CMU
Daily - on the inside Monday
7th March
In
today's CMU Daily:
- Tommy Vance dies
- Evans to host Radio 2 Easter shows
- BPI scores PR win in anti-download fight
- Album Review: Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Tim Story - Lunz/Reinterpretations
- Like a father: Jacko trial update
- Busted boy pleased with Fightstar response
- Javine to represent UK at Eurovision
- Radio 1 dance guy goes to Ten Alps
- Chart update
- This week's Student Radio Chart
- Album Review: New Order - Waiting For the Sirens' Call
- Survey suggests music fans rarely make use of high capacity
MP3 players
- Cher sues Warner/Chappell over disputed royalties
- Sigel album due
- 50 Cent shifts a million in a weekend
- IOW line up update
- Album Review: Mando Diao - Hurricane Bar
- Justin to play Elton now the wild bits are in the script
- Jamelia up for bond movie
- Music Week winners
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CMU
PRESS ROOM>>
KILL
ALL HIPPIES RETURNS
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TOMMY
VANCE DIES
British radio is again mourning the loss of one of its legends
this morning following the announcement that former Radio 1
DJ Tommy Vance had died in hospital three days after suffering
a stroke - he was 63. While perhaps not as important in A&R
terms as John Peel, Vance was surely the voice of rock music
after a long career in rock radio beginning in the US, and then
on the UK airwaves, firstly via pirate station Radio Caroline,
later on Radio 1, and most recently through shows on VH1 and
Virgin Classic Rock.
Paying
tribute to Vance, his agent Jon Roseman told reporters yesterday:
"He was a great bloke and he was held in very high regard
for his knowledge of rock which was unsurpassed. I had known
Tommy for 35 years. He certainly had one of the most recognisable
voices on radio".
Fellow
DJ Dave Cash, who worked with Vance at Radio Caroline, Radio
1 and Capital, told BBC Radio Kent: "Once you became friends
with Tommy you were friends for life. He was a very private
guy, but to his friends he was great, you could always rely
on him. He's a bit like John Peel and Kenny Everett - he's irreplaceable,
he was a total professional. Tommy was part of the group that
actually cared about the music he was playing."
Radio
1 Controller Andy Parfitt said: "Tommy Vance was a great
broadcaster. He presented for many years on Radio 1 the seminal
rock show which a whole generation of music fans remember very
fondly. He will be sadly missed by listeners and fellow DJs
alike."
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EVANS
TO HOST RADIO 2 EASTER SHOWS
Having lost two of its greats in less than a year, the UK radio
industry needs to make the most of the small community of really
talented presenters it still possesses, so let's be thankful
the comeback to radio of one Chris Evans is continuing to move
forward. Evans has signed up to present two shows over the Easter
weekend on BBC Radio 2, with rumours the special programmes
might be the forerunner of a regular show with the national
BBC station. The two shows will be Evans first return to BBC
Radio after he controversially quit the Radio 1 breakfast show
back in 1997 after a highly public falling out with then station
controller Matthew Bannister.
If
Radio2 are looking to sign up Evans to a regular show they might
kick off a bidding war between themselves and the commercial
radio sector. As reported last week, the commercial radio companies
are hoping to launch a national show syndicated on local commercial
stations owned by different groups all over the UK, and rumour
has it Evans is their first choice for presenter. A key motivation
for the competing commercial radio companies to work together
on such a show is to take on BBC Radio 2 who, with radio heavyweights
Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross on their books, are seen as one
of the commercial radio sector's biggest rivals. The commercial
players won't want to see the Beeb add Chris Evans to that list.
If
a bidding war was to begin on Evans it would be somewhat ironic
given that since his high profile sacking from Virgin Radio
the maverick DJ has struggled to repeat past successes, with
his three high profile TV production projects - 'The Terry &
Gabby Show', 'Live with...' and 'Girls & Boys', all failing
to win big ratings, the former being such a disaster Channel
4 had to reconsider their entire Saturday night strategy.
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BPI
SCORES PR WIN IN ANTI-DOWNLOAD FIGHT
Given that the main aim of suing music fans who illegally share
music on the internet is to win PR rather than legal victories,
then mission accomplished for the BPI who grabbed the front
pages on Friday by announcing their anti-P2P legal campaign
had completed stage one. BPI bosses confirmed that 23 of the
people the industry association was targeting for evil file
sharing activities had agreed to out-of-court settlements. Between
them they will hand over £50,000 in hard cash to the record
labels to compensate for sharing some 9000 tracks via P2P networks
like Grokster, Imesh, WinMix, BearShare and good old Kazaa.
