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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

UK show to bring Glee effect to charts?


Must Be The Music judges Jamie Cullum, Sharleen Spiteri and Dizzee Rascal

The warning came early in 2010 - the much-hyped first episode of Glee aired on E4 in January.

Less than a week later it had launched five singles into the top 75 of the UK singles chart.
Since then, according to the Official Charts Company, the American TV series has catapulted a staggering 42 tracks into the top 75 of the UK singles chart. And 17 into the top 40.
During its march on the charts the show has sold 1.8 million tracks, whilst all five Glee albums have gone top five - racking up 800,000 sales in the process.

Kings Of Leon snub Glee and Ugly Betty offers

Kings Of Leon have snubbed the chance to lend their music to TV show Glee

Kings Of Leon have snubbed the chance to have their music used on US TV series Glee.

Speaking to NME, bass player Jared Followill revealed the Tennessee band refused to let their music be used by the show.

Mike Peters and Glen Tilbrook climb Mt. Fuji for rock n' roll cancer charity

Mike Peters of 'The Alarm,' Donavon Frankenreiter and Matt Grundy, Glenn Tilbrook of 'Squeeze,' and Australian rocker Brien McVernon team with LoveHopeStrength.org

The 34-year-old DJ ' who had a brief relationship with the British model in 2008 ' admits his partying in the public eye got out of control to a point where he could no longer recognise himself.

Later today Lady Gaga is expected to confirm her status as the hottest star on the planet, when she becomes the world's most popular Twitter user, according to Famecount.com, the social media statistics service.

Joe Satriani, one of rock music's most renowned electric guitarists, has announced that his highly anticipated 14th studio album 'Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards' is to be released in the UK on Monday October 4th by Epic records. The album release dovetails Satch's autumn UK tour, which kicks off on October 17th at the Manchester Apollo.

The Blue singer is accused of hitting his fiancee, 26-year-old Samantha Millar, in the face while in a car in London on Wednesday (18.08.10).

Kasabian won best british band at February's Brit awards

Kasabian and Kings of Leon have been confirmed as headliners for this summer's V Festival.

Other names announced include Florence And The Machine, The Prodigy, Ellie Goulding, Paolo Nutini, La Roux, Pixie Lott, Plan B and Stereophonics.
Cheryl Cole will also add a pop flavour to

Introducing...Delorean

Positive about Spain's melting music industry and obsessed with Formula 1, the sun-kissed beats of this Barcelona-based foursome have set hearts racing.

Synth-pop foursome Delorean are based in Barcelona

Introducing… YG

Def Jam Records' first west coast signing in 15 years, the 19-year-old tattooed rapper has been christened king of a whole new dance movement.

Compton rapper YG has signed to Def Jam Records

Fair to say, when Newsbeat New Music speaks to most new artists they're not on the set of a movie they're starring in with 50 Cent and Diddy's son.

Californian rapper YG is a little bit different.

Folk foursome Kassidy are from Glasgow

The year that folk broke.

That's how musical analysts might neatly summarise the current favour for slacker-rock in 2010.
Mumford & Sons have barn danced their way through every major British festival, Laura Marling has become a female anti-hero and, well, everyone's got a beard and a banjo.