanna Newsom has unveiled the artwork to her new album 'Have One On Me'. Featuring Miss Newsom lounging on a couch surrounded by a variety of antiques, stuffed peacocks, paintings and animal prints, you can see it large below. Read more >>

Ellie Goulding, Delphic, Chase And Status For Great Escape 2010

February 2, 2010
Ellie Goulding, Delphic, Chase And Status For Great Escape 2010Ellie Goulding, Delphic and Chase and Status are among the first acts to be confirmed for this year's Great Escape festival in Brighton. The event will also feature performances from Marina & the Diamonds, Broken Social Scene and Crystal Fighters. Read more >>

Jedward 24 Sales Behind Owl City On Midweek Singles Chart

February 2, 2010
Jedward 24 Sales Behind Owl City On Midweek Singles ChartX Factor stars Jedward are just 24 sales behind this week's number one, Owl City's 'Fireflies', according to the midweek charts. The Irish twins' song 'Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)' featuring Vanilla Ice was released as a download on Sunday ahead of its physical release on February 15th. Read more >>

Mark Ronson Drafts In Santigold, Scissor Sisters and Dave McCabe For Third Album

February 2, 2010
Mark Ronson Drafts In Santigold, Scissor Sisters and Dave McCabe For Third AlbumMark Ronson has predictably drafted in an array of music stars for his new album 'The Business'. The producer has recruited Santigold, Scissor Sisters, Miike Snow, Nick Hodgson from the Kaiser Chiefs, US rapper Pill and Cathy Dennis for the long-player which consists of entirely original songs. Read more >>

Blink-182's Travis Barker Fuels Reading And Leeds Festival Speculation

February 2, 2010
Blink-182's Travis Barker Fuels Reading And Leeds Festival SpeculationBlink-182 drummer Travis Barker has fuelled speculation that the band are set to play the Reading and Leeds festivals in August. The group have long been rumoured to make a return to the event following their reformation last year. Read more >>

Morrissey Urged To Write Autobiography

February 2, 2010
Morrissey Urged To Write AutobiographyAn independent publishing house has urged Morrissey to write his autobiography and release it through them. In an open letter, Lee Brackstone, editor of Faber, said “destiny commands” the former Smith star to align himself with the company. Read more >>

Babyshambles Rubbish Reports Pete Doherty Was Booed and Pelted In Moscow

February 2, 2010
Babyshambles Rubbish Reports Pete Doherty Was Booed and Pelted In MoscowBabyshambles drummer Adam Ficek has rubbished reports that Pete Doherty was booed and pelted with bagels at their show in Moscow on Sunday. News stories in the Daily Star and Daily Mail claim that Doherty and co. turned up late for the B1 Maximum Club show and were met with a hostile reception from a crowd who had “paid up to £1,000 for a ticket.” Read more >>

Kanye West, Lil' Wayne, Celine Dion Record Charity Single For Haiti

February 2, 2010
Kanye West, Lil' Wayne, Celine Dion Record Charity Single For HaitiKanye West and Lil' Wayne are among the stars who have teamed up on a remake of 'We Are The World' for the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. The song, recorded in Los Angeles on Monday, also features Celine Dion, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg, Brian Wilson and Tony Bennett. Read more >>

Pet Shop Boys Wow Fan During Private Living Room Gig

February 2, 2010
Pet Shop Boys Wow Fan During Private Living Room GigPet Shop Boys have surprised a female fan by recreating their 2009 Pandemonium tour inside her London home. The duo, Neil Tannant and Chris Lowe, performed 'It's A Sin' in project manager Lorraine Sands's living room. Read more >>

Muse and Stevie Wonder To Headline Glastonbury Festival 2010, Michael Eavis 'Confirms'

February 2, 2010
Muse and Stevie Wonder To Headline Glastonbury Festival 2010, Michael Eavis 'Confirms'Michael Eavis has reportedly confirmed that Muse and Stevie Wonder are the other two headliners of Glastonbury festival. The dairy farmer made the revelations while speaking at the Event Production Show at the Olympia in London today. Read more >>

Jack White, Karen O Snubbed As Oscars Unveil Original Song Nominations

February 2, 2010
Jack White, Karen O Snubbed As Oscars Unveil Original Song NominationsJack White and Karen O have both failed in their bid to land a nomination for this year's Academy Awards. White's 'Fly Farm Blue', from It Might Get Loud, and Karen O's 'All Is Love', from Where The Wild Things Are, were among 63 songs contending for a nomination in the category of Original Song. Read more >>

Eminem And Drake In Talks For New Collaboration

February 2, 2010
Eminem And Drake In Talks For New CollaborationEminem and Drake are in talks to collaborate on a new song following the success of recent single 'Forever'. The pair performed the track, which also feature Kanye West and Lil' Wayne, at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. Read more >>

Marina And The Diamonds Announce May UK And Ireland Tour

February 2, 2010
Marina And The Diamonds Announce May UK And Ireland TourMarina and the Diamonds has announced plans to tour the UK and Ireland in May. The singer, whose real name is Marina Diamandis, will kick off the jaunt in Birmingham on May 12. Read more >>

Shaun Ryder Reforms Black Grape And Announces London Gig

February 2, 2010
Shaun Ryder Reforms Black Grape And Announces London GigBlack Grape have reformed and announced plans to play their first gig in 12 years. The group, fronted by Shaun Ryder, will perform at The Coronet Theatre on April 1 as part of Get Loaded in The Dark. Read more >>

JLS To Launch Own Brand Of Condoms?

February 2, 2010
JLS To Launch Own Brand Of Condoms?X Factor runners up and chart topping band JLS are rumoured to be releasing their own brand of contraception. Band member Aston Merrygold told The Sun how his Mother sends the band a 'stash' of condoms to keep them safe from groupies trying to deliberately get pregnant. "Some girls have condoms but we would never take them because you never know what may have been done to them. We don't want to be trapped." he said. Read more >>





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