Just because it's kind fun to do so, let's list the details
of the 23 guilty parties:
Mr
R - Swanley, Kent - Kazaa user
Mr S - Chatham, Kent - Grokster user
Ms C - Romford, Essex - Kazaa user
Ms C - Glasgow, Scotland - Kazaa user
Mr G - Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland - Kazaa user
Mr C - St Leonards, Sussex - Grokster user
Mr D - Chatham, Kent - Kazaa user
Mr R - Andover, Hampshire - Imesh user
Mr J - Bristol, Avon - WinMx user
Mr R - Highbury, London - Kazaa user
Mr J - Cwmbran, South Wales - Kazaa user
Mrs L - Hastings, Sussex - Kazaa user
Mr C - Fife, Scotland - Kazaa user
Mr A - Brighton, Sussex - Imesh user
Ms F - Welwyn Garden City, Herts - Kazaa user
Mr M - Loughborough, Leics - Imesh user
Mrs P - Lytham St Annes, Lancashire - BearShare user
Mr T - Liverpool, Merseyside - Kazaa user
Mr S - Barnstaple, Devon - Kazaa user
Mrs M - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland - Kazaa user
Mr M - Marlow, Bucks - Kazaa user
Mr I - Canvey Island - Imesh user
Mr N - Stoke on Trent - Kazaa user
Confirming
the legal settlements, BPI general counsel Geoff Taylor told
reporters: "We are determined to find people who illegally
distribute music, whichever peer-to-peer network they use, and
to make them compensate the artists and labels they are stealing
from. We have no desire to drag people through the courts. So
we have attempted to reach fair settlements where we can. We
hope people will now begin to get the message that the best
way to avoid the risk of legal action and paying substantial
compensation is to stop illegal file-sharing, and to buy music
online, safely and legally, instead."
The
compensation payments will go back to music copyright holders,
although the BPI admits the payments are more about "deterrence
than compensation". The BPI is still in talks with three
more alleged file sharers, and has confirmed they will now begin
legal action against 31 more P2P users suspected of copyright
violation.
The
British music industry, of course, has some way to go before
equalling the Recording Industry Association of America, who
have now issued over 9000 such lawsuits. However the BPI were
keen to stress that their legal action was one part of a wider
global legal campaign against the illegal distribution of music
online - a campaign which, they claim, has started to have a
real effect on the usage levels of P2P networks, with a 45%
decline in activity reported on Fast Track, the file-sharing
network used by Kazaa. That claim is, of course, debatable given
that other statistics show no real sign that less people are
using P2P networks now than before, while others argue any decline
in P2P usage is as a result of the growth of legitimate download
platforms like iTunes rather than the draconian legal campaigns
of the industry bodies.
CMU,
like everyone in the music industry, does not condone copyright
violation of course - in fact we've been known to walk up to
people who use P2P networks and hit them on the head, very hard.
But, of course, litigation like this is simply a PR tool and
not a sound way to safeguard our common future interests. The
BPI seem much more aware of the limitations of the litigation
approach than their counterparts at the RIAA and are pursuing
the legal route in a much more controlled way - which is bad
news for lawyers, but good news for everyone else. So kudos
to them for that. But while the tabloids concentrate on the
naughty kids, their P2P-acquired music collections and strongly
worded cease-and-desist letters, let's ensure debate in the
music industry centres on more productive, more creative and
less litigious ways of ensuring a profitable (musically and
commercially) future for the music industry. More on that in
the article 'No place for lawyers', something of a rant re-run
at http://www.cmumusicnetwork/alwaysreadthelabel.
