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Warne and Coldplay, Mick Jagger and the Ashes
Posted by busybeeburns on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 06:30 AM (587 Reads)
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 “Whispers around the sport are Mick Jagger has been courted by series broadcaster Channel 9 to make a cameo appearance at at least one of the five Test matches between Australia and England,” reports the Daily Telegraph’s Sydney Confidential.
On a day for big name dropping, Shane Warne reveals his friendship with Coldplay’s Chris Martin during the Australian launch of his latest book.
Alex Brown becomes the Sydney Morning Herald’s music reporter for a minute.
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INXS Wins Australia's Favourite Lyric | Coldplay Fifth
Posted by busybeeburns on Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 04:04 PM (1158 Reads)
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 They were the words used to farewell Australian rock icon Michael Hutchence at his funeral.
Timeless INXS classic Never Tear Us Apart has taken top spot as Australia's all-time favourite lyric. The hit, released in 1988, was voted Nation's Favourite Lyric by viewers of pay TV music channel VH1. Edging out Jeff Buckley's sorrowful ballad Last Goodbye by a mere ten votes, Never Tear Us Apart had proved a sentimental favourite, said Nation's Favourite Lyric host Billy Thorpe.
"That song is particularly dear to most Australians so it's no surprise it has come out on top," Thorpe said. "It was a wonderful song before Michael's death but those lyrics became particularly sad and poignant after his death since it was the song they played at his funeral. It added a whole new meaning to the song after Michael's death and I think Australians remember him when they hear that song."
You're Beautiful by James Blunt rated third amongst viewers, thousands of votes ahead of Wonderwall by Oasis in fourth, and Coldplay's Yellow in fifth [seen performed live in 2006, above].
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Pitt-Paltrow Big Apple love-nest sold for $1.8m
Posted by busybeeburns on Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 08:35 AM (694 Reads)
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 Washington, Nov 19: A New York based house that was shared by actor Brad Pitt and actress Gwyneth Paltrow while they were dating, has reportedly been sold by the latter’s mother, Blythe Danner.
‘The Greenwich Village’ is said to have fetched Danner 1.8 million dollars, reports Contactmusic.
According to society magazine Gotham, the two-bedroom apartment, which was used by Pitt and Paltrow when they were engaged in the 1990s, faces Washington Square.
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Nelly Furtado: Chris Martin One Of The Best Songwriters In The World
Posted by busybeeburns on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 03:51 PM (1127 Reads)
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 Canada's Nelly Furtado continues to celebrate her "best pop and rock act in the world" gong and plans to release a new single.
The song, All Good Things (Come To An End) was co-written by Nelly, Coldplay's Chris Martin and uber-producer Timbaland. She said: "It was a great story. He came in a jam with us in Miami actually. We were jamming all night and he had to leave cos he had a Coldplay gig the next day. I said, why do all good jams have to come to an end and then the next jam was this song. He's great. I met him during the festival circuit here in the UK early on in my career and yeah, I think he is one of the best songwriters in the world."
Earlier this week Nelly won the best rock and pop act award at the World Music Awards held in Earls Court, London.
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Chris & Gwyneth Keen On Eton Road
Posted by busybeeburns on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 02:14 PM (1043 Reads)
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Thrilled supermodel Kate Moss was high as a kite last night — after landing tickets to tonight’s live X Factor show.
The 32-year-old catwalk beauty is a huge fan of the ITV1 hit and asked producers for VIP seats for her and rock star lover Pete Doherty. She is keen to back sexy Leona Lewis — the talent show’s last female singer.
An insider said: “Kate has been keeping an eye on the show and she’s been impressed with Leona. She's asked for tickets, so it will be a real honour to have her come down.We’re used to having glamorous people on the show but a supermodel is the icing on the cake.” Babyshambles star Pete, 26, will also get a warm welcome.
