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Human Nature take Motown on the road
Human Nature will bring multi-platinum Motown tribute album Reach Out: The Motown Record to life in a limited series of theatre shows around Australia. The concerts will feature a nine-piece band with full brass section and the soulful vocals of Doug "The Soul Man" Parkinson as MC and opening act. Tickets go on sale this Friday April 7. Tour dates:
Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20 - Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne;
Saturday May 27 - Geelong Arena;
Monday May 29 - Festival Theatre, Adelaide;
Thursday June 1 - Concert Hall, Perth;
Monday June 5 - Brisbane Convention Centre;
Tuesday June 6 - Gold Coast Convention Centre;
Wednesday June 7 - Win Entertainment Centre, Wollongong;
Thursday June 8 - Newcastle Entertainment Centre;
Saturday June 10 - Royal Theatre, Canberra;
Tuesday June 13 and Wednesday June 14 - Capitol Theatre, Sydney
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Coldplay had biggest selling album of 2005
[source: NME.com] Coldplay had the biggest selling album of 2005, according to official figures. The band's third LP, X&Y, sold 8.3 million copies around the world last year, beating off competition from Mariah Carey and 50 Cent. The International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry (IFPI) revealed that Carey's The Emancipation Of Mimi shifted 7.7 million copies, while 50 Cent's The Massacre sold 7.5 million. The figures also show that digital music sales tripled last year, despite global music sales falling by 3 per cent. Monkey Business by Black Eyed Peas was fourth in the worldwide chart, followed by Green Day's American Idiot. Madonna's Confessions On A Dance Floor came in sixth place, ahead of Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway. Meanwhile, Curtain Call - Eminem's greatest hits collection - came in at number eight. Next was James Blunt's Back To Bedlam, which sold 5.5 million, and Robbie Williams's Intensive Care (5.4 million). From $615 million last year, the value of digital music sales jumped to $1.5 billion, the IFPI said. However, record company revenue for CDs and music DVDs dropped by 6.7 per cent, despite accounting for most of the market. "Physical music sales declined again for a combination of reasons, including digital and physical piracy, competition from other entertainment products and the shift in consumer spending to online and mobile," IFPI chairman John Kennedy said. "In 2006," he added, "we expect to see continued growth online and more innovative mobile services attracting music fans into the legal digital market. All our member record companies are now aggressively licensing and marketing music in digital formats."
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Audioslave get funked
Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello has told mtv.com the band's yet-to-be-finalised new album incorporates a 70s funk and soul edge and "sounds like Led Zeppelin meets Earth, Wind & Fire". "If you want your ass kicked, you've come to the right place," Morello said of the album. "And you may have the opportunity to shake that ass too." The band have completed recording with producer Brendan O'Brien (Rage Against The Machine, Bruce Springsteen) and are currently mixing the album.
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Courtney sells her stake in Nirvana
Rolling Stone reports Courtney Love has sold 25 per cent of her share in Nirvana's music publishing for a reputed $70 million. Love, who inherited a 98 per cent stake in Nirvana's publishing after the death of husband Kurt Cobain, told Rolling Stone of the move. "I took on a strategic partner, Larry Mestel, to help me co-manage the estate because it was overwhelming... The affairs of Nirvana are so massive... and it proved to be too much for me. I needed a partner to take Kurt Cobain's songs and bring them into the future and into the next generation."
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Human Nature will bring multi-platinum Motown tribute album Reach Out: The Motown Record to life in a limited series of theatre shows around Australia. The concerts will feature a nine-piece band with full brass section and the soulful vocals of Doug "The Soul Man" Parkinson as MC and opening act. Tickets go on sale this Friday April 7. Tour dates:
Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20 - Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne;
Saturday May 27 - Geelong Arena;
Monday May 29 - Festival Theatre, Adelaide;
Thursday June 1 - Concert Hall, Perth;
Monday June 5 - Brisbane Convention Centre;
Tuesday June 6 - Gold Coast Convention Centre;
Wednesday June 7 - Win Entertainment Centre, Wollongong;
Thursday June 8 - Newcastle Entertainment Centre;
Saturday June 10 - Royal Theatre, Canberra;
Tuesday June 13 and Wednesday June 14 - Capitol Theatre, Sydney
/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3503365
Coldplay had biggest selling album of 2005
[source: NME.com] Coldplay had the biggest selling album of 2005, according to official figures. The band's third LP, X&Y, sold 8.3 million copies around the world last year, beating off competition from Mariah Carey and 50 Cent. The International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry (IFPI) revealed that Carey's The Emancipation Of Mimi shifted 7.7 million copies, while 50 Cent's The Massacre sold 7.5 million. The figures also show that digital music sales tripled last year, despite global music sales falling by 3 per cent. Monkey Business by Black Eyed Peas was fourth in the worldwide chart, followed by Green Day's American Idiot. Madonna's Confessions On A Dance Floor came in sixth place, ahead of Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway. Meanwhile, Curtain Call - Eminem's greatest hits collection - came in at number eight. Next was James Blunt's Back To Bedlam, which sold 5.5 million, and Robbie Williams's Intensive Care (5.4 million). From $615 million last year, the value of digital music sales jumped to $1.5 billion, the IFPI said. However, record company revenue for CDs and music DVDs dropped by 6.7 per cent, despite accounting for most of the market. "Physical music sales declined again for a combination of reasons, including digital and physical piracy, competition from other entertainment products and the shift in consumer spending to online and mobile," IFPI chairman John Kennedy said. "In 2006," he added, "we expect to see continued growth online and more innovative mobile services attracting music fans into the legal digital market. All our member record companies are now aggressively licensing and marketing music in digital formats."
Coldplay: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501550
Mariah: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3523594
50: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502576
black eyed peas: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502555
green day: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501383
Madonna: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3534378
Kelly: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501572
Eminem: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502728
Blunt: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3520190
Robbie: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501553
Audioslave get funked
Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello has told mtv.com the band's yet-to-be-finalised new album incorporates a 70s funk and soul edge and "sounds like Led Zeppelin meets Earth, Wind & Fire". "If you want your ass kicked, you've come to the right place," Morello said of the album. "And you may have the opportunity to shake that ass too." The band have completed recording with producer Brendan O'Brien (Rage Against The Machine, Bruce Springsteen) and are currently mixing the album.
Audio: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=35006975
Earth: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3507027
RATM: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3508776
bruce: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3500039
Courtney sells her stake in Nirvana
Rolling Stone reports Courtney Love has sold 25 per cent of her share in Nirvana's music publishing for a reputed $70 million. Love, who inherited a 98 per cent stake in Nirvana's publishing after the death of husband Kurt Cobain, told Rolling Stone of the move. "I took on a strategic partner, Larry Mestel, to help me co-manage the estate because it was overwhelming... The affairs of Nirvana are so massive... and it proved to be too much for me. I needed a partner to take Kurt Cobain's songs and bring them into the future and into the next generation."
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Courtney: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502983
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