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ALBUM
REVIEW: Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Tim Story - Lunz/Reinterpretations
(Gronland)
Originally released a couple of years ago to widespread acclaim
(CMU included), 'Lunz' is now being reissued (in a move similar
to that of Longview's recent 'Mercury'/'Subversions' album)
with a bonus CD featuring re-workings of the source material
by various feted names in experimental, electronic and indie
music. The purified minimalism of the original album is still
a beautiful place to visit. Consisting of just haunting piano
melodies, fragments of cello, and occasional shards of electronics
which pierce the alpine ambience, it's not the kind of material
that lends itself easily to remixes. Instead the artists concerned
have effectively either covered the tracks, or used them as
a template from which to construct more lavish affairs. Some
opt to do this via the simple (yet effective) expedient of adding
in chunky beats (Alias on 'Clue', Faultline's reverb-heavy version
of the title track, or Millenia Novia's DJ Shadow-like take
on 'Carnickel And Pocketboat'); whilst other acts (Lloyd Cole,
Half Cousin) add in vocals, creating beautiful, otherworldly
songs in the process. Best of these is Adem's 'Lunz', wherein
the craggy-voiced magician conjures up a slightly sinister,
dreamlike fairytale trip through the woods. There's an Ulrich
Schnauss remix here to behold too - CMU readers may have already
come across my enthusiasm for his genius in his recent work
for Depeche Mode and Longview. The German, as ever, is on top
form here with his shimmering ethereal electronica. Whilst the
original album (as evocative a piece of modern classical music
you're likely to hear) is rarely surpassed on 'Reinterpretations',
the whole package remains an intriguing listen, and will beguile
anyone with an ear for a cerebral yet tranquil sonic journey.
MS
Release date: 14 Mar
Press contact: In House Press
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LIKE
A FATHER: JACKO TRIAL UPDATE
Look at this, Jacko relegated to story number four! In Friday's
Jacko trial proceedings the court room were shown a video in
which the singer's accuser, Gavin Arvizo, says Jackson is a
father figure to him. The video shows Gavin saying "He
treats me like he's my father", while his mother, Janet,
is seen denouncing people who accuse the pop star of acting
inappropriately with children, saying that people who made those
allegations were "missing out on something very beautiful
that they have tainted". Gavin's brother Star, meanwhile,
says "He actually seemed more fatherly than like our biological
father."
As
previously reported, the video was filmed shortly after the
first screening of Martin Bashir's now legendary Michael Jackson
documentary. The prosecution claim the family were forced into
making the recording while they were held of Jacko's Neverland
ranch.
After
the little video screening, Gavin's older sister Davellin returned
to the witness stand. She told the court room how she had seen
Jackson "constantly hugging and kissing" her brother
"on the cheek or the head", adding that after spending
time with the singer her brother "didn't want to be hugged,
he didn't want to be kissed".
Jacko's
defence scored some points when questioning Davellin - the sister
admitted that she had lied about certain things when questioned
by the authorities about the allegations, and also admitted
that when she said she saw Jackson and her brothers drinking
wine together she did not actually know for certain what was
actually being drunk - she assumed it was wine because they
were in he wine cellar at the time.
The case continues. Oh joy.
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BUSTED
BOY PLEASED WITH FIGHTSTAR RESPONSE
Former Busted boy Charlie Simpson has told the BBC World Service's
Music Biz show that he is "ecstatic" at the reception
his new band Fightstar has received. Aware that his new project
was being scrutinised "every second" after his high
profile departure from the boy band, and that the rock music
press he needs support from could "have easily written
us off" just because of his pop background, Simpson told
the programme: "Pretty much all of the magazines that I
like and read gave us really good reviews. I was so ecstatic...
at the gigs people [were] coming up and saying 'I did not want
to like this band'."
Going
back over his decision to quit Busted so he could work full
time on Fightstar, Simpson told the show: "I was 15 when
the Busted thing came along - it was a laugh, it was two guys
that seemed like they just wanted to have fun. I was at school,
the opportunity came along, and I just thought, 'whatever, I'll
just take it - what could happen?'. And it suddenly exploded
into this huge thing. And I thought to myself, nothing really
matters to me apart from my artistic happiness. It sounds corny,
but at the end of the day, I could have made as much money with
Busted as there was to make, but that didn't interest me."
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JAVINE
TO REPRESENT UK AT EUROVISION
So it will be former Popstars finalist Javine, and not Jordan,
who represents good old Great Britain at the Eurovision Song
Contest in Kiev in May. The song she performed (and, as it happens,
co-wrote) - 'Touch My Fire'- proved more popular with viewers
of the Eurovision Making Your Mind up show than 'Not Just Anybody',
the song sung by Jordan, performing under her real name Katie
Price. Javine said she was "gobsmacked" at winning.
Elsewhere
in TV shows with a music theme and containing a viewer vote
mechanic (!), quick Celeb Fame Academy update. We've been a
bit slack on this one - but when one TV show includes both Edith
Bowman and Patrick Kielty on it just writing about it makes
me feel a bit ill. Anyway, with Red Nose Day approaching and
the finale of this instalment of Fame Academy packaged in it,
the list of evicted celebs now includes: Al Murray, Gina Yashmere,
Jon Culshaw, Jenny Eclair, Chris Colquhoun and Konnie Huq. The
aforementioned Bowman is favourite to win.
