Ed Harcourt - Ed Harcourt Puts Career On Hold

ED HARCOURT has revealed he has put his solo calling on hold and is currently concentrating on working with other people.

The singer-songwriter has aforementioned he is enjoying collaborating with various artists, including THE STREETS' Mike Skinner.

"I've written trey songs this week with different people. I simply wanted to do something different because I reached a transitional period in my vocation this time last twelvemonth and I wanted to put my own life history on a back burner and do other stuff," he told BBC 6 Music.

He added that he may well turn up on THE STREETS unexampled album playing mandolin or banjo.

"I can't wait to hear it. I've heard songs that I?m playacting on that are amazing. He [Mike Skinner] has definitely got something to say I think," he said.

Elsewhere, Mike Skinner recently claimed that finishing THE STREETS new album EVERYTHING IS BORROWED was unrivalled of the highlights of his life.

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Kanye West beats Timbaland to produce new Jay-Z album

Kanye West is now set to produce the whole of Jay-Z's forthcoming album, 'Blueprint 3'.


It has been claimed by influential DJ Mick Boogie that the rapper-producer has beaten Timbaland to the roll.


"Kanye will indeed be producing most, if not all, of the album," Boogie wrote on his web log. "Remember back in the day when an artist would do a whole album with one producer for cohesion? Think hellenic or with Primo...and fast forward it to 2008."

Timbaland had originally declared he would produce the album in its entirety, although Jay-Z later played down his involvement in the project.

Boogie also revealed that 'Jockin', the lately performed Noel Gallagher-baiting track, is probable to be leaked onto the net by Jay-Z shortly.


"Jay testament be leaking the finished version of 'Jockin' as soon as he adds a new third verse line to the song," he wrote.

'Blueprint 3' is rumoured to be arrange for release in December.



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Coldplay Have No.1 Selling Album In 36 Countries

Coldplay�s album �Viva La Vida� has to date been the No.1 selling album in 36 countries around the world, including in the U.S., where it held the top spot for two weeks, and in the U.K. where the album has been No.1 for the last four-spot weeks. Coldplay�s previous album, the 10 million-selling �X&Y�, reached No.1 in 32 countries in 2005.�������������

In a number of countries, including the U.K., France, Germany and Japan, first workweek sales of �Viva La Vida� exceeded those of �X&Y�, and �Viva La Vida� has already been certified atomic number 79 or atomic number 78 in 31 countries including platinum in the USA, Germany and Australia and double atomic number 78 in the U.K. and Canada.������������

In many countries �Viva La Vida� held the top patch on the album chart in its second week, including in the USA, U.K., Australia, Canada, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and New Zealand.�������������

�Viva La Vida�

Lucas And Husband Split

Little Britain comic Matt Lucas has split with his partner - becoming the first gay celebrity couple in the U.K. to "divorce". Lucas, 34, married Kevin McGee in a civil partnership ceremony in London in 2006 - meaning the 31-year-old TV producer could now claim up to half of the comedian's estimated $20 million (?10 million) fortune. The British funnyman has now hired legal firm Mishcon de Reya - the same representatives initially used by Heather Mills in her separation from Sir Paul McCartney and by the late Diana, Princess of Wales in her divorce from Charles, Prince of Wales . The couple wed in a lavish ceremony followed by a costume-themed reception at the Banqueting Hall in London's Whitehall in December 2006, where Lucas dressed as Aladdin and McGee as Prince Charming. A joint statement released on Wednesday reads: "It is with sadness Matt and Kevin announce their relationship has come to an end. Their separation is amicable." The break-up comes just one day after gay unions were made official in California.


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The Dream Academy

   
Artist: The Dream Academy

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 A Different Kind of Weather

   Year: 1990   
Tracks: 11

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Fela Kuti and The Africa 70

Tre Hardson

   
Artist: Tre Hardson

   Genre(s): 
Rap: Hip-Hop
   

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Discography:


   
 Liberation

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 17

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Tré Hardson (aka Slim Kid 3) was one of the rappers world Health Organization made the Pharcyde the most novel alternative rap group on the West Coast. He also worn-out metre producing likely acts of the Apostles such as the Roots and at least one frightfully improbable one, Brian Austin Green (best-known for his role on Beverly Hills 90210). His solo debut, 2002's Release, appeared under his apt name.





