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Epic Records and Divine Recordings are proud to announce the August 14 release of OZZFEST: 2001 THE SECOND MILLENNIUM, a collection of headbanging anthems from the 2001 Ozzfest tour. This release features the strongest and most diverse lineup to date including performances from all three Ozzfest stages also marks the first time any of these artists have appeared on the same compilation. OZZFEST 2001: THE SECOND MILLENNIUM was recorded over two days in the Midwest at the beginning of the tour, this 16-track live collection includes work from rock godfathers Black Sabbath (“The Wizard”) and Zakk Wylde’s (Ozzy guitarist) Black… Read more »

“An all-star salute to ‘The King Of Pop’, MICHAEL JACKSON: 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, THE SOLO YEARS has been set for two dates, Friday, September 7, 2001 and Monday, September 10, 2001 at Madison Square Garden at 7:40 P.M.,” announced David Gest, producer of the event. According to Gest, tickets to the public will go on sale Thursday, July 26th through the Madison Square Garden Box Office and Ticketmaster for both performances. Ticket prices for the concert only will range from $45.00 to $500.00 per seat. The event will mark Michael Jackson’s first live performance on a mainland stage in eleven… Read more »

Hot on the heels of new releases from such established superstars as Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey, Virgin Records America is releasing seven key albums from developing artists the label hopes will follow in those multi-platinum footsteps. Ranging an eclectic musical spectrum from Pop-R&B to Urban-Alternative Rock to World Music, these artists reflect Virgin’s commitment to unique yet accessible music for which the label has become known. Forming the all-star rookie line-up are: Nikka Costa – All ears piqued when Tommy Hilfiger’s slick commercial hit TV screens last year, featuring that funky, rhythmic bassline from Nikka’s debut single “Like A… Read more »

Midway Games Inc., a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Island Gold Recording act Saliva will re-record the popular song “Theme From Peter Gunn,” for the all-new remake of the classic SpyHunter ® videogame, scheduled to ship this fall for the PlayStation ®2 computer entertainment system. Saliva will record two new versions of “Theme From Peter Gunn,” one instrumental format as well as a lyrical version. Both are expected to be used to add intensity to the relentless action in the SpyHunter videogame. Additionally, a music video containing behind-the-scenes footage of Saliva’s recording session and band interviews… Read more »

First there was the computer virus. Now scientists have found a fungus that eats compact discs. Victor Cardenes, of Spain’s leading scientific research body, stumbled across the microscopic creature two years ago, while visiting Belize. Friends complained that in the hot and sticky Central American climate, a CD had stopped working and had developed an odd discoloration that left parts of it virtually transparent. Dr. Cardenes and colleagues at the Superior Council for Scientific Research in Madrid discovered a fungus was steadily eating through the supposedly indestructible disc. The fungus had burrowed into the CD from the outer edge, then… Read more »

Look for the “Made in the USA” label on some best-selling music from Japan’s top pop artists. Japan’s chart-topping musicians, looking to cut music with some of the top talent in the United States or just looking for a bit of anonymity overseas in place of media mayhem back home, are heading to studios in places such as New York and Los Angeles to record. Among the top 20 albums in Japan for May, 14 were made by Japanese artists and six of those were partially or completely recorded in the United States. The other six slots in the top… Read more »

Radiohead’s highly anticipated fifth album posted the strongest first-week sales figures in the group’s history, but the mercurial British band failed to break the cycle of Staind’s album-chart dominance. “Amnesiac” (Capitol), the follow-up to Radiohead’s No. 1 debut “Kid A,” took second place this week, selling more than 231,000 copies, according to SoundScan data. That’s just 13,000 fewer units than Staind’s sophomore album, “Break the Cycle” (Elektra), sold in its third week on the charts. The hard-rock act has shifted nearly 1.3 million discs to date. Coming in just behind Radiohead was the Universal debut of the St. Lunatics, a… Read more »

Jon Bon Jovi is to follow in the footsteps of Mother Teresa and Kermit The Frog – the rock superstar is to address the famed Oxford Union debating society. Jon Bon Jovi, more used to performing before crowds of up to 60,000 wildly cheering fans in the world’s biggest stadiums, will talk to the august chamber in one of Britain’s most famous universities on June 15. “I do have a bit of experience performing in front of crowds but this audience does present a whole new set of challenges,” he said in a statement on Thursday. “In a way, that’s… Read more »

Singer A.J. McLean has launched the JNN Foundation, named for his alter ego “Johnny No-Name,” to focus on efforts to raise awareness, as well as funds, for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The superstar singer made the announcement Thursday at Hard Rock Live in his hometown of Orlando, FL, and kicked off the Foundation’s initial funding with a $1 million personal donation. The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in America’s public schools by restoring music programs in cities across America, and raising… Read more »

Platinum teen superstar Billy Gilman makes a return appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly on June 1st to perform his new single “She’s My Girl,” from his sophomore Epic Nashville album Dare To Dream. Released on May 8th Dare To Dream debuted in the Top 10 on the Country Album Charts and has already shipped Gold. Gilman first performed the new single on the CBS presentation of The 36th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which is the second year in a row he has appeared on the show. With it’s sentimental ballads and lively melodies, Dare To Dream… Read more »