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GLOBAL PROPOSE MIDLANDS STATION SALE TO WIN GCAP MERGER APPROVAL Although a combined Global/GCap will also own two of the biggest mainstream music stations in London - Capital and Heart - the radio market in the capital is so much more crowded that isn't generally seen as a major issue. However in Birmingham, where the combined company will own BRMB, the Midlands version of Heart and a Galaxy station, competition issues arise because that will give Global/GCap such a large market share. Specifics on which stations would be sold - and whether the sale would break up the Heart network - have not been revealed. Radio Today quote the Office Of Fair Trading's mergers man Simon Pritchard thus: "Merger efficiencies benefit customers and put pressure on rivals. In this case, they tipped the balance in favour of clearance in London. This shows that with the right facts, efficiencies can make a difference, even at first phase, and even in a horizontal merger with high market shares. The divestment remedies [proposed by Global Radio] in the Midlands, where efficiencies were not sufficient, are about restoring competition to make sure customers will not be harmed". -------------------------------------------------- USHER RE-HIRES MOTHER Despite this, Medina says that there is no bad blood, telling People: "With an artist like Usher, the bar is set really high. Whether it was management, marketing or the music, we achieved a number one single and a number one album. It is a completely new day and time in music now. In four years, his audience, demographic, and musical direction has changed. Records like Lil Wayne's 'Lollipop' are the type of phenomena that 'Yeah' was in 2004. I had a great time and we parted ways amicably". The singer has reportedly also ended his contract with PR firm W&W. -------------------------------------------------- ENEMY FRONTMAN LOSES FINGER ON STAGE Clarke told the NME: "I managed to slash the end off my finger playing guitar there was fucking blood everywhere. The doctor looked at it after the set and said I'd have to miss a couple of gigs. I said I'd miss one but I'm not missing LA. I don't really care if my finger's pissing blood - it's not the end of the world, it's an occupational hazard". -------------------------------------------------- IRON MAIDEN REFUSE AWARD NOMINATION In a message posted on their official website, Iron Maiden said: "As we are not quite sure where we are returning from, we have asked them to remove us from the nominations and they have done this. Very flattering, though". A spokesman for Vodafone said: "We respect and support the band's decision and have complied with their request to be removed from this year's shortlist. We are also extremely pleased to announce that James will be replacing them in the category of Best Live Return". -------------------------------------------------- WOLFMOTHER SPLIT, LONG LIVE WOLFMOTHER The band blamed "longstanding frictions" for the split. Although they had begun work on new songs, Ross announced that he was leaving the band, due to "irreconcilable personal and musical differences" after their headline show at Australian festival Splendour In The Grass on Sunday. Heskett then decided to hand in his notice, too. The pair will now form a new band together, for which they have apparently been writing songs for some time. -------------------------------------------------- LISA-MARIE PRESLEY PREGNANT WITH TWINS -------------------------------------------------- WOMAN FOUND DEAD AT LIL' KIM'S BIRTHDAY PARTY Early autopsy results apparently showed evidence of "blunt force trauma" – reports state that she had possibly been beaten with a champagne bottle. One investigator also said that the killer was probably very familiar with the layout of the building. -------------------------------------------------- ALBUM REVIEW: Martha & The Muffins – Danseparc (Cherry Red) Buy from Amazon -------------------------------------------------- ELVIS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM Using "state-of-the-art recording technology", so that it doesn't sound like some horrific karaoke nightmare, The King's 1957 'Elvis Christmas' album will have extra vocals added by LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson, Wynonna Judd, Sara Evans, Amy Grant and Anne Murray. Gospel quartet The Jordanaires will also return to re-record the parts they sang on the original album. Gordon Stoker from The Jordanaires said: "It's amazing what they can do. Elvis sounds great. The recordings sound as if they were done yesterday". SonyBMG President, John Ingrassia, added: "This is an excellent example of the innovative ways in which we keep Elvis' catalogue fresh for new and existing fans". 