Velvet Revolver split with record company

Interesting news from the Velvet Revolver camp this morning in that they've parted ways with RCA Records. In a seemingly amicable split, the band's manager Carl Stubner has said:

The band is thankful that RCA understood the task at hand and has allowed the band to …

Leona Lewis To Release 'Run' As A Single After All

Leona Lewis, currently number one in the UK album charts with the deluxe edition of her debut album 'Spirit', will release her much talked about version of 'Run' as a single.

Leona's record label had shelved plans to release the track but witnessed incredible …

Leona Lewis To Sing At Obama's Inauguration?

Former X Factor winner, Leona Lewis is rumoured to have been chosen to sing at Barrack Obama's inauguration ceremony next January.

If Leona is able to commit, she will be performing alongside stars like Beyonce and Jay-Z and can expect crowds of up to one million …

Orange Unsigned Act: Interview with Simon Gavin

Simon Gavin is reprising his role as a judge on Channel 4's talent competition, Orange Unsigned Act.

Simon is the head of A&M Records, the company who will ultimately sign the winning band in the competition and release their record.

We caught up with Simon to chat …

Interview with Rhydian Roberts

Rhydian Roberts. Arguably the real winner of last year's X Factor, denied the ultimate prize by the power of teenagers voting for er...that other fella.

But he got his record deal the very next day after losing X Factor to Leon Jackson.

Fast forward to almost a year …

FAB Clips From Britney Spears Circus Album

BRITNEY SPEARS TV on MUZU

Muzu TV is a new online music platform which showcases a variety of artist profiles and features videos, behind-the-scenes footage and profile information. This week's Muzu TV content focuses on Britney Spears, ahead of her long awaited pop …

Album Review: Dr Meaker - A Lesson From The Speaker

While I strongly doubt that Dr. Meaker is any sort of real doctor, he certainly knows how to knock out an album's worth of amazing music.

Described as a blending of "Massive Attack's progressive beats with Amy Winehouse's soulful sounds", Meaker's debut album A Lesson …

Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody - Single Review

The follow-up single to Kings Of Leon's massive hit Sex On Fire will be Use Somebody.

There's an interesting discussion about this single on Stereogum, with many people calling it a sellout and a disaster for the band.

It's true, this is a huge stadium-rock style …

New Bruce Springsteen album to be titled "Working On A Dream"

Bruce Springsteen has announced that he's releasing a new album in January.

The 12 track album is to be called "Working On A Dream", and will be released on 27th January 2009 through Columbia. This is the follow-up to his 2007 album, Magic.

Working On A Dream was …

Has Christina Aguilera taken a musical wrong-turn?

The Sun is reporting that Christina Aguilera was shocked that her new single has charted at a paltry #14.

You may think that charting anywhere within the Top 40 is a decent result. But for an artist of her calibre and international reputation, anything less than top 10 …

Ben Lee releasing The Rebirth Of Venus album in February

I'm listening to this guy Ben Lee at the moment.

He's releasing a new album in February 2009 to be called "The Rebirth Of Venus". You can catch a couple of the tunes from the album over on his MySpace page: What's So Bad (About Feeling Good) and I Love Pop Music.

I …

Snow Patrol - Crack The Shutters - Single Review

Snow Patrol are swiftly following up on the success of Take Back The City with a new single, Crack The Shutters.

This will be the second single from their amazing new album, A Hundred Million Suns. I've been gradually becoming more fond of Snow Patrol recently, and …

Coldplay To Support Take That On Circus Tour?

Coldplay front man, Chris Martin has revealed that the band would love to play a big stadium show next summer and would be happy to open one of Take That's shows on their Circus tour.

Posting on the band's website, Chris wrote: "I would open for Take That. We were in …

Oasis - I'm Outta Time - Single Review

Oasis are releasing the second single from their Dig Out Your Soul album - I'm Outta Time - on 1 December.

Throughout their career, Oasis have been criticised for sounding like a lot of other bands. If I'm Outta Time sounds like anyone else, it's Urban Hymns-era The …

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Chris Martin Hints That Coldplay May Split Up

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has hinted that the band may split up within the next two years.

Chris says that he would like to retire from the band before he gets too old....and too fat!

"I'm 31 now and I don't think bands should keep going past 33," BANG Showbiz …

Filly - Instantly Out Of Control - Single Review

I got a shout about the forthcoming single from a girl called Filly, Instantly Out Of Control.

Wow. Listen to this one loud, folks. It's brilliant.

And as a reviewer, I'm well warned - at the start of the song, Filly advises us not to try and compare her to anyone …

UK Singles Chart - 2 November 2008

Welcome to the first singles chart of November, dear readers.

This week, we have a brand new Number 1 - the X Factor gang and their charity single. They've knocked Girls Aloud off the top spot, and I can't help but wonder if they'll hold the position next week.

Even …

S Club 7: The saddest reunion this century?

Look at this photo of S Club 7 - those were the days, weren't they? Bring It All Back, Natural, Don't Stop Movin'...all those hits! Well, the band are planning to reform for a series of university and club dates.

That's a lie, actually. You can hardly call it a …

Beyonce scoops Leona Lewis to a new Ryan Tedder song

They're billing this as a sneaky move by Beyonce Knowles to steal a song meant for Leona Lewis.

Ryan Tedder wrote a song called Halo, which was supposedly agreed to be recorded by Leona Lewis. Tedder wrote Leona's first big hit, Bleeding Love, and you may also …