NEWS WRAP

• So many new releases out to radio this week, but we thought we'd kick it off with the new single from Gold Coast wonderchild Cody Simpson. The new single is called 'Summertime' and it's his second single release.
• Also doing the rounds from Warner this week is Michael Buble's new single 'Hollywood', Dead Letter Circus' 'Cage' and Jason Derulo's new single 'The Sky Is The Limit'. Late last week they also serviced the new My Chemical Romance track called 'Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)'
• On the Sony side of the draw, just a couple of new tunes to speak of - including the new John Legend and The Roots single called 'Wake Up' and the Dirty Heads track 'Lay Me Down'.
• Universal's leading the pack with new tunes to radio again this week, however, with the new Brandon Flowers single 'Only The Young', Eminem's new single featuring Lil Wayne 'No Love', the new Kelly Rowland tune (mentioned over the weekend), Akon's 'Angel', Donnis' 'Gone' and the corker single 'I'm In Love (I Wanna Do It)' by Alex Gaudino - the lead single from the forthcoming Ministry Of Sound : The Annual 2011.
• The other track we should mention (also from Universal) is the new single from Washington's latest album called 'I Believe You, Liar'. The new single is called 'The Hardest Part' and comes as the band begins to take to the stage for the national Parklife tour.
• Speaking of Parklife, with the AFL grand final ending in an historic draw over the weekend, organisers of this weekend's Parklife Festival in the Victorian capital have decided to keep AFL fans happy by announcing plans for a live site, showing the grand final rematch this Saturday.
• Those who loved the stage presence of the late great Freddie Mercury will be thrilled to know that renowned Freddie impersonator Craig Pesco will bring his brand new show 'Freddie Mercury - Let Me Entertain You' to Australia later this year.
He'll kick things off at Star City in Sydney in December, before heading to Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane early in the new year.
• Sony Music has revealed the cover image for the forthcoming album from Aussie outfit Gypsy & The Cat. The album's called 'Gilgamesh' and is due for release on Friday October 22. Meanwhile, the band takes to the stage at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney tonight.
• In the UK, the rise and rise of Bruno Mars' star continues, with his single 'Just The Way You Are' debuting in the No.1 spot on the British singles chart this week. Alexandra Burke's single 'Start Without You' had held onto top spot for two weeks, but fell to No.5, leaving positions two through four unchanged. Emma's Imagination debuted in the No.7 spot with her second single 'Focus' and Alex Gaudino's tune 'I'm In Love (I Wanna Do It)' debuts at No.10.
• And on the British albums chart, crooner Phil Collins has seen his new album 'Going Back' move up from No.4 to No.1 for its second week, with the highest debut coming in at No.3 for the Manic Street Preachers. Maroon 5's album 'Hands All Over' debuts at No.6.