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Maroon 5 has an incredible 2004 planned with the launch of “This Love,” their second single and video (premiering on MTV on January 6), an upcoming tour with John Mayer and a special live performance on MTV’s Total Request Live on January 13. In 2003, LA’s Maroon 5 saw the fruits of their labors when their debut album, Songs About Jane, was certified gold and their first national headlining tour was all but completely sold out in every market. The band’s first single and video for “Harder To Breathe,” received massive airplay at Top 40, VH1 and MTV. The video… Read more »

Although industry-wide album sales were down from the same weeks of last year in the two stanzas prior to Christmas, an extra gift-shopping day during the holiday frame closed 2003 on an up note. With the holiday shifting back a day, from Wednesday in 2002 to Thursday, album sales are up a whopping 20.6% over the same week of the prior year. The final week’s splurge more than compensates for the 5.8% deficit seen the week before the Christmas frame or the 0.5% gap of the year’s 50th week. Further, the 31.3 million album units sold during this Christmas shopping… Read more »

Fresh from the November release of his self-titled album, Kid Rock is preparing for an arena tour in 2004. The trek will begin with a Jan. 22-23 stand in Saginaw, Mich.; 11 dates have been confirmed so far, through Feb. 14 in Raleigh. Rock will be backed by his band Twisted Brown Trucker — guitarists Kenny Olson and Jason Krause, keyboardist Jimmie Bones and drummer Stefanie Eulinberg. Released by Atlantic Records, “Kid Rock” debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 last month and has sold 378,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. Cable music-video network VH1 will… Read more »

Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate that owns CBS and MTV, reported a 9 percent increase in third-quarter earnings Thursday thanks partly to higher advertising revenues. Viacom earned $700 million in the three months ending in September, up from $640 million in the same period a year ago. Per-share earnings were 40 cents, beating Wall Street’s estimates by two cents, as reported by Thomson First Call. The year-ago earnings were equivalent to 36 cents per share. Revenue rose 5 percent to $6.60 billion from $6.31 billion a year ago, driven by an 8 percent increase in overall advertising revenues, to $2.88… Read more »

Aerosmith’s former manager has a bone to pick with the band over what they said about him on VH1’s “Behind The Music.” David Krebs is suing Aerosmith for what he says are libelous statements the band made on the program. He feels the band defamed him when they suggested he stole from them through unfair monetary practices. He and former business partner Steve Leber managed Aerosmith from 1972 to 1984. There was no comment from Aerosmith’s people.

Melisma/Atlantic rock group matchbox twenty is returning to the North American concert circuit this fall for a major cross-continental tour. Slated to open on September 24th in Tallahassee, Florida, the itinerary will keep the band on the road through the end of the year. The first two weeks of shows have just been announced, with more dates being added daily. In early July, matchbox wrapped up a ten-week headlining tour of North America, and the quintet has just returned from a sold-out arena tour of Australia. In September, the matchbox show moves on to Europe, with a schedule which includes… Read more »

Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson’s engagement and relationship are on the rocks, according to a People magazine report. When Anderson appeared at a recent Florida benefit for People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals, she wasn’t wearing the engagement ring that Rock bought her in April of 2002. Anderson told the publication, “The word that best describes me now is ‘free’….That’s all I will say. I’m a mom, and that’s where my life is at.” She also showed up at a party at the Playboy Mansion earlier this month without either Rock or “the rock.” She told the publication, “Assume… Read more »

A month after Apple opened the doors to its digital music store, at least seven media and technology powerhouses have taken the starting blocks in the race to capture the PC market. Meanwhile, Apple is looking to widen its offerings through deals with independent labels. Microsoft, AOL, MTV, amazon.com, Yahoo, Roxio, and MusicMatch are among the companies exploring pay-per-download services, according to sources. Each company has long expressed a desire to tap into the 99-cent digital singles business. But with Apple planning to bow a PC version of iTunes – perhaps by the end of the year – rivals of… Read more »

Norah Jones fans who couldn’t quite make it down to lower Manhattan to see the Grammy-winner perform during the Tribeca Film Festival can catch her in concert on MTV and VH1. “100 Percent NYC: A Concert Celebrating the Tribeca Film Festival” is scheduled to air simultaneously on both cable music channels at 8 p.m. EDT Saturday. The show took place in Battery Park during the second annual festival, which ran May 3-11. The Roots, Sean Paul, Robbie Williams and Jewel also performed, along with comedians Wanda Sykes, Denis Leary and Jimmy Fallon. The hour-long broadcast will include behind-the-scenes footage from… Read more »

The Clash believes powerful messages are best delivered in a musical form. Bassist Paul Simonon says it worked to their advantage to have a heavy message with a catchy tune. “Once you get a great tune playing in a disco or pub, the idea of people going home saying, ‘Wow! That was a great tune. What was it about?’ is powerful,” he told AP Radio. Simonon says that kind of communication still works, as heard in classics like “London Calling” and “Rock the Casbah.” Guitarist Mick Jones says they’ve all taken great solace in music in times of hardship. Jones… Read more »