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Indonesian star jailed for sex-tape scandal One of Indonesia’s best-known pop stars was sentenced Monday to 3 1/2 years behind bars after sex tapes with his celebrity girlfriends found their way to the Internet, riveting and dividing this predominantly Muslim nation. Liberals said the embarrassment suffered by Nazril “Ariel” Irham — who insists the videos were not intended [...] Charlatans and Courteeners join up to Napa Live 2011 This summer off the back of last year’s first ever music festival in Cyprus featuring acts from the UK indie scene alongside club nights and comedy Napa Live well has truly redefined the whole scene in Ayia Napa. For years one of Europe’s busiest party destinations has been more [...] Sony to close CD plant in USA Sony USA has announced that it will be closing its CD plant in Pitman, New Jersey in March. Pitman is one of four Sony manufacturing plants in the United States. The company also has two CD plants in Mexico. The Pitman plant started manufacturing CDs in 1988. CBS Records, who were bought [...] Ministry of Sound launches 20:20 Project Ministry of Sound is a flagship for British youth culture; an iconic brand that includes the world’s most famous club, the world’s largest independent record label, and a multimedia entertainment business, all directed from the company’s South London home. 2011 is a significant milestone in Ministry of Sound’s continuing evolution marking the [...] Scottish Alternative Music Awards site launches with exclusive live stream Last year the first ever S.A.M.A ceremony saw bands such as a pimped out La Fontaines pick up an award and hosts included Jim Gellatly and Billy Kirkwood as a packed out Classic Grand witnessed a night of award winning live music with a celebratory atmosphere. Http://www.sama11.co.uk/ launched [...] Map Jazz announce events for 2011 Kentish Town’s Map Jazz have announced a series of gigs and other events for 2011 starting with a cookery demonstration on Saturday 22nd “This Saturday 22nd January 2011 we have the Tiffany Nestour ‘ Tout le Monde a table’ Cookery book launch. Universal to partner new TV singing show The Voice Universal Music Group has signed a recording and services deal with the producers of a new television singing competition “The Voice Of …,” which launches in the United States this spring to rival the popular “American Idol” series. The label called “The Voice Of …” format the “the world’s [...] MTV plans online award show for digital music To suit an altered music landscape, MTV is planning an untraditional award show celebrating digital music. The network says it’s prepping an as-yet unnamed, multiplatform award show for April or May that will exult digital music and its many varied incarnations. The exact nature of the show hasn’t yet been defined, [...] James Corden to Host Brits The 2011 statue – designed by fashion designer Vivienne Westwood – has been unveiled ahead of tonight’s nominations ceremony. It’s a year of change for the ceremony – which is moving to the O2, bringing in a new panel and dropping the Outstanding Contribution Prize. Instead the MasterCard British Album of the Year will [...] Xfm launches fourth annual New Music Award Xfm, the station that brings you music that rocks, launches the search for the Best British Debut Album of the Year with its fourth consecutive Xfm New Music Award ‘ voted for by the public and a stellar panel of judges. From today, Xfm listeners will cast their votes for the [...] |
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