Thursday, November 26, 2009

NEWS WRAP

* While the approval process takes place for the original site of the iconic Splendour In The Grass event, organisers have taken the opportunity to slut the festival around in 2010. They're taking it to Woodford, site of the folk festival for the 2010 event and extending it to three days. It'll now be held from July 30 - August 01.
* Handsome Tours has announced that Icelandic singer Lay Low will be providing the support role to her fellow countrywoman Emiliana Torrini on her forthcoming Australian tour. Tickets for her dates in Melbourne and Sydney in January are still on sale.
* Delta Goodrem has been chosen to appear alongside Andrea Bocelli for a series of four concerts beginning this Saturday in the United States. She'll perform three songs with the opera superstar. But she won't be letting Aussie fans down, flying home for her December 06 gig at the Sydney Opera House before heading back to the US for the remaining concerts.
* Idol winner Stan Walker has not only spent almost the entire week so far at No.1 on the iTunes singles chart (virtually guaranteeing him the No.1 spot on the ARIA singles chart this Sunday night), but 'Black Box' has also become the fastest selling Sony Music Australia digital release ever.
* Rove McManus will hit the stage in a presenting role at tonight's ARIA Awards after being asked by Robbie Williams to join him on stage. Idol host Andrew G, Jimmy Barnes, Cassie Davis, John Butler, Keith Urban and Richard Wilkins are among other names presenting awards during the Aussie music industry's night of nights.
* Evermore is performing in London! The band is hitting the stage at the Institute of Contemporary Arts for one show on Wednesday December 09. Meanwhile, they've announced that back home, they'll be releasing a new single called 'Underground' early in the new year.
* Pay TV channel Max has announced that the 40th Max Sessions, featuring Ben Harper and Relentless 7, recorded earlier this week, will hit Max on Thursday January 21 at 8:30pm.
* US outfit The Juan Maclean have had their latest single 'Happy House' remixed by none other than our own Cut Copy. The Cut Copy 'Space Is The Place' Remix is now available at iTunes Australia and will be exclusive to the local store for the first two months before also spreading across the Tasman.
* Aussie outfit Midnight Juggernauts has been announced as the support act for the forthcoming Aussie jaunt by Groove Armada.
* To our check (somewhat belated) of this week's UK charts and on the singles side of things, the X Factor finalists' cover version of the Michael Jackson classic 'You Are Not Alone' has bolted into the No.1 position. Jason DeRulo's 'Whatcha Say' was the only other top ten debut of the week, splashing down at No.3.
* And on the British albums chart, it was Leona Lewis who's sailed her way to the top - with her new album 'Echo'. Queen's 'Absolute Greatest' came in at No.03, N-Dubz was in at No.6 and Will Young's best of compilation came in at No.9.

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