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RADIO
1 DANCE GUY GOES TO TEN ALPS
Former Radio 1 dance music exec producer Matt Priest, who spearheaded
the BBC station's position in the dance music and clubbing sector
ensuring specialist presenters like Pete Tong, Judge Jules and
Fergie had a Radio 1 branded presence at Ibiza, the Notting
Hill Carnival and most major UK music festivals, has been recruited
by Ten Alps, Bob Geldof's media company.
Priest
will oversee Ten Alps' events division, working with brands
looking to market themselves by getting involved in or creating
music events.
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CHART
UPDATE
Talking of Radio 1, that previously reported revamp of the station's
flagship chart show kicked off yesterday, with JK and Joel replacing
Wes Butters as hosts. The new format transforms the chart show
from a simple countdown format into an all round music magazine
programme. We didn't listen ourselves (it clashes with Xfm's
Remix Show after all), but we're sure it was lovely.
Talking
of the chart, former CMU columnists Stereophonics (ah, those
were the days) are back in poll position as far as the singles
chart is concerned with new single 'Dakota' - and well done
them. Last week's number one from Nelly slipped down to two,
leaving the number three slot for the latest Elvis re-release
(of course). Other new entries ran thus: Cabin Crew at 4, Britney
at 6, The Bravery at 7 (hurrah), Styles & Breeze at 16,
Moby at 18, Kano at 22, REM at 26, LCD Soundsystem's excellent
'Daft Punk Is Playing At My House at 29 (double hurrah), Shania
Twain at 30, Bjork at 31, Fatboy Slim at 32, Rammstein at 35
and Nathan at 37.
Albums
wise and X Factor finalists G4 went straight in at one, with
that other pop-operatic group Il Divo going back up the chart
at 2, Tony Christie at 3 and The Carpenters at 4. Was it Mothers
Day this weekend or something? Non Mothers Day induced new entries
from J Lo at 8 and Judas Priest at 39.
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THIS
WEEK'S STUDENT RADIO CHART
1. [2] Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God (B Unique)
2. [3] Futureheads - Hounds Of Love (Warners/679)
3. [1] Doves - Black And White Town (EMI/Heavenly)
4. [5] Beck - E-Pro (Universal/Geffen)
5. [RE] The Subways - Oh Yeah (Warner)
6. [6] The Bravery - An Honest Mistake (Universal/Polydor)
7. [4] Green Day - Holiday (Warner/Reprise)
8. [NE] Kasabian - Club Foot (BMG/RCA)
9. [NE] Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh (Beggars/XL)
10. [NE] Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood (Rough Trade)
11. [18] My Chemical Romance - I'm Not OK (I Promise) (Warner/Reprise)
12. [NE] Phantom Planet - California (Sony/Epic)
13. [12] Willy Mason - Oxygen (EMI/Virgin)
14. [NE] New Order - Krafty (Warner/London)
15. [NE] Jimmy Eat World - Work (Universal/Interscope)
16. [NE] Estelle - Go Gone (V2)
17. [9] Gwen Stefani - Rich Girl (Universal/Polydor)
18. [11] KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree (EMI/Relentless)
19. [10] Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister (Universal/Polydor)
20. [7] U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (Universal/Island)
21. [21] Bloc Party - So Here We Are (Wichita)
22. [14] Moby - Lift Me Up (EMI/Mute)
23. [NE] The Dead 60s - Riot Radio (Deltasonic)
24. [16] Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure (Warp)
25. [NE] Jem - They (SonBMG)
26. [NE] The Donnas - I Don't Want To Know (Warners/Atlantic)
27. [NE] Avril Lavigne - He Wasn't (SonyBMG)
28. [RE] The Mars Volta - The Widow (Universal/Island)
29. [NE] Do Me Bad Things - What Hideous (Must Destroy)
30. [NE] British Sea Power - It Ended On An Oily Stage (Rough
Trade)
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ALBUM
REVIEW: New Order - Waiting For the Sirens' Call (Warner/London
Records)
Not since the halcyon days of the Hacienda have New Order enjoyed
such pressing relevance: their "Godlike Genius" status
at the NME awards testament to the fact that a fresh generation
of bands (Bloc Party, the Bravery, Interpol, to name but three)
have tapped into their enigmatic pop insouciance. Like Morrissey
last year, their critical rehabilitation seems a genuine attempt
on behalf of fans and industry players alike to will the band
back to the sort of imperious form which made them, for a time,
simply the most breathlessly intoxicating band on the planet.
