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Last month’s terrorist attacks have played a hand in thwarting yet another tour, this time claiming Weezer’s planned 16-date European trek that was to begin in Copenhagen on October 9. However, a post on the group’s official website (weezer.com) suggests that other, unnamed factors played as substantial a role in the decision. “While the recent tragic events have indeed played a part in the fate of this tour by making world travel and airfreight more expensive, difficult, and (as many have warned) more risky, it is not those events that have led to this decision,” the note says. “A whole… Read more »

Pop diva Janet Jackson on Monday called off the European leg of her star-crossed “All For You” tour, citing safety concerns in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks on America. “If anything happened to anyone on this tour, I could never forgive myself,” the singer said in a statement released in London. “Like most people the events of Sept. 11 have troubled me enormously and I remain concerned about the foreseeable future.” The statement said the singer had decided the risk to her tour personnel was “too great to proceed comfortably.” Full refunds will be given to fans who… Read more »

Teenage pop idol Britney Spears has canceled her promotional tour of Europe and South America, Australian Associated Press reported on Saturday. “After much thought and deliberation it is with great regret that I have decided to cancel my planned European and Latin American promotion trips,” AAP quoted a weekend statement from her record company Jive as saying. Spears arrived here last week on the last flight to leave the United States for Australia just before the devastating attacks on the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington. Her announcement meant she would not take her promotional tour… Read more »

A wrist injury sidelined Papa Roach drummer David Buckner on the group’s Raid The Nation tour earlier this year. However, after a little bit of time away and some rehab, Buckner and Papa Roach were able to play OzzFest, which wrapped up Sunday (August 12) in New Jersey. Bass player Tobin Esperance was asked by LAUNCH how Buckner’s wrist is holding up, and if it has affected the band’s performance. “No, no; I mean it’s not so bad now that we’re only doing 35-40 minutes I think. We’ll see when we have to do headlining sets, but right now everything… Read more »

Top female artists including Destiny’s Child, Dido and Janet Jackson have been lined up to perform at the MTV Europe music awards later this year, the music television channel says. “The high caliber of the artists illustrates the importance of the event and reinforces its position as Europe’s premier awards show,” Brent Hansen, president and chief executive of MTV Networks Europe, said in a statement. “Bootylicious” Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling female bands, has been churning out hits and their sassy, hip-hop infused brand of R&B has kept the Houston-based trio in the charts this year. Janet Jackson, sister… Read more »

Napster said on Tuesday it had signed a licensing deal with more than 150 independent labels in Europe to provide music for its new subscription service due to be launched this summer. Independent label artists including Ash, Badly Drawn Boy and Stereophonics will be carried on a new version of Napster that pays royalties, joining artists from major record labels BMG, EMI and AOL Time Warner. “We’re close to moving into a new phase of Napster and this agreement is an important step along the way,” said Shawn Fanning, the college drop-out who developed the original Napster service which let… Read more »

Guns N’ Roses have canceled their entire European tour, which was to kick off June 1 at the Rock Im Park festival in Nurnberg, Germany. Guitarist Buckethead has suffered hemorrhaging and has missed rehearsals, according to Helter Skelter, the band’s European management agency. Doctors have been unable to determine the hemorrhaging’s cause, though the guitarist is going through extensive testing in California. With the deadline looming to ship the band’s equipment overseas, and given the rehearsal time required for a band that’s only performed together twice, the situation was deemed unworkable, according to a source close to the band. The… Read more »

Alanis Morissette is not letting a contract dispute with her label prevent her from hitting the road to try out some new songs. The Canadian pop singer will begin a 12-country tour of European festivals, arenas and clubs in Nuremberg, Germany on June 1, which also happens to be her 27th birthday. She will warm up with two shows at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater on May 25 and 26, her publicist announced Thursday. Tickets for the El Rey shows will be available exclusively at http://www.alanismorissette.com on May 13 at 10 a.m. PDT. The El Rey holds about 700 people.… Read more »