AC/DC Top 08 Sales?- Ozzy Turns Telemarketer- Macca Shrek- Clarity Again for Jimmy Eat World- GNR Vinyl- Britney's Son Hospitalized and A LOT more was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (antiMusic) We have an action packed almost double edition of Quicks for you this fine Tuesday! But before we get to that you may have noticed that our site has undergone a bit of a face lift. The idea was to streamline the layout to make the site easier to navigate. We hope we have done this but if you run into any issues with things not appearing to work properly, please let us know. The contact link is at the bottom of the page. Now on to the quick music news stories for Tuesday:Coldplay just won an award for being the biggest selling artist of 2008 but apparently AC/DC beg to differ if a press release sent to the BW&BK is any indication: AC/DC is the highest selling artist of the year worldwide with over 10 million units between Black Ice (5.3 million copies) and the extensive catalog (5.1 million copies), the catalog itself also surpassing sales of The Beatles catalog in North America in 2008. more.
Ozzy has turned into telemarketer! Samsung Mobile has teamed up with Ozzy Osbourne to promote the Samsung Propel. Samsung calls the devise "a fun and trendy messaging phone with a full QWERTY keyboard available in multiple color options." View the new Propel TV spots here.
Paul McCartney's next big project will be voicing a new character in the next Shrek movie, reports Angry Ape. "It's not known which character Macca will play in Shrek 4 - which is named 'Shrek Goes Fourth'" more
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is being honored with a star on his home town, Birmingham's Walk of Stars. The plaque, on the city's Broad Street, will be unveiled on November 23rd during a special ceremony. more
Britney Spears' 2-year-old son, who was hospitalized over the weekend after he had a reaction to something he ate, has been released from a Mississippi medical facility, according to a report on Monday on celebrity website TMZ.com.more
A parole review official on Monday refused to release the convicted felon questioned in the killings of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, after a witness reported seeing him with a gun similar to the one used in the slayings.more
Guns N' Roses' long-awaited new album, Chinese Democracy, hits stores on November 23rd via Interscope Records. In the US, the album is exclusive to Best Buy who will be selling both the regular CD and the vinyl version; the latter includes instructions for a free MP3 download of the entire album. more
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its 1999 album "Clarity," Jimmy Eat World will perform the set in its entirety at 10 shows early next year.more
Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno has once again been denied a visa to enter the Untied States, according to one of the bands that was to support a couple shows on the tour. more
A British exam board is recalling a high school music test that included convicted child molester Gary Glitter's music in its "suggested listening" section, board officials said Monday.more
Girls Aloud followed their recent No. 1 single, "The Promise" (Fascination/Polydor), with a bestselling debut yesterday (Nov. 10) for their fifth studio album, "Out of Control."more
The Almighty are been forced to cancel the Powertrippin' Again Tour in December of this year. The bands said in a statement that "The reasons for this lie solely at the feet of a company called Hostile Promotions." more
Lawyers pushing a long-awaited settlement over how to parcel out James Brown's estate and trust want the trustees removed, claiming they've done little to protect the singer's legacy and money.more
Rush's Alex Lifeson has donated an original painting for auction to help fight kidney disease. The painting sold for $1,225. more
Fatboy Slim's Norman Cook, Talking Heads' David Byrne, Iggy Pop and Dizzee Rascal have collaborated on a project dubbed the Brighton Port Authority (BPA), and will release a debut album in the US this winter.more
Maroon 5's coming out with a remix album, "Call and Response," featuring the production handiwork of Pharrell, Tiesto, Kanye West, Mark Ronson, and more. You can listen to the first song off the album, "If I Never See Your Face Again," produced by Swizz Beatz, on Maroon 5's imeem profile here
Beyonce has revealed that she wants to play Wonder Woman in a film of the comic book heroine, and that she has met both DC Comics and Warner Bros to discuss a big screen role. "I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman?" she told the Los Angeles Times. more
Anti-Flag have cancelled their upcoming shows in Australia and New Zealand "due to circumstances beyond [their] control". more
According to his spokeswoman Tim McGraw will host "Saturday Night Live" on November 22. Read the AP report
Suicide War is a new hardcore/metal/thrash hybrid from New Orleans, LA. It was formed by two members of Valume Nob - Frey Thieler on guitar and Sammy Molina on bass. Joining them is drummer Craig Nunenmacher(Black Label Society, ex-Crowbar). While Craig is currently preparing for a tour with BLS, Sammy and Frey have been writing a bunch of material for the band. more
Noel Gallagher won't be quitting music just yet, as he's waiting until Paul Weller hangs up his guitar first. "I have always felt that as long as Paul Weller's doing it - and he's 10 years older than me - I'm doing it," says the Oasis guitarist. more
Sign your life away! As record labels continue to struggle in the face of file sharing, free music and digital music sales, Warner chief exec Edgar Bronfman explained that all Warner-signed artists will now be required to join in so-called "360 deals."more
AFI's Jade Puget told fans in a blog entry: "We've officially finished writing the 8th AFI album, and now we enter the studio to put it on tape. We have a fabulous producer we'll be working with, David Bottrill, who has worked on some fantastic and legendary albums by Peter Gabriel, Muse, Silverchair, Placebo, and Tool." more
Lemonheads frontman/guitarist Evan Dando posted a message on the band's blog explaining the delay and forthcoming release of the band's delayed covers album, Varshons. The record had been slated for a September 2008 release:more
Joan Osborne and Matt Morris performed a duet for ''Cathedrals'' on the CBS Early Show last Saturday. Joan and Matt have been receiving standing ovations for their rendition of the Jump Little Children original. Find out why.
The Apple rumor du jour is that Sony Music Entertainment will license DRM-free tracks to iTunes, under the iTunes Plus program. More details at Billboard
Ultravox are set to head out on a reunion tour next year. The band, who had a massive worldwide hit with 'Vienna' in 1981, will hit the road in April. more
Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday (Nov. 10) but plans to stay open for business as the busy holiday shopping season approaches.more
Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for 30 years under apartheid, died early Monday after a concert in Italy. She was 76. - more
