NSDTCM:LINKIN PARK
LABEL: WARNER REPRISE

LINKIN PARK ON TOUR

EUROPE TOUR
Linkin Park will be touring in Europe starting next week! See tour dates below.

U.S. TOUR

All U.S. and Canada dates are on sale now. Get your tickets to see Linkin Park on this headlining U.S. tour, with special guests Coheed and Cambria, and Chiodos. Also, for the first time ever, Linkin Park is offering fans the option of purchasing a Digital Souvenir Package with their tickets, a special post-gig memento which includes: the entire show, exclusive concert photos and a digital tour program.

Date	City	Venue	On-Sale
1/16	Hannover, Germany	TUI Arena	On Sale Now
1/17	Metz, France	Galaxie	On Sale Now
1/18	Basel, Switzerland	St. Jakobshalle	On Sale Now
1/20	Frankfurt, Germany	Festhalle	On Sale Now
1/21	Koln, Germany	Koelnarena	On Sale Now
1/22	Paris, France	Bercy	On Sale Now
1/24	Nottingham, UK	Arena	On Sale Now
1/25	Sheffield, UK	Arena	On Sale Now
1/27	Manchester, UK	MEN Arena	On Sale Now
1/28	London, UK	The O2	On Sale Now
1/29	London, UK	The O2	On Sale Now
2/12	Omaha, NE	Qwest Center	On Sale Now
2/13	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Center	On Sale Now
2/15	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena	On Sale Now
2/16	Detroit, MI	Joe Louis Arena	On Sale Now
2/18	Manchester, NH	Verizon Wireless Arena	On Sale Now
2/19	Baltimore, MD	1st Mariner Arena	On Sale Now
2/21	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden	On Sale Now
2/22	Montreal, Quebec	Bell Centre	On Sale Now
2/23	London, Ontario	John LaBatt Centre	On Sale Now
2/25	Lexington, KY	Rupp Arena	On Sale Now
2/26	Nashville, TN	Sommet Center	On Sale Now
2/29	Oklahoma City, OK	Ford Center	On Sale Now
3/1	Albuquerque, NM	Tingley Coliseum	On Sale Now
3/2	El Paso, TX	Don Haskins Ctr	On Sale Now
3/4	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center	On Sale Now
3/6	Las Vegas, NV	The Joint (Hard Rock)	On Sale Now
3/7	Las Vegas, NV	The Joint (Hard Rock)	On Sale Now
3/8	West Valley City, UT	E Center	On Sale Now
3/10	Sacramento, CA	Arco Arena	On Sale Now

SOURCE:WARNER +REPRISE RECORDS

NSDTCM:BAND:OPERATOR PLEASE
LABELS: BRILLE RECORDS (UK)
EMI AUSTRALIA/VIRGIN NEW ZEALAND
MYSPACE
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NSDTCM:BAND:THE TWANG (UK)
LABEL:UNIVERSAL MUSIC
MYSPACE
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NSDTCM:LABEL:SONY BMG
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NSDTCM:SINGER:KAT DE LUNA
LABEL:EPIC
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NSDTCM:CHRISTINA AGUILERA
LABEL:RCA

SUPERSTAR CHRISTINA AGUILERA TO RELEASE
BACK TO BASICS - LIVE AND DOWN UNDER

"A THRILLING NEW CONCERT DVD FILMED LIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE AT BEST BUY IN FEBRUARY "

JANUARY 2007 - NEW YORK -

Multi-platinum RCA recording artist Christina Aguilera took Sydney, Australia by storm when her "Back to Basics" world tour hit the Acer Arena for two shows in July 2007.

This breathlessly energetic, dazzling live concert spectacular brought the house down-and the cameras were rolling there to catch it all.

Back to Basics - Live and Down Under captures all the energy and emotion of Aguilera during her Sydney concert. Presented by the RCA Music Group, this new 90-minute DVD will be available exclusively at Best Buy on February 5 and online at www.BestBuy.com now.

