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Adele Doesn't Need To Win Mercury Prize.
Adele "doesn't need" to win the Barclaycard Mercury Prize.The Grammy award-winning singer's latest album '21' is up for the coveted honour next month, but Fun Lovin' Criminals frontman Huey Morgan thinks it would be better...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 August 2011
The Beatles Support Music Matters Campaign
The Beatles are supporting the Music Matters campaign to combat illegal downloading. The legendary pop group's estate has approved the use of the band's music in a special animated film which promotes downloading from legal...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 August 2011
Justin Bieber's Family Tattoo
Justin Bieber and his dad have had matching tattoos.The 17-year-old singer - who already has two other inkings, a star on his elbow and a seagull to his hip - visited a tattooist in Israel...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 July 2011
Adele And Elbow Head Mercury Nominations
The nominations for the 2011 Mercury Music Prize have been announced, with British songstress Adele and former winners Elbow among the contenders. The shortlist, chosen from over 240 albums, was announced by Lauren Laverne during...
By WENN on 19 July 2011
Vidal Sassoon Forced Into Hair Career
Vidal Sassoon's mother forced him into become a hairdresser.The 83-year-old crimper - who is known for creating some of the most iconic styles of the 60s - explained while when he was a teenager he...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 May 2011
Elbow Too Busy 'Messing' To Rehearse
Elbow find it hard to concentrate on rehearsing for their tour because they are always "messing about".Guy Garvey - the Manchester-based group's frontman - admitted while the 'One Day Like This' hitmakers used to be...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 March 2011
Elbow Happy To Be Liked
Elbow never want to make an "inaccessible" album.The 'Neat Little Rows' group saw their last LP, 2008's 'The Seldom-Seen Kid' win a string of awards and knew it would be "churlish" to turn their backs...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 March 2011
Guy Garvey's Album Anxiety Dreams
British rocker Guy Garvey suffers "anxiety dreams" ahead of every Elbow release, because he's so convinced his albums will flop.The band is releasing its fifth studio record, Build a Rocket Boys!, in the U.K. on...
By WENN on 04 March 2011
Pj Harvey To Receive Top Nme Honour
PJ Harvey will be presented with the Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution To Music prize at the NME Awards.The British singer-songwriter - who won the Mercury Prize in 2001 - will receive the evening's top...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 February 2011
Elbow Return To Debut Sound
Elbow see their new album as a return to their roots.The Mercury Prize winning group will release the record 'Build a Rocket Boys' later this year but rather than try to move away from their...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 January 2011
Garvey Tips Kloot For Mercury Triumph
ELBOW frontman GUY GARVEY has tipped I AM KLOOT to scoop the prestigious Mercury Prize on Tuesday night (07Sep10).The British rockers took home the highly-regarded industry award in 2008 for their album The Seldom Seen...
By WENN on 07 September 2010
Massive Attack's Different New Album
Massive Attack's upcoming album could be "completely different" to 'Heligoland'.Robert Del Naja - who is one half of the 'Teardrop' electronica duo - explained while their last LP saw them collaborating with musicians they have...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 July 2010
Blur Are Glastonbury's Best
Blur's headlining slot at Glastonbury last year has been voted the best performance at the festival in 40 years.BBC 6 Music radio presenter Lauren Laverne revealed the British indie group - which consists of Damon...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 June 2010
Coldplay Steal Drums From Kate Bush
COLDPLAY continue to be honest about plagiarising other artists' work - new single SPEED OF SOUND is heavily inspired by KATE BUSH's RUNNING UP THAT HILL. The CLOCKS rockers has already admitted to using...
By WENN on 10 June 2005
Coldplay: 'We Stole Elbow's Sound'
COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN has admitted the song FIX YOU on the group's new album is a copy of ELBOW's track GRACE UNDER PRESSURE. The CLOCKS group has already confessed their new disc X+Y...
By WENN on 08 June 2005
Elbow Bassist Catches Mermaids
ELBOW bassist MARK POTTER claims he caught mermaids while recording new album CAST OF THOUSANDS on a Scottish island. Mark's bandmates - GUY GARVEY, PETE TURNER, CRAIG POTTER and RICHARD JUPP - were amazed...
By WENN on 01 July 2004
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