And like Morrissey, they have made an album which, whilst only
occasionally scaling the peaks of their very finest work, nevertheless
deserves to nestle confidently alongside their formidable back
catalogue. If 2001's "Get Ready" chronicled a band
rapidly falling out of love with club culture, this album finds
them ostensibly reconciled with their dance floor roots. Not
that "Waiting For the Sirens' Call" is necessarily
a straightforward re-treading of past glories: at least a couple
of tracks here represent sure-footed forays into previously
uncharted territory. "I Told You So" is one of the
most incongruous songs they have ever recorded, beginning as
a Balearic beat-frenzy and building into a dense Death In Vegas-style
freakout. Album closer "Working Overtime" - essentially
a death disco update of "Blue Monday" - effortlessly
trumps the neo-garage luddites with its muscular drone rock
swagger. Even so, it is the self-referential, knowingly 'classic'
tracks here which prove the most uncomplicatedly satisfying:
the title track in particular exuding that ecstatically hypnotic
mix of otherworldly grace and strung-out abandon which runs
through their best work. A very good New Order album, then:
and at this stage in their career, better than we had any reasonable
cause to expect. DL
Release date: 28 Mar
Press contact: Press Counsel [CP, RP, NP] Out Promotions [CR,
RR, NR]
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SURVEY
SUGGESTS MUSIC FANS RARELY MAKE USE OF HIGH CAPACITY MP3 PLAYERS
With all the main digital music companies busy increasing the
capacity of their MP3 players, a new survey by WebTV Europe
suggests that the average music fan makes regular use of just
2% of the tracks they have stored on their portable device.
The survey suggests that while consumers buy the big capacity
players they frequently don't get anywhere near to filling them,
and when they do they rarely listen to the vast majority of
the tracks they own.
This
leads some to question the need for such high capacity MP3 players
- pointing to the success of cheaper lower-capacity players
like the iPod Mini, and flash based players like the iPod Shuffle
and those made by Creative and iRiver. That news will be welcomed
by the mobile industry who are busy adding MP3 player functionality
to their phones but who are a long way off being able to deliver
the kind of capacity that an iPod offers.
However,
others argue there is still a place for high capacity players
on the market. They argue that anyone with a large music collection
generally only listens to a tiny part of that collection on
a regular basis, but that they want to know they have access
to a much wider music library should they want it.
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CHER
SUES WARNER/CHAPPELL OVER DISPUTED ROYALTIES
Reports in the US say that Cher has sued major music publishers
Warner/Chappell Music for breach of contract and is seeking
over $250,000 in royalties she claims the company has failed
to pay her. The dispute seems to centre on royalty agreements
from 1965 and 1966 which Warner/Chappell has subsequently inherited
through various company acquisitions.
Because
the disputed agreements stem from the Sonny and Cher days, the
estate of the late Sonny Bono, including his daughter with Cher,
Chastity Bono, and the daughter from his first marriage, Christy
Bono, are also plaintiffs on the lawsuit, which was filed at
the LA Superior Court last week.
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SIGEL
ALBUM DUE
Jailed rapper Beanie Sigel is back in the spotlight, though
not because of more legal woes, rather because AOL Music's First
Listen is streaming his new single 'Don't Stop' ahead of the
release of new album 'The B Coming'. As previously reported,
Sigel is the latest hip hop star to be releasing a record from
behind bars. The new album, the first to be released by Damon
Dash's new music company, features production contributors from
the likes of Just Blaze, Buckwild, DJ Scratch, Boola and Chad
"Wes" Hamilton.
Commenting
on the name for the album, Sigel has told reporters: "When
I started recording this album, I was going to call it 'The
Great Depression'. But over the course of making the album,
I went from a really dark to place to a place where I feel I've
grown and matured as a man and a father and a businessman."
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50
CENT SHIFTS A MILLION IN A WEEKEND
Talking of hip hop releases, whatever the Reading crowd might
think, 50 Cent has still got it when it comes to shifting shed
loads of records. The latest album to get an early Friday release
in the US, Fiddy's new album 'The Massacre' has already sold
over a million copies. Well done him.
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IOW
LINE UP UPDATE
Quick bit of festival news - Razorlight and Faithless have been
added to the bill at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. According
to the NME they are the latest additions to a line up that already
includes Snowpatrol, Embrace and REM.