"Christina's done it again - another stunning long-form from one of music's greatest performers. We are fortunate Best Buy shares our excitement and has partnered with us on this project," comments Tom Corson, EVP/GM RCA Music Group.

This concert spectacular features 18 great songs spanning the four-time Grammy Award-winning superstar's amazing career, including the smash singles "Ain't No Other Man" and "Candyman off "Back to Basics"; Number One hits "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" and "What a Girl Wants"; her No. 2 smash "Beautiful," the 2004 Grammy Award winner for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and more.

The DVD captures the excitement of this lavish tour, from the unique stage with 3 distinct scenes, more than 600 moving lights and a state-of-the-art hydraulic system, to production incorporating everything from burlesque cabaret to trapeze choreography, fire jugglers, and stilt walkers-but the heart and soul of the show is Christina Aguilera, with her awe-inspiring voice and silver-screen charisma.

Bonus material gives viewers a true 360° perspective of the tour by featuring exclusive interviews with her dancers, wardrobe (Simone Harouche), hair and makeup (Stephen Sollitto), musicians, background vocalists, musical director (Rob Lewis), Jordan Bratman (Christina's husband) and Christina herself.

"Christina Aguilera is one of the biggest female artists in the world and Best Buy is delighted to offer her fans the highly anticipated Christina Aguilera Back to Basics - Live and Down Under DVD," notes Gary Arnold, senior entertainment officer for Best Buy.

SOURCE:RCA RECORDS
LINK:CHRISTINA AGUILERA
LINK:BEST BUY
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NSDTCM:LABEL:RCA RECORDS
SOURCE:RCA RECORDS
LINK: PLATINUM MUSIC PASS


SOURCE:RCA Records

NSDTCM:COMPANY:LIVE NATION
SOURCE:LIVE NATION

LINK:STORE LIVE NATION
LINK:PROMO LIVE NATION VIP
LINK:LIVE NATION TV

NSDTCM:COMPANY:APPLE

SOURCE:VARIETY MUSIC

EU, Apple agree on price of iTunes

Cost of music downloads will be standardized
By GORDON MASSON

LONDON — A European Union investigation into computer giant Apple has been dropped after the American company agreed to standardize its pricing policies across Europe for its iTunes music downloads.

The EU brought its case against Apple after receiving a complaint from British consumers’ association Which? about the high cost of iTunes downloads in the U.K., compared with elsewhere in Europe. British consumers have been paying about 10% more for songs than their equivalents elsewhere on the continent.

In response to the probe, Apple today announced that it plans to charge the same price for downloads across the European Union, prompting the European Commission to cease action against the iTunes business.

In a statement Wednesday, the commission said that it “welcomes Apple's announcement to equalize prices for downloads of songs from its iTunes online store in Europe within the next six months. This puts an end to the different treatment of U.K. consumers who currently have to pay higher prices for downloads.”

The statement also cleared the record industry of collusion in setting prices for downloads. “The commission’s antitrust proceedings have also clarified that it is not agreements between Apple and the major record companies that determine how the iTunes store is organized in Europe.

Consequently, the commission does not intend to take further action in this case.”

SOURCE:VARIETY.COM

SOURCE: APPLE/iTunes

SOURCE: APPLE

NSDTCM:LABELS: EMI

SOURCE:VARIETY MUSIC

EMI to exit IFPI

In a move designed to get major music trade organizations to reorganize, EMI has made the first step to exit the British trade group IFPI.

Top operating executives at the four major labels are in talks, seeking changes in the structure and priorities of major trade orgs, including the Recording Industry Assn. of America. The idea of merging the IFPI and RIAA has been broached as well.
Following the guidelines of the Intl. Federation of the Phonographic Industry, EMI sent a letter the last week of December to IFPI leadership stating that the company would file to leave the org if the structure and aims of the IFPI are not aligned with the interests of EMI.

A source close to the negotiations said all four major labels are in talks with IFPI about altering its course.
“This is not about cost-cutting,” the source said. “Functions and structure need to make sense to all major labels. Right now, funding them doesn’t make sense.

