| Singles no. 1's |
| US |
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
Moves Like Jagger |
| UK |
Sac Noel
Loca People |
| AU |
Gotye & Kimbra
Somebody That I Used To Know |
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09-09-04 |
Verve best
of album to include previously unreleased tracks
Verve will release a best of album "This Is Music: The Singles 92-92" and a
"Best of" DVD of music videos. Both will be out November 1 internationally but a
release date for the US has not been set yet. Besides "Bittersweet Symphony" the
set will include previously unreleased tracks "Monte Carlo" and "This Could Be
My Moment," recorded during sessions for the Verve's 1997 swan song, "Urban
Hymns." The DVD features an alternate US version of the "Lucky Man" video.
Meanwhile, former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft is working on his third solo
album.
New Lil Jon
album in the works
Lil Jon is set to release his new album, which again promises some special guest
appearances. The artist‘s upcoming album will feature the East Side Boyz, Ying
Yang Twins, Lil Scrappy and Petey Pablo as well as the Ludacris, R. Kelly and
Ice Cube,. The first official single from the album will be "What You Gon' Do"
with Lil Scrappy. The track "Roll Call" with Ice Cube has also been released
earlier, but according to Lil Jon the album will feature a remix of the song
with the original members of reggae-punk band Bad Brains. Another star-studded
track on the album will be “In The Club,” which includes performances by R.
Kelly and Ludacris.
New U2 single Vertigo
to include Kraftwerk cover
As announced previously, “Vertigo” will be the first single from U2's upcoming
new album and will be released on November 7. The single will also feature new
song “Are You Gonna Wait Forever?” and a cover of Kraftwerk's “Neon Lights,”
both of which will not be included on the album. A DVD version of the single
will also be available featuring exclusive band photos by Anton Corbijn and a
live performance of “Vertigo.” The new U2 album is still unnamed but will be
released on November 22.
Court rules that
any sampling violates copyright law
A US federal appeals court has ruled that rap artists should pay for every
musical sample included in their work, even is it concerns minor, unrecognizable
snippets of music. Lower courts had already ruled that artists must pay when
they sample another artists' work but up to now it had been legal to use musical
snippets as long as it wasn't identifiable. The court said that federal laws
aimed at stopping piracy of recordings applies also to digital sampling.
Nirvana box set set for November release
Nirvana will release a boxed set in November. The box will consist of three CD’s
and one DVD and feature over 50 unreleased recordings including Kurt Cobain
demos. The release Nirvana box was blocked by Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney
Love, until recently.
Judas
Priest working on new album
Late September Judas Priest will return to the studio to finish their first
studio album with former band member Rob Halford in over 14 years. All of the
tracks have been completed and just the guitar and vocal overdubs must be
finished before the album can be mixed. The still untitled album is scheduled
for release on December 28. Rob Halford started writing the album with
guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing last October. Judas Priest wrote two
albums' worth of songs for the new album and may use some of the leftovers in
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