Coldplay Deny Song Theft, American Idol Sued, Release Date Game, F**ked Up Deal, They Say Scars on Broadway, Driving While Britney Ok, Testament Honored and more was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (antiMusic) Today's quicks are so good we are leading today's Day in Rock with them for the very first time! Here ya go: There is a great new way to get free PR for your band. What you do is find a big name artist and accuse them of stealing your music. NME has the latest example: An American indie band have implied that Coldplay knowingly copied one of their melodies for new song 'Viva La Vida' - something the British group have strongly denied. Posting their claims in a Youtube clip, Brooklyn group Creaky Boards alledge that the melody in Chris Martin and co's track sounds very similar to one of their songs - and that the Coldplay frontman may have even seen them play live last year. read more check out both songs to decide for yourselfThe American Federation of Musicians has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against American Idol Productions and its subsidiary Tick Tock Productions, who they alleged created an unauthorized orchestral soundtrack for the second season of "American Idol Rewind."
Nine Inch Nails have unveiled details on the CD release of The Slip. The album will be released July 22 in North America as an individually numbered limited edition, with a bonus DVD more
Britney Spears will not be charged over an incident last year in which she allegedly ran over the foot of a paparazzo. According to the LAPD, Brit was not at fault and the evidence doesn't prove that Brit left the scene of an accident more
Scars on Broadway, the long-awaited collaboration between guitarist-frontman Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan, both best known for their work in the multi-Platinum-selling, Grammy-winning band System of a Down, will release their self-titled debut on July 29. But you don't wait until then to get a feel for what the band is all about. They've posted the song "They Say" over at iMeem. You can check it out here
The legendary heavy metal heroes Testament have won the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for Album of the Year for The Formation of Damnation. Testament beat out the other worthy contenders in this category: Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Children Of Bodom and Down. Testament will be on the Metal Masters Tour all summer long with Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell and Motorhead.
Are you ready for the next move in the release date game? Originally due June 24 then July 8, the Game's third album, "LAX," is now set for release July 22 via Geffen. more
Canadian hardcore/punk band F**ked Up has signed a deal with Matador Records for the release of an EP titled "Year Of The Pig." Slated for worldwide release on July 22, the EP is an expanded version of the 12" single released by What's Your Rupture?
Aretha Franklin is set to headline this year's Newport Jazz Festival, scheduled to take place August 9 in Newport, RI. The Queen of Soul will join jazz saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Wayne Shorter, trumpeter Chris Botti and legendary composer Herbie Hancock at the event more
Nada Surf have announced that they will play a handful of dates on the west coast this summer. They're set to kick off the west coast jaunt in Costa Mesa, California on August 28. all the details
Christmas seems to come earlier and earlier every year. Faith Hill's first Christmas album, "Joy to the World," will arrive September 16. The first single from the Warner Bros. release is an original track, "A Baby Changes Everything" more
The Rolling Stones have played down a weekend report that the band planned to ditch long-term record company EMI to join concert promoter Live Nation. more
Liverpool has been voted England's most musical city in a national campaign set up by the Arts Council. The home of The Beatles and The Zutons - and current European Capital of Culture - took 49% of the vote in an online poll set up by the funding body. - more