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ALBUM
REVIEW: Mando Diao - Hurricane Bar (EMI/Mute)
Both American and Canadian bands seem to be currently outdoing
UK bands in keeping the spirit of Britpop alive, most obviously
The Killers and The Dears, and now the Scandinavians are getting
in on the act. Mando Diao are clearly influenced by the melodic
pop of Oasis and the Beatles. The band's earlier material had
a more garage-rock vibe and there are hints of that on this
album, but mostly they've adopted a smoother, more mainstream
sound. They hail from Sweden but the album was recorded in Bath
with Richard Rainey (U2), which might explain the Brit sound.
And as if to affirm those Brit influences, the album's title
refers to the name of a Brit-pop club in the band's native Borlange
(frequented by local criminals apparently). Songwriters Gustaf
Noren and Bjorn Dixgard know how to pen a catchy tune. The anthemic
'Clean Town' is a homage to their home town and details their
desire to escape from it. 'God Knows' and 'Added Family' are
particularly reminiscent of Oasis while 'Down In The Past' is
a bluesy, Beatles-esque number. Mando Diao are, not surprisingly,
very big in Scandinavia and support is building throughout the
rest of Europe; it should only be a matter of time before the
birth place of Brit-pop catches up too. JW
Release date: 7 Mar
Press contact: Mute IH [CP, RP, NP] Anglo [CR, RR, NR]
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JUSTIN
TO PLAY ELTON NOW THE WILD BITS ARE IN THE SCRIPT
Justin Timberlake has said that he only agreed to play Elton
John in a new film after it was agreed scenes depicting his
wild past would be included. Timberlake was offered the part
by Elton himself, but on receiving the script Justin didn't
think it was wild enough. He told reporters: "Knowing what
a wild existence Sir Elton has led I thought 'Wow, you're offering
me that role?' but when I read the script all the wild stuff
had been left out. I told the studio that it would have to be
warts-and-all so that's what it's going to be. I can't wait
to get started."
The
film won't be the first time Justin has played Elton, of course.
He appeared as a young version of the singer in the video for
Elton's track 'This Train Don't Stop There Any More'.
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JAMELIA
UP FOR BOND MOVIE
Talking of pop stars in the movies, the Daily Star reports that
Jamelia is being lined up to become the next Bond girl. The
paper says she has beaten off competition from model Victoria
Silverstedt and former Neighbours actress Holly Valance for
a part in the 21st Bond movie, quoting a source as saying: "Jamelia
is perfect. She has a huge appeal with all ages and, boy, is
she talented! She's not only a gifted singer, but also a very
good actress."
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MUSIC
WEEK WINNERS
And finally, well done one and all. Here are the winners from
last week's Music Week awards. More info at http://www.musicweekawards.com/2005/index.php
Best
Music Sales Force: Pinnacle
Best Distributor: EMI
Best Music Retail Chain: HMV
Best Independent Store sponsored by Deluxe: Reveal, Derby
Best Digital Music Service sponsored by Sonopress: Napster
Best Regional Promotions Team sponsored by Nielsen Music Control:
Sony BMG
Best Independent Promotions Team: Anglo
Best National Promotions Team: Parlophone
Best Radio Station sponsored by PPL: Kerrang! 105.2
Best Music Exploitation: Confusion by The Zutons in the Peugeot
'Shame' ad
Producer of the Year sponsored by Sanctuary Studios: Tore Johansson
for Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Best PR Campaign: Sundraj Sreenivasan of Polydor for Scissor
Sisters
Best Venue: Shepherds Bush Empire
Best UK Marketing Campaign sponsored by LAUNCH Music on Yahoo!:
Jo Power of Sony BMG for Kasabian
Best International Marketing Campaign sponsored by Interoute:
Mirelle Davis & Caroline Butler of Domino Records and Brian
Cellar of Epic US for Franz Ferdinand
Best Catalogue Marketing Campaign: Daryl Easlea & Silvia
Montello of Universal Music for The Summer of Motown
Best TV Concept Marketing Campaign: Karen Meekings & Eddie
Ruffett of UMTV for Pop Party 2
Top Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
UK Achievement Award: Dramatico
The A&R Award sponsored by MTV: Caroline Elleray
Manager of the Year sponsored by Gibson: Coalition
The Strat: Peter Reichardt
Independent Company of the Year sponsored by Deluxe: Domino
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Record Company of the Year sponsored by AOL UK: Universal Music