Al Di Meola and S.Clarke and J.Ponty

The Foot Fist Way

The tenets of the martial arts as they apply to Fred Simmons (co-writer Danny McBride)--a self-absorbed, self-deluded strip-mall Tae Kwon Do instructor--are explored in this appealing indie farce. When Fred�s not belittling or berating his students, he�s espousing his loony philosophies and demonstrating his own (mediocre) prowess at Tae Kwon Do--utterly convinced that he is the living embodiment of the art. Life throws him a curveball--or gives him a karate chop to the neck, if you will--when he discovers that his bimbo wife Suzie (Mary Jane Bostick) has been playing around. His inner strength shaken to the core, Fred tries to apply the very teachings he espouses to his own mess of a life, succeeding only in making it messier. Nevertheless, as befits come-from-behind stories like this, fate has a way of smiling on the underdog--no matter how stupid he may be.McBride, soon to be seen in Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express, plays it perfectly straight as the pompous boor, who�s not nearly as smart, sexy or savvy as he thinks he is. Instead, he�s smug, smarmy, and would be utterly unbearable were it not for the clueless charm that McBride plays him with. It�s a splendid comedic performance. Bostick complements McBride perfectly as the bubble-headed, salon-tanned, stereotypical dumb-blonde wife, who just can�t seem to keep her hands to herself--and we�re not talking about the martial (or even the marital) arts. Ben Best, who also collaborated on the screenplay with McBride and Jody Hill, comes into the game late as Fred�s chop-socky idol, the equally smarmy Chuck �The Truck� Wallace, whose own adherence to the contemplative and spiritual nature of the martial arts is as bogus as Fred�s. As the most stalwart of Fred�s students, Spencer Moreno and Carlos Lopez IV stand out, with director Hill himself rounds out an enthusiastic cast of up-and-comers.The true success of the film is its confident execution, which belies Hill�s first-timer status. The Foot Fist Way is consistently funny not because of the slapstick gags--although those work, too--but in the pitch-perfect realization of characters that, in other hands, might well have been insufferable. Instead, they�re amusing and appealing--even more so the worse they behave. The Hollywood landscape is littered with slob comedies that mistake lowbrow idiocy for inventiveness. The Foot Fist Way never makes that mistake, and it moves speedily and entertainingly enough that its slow patches are quickly forgotten and forgiven.

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Jon Favreau Waiting by Telephone, Getting Pretty Nervous About ‘Iron Man 2’

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Despite the fact that his movie's set to crack $300 million at the domestic box office any minute now, Iron Man director Jon Favreau still isn't signed on for its already-announced sequel. Additionally, even though said sequel's been given a release date of April 2010, an increasingly agitated Favreau hasn't spoken to anyone at Marvel Studios in weeks. So, acting as any reasonable person surely would, he's taken to MySpace to make a public appeal:

"It's been five weeks since the one and only phone call my reps have gotten from Marvel. I know their hands are full with the Hulk and I’m sure they will get into it shortly, as they tell me they intend to … I am concerned, however, about the announced release date of April 2010. Neither Robert nor I were consulted about this and we are both concerned about how realistic the date is in light of the fact that we have no script, story or even writers hired yet. This genre of movie is best when it is done thoughtfully and with plenty of preparation. It might be better to follow the BB/DK, X/X2 three year release pattern than to scramble for a date. It is difficult because there are no Marvel 09 releases and they need product, but I also think we owe it to the fans to have a great version of IM2 and, at this point, we would have less time to make it than the first one.

Also, if we're going to do this, I need to start scouting locations, which isn't easy in Afghanistan — remember when we talked about that? Plus, I need to make a down payment on the caterer pretty soon. Should we get the same guy as last time? Those sandwiches were pretty good, right? Right? It just takes a simple phone call, guys!

