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Fleetwood Mac, the Anglo-American pop group that shrugged off bitter internal rivalries to emerge as one of music’s great survival stories, is back in the studio recording its first album since a successful 1997 reunion. The band hopes to tour late next summer “with any luck,” co-founder Mick Fleetwood told Reuters, alluding to its wildly unpredictable 34-year progression from British blues combo to California rock institution. But it would not be a Fleetwood Mac project without some drama. In this case, singer/keyboardist Christine McVie, one of three key songwriters, has retired from rock ‘n’ roll. Tired of the travel, she… Read more »

Fred Durst was the undisputed star of Thursday’s MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony, accepting three awards and performing with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Limp Bizkit won Best Group, Best Rock Act and the Web Award, besting nominee leaders Gorillaz, who won only two of the six awards they were up for – Best Dance Act and Best Song for “Clint Eastwood.” Durst, Page and Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin played the Zeppelin song “Thank You,” nearly stealing the show from such fellow performers as Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z, who performed “Girls, Girls, Girls” with 300 German women joining… Read more »

Slipknot have lined up twenty-four U.S. dates in support of their new album, Iowa. Joining them on the road will be newcomers 40 Below Summer, who are supporting their debut, Invitation to the Dance. This time around, Iowa’s Slipknot are focusing on many heartland towns they have not hit in awhile. The tour opens on November 20th in Green Bay, Wis., and wraps up in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 21st. In February, the band will make up missed U.K. dates with stops in Glasgow, Manchester, London, Brighton, Cardiff and Birmingham. Slipknot Tour Dates: 11/20 – Green Bay, Brown County… Read more »

Eminem (Marshall Mathers), Xzibit, Stuart Parr, and Eminem’s business manager Paul Rosenberg have all contributed their voices to the animated series, The Slim Shady Show. The series, which has been webcast on Eminem’s website (slimshadyworld.com), will be released on VHS and DVD later this month. The show focuses on the adventures of a group of young teenage males who look to a character named Slim Shady for guidance and leadership. One of the teens is a reticent, shy, nerdy type aptly named Marshall. The 70-minute video will comprise the original animated webisodes, an exclusive animated adventure, a lost episode, behind-the-scenes… Read more »

Known for their psychedelic, funk-infused hip-hop rhythms and all-around off-the-cuff attire, Outkast, with four studio albums under their belt, are just about ready for a greatest-hits record. Unlike the typical lists of memorable hits put together for most musical collages, Big Boi & Dre Present Outkast will feature songs that make fans not only shimmy and shake, but also stop and think. The message Outkast hope to get across takes form on the album’s first single, “The Whole World,” which is one of three new songs on the collection. A “The Wiz”-meets-“Alice in Wonderland” musical extravaganza, “The Whole World” is… Read more »

It’s unusual for an artist to have released only three proper studio albums in the course of a career that spans over a decade. When the sonic auteur in question is Trent Reznor, mastermind behind techno-industrial pioneers Nine Inch Nails, though, fans have been accustomed to pacifying themselves with various EPs, soundtracks and remixes, while adopting the proverb “All good things come to those who wait” as a mantra. Now, more than two years’ worth of anticipation might be drawing to a close. While keeping busy with various endeavors, most recently a remix of N*E*R*D’s single “Lapdance,” soundtrack work and… Read more »

Fatboy Slim and Gorillaz took home top honors with three wins each, including best pop clip and the Maximum Vision Award, respectively, during Billboard’s 23rd annual 2001 Music Video Awards. Gorillaz’s “Clint Eastwood” garnered the distinguished award for a video that advances an artist’s career, as well as new rap/hip-hop artist and new modern rock artist clip honors. Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” also claimed prizes for dance clip and modern rock clip. Craig David scored two wins, including new R&B artist clip for “Fill Me In,” which tied with Motown singer India.Arie’s “Video.” The director of the year honor… Read more »

Three new tracks from teen pop singer Aaron Carter are featured on the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius original motion picture soundtrack, which will be the first release from Jive/Nick Records-the newly created venture between Nickelodeon’s Nick Records and Jive Records-on November 20. The three tracks include “Go Jimmy, Jimmy,” “Leave It Up To Me,” and “A.C.’s Alien Nation.” Carter revealed that the first music video to be released from the soundtrack will be “Leave It Up To Me.” “That’s the main song of the whole movie. I’m basically Jimmy Neutron in the song. He’s just kind of letting everybody know,… Read more »

Michael Jackson’s long-awaited new album looks set to enter the charts at number one, according to mid-week sales figures. Jackson’s “Invincible,” released in Britain on Monday, is expected to sell between 100,000 and 150,000 in its first week, says HMV chart expert Gennaro Castaldo. “He is in the number one position and is outselling Steps’ ‘Gold Collection’ by a margin of three to one,” Castaldo told Reuters on Tuesday. “His sales are about the same as the rest of the top five combined.” “Invisible” cost an estimated $30.5 million and is Jackson’s first album of all-new material since “Dangerous” in… Read more »

Napster, the Web service the music industry sued for copyright infringement, Monday said it was delaying the launch of its new secure service due to difficulties in getting major record label content – a complaint raised by other online start-ups and the focus of a U.S. government anti-trust probe. “The biggest hurdle Napster faces is obtaining content,” said Konrad Hilbers, Napster’s chief executive officer, adding that the company’s new service would now launch in the first quarter of 2002 – months later than originally planned. Hilbers gave the keynote speech at Webnoize, a digital media industry gathering, which kicked off… Read more »