'Elvis Presley Christmas Duets' will be released on 14 Oct. -------------------------------------------------- OZZY TO RETIRE -------------------------------------------------- BOMB THE BASS RETURN 'Future Chaos' will be released on 15 Sep via !K7 and features guest appearances from Jon Spencer, Mark Lanegan, Fujiya & Miyagi's David Best, Toob and Paul Conboy. -------------------------------------------------- SHELLEYAN ORPHAN RETURN AFTER SIXTEEN YEARS As well as the standard release, the band will be releasing a five disc box set, featuring all four of their albums, a bonus disc of unreleased material and a DVD. Tour dates will be confirmed shortly. -------------------------------------------------- SAM SPARRO ANNOUNCES UK TOUR Tour dates: 23 Sep: Glasgow, ABC -------------------------------------------------- LADYHAWKE ANNOUNCES UK TOUR Tour dates: 30 Sep: Brighton, Komedia -------------------------------------------------- ESSER ANNOUNCES TOUR, T-SHIRT EP AND FREE DOWNLOAD Tour dates: 9 Oct: Portland, Cambridge -------------------------------------------------- AEROSMITH MAN TO WRITE AUTOBIOGRAPHY This will be Tyler's second memoir, although his first solo work. He and his bandmates already revealed many tales of their raucous lifestyle in 2003's 'Walk This Way: The Autobiography Of Aerosmith'. -------------------------------------------------- GLOBAL GATHERING MOVES TO AUSTRALIA Speaking to In The Mix, the festivals organisers said the tour could be "the biggest venture of its kind in Australia to date", as well as "a milestone for festival culture in Australia". Details of line-ups, venues and dates are to be announced in the coming weeks. Global Gathering has already branched out its operations to Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey this summer, with another event in Malaysia also planned. -------------------------------------------------- KAISERS SIGN TO LIBERATOR IN AUSTRALIA Liberator boss Michael Gudinski told reporters: "We're thrilled that the Kaiser Chiefs have signed to Liberator. They are the most important international signing the label has made since its inception and together we're going to take both the band and the label to new heights in Australia and New Zealand". -------------------------------------------------- WARNER, LIVE NATION FINANCIALS Warner top man Edgar Bronfman Jr told reporters: "This quarter, we continued to outperform our competitors, even in the midst of a challenging recorded music environment. We continue to advance our strategy to lead the recorded music industry's transition with new business models, key partnerships and successful A&R investments. As we transform the business to position it for future growth in an evolving industry, we remain focused on driving profitability and cash flow, while prudently managing capital and costs". Elsewhere in financial reports, Live Nation has reported second quarter net income of $1.2 million, which is good, it being a positive and all, but not so good, it being down from a net profit of $9.9 million in the same period last year. The top man there, Michael Rapino, told reporters: "We are pleased to report that the live music industry remains healthy, particularly given the continued economic slowdown that has impacted so many consumer-oriented business. As expected, concert attendance and per head revenue has held up very well, and the pace of ticket sales remains robust in the current quarter". -------------------------------------------------- NAME LAUNCH LIVE DIVISION -------------------------------------------------- JOSS STONE HEADBUTTS BROTHER AT BAPTISM According to The Mirror, things turned violent when Skillin later spoke to Stone. A source said: "She was absolutely furious and they had a full-blown argument. They were screaming at each other and the next thing, Joss headbutted him. Other family members ran over to break it up and she stormed off. It turned from a nice family affair into a brawl between Joss and her brother. No one could believe it. You would think as the kid's godmother she'd be on time. And as she recited the order of service, she failed to read what she was given. It showed lack of respect to the family". My sister once saw Joss Stone open someone's car door against a wall by accident, too. Bloody divas! -------------------------------------------------- WINEHOUSE SEEKS AGONY AUNT JOB A source told The Daily Star: "Amy has always been nifty with the advice. Although she often gets herself into pickles, she is very honest, very caring and very perceptive when it comes to dealing with other people's problems". -------------------------------------------------- LOHAN'S FATHER IN THE DARK ABOUT WEDDING Michael Lohan said: "I haven't heard anything about an upcoming wedding from Lindsay, but if she was marrying Sam, I don't think she'd ask me to walk her down the aisle. She knows about my Christian faith - she just wouldn't ask". However, he does say that he supports his daughter's relationship, regardless of his beliefs. He continued: "I want her to be happy and healthy and stay on the right path. If I discuss her relationship, I say that I want her to be happy". -------------------------------------------------- BURIAL'S REAL NAME REVEALED We should probably stop with this story now, though. The Sun's Gordon Smart, who, you might remember, launched a campaign to discover the identity of the dubstep producer, now says that the whole thing's stupid. He wrote in his 'Bizarre' column yesterday: "I hadn't heard of Burial before his [Mercury] nomination. I've now listened to him and love his stuff. Isn't that the point of music?" I still reckon it's Bono, though. |
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