“This is not a case of just saying bye-bye (to trade orgs). In some countries, the trade bodies are also collection agencies.”

One idea that has been floated by the majors is a consolidation of the IFPI, which represents 1,400 record companies in 75 countries, and the RIAA into a single unit. Both groups focus on piracy issues and lobbying.

FULLSTORY ON:VARIETY.COM

SOURCE:IFPI

SOURCE (PHOTO):EMI GROUP

LINK:RIAA

NSDTCM:VARIETY NEWSLETTER
'IN RAINBOWS' ADDS COLOR TO CHARTS

Radiohead hits No. 1 with new album

Three months after Radiohead shocked the system with a “pay what you want” digital model for “In Rainbows,” the album hit No. 1 in its first week of availability on compact disc.

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SOURCE PHOTO:INRAINBOWS.COM

LINK:RADIOHEAD.COM

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NSDTCM:SINGER: GEMMA FOX

LABEL: FOX ENTERTAINMENTS

MYSPACE FOX E.N.T.S



FOX ENTERTAINMENTS LABEL IN BRIEF....



Fox Entertainments was set up in 2007.



Fox Ents was set up after Gemma had experienced a deal with a major label. She then decided to set up her own idependent label. Fox Entertainments consists of different departments.



We have our in-house producers, in-house writers, in-house record release and distribution, in-house artwork and designs, in-house photography, in-house street team, in-house agency, in-house web designers and last but not least are exclusively sponsored by the brand new British Born Trainers. We have many release's in the forth coming month's including Gemma Fox's long awaited 2nd album.



Plus many bassline releases.



Fox Entertainments specialises in r&b, Hip Hop, Grime, Bassline, Funky House, Garage anything UK. We have a huge mailing list of Dj's and specialist DJ'S/SHOWs.



If you would like to join the mailing list, please send all details to

GEMMAFOXMUSIC@HOTMAIL.CO.UK.



If you are a promoter and would like to enquire about booking a number of UK and USA artists, please send an email with all relevant details and a memeber of our admin team will be more than happy to help. If you want any information on any of the above please email



GEMMAFOXMUSIC@HOTMAIL.CO.UK.



Fox Entertainments.



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PHOTO: SING365.COM

LINK: NIKE.COM UK

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NSDTCM:RIVERS CUOMO MYSPACE

WEB PAGE:(WEEZER)




"I've compiled a CD of my favourite demos from the years 1992 to 2007. I hope you enjoy it" - Rivers Cuomo

Out in the UK on February 4th 'Alone' contains eighteen tracks spanning Rivers' demo-making career from 1992 to 2007, including the original demo for 'Buddy Holly', and a cover of Ice Cube's 'The Bomb.' Previously unreleased tracks from the abandoned Songs from the Black Hole album are also included.



Click below for three snippets from the album

1 LISTEN LONGTIME SUNSHINE

2 BLAST OFF !!

3 SUPERFRIEND




The album features indepth liner notes which offer insights from Rivers that describe the stories and inspirations behind each of the tracks.

Listen to an extensive interview podcast that Rivers did with Rolling Stone HERE that contains tons of great info on the release.



Pre-order 'Alone - The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo' From Play.com now HERE.



SOURCE:UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SOURCE:DAVEANDNIKOLAI.COM (ROLLINGSTONE)

(RIVERS CUOMO INTERVIEW PODCAST)

SOURCE:PLAY.COM (UK)

SOURCE:MYSPACE

NSDTCM:LABEL:EMI
ARTIST:NORAH JONES

EMI Music Publishing extends its publishing partnership with Norah Jones

NEW YORK, January 2008 – EMI Music Publishing, the world’s leading music publisher, has announced that it is extending its relationship with Norah Jones, one of the most successful songwriters and recording artists of the decade.

Norah Jones has been signed to EMI Music Publishing since 2002, ahead of the release of the hugely successful debut album Come Away With Me, and has since gone on to release two further multi-million selling albums in Feels Like Home and Not Too Late.

