INXS part company with Epic

INXS are parting company with SonyBMG's Epic Records in the US, though it's not entirely clear who is getting rid of who, or why. Their comeback album with new frontman JD Fortune shifted 375,000 units in the US, which would seem pretty reasonable, though relatively speaking it was a much bigger hit in Australia, and there they will continue to be signed to SonyBMG, so perhaps there was some disappointment regarding American sales following the success of CBS TV show Rock Star (the one that recruited Fortune as a new frontman). As previously reported, INXS are currently midway through a world tour, though some European dates have been postponed so that guitarist Tim Farriss can undergo surgery.