Write a comment Bad news for U2 fans, as they might have to wait another year to see the new album release. U2 themselves have added they are 'gutted' they have not got the new album ready. The aging rockers are still touring though and having a great time.
Write a comment Her fashion choices may not be suitable for the average person on the street but they have certainly drawn attention to both her as an artist and a singer.
Last night Lady Gaga added another trophy to her awards cabinet as she won the fashion icon trophy at the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) awards ceremony.
Write a comment Ndubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos is better known as being the tough front girls of the band, however she is said to be feeling the pressure as she tries to fill the very big shoes left by Cheryl Cole on the judging panel of the X Factor.
Tulisa admitted to press that she was feeling nervous about her performance on the show ahead of the first day of filming in Birmingham.
Speaking to Heat magazine she said: “I am really nervous. I have mixed emotions this week. I feel pressure.”
She added: “I don't feel I'm stepping into anyone's shoes because I could never be Cheryl or Dannii.
While she may not yet be a household name Tulisa believes that she has every right to sit on the judging panel and has the experience to be able to make the tough decisions.
Speaking about her work with her band Ndubz she said: “I'm involved in the writing producing and singing, so it's not like I've had a couple of hits and that's it. I feel like I've earned my spot on the judging panel.”
This year the UK version of the X Factor is bound to have a totally new feel with only Louis Walsh staying on in his role as a judge on the show.
Simon Cowell has gone over to the US to launch the American version of the show and will be concentrating his efforts on this project while Dannii Minogue has moved on to focus on other projects she has while it is widely reported about the problems facing Cheryl Cole.
The Girls Aloud singer had been due to appear on the US version of the X Factor however Cheryl Cole has since been dropped from the show and is not taking her place back on the UK panel.
The new team for the UK X Factor will see Louis and Tulisa joined by former Destinys Child singer Kelly Rowland and Take That singer Gary Barlow.
Tulisa said: “Everything about the show is different this year, so we want to blow people out of the water with fireworks.”
Write a comment Wii Fan gamers were able to have a first look at the latest gaming console from Nintendo at the E3 games show in Los Angeles.
The new Wii handheld device has been much anticipated in the gaming world especially following the success of the innovative original Wii console which inspired an entire new game user to engage with the interactive device.
Write a comment A technical problem with a giant robot left Take That struggling to continue with their concert at the City of Manchester Stadium at the weekend.
Singers Mark Owen and Howard Donald were due to be lowered onto the stage by the giant hands of a robot known as OM, however a mechanical problem led to this being unable to happen.
Write a comment Great news for all music fans, Apple's latest music storage service is described simply 'not just a hard drive in the sky'.
Apple boss Steve Jobs has revealed the new Apple iCloud service from the company during the annual conference by the developer.
Industry insiders have been talking about the iCloud service for many weeks but this is the first time that it has been official unveiled by Apple with all of the web based features being shown off at the conference.
Write a comment Singer Olly Murs has been confirmed as one of the new presenters of the Xtra Factor, the ITV 2 television show that partners the X Factor broadcast on ITV 1.
TV presenter Caroline Flack will be joining Olly Murs as the host with the pair going behind the scenes of the X Fator to do interviews with the contestants and air extra footage of the main parts of the talent show that each year grips the UK public with its up and downs as the X Factor works to find the Uks hottest new singing talent.
Write a comment Labelled 'too rude' for the USA, popular UK band Arctic Monkeys have had there new album censored.
Suck It And See, the latest album from the Arctic Monkeys, has been censored in America after it was deemed to be “too rude” for music lovers.
Write a comment Singer Rihanna is once again in hot water surrounding the content of her latest video for her single Man Down.
In the new video Rihanna is shown gunning down a rapist at a train station, however the Parents Television Council have said that the video shows a “cold, calculated execution of murder”.
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The latest wave of internet radio is proving a great success. For the first time since its launch in March this year statistics about listener numbers for the new Radioplayer service show that more than five million users are tuning into the Radioplayer each month. This means there is a positive trend towards people listening to the radio on the internet.
Write a comment According to reports Apple have managed to secure the rights to be able to stream music from all of the four big record labels in the industry.
The news comes as Apple prepares to launch the iCloud service and would effectively mean that users of the iCloud would not have any restrictions on which artists they choose to stream via the iCloud.
Write a comment British based online music service Last.fm is working to becoming a more user friendly, mainstream service for clients as the site tries to forge its own niche within the highly competitive online music market.
Users of the site are now able to link their likes and dislikes with Facebook and share tracks that they enjoy while there will also be a friend finder service now made available for users.
Write a comment As music fans need and demand for concert tickets grow, supermarket chains step up to provide the latest tickets. Gone are the days when you had to be in the know to be able to get tickets for the hottest concerts it seems as Tesco have announced that they will be selling concert tickets, without any charges, via their online site.
Write a comment Despite being dropped from the US version of the X Factor the American dream is far from over for British sweetheart Cheryl Cole according to Black Eyed Peas member Will.i.am.
According to Will.i.am there are many more opportunities for Cheryl Cole in the US apart from X Factor.
Write a comment Teen sensation Justin Bieber will have his merchandise marketed by Prince Williams in laws, the Middletons, through their highly successful website according to The UK's Sun newspaper.
The king of teen pop will be rubbing shoulders with almost royalty as it is alleged that the Middletons have signed a deal to sell Justin Bieber merchandise through their online shop Part Pieces.
Write a comment With the festival season nearly upon us there is one name in the music industry who is very conspicuously not featured on any of the billings – Adele.
Adele, who has spent 18 non consecutive weeks at number one in the UK album chart, is not appearing at any festivals this year despite her being one of the most popular artists of the moment.
Write a comment Mid week sales are pointing to Lady Gaga ending Adeles reign at the top of the UK album chart.
Born This Way by Lady Gaga has seen huge sales already this week and if these sales continue it will push the multi award winning 21 album by Adele off the number one spot.
Write a comment It looks like it could be the end of the American dream for Cheryl Cole as it is being rumoured that the Girls Aloud star has been dropped from the US version of the hit television talent show of the X Factor.
Write a comment The annual free music festival organised by Radio 1 will be held in Hackney next year in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend has been confirmed as being a two day event to take place at Hackney Marshes over the weekend of June 23 and 24 of 2012.
Write a comment Microsoft have revealed a new software update for their phones that will allow users the chance to be able access 500 new features, including Internet Explorer 9.
The new software has been given the code name of Mango by Microsoft and new phones available with the software are to be made by Nokia and are set to be available from later this year,
Write a comment Canadian teen singing star Justin Bieber and US rapper Eminem were the big winners at the Billboard Music Awards.
Each of the stars from the opposite ends of the musical spectrum, won six awards with Eminem taking home the accolade for artist of the year despite not being there himself to pick up the award in person.
In the first televised Billboard Music Awards ceremony since 2006 Justin Bieber thanked everyone for his success saying that he wanted to thank “everybody who helped me get out of my home town.”
Justin Bieber added: “I'm 17. Every day is crazy to me because I see so many people and I get to make so many people smile.”