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Crazy Frog Eyes Xmas Number One
Posted by busybeeburns on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 02:08 PM (637 Reads)
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 The Crazy Frog is returning with a new song for the festive season - a cover of Wham's hit single 'Last Christmas'.
The single will be released on December 11 and the video for the track sees Santa's workshop being overtaken by evil characters who abduct Santa and put him behind bars, before the Crazy Frog comes to the rescue. The Crazy Frog was originally created in Sweden and became a hit ringtone.
The irritating amphibian had a number one single in June 2005 with a cover of Axel F, which beat Coldplay's 'Speed Of Sound' to the top of the charts. The Crazy Frog's cover of 'Last Christmas' follows the frog's Christmas single 'Jingle Bells / U Can't Touch This', which reached number five last year. 'Last Christmas' was originally a hit for Wham in 1984, when the track peaked at number two in the UK singles chart.
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EMI Strikes Online Video Deal -- And It's Not With YouTube
Posted by busybeeburns on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 09:04 PM (797 Reads)
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 The label family that includes Capitol, Virgin, and Astralwerks bucks the trend and takes its videos to Gotuit.com
EMI, whose labels put out records by such Spin mainstays as Coldplay, Gorillaz, the Decemberists, Liz Phair, and many more, signed a deal to distribute its videos to consumers for free via Gotuit.com, the two companies announced today.
"Gotuit offers viewers an exciting and high-quality way to enjoy our artists' videos," said David Munns, EMI's North American CEO. "They're a valuable new channel for fans to connect with our artists' music and creative vision."
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Failed Warner Music talks cost EMI £6m
Posted by busybeeburns on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 06:50 AM (559 Reads)
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 EMI's failed attempt to buy Warner Music earlier this year cost the music company more than £6m, the world's third largest music group revealed yesterday.
The £6.2m exceptional charge added to restructuring costs of £33.5m in the first half for EMI. Overall, its revenue fell 4.1 per cent to £867.9m while profits before tax more than halved to £18.6m, compared with £41m last year.
EMI believes it sales this year will be boosted by strong sales of albums over the Christmas period from big-name artists Robbie Williams, Norah Jones, Joss Stone, Moby and a new collection from The Beatles, mixed by Sir George Martin, to be used in a new Cirque du Soleil show. Eric Nicoli, the chief executive, yesterday said The Beatles "mash-up" album, to be released on Monday, was "extraordinary and difficult to imagine".
The interim figures also suffered from comparison with strong sales of albums from Coldplay and Gorillaz in the first half of last year.
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EMI Pins Hopes On New Releases
Posted by busybeeburns on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 06:35 AM (803 Reads)
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 EMI, the world's third largest music group, reported first-half profits ahead of expectations this morning and reiterated its optimism about a second half that will see releases from Robbie Williams and Norah Jones.
After taking into account the effect of an accounting fraud at its Brazilian arm revealed by EMI last month, underlying profit before tax came in at £18.6m for the six months to September 30. That was down sharply on last year's £41m but above City analysts' forecasts for £18m. The group put the decline down to the £9m one-off cost from Brazil and the fact its music division was this year weighting its release schedule towards the second half.
The latest first half suffers from a tough comparison against last year when EMI benefited from releases from Coldplay [pictured], Gorillaz and the Rolling Stones. In the second half, EMI will raise the stakes with new albums from Joss Stone, All Saints and Australian country singer Keith Urban.
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EMI Profits Fall, But On Track For Full Year
Posted by busybeeburns on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 05:15 AM (827 Reads)
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 EMI Group said it was confident it was on track to deliver results in line with full-year expectations as it posted first-half underlying pretax profit slightly above forecasts on Wednesday at 18.6 million pounds.
The world's third largest music company had said its profits in the six months to end-September would be down from the 41 million pounds posted last year because its release schedule is stronger in the second half than the first.
Analysts had expected profits of around 18 million pounds. It also discovered an accounting fraud at its Brazilian arm in October which affected the reporting of results.
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