Music News 22 july 2008

The organizers of the Mercury Prize unveiled this morning the list of the nominees. The Welsh rock band Neon Neon with Stainless Style is nominated! Amongst his contenders, there are Adele – 19, British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music, and other serious adversaries…

According to an inquiry made by the Smoking Gun Web Site, Rick Ross began a prison guard career for the Florida Department of Correction when he was 19. A few serious proofs (i.e.: his Social Security number is the same as the one listed for the jail guard) can demonstrate the gossip. The rapper still denies.

Elbow spoil their fans! The Loneliness Of A Tower Crane Driver (music video) from The Seldom Seen Kid is available for download for free. It is the version recorded during a recent show in Manchester.

Kele Okereke, former member of Bloc Party was severely beaten at the Summercase Festival in Spain. A witness Yannis Philippakis (Foals) revealed the incident and later, Kele Okereke confirmed the news. The victim even said that the attackers were John Lydon (singer of The Sex Pistols) and two men of his staff. During the fracas, John Lydon said “Your problem is your black attitude”. A police investigation has been opened.

This week, CSS entered the UK top 50 with Left Behind (music video). Besides, the grunge group organizes several shows in the US:

July 30^th: Minneapolis, Minnesota

August 1^st: Chicago, Illinois

August 9^th: Boston, Massachusetts

Then CSS will head off to Europe, check the dates:

August 22^nd: Leeds Festival, Leeds

August 24^th: Reading Festival, Reading

August 31^st: Electric Picnic, Ireland…

Today: Usher releases his latest single Moving Mountains (music video)!

Dance electronic music will wow the audience! The One (music video) is the new single of Kylie Minogue and is expected to be released on July 28^th. It’s the seventh track of X.

Tickets go on sale next Friday (July 25^th) for the Counting Crows UK winter tour! The country band will play with the special guests Ben Folds and Melee.

Don’t miss the followings dates:

December 2^nd: Newcastle Arena

December 7^th: Manchester MEN Arena

December 18^th: Glasgow, Scotland and many more

And according to the news on their official website, “Anyone who buys a ticket will also receive 5 free tracks from Counting Crows recent show at O2 Wireless festival”. Interesting!

They met each other at this year Glastonbury Festival and Dizzee Rascal fell in love with The Ting Tings music. It’s the beginning of a promising collaboration! Even though their music style is very different, the rock group is very confident. Wait and See.

Stop! Don’t go on holiday, cancel your booking! Sam Sparro passes through the US on August 5^th (New York) and 9^th (Los Angeles) before jumping to the UK for a nationwide tour:

V Festival on August 16^th (Chelmsford) and 18^th (Stafford)

September 23^rd: Glasgow, Scotland

September 29^th: Newcastle

October 3^rd: Corn Exchange, Brighton and more

The second single 21^st Century life (music video) comes out today!

Scandalous video of Madonna: a paparazzi had installed cameras in her apartment in Manhattan and she was filmed with her boyfriend Alex Rodriguez during sexual relation! Her pornographic video could be soon leaked onto Internet

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinsonplays a series of dates this summer in the US:

July 24^th: Williamsburg music Hall, Brooklyn

August 19^th: Joe’s pub, New York

He will also be the opener of TV On The Radio tour in North America:

September 6^th: Vancouver, Washington

September 19^th: San Diego, California

September 20^th: Treasure Island Festival, San Francisco, California…

Two years after Return to Cookie Montain, TV On The Radio release their new album Dear Science,. On September 21^st in the US and 22^nd in the UK, the stores will welcome the highly anticipated sixth album. And later this summer, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson will be the opener of the shows in North America:

September 5^th: Portland, Oregon

September 9^th: Boise, Idaho

September 13^th: Salt Lake City, Utah…

Last Friday (July 18) Lil Scrappy was arrested after a fight with his sister’s boyfriend (he wanted to protect her because the couple had had an argument). The rapper was sent to jail: in addition to the attack, he possessed marijuana, a firearm and he got into an altercation with the policemen! He had to pay a $1500 bond.

The Kooks winter tour have already started in Europe! They will just appear in the UK at the V Festival on August 16^th (Chelmsford) and 17^th (Stafford). But on September 4^th (in Clinton), The Kooks arrive in the US for a 26 dates tour!

September 12^th: Asbury Park, New Jersey

October 9^th: Madison, Wisconsin

October 22^nd: Portland, Oregon and many more.