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R Kelly Found Not Guilty in Sex Scandal

After several years of court battles, R&B singer R. Kelly has been found not guilty on all counts of child pornography.

Kelly was charged years ago over an alleged incident in 1998 where he filmed himself engaging in sex acts with two underage girls.

Kelly and one of the girls involved have both denied that it is them in the tapes, and the jury in the end decided that the tapes were fake.

Had the singer been found guilty, he would have been sentenced with anything from 4 to 15 years in prison.

R. Kelly is most known for his 1996 hit 'I Believe I Can Fly', or his 2003 number one 'Ignition'.

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The Lovers

   
Artist: The Lovers

   Genre(s): 
New Age
   

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Discography:


   
 Black orchid

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 5

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Carrie Underwood extends "Carnival" tour

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Carrie Underwood has extended her maiden headlining tour, dubbed Carnival Ride, through mid-December.


The new leg begins September 23 in Cleveland and wraps December 14 in Gainesville, Florida, with support from Little Big Town.


The inspiration for the tour, the album "Carnival Ride," has sold 2.16 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.


The first leg of the tour concludes June 24 in New Orleans. Before the fall portion begins, Underwood will play a host of fairs and festivals in July and August, including Wisconsin's Country Thunder and Country Jam events.


So far this year, Underwood has grossed more than $9.6 million and drawn 201,493 fans to 31 shows, 26 of which were sellouts, according to Bilboard Boxscore data.


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Alex Bugnon

   
Artist: Alex Bugnon

   Genre(s): 
New Age
   

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Discography:


   
 Southern Living

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 13

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Contemporary nothingness keyboard player Alex Bugnon, nephew of herald Donald Byrd, grew up leaving to the Montreux Jazz Festival in his hometown in Switzerland. He tended to the Paris Conservatory of Music for two years, then moved to the U.S. and went to the Berklee School of Music, in the meantime playacting as an accompanyist to gospel groups. He spent four-spot years working as a sitting instrumentalist in New York, patronage urban and jazz performers such as Patti Austin, Freddie Jackson, James Ingram, and Keith Sweat. Signed to Orpheus Records, he released his debut album, Love Season, in 1989. It reached the pop charts and the Top 40 of the R&B charts, as did its followup, 1990's Head Over Heels. Subsequent releases -- 107 Degrees in the Shade (1991), This Time Around (1993), and Tales From the Bright Side (1995), the last on RCA Records -- all placed in the R&B charts. After little Phoebe years away from recording under his have name, Bugnon sign-language to the jazz division of Narada Records, which marketed him as a nothingness artist, and his sixth album, Alex Bugnon...As Promised, reached the modern-day jazz charts. He followed in 2001 with Soul Purpose.





Lostprophets and Korn's Jonathan Davis set for last day of Download

King Diamond and Black Rose

   
Artist: King Diamond and Black Rose

   Genre(s): 
Metal
   

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Discography:


   
 20 Years Ago - A Night Of Rehearsal

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 12

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The Westminster Abbey

   
Artist: The Westminster Abbey

   Genre(s): 
Other
   

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Discography:


   
 Oh No, It's An EP!

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 8

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Chris talks about girl struggles

Coldplay front man Chris Martin admits he was a late bloomer, usmagazine.com reports.

�I had a tricky time with girls until I was, like, 21. I got trapped in the friendship tip many, many times,� he tells Rolling Stone. �It was like, �I need to be a rock star because this is no good: Being the kind of guy that everybody likes but no one wants to have sex with.��

Still, Martin admits he hasn�t had a lot of hot-and-heavy romances in his life. He says his wife Gwyneth Paltrow is his only �serious relationship.�

He adds he enjoys the challenge of being married to the Oscar-winning actress.

�I always felt it would be great to be with a very powerful woman because it would keep you in your place,� he says. �Being married to someone very successful and very powerful basically keeps you hungry to improve.�

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