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Shadows Fall Go Major?

Blabbermouth reports: Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, is reporting that the SHADOWS FALL are currently in negotiations with two major labels following the fulfillment of their commitment to Century Media Records. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Rocker Shocker

Contact Music reports: STEREOPHONICS singer KELLY JONES had a lucky escape at a gig on Thursday (7APR05) when his microphone almost electrocuted him.

The Welsh rocker, 31, was performing at an intimate concert for French radio station OUI FM in Paris when he suddenly staggered backwards as an electric current from the microphone coursed through his body.

The HAVE A NICE DAY star was whisked off to recover from the scare, but was soon back on stage to perform a further eight hits. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Franz Snoop?

Contact Music reports: Rapper SNOOP DOGG is calling on European artists of all musical genres to help him create his next album.

The eclectic hip-hop star wants to incorporate the unique sounds currently taking Europe by storm on his upcoming offering, and has put FRANZ FERDINAND at the top of his list of collaborators. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Post Libertines

Contact Music reports: Former LIBERTINES star CARL BARAT has recruited a familiar face to help him launch his new group - former bandmate GARY POWELL.

Just months after he split the band to go solo, Barat has reunited with drummer Powell, and the pair are now searching for a guitarist to complete the new-look act. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

RATT, W.A.S.P., LA Guns and Wed 13

Totalrock reports: W.A.S.P., Wednesday 13, LA Guns and former Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy are teaming up for a Summer tour of the US. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Auf Der More

Reuters reports: Former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur has finished writing the material that will make up her sophomore album for Capitol.

After hunkering down at a family home in Cape Cod, Mass., to get ideas on tape, the artist told Billboard she will spend the next "five or six weeks doing pre-production so I can be ready to record by June 1." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

diddy Child Support

AP reports: Hip-hop star Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has been ordered to pay more than $21,000 a month in child support to an ex-girlfriend with whom he has an 11-year-old son.

The order, issued Thursday by the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division, came after Combs appealed a Westchester Family Court ruling last year that he should pay $35,000 a month. He currently pays about $5,000. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Jacko Touched Culkin?

AP reports: A former employee of Michael Jackson was the second witness in the singer's molestation trial to describe watching intimate contact between Jackson and child star Macaulay Culkin.

Phillip LeMarque, who said he and his wife worked for Jackson for 10 months in 1991, testified Friday that he saw Jackson with his hand inside Culkin's shorts but didn't tell anyone because "nobody would have ever believed this." He was the latest in a parade of former Jackson employees to take the stand against their ex-boss. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Cobain Honor

Totalrock reports: The late Kurt Cobain is to be honoured by his home town of Aberdeen, in Washington state. This is to take the form of a sign saying: 'Welcome To Aberdeen. Come As You Are', which people will see as they enter the town.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Elton Broke?

E! reports: Elton John and the U.S. Government have something in common: They are both operating under huge deficits.

While the "Still Standing" singer may not be personally broke, according to London's Daily Mail, his business is more than $50 million in the hole.

The 58-year-old's parent company for his various business endeavors is borrowing money faster than it can replace it, according to the report. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Rappers Help Schools

Contact Music reports: The rappers 50 CENT and THE GAME have donated $200,000 (GBP105,260) to help boost suffering schools in California's Compton district.

The pair made the donations through their respective companies THE BLACK WALL STREET and THE G-UNITY FOUNDATION yesterday (07APR05) to help the COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT and its ailing arts and music program, which has been dormant for several years, according to website ALLHIPHOP.COM. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

New U2 Album in 2006?

antiMusic reports: [Special report from Trent McMartin] Since being released in November of 2004, U2’s latest record How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb has gone on to sell over 9 million copies, spawned three hit singles (two of them reached number 1 in the UK), and has been the subject of countless positive reviews.

There are rumours circling the Internet of a possible U2 album to be released in spring or summer 2006. Feeding these rumours, Bono was quoted in Rolling Stone late last year as saying “I think there will be a record in 2006. Because we're on it now. But I don't think it's a healthy state of mind to imagine that this band should go on and on. Everyone in it asks very hard questions about its continuing.” [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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