RUSSELL BRAND THURSDAY 10 JUNE, 2010

Russell Brand, England's most scandalous comedian, brings his infamously hilarious, quick-witted and charismatic dandy charm to Australia this June for two exclusive live shows.

Following a sold-out March 2009 tour, Brand returns to perform for the first time at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena and Sydney’s Entertainment Centre for one night only in each city.

Of life experiences Brand’s had a tad more than most 34-year olds. An unhappy childhood in Essex, stints in rehab, infamous run-ins with MTV and the BBC have fueled his comedy, ultimately resulting in colossal achievement and a notorious celebrity. Brand's resume now boasts a number of feature films, with more on the horizon including remakes of Arthur and Drop Dead Fred, a best selling autobiography, TV series, radio show, newspaper column, countless TV appearances including hosting the NME, Brit and MTV Awards, and numerous stand-up tours selling-out shows across the UK and US.

Sydney Entertainment Centre, 35 Harbour Street, Haymarket

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Greyson Michael Chance

I know this was Friday’s news but hey, it’s still worth a mention / a watch on YouTube!
Lady GaGa phoned a fan of hers to praise him for his cover of her hit ‘Paparazzi’
12-year-old Greyson Michael Chance received the call from Gaga who congratulated him on his version of her song 'Paparazzi', which has become a hit on YouTube. (With over 10 MILLION hits)
Greyson was performing the song for a school talent show and Lady Gaga’s advice for him... “Be focused and stay away from girls” ... Lol
I actually really like it too!

Click to watch his performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGe2cwsR-IQ

UK Charts

Rolldeep have managed to remain at No.1 in the singles chart for a third week with their dance hit ‘Good times’.
The fantastic Keane continue their No.1 successes with a fourth in the album charts, (even though its actually an EP and not a full album)

Top 5 U.K. Singles:
5: Aggros Santos and Kimberly Wyatt – ‘Candy’
4: Edward Maya – ‘Stereo Love’
3: Usher & Will.i.am – ‘OMG’
2: Jason Derulo – ‘Ridin’ Solo’
1: Rolldeep – ‘Good times’

Top 5 U.K. Albums:
5: The National – ‘High Violet’
4: Lady Gaga – ‘The Fame’
3: Lady Gaga – ‘The Re-Mix’
2: Plan B – ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks’
1: Keane – ‘Night train’

3 Lions

Oh god! It’s almost here... (Please don’t buy this tripe!) Russell Brand has admitted that he was emotional after recording an updated version of ‘3 Lions’.

Russell also teamed up with Robbie Williams, Trevor Horne and the original songwriters Frank Skinner, David Baddiel and Ian Broudie for a 2010 World Cup re-release of the huge song.
Speaking about the recording sessions, Russell Brand told a national newspaper “I was embarrassed by how emotional I felt singing this song. I nearly cried. It took me back to Euro '96 - Spice Boys, dentist's chairs and Gazza's last hurrah... “It's the only good England song and I look forward to singing it as we crash out on penalties. Then I will be crying.”
Robbie Williams also added: “I've always been approached to write football songs but have always declined as I thought ‘3 Lions; could never be beaten - so I am really happy to be part of this record. I am counting down the days until the start of the World Cup.”
Changes from the first two recordings include vocals from veteran football commentator John Motson and a classical intro led by soprano Olivia Safe.

Now this part i think is REALLY funny ... Ian Broudie told another newspaper that: “The public really wanted a new version of ‘3 Lions’” ... Really? I’d like to meet those ...

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue's new single is to be released 2 WEEKS earlier than initially planned.
All formats of the single: ‘All The Lovers’ were originally scheduled to be released on 28th June, However, “due to overwhelming public demand”, the single will now be available to download from 13th June. The single's physical release and digital bundle will follow on 28th June.
Click to listen to the track: http://www.kylie.com

Event Details: Creedence Clearwater

Musically speaking the music of the 70's and 80's was dominated by Californian bands The Eages and Creedence Clearwater: The Eagles were fairly recent visitors to our shores and now Creedence Clearwater is about to return for a 5 concert tour of Australia during October 2010.

Creedence Clearwater 2010 includes original (members), rock 'n' roll 'Hall of Fame' rhythm section Stu Cook (bass & vocals) and Doug 'Cosmo' Clifford (drums/vocals) one of the most celebrated bass-drum duos of the rock era, with Taj Morris ('killer' guitar), Steve Gunner (keyboards/guitar) and the incredible John Tristao* on lead vocals who maintains the original unique sound and integrity of that unmistakeable 'swamp music' quality of CCR.

* John Fogerty departed the band more than 30 years ago in 1973.

During their halcyon domination of the charts Creedence Clearwater notched up no fewer than sixteen Top 40 hit singles (most of them Top 10) including classics 'Heard It Through The Grapevine', 'Proud Mary', 'Travellin' Band', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Green River', 'Lookin' Out My Back Door', 'Down On The Corner', 'Up Around The Bend', "Sweet Hitchhiker' and 'Have You Ever Seen The Rain' amongst them.

'Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Artists & Singles' describes the band as 'one of the most successful American rock bands ever' while Rolling Stone rates Creedence as 'probably the greatest American singles band'.

There's probably never been a rock and roll cover band that hasn't knocked out at least a few CCR tunes, Stu Cook (bass/vocals) offers,'I think that's part of why the music has had such great 'legs' because radio still pumps our hits and because there are still bands out there playing it every night'.

VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE: Includes a pre-show function, official tour poster, programme and double CD as well as VIP seating in the first seven rows!

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Eminem & Jay-Z

Eminem has announced that he is to team up with Jay-Z for two “once-in-a-lifetime” concerts.
He revealed that he will perform with Jay-Z in each of their hometowns - Detroit and New York - in September.
Speaking to a music magazine Eminem said: “This is a once-in-a-lifetime set of shows, and I know we're both really going to bring it to our hometowns,” ... “The fans are going to love this and so am I. It's going to be historic.”
Both artists made the announcement ahead of a New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers baseball game, each wearing the jerseys of their home teams.
Eminem explained: “We had talked about doing something together again soon anyway. We just tried to come up with the best way and biggest way to do it. We've done things together - smaller shows and whatnot. But I'm not sure we've ever done anything this big.”
Jay-Z added: “I look for opportunities to work with Em', any time we get a chance to collaborate on things.”