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Sting, the Grammy award-winning Universal Music artist and performer, has partnered with Vizzavi for its first music European-wide webcast. Vizzavi is the rapidly growing internet portal formed by Vodafone Group plc, the world’s largest mobile network operator, and Vivendi Universal, one of the world’s leading media companies. The concert is the actual recording of Sting’s much anticipated new album due for release later this year. This is no ordinary event – the recording will be Sting’s first “live” album since 1986’s Bring on the Night and will be comprised of both his solo work, as well as the hits from… Read more »

Pop star Robbie Williams became addicted to sex with strangers after giving up drink and drugs while on tour, the singer says in a new book being serialized by a British newspaper. Extracts from the book “Somebody Someday,” written with Williams’ approval during his European tour earlier this year, were printed in the News of the World tabloid Sunday. In the book, the singer, 27, talks candidly about his battle with drink and drugs and his love-hate relationship with fame. “I gave up drink and drugs on the tour and wanted to substitute it with something else, so I had… Read more »

Staind’s latest album Break The Cycle was recently released overseas and is garnering a great response: This week it debuts at Number One in the U.K., Number Two in Ireland, and Number Six in Australia. The sales figures have been helped by European festival appearances, which concluded August 30 in Paris, France. The album has already sold more than 3 million copies in the U.S. LAUNCH asked Staind singer-songwriter Aaron Lewis when he realized his band was a musical force. “I don’t think that has dawned on me yet,” he said. “When you lose the mindset of trying to prove… Read more »

When Arista President Antonio “L.A.” Reid signed recording group Adema he made sure they did it the right way – after completing their debut album they hit the road on a series of shows opening for Staind, and the commitment has paid off with an impressive top 5 entry for their self-titled debut album on Soundscan’s Hard Music, Hard Music Core Albums and Alternative Core Albums charts. “The buzz is strong, the music stronger,” raved Billboard, as the momentum carried over to ADEMA’s #27 debut on the all-ruling Billboard Top 200 Albums chart (issued dated September 8th). “Moody, hard and… Read more »

Self confessed HUGE Star Wars fans Wheatus don’t like the title of the next Star Wars movie “Attack of the Clones”. Speaking with entaine.com’s Heiko Schoenborn Brendon Brown says “I like The Phantom Menace, I don’t like Attack of the Clones. It makes it sound like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Like a B grade horror movie. It’s probably going to be a great story and great effects. All the Storm Troopers are clones underneath their helmets. The Emperor in The Phantom Menace used robots but they weren’t reliable, so he had to experiment with Clones. That’s where the Clone… Read more »

The rock band Foo Fighters have canceled their European tour after drummer Taylor Hawkins was admitted to hospital, the group have said. A statement from the band on Tuesday said Hawkins was the victim of “overindulgence” at a weekend pop festival. Shows in Portugal, Edinburgh, London and Dublin have now been canceled. “Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was hospitalized yesterday morning after having apparently overindulged during festivities following the V2001 festival in Chelmsford, UK,” the statement said. “Hawkins is reported to be in a stable condition,” it said. The band was started by Dave Grohl, who was the drummer in… Read more »

Bono, lead singer of the Irish rock supergroup U2, is flying back to Dublin every night after the band’s concerts to be with his father, who is dying of cancer. At their weekend concert in London, the singer dedicated the song “Kite” from their latest album to his father, Bob Hewson. The song was originally written for his children but the singer said it now feels “like my father wrote it about me. It’s funny how things work out.” He then used the band’s private jet to fly back to Dublin to be at his bedside. Another new song, “In… Read more »

It is Friday night in the San Fernando Valley and the regulars at Paladino’s, a tiny biker bar, are out in full force. Hell’s Angels gun their engines in the parking lot while lines of leather-clad rock fossils straighten their acid-washed jeans, run combs through their mullets and get ready to rock. Most of the crowd has come to catch the Atomic Punks, a blue-ribbon Van Halen tribute band. But there’s another contingent on-hand. Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk, actor/singer Jack Black, and porn queen Jenna Jameson are in the house, and it’s unlikely they made the trek… Read more »

The recent announcement of an upcoming PJ Harvey tour resulted in immediate sold out shows in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., San Francisco and Chicago. An additional date in New York (September 5 at the Hammerstein) has been added as well, as the New York September 4 show is also selling quickly. Furthermore, Harvey has added a date in Denver, CO. PJ Harvey returns to the U.S. following European festival dates and an arena tour with U2. The acclaimed artist will perform in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Denver and Los Angeles in support of her current… Read more »

Ozzfest 2001 drew to a close Sunday, leaving many fans wondering what the future holds for their favorite bands. Whether it’s working on a new album, heading back out on the road or prepping their next video, to cop a metal cliché from Ozzy’s 1989 solo album, there seems to be no rest for the wicked. For those who missed out on this summer’s hardest happening, the live album Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium, featuring live cuts from all the Ozzfest offenders, hits stores Tuesday. Black Sabbath are hoping to book more studio time to finish up their new album,… Read more »