EMI Music Publishing chairman and CEO Roger Faxon commented: “Norah Jones is one of the most talented and accomplished young songwriters and performers in the United States, with a long and illustrious career still ahead of her. Norah’s songs have always resonated with music fans of all ages, and we are very proud to be able to extend our publishing relationship with her.”

SOURCE:EMI MUSIC GROUP

NSDTCM:LABEL:EMI (UK)

EMI U.K. names new A&R topper

Roger Ames will take over EMI's A&R operations in the U.K. and Ireland, replacing Tony Wadsworth, chairman-CEO of EMI Music U.K. and Ireland, who is ankling.

The unit has long been viewed as the backbone of the recorded music company as its U.K. signings have far outperformed U.S. acts.

Wadsworth has been with EMI in a variety of jobs over the past 26 years.

His departure is "part of the ongoing restructuring of EMI Music," according to a statement from the company, which has been undergoing a shakeup since Guy Hands' Terra Firma took over last year.

Ames, who has previously run Warner Music and Polygram, was appointed head of EMI's North American units late last year.

Mike Clasper, a Terra Firma exec, will assume control of all non-A&R operations that previously reported to Wadsworth.

SOURCE:VARIETY.COM NEWSLETTER

NSDTCM: (DJ NEWS ) LABEL: MN2S

MN2S kick off their 2008 release schedule by celebrating their 50th release and presenting the latest collaboration between Halo & Kemal.

Featuring their trademark production standards and a magnificent vocal performance from the legendary Arnold Jarvis, ' Lift Me Up' is set to make waves in early 2008.

Following up from their previous ‘Origins EP' on MN2S , Halo and Kemal deliver another killer deep house cut. Combining a subtle bass line and rolling synth stabs with an emotive vocal, ‘Lift Me Up' is a track with immediate and devastating effect.

Compromising of the perfectly delivered Main Mix, a slightly darker, spacey Dub Mix and the heavy Mainstrumental and Dubstrumental mixes; ‘Lift Me Up' is strong package. Halo , Kemal and Arnold Jarvis , undoubtedly, make some team!!

The man behind the acclaimed City Deep Music , Halo captivates hearts and minds the world over with his distinctive production style.

From his solo success on labels such as Siesta and Bluem Recordings through to collaborations with Hipp-e (H-Foundation) and other US luminaries such as Master D, Onionz, Jay-J and Tony Hewitt,Halo has always been a name synonymous with sublime deep house music.

Halo has had remixes released on labels such as N.R.K, Jellybean Soul, Seasons Limited, Code Red and Swank Recordings, while also recently working with the likes of Marlon D, Dennis Ferrer, Julius Papp and Luis Radio for City Deep Music .

Kemal is a hot new US talent whose productions are currently causing some serious waves. Originally collaborating on a project with Steve Chin and E-Man that was signed to Jellybean Soul , Kemal has produced remixes for Seasons Limited and most recently for Soulfuric Deep .

He has also previously collaborated with Halo on the ‘ Origins EP ' and has had tracks such as the ‘Winter Alleys EP', ‘My Faith' and, most recently, ‘City Street Walkin' ' signed to Purple Music .

Arnold Jarvis is nothing short of a musical legend. Throughout his career he has written, performed and recorded with the likes of Frankie Knuckles, Satoshi Tomiie, Kerri Chandler, MAW, Lem Sprinsteen ( Mood II Swing ) and Tommy Musto.

Arnold(my space) has toured with the likes of Queen Latifah , Kenny Bobien, Barbara Tucker, Ultra Nate, Ce Ce Peniston, Loletta Holloway and Jocelyn Brown. He has had material released on labels such as MAW , King Street , West End Records and FFRR and released two artist albums (‘ The Collection ' (2002) and ‘ Love & Life ‘ (2006)).

He is also the voice behind soulful house classics such as ‘Life Goes On' (MAW) and ‘Special Kind Of Love‘ ( King Street ) and one of the most in-demand vocalists in the industry.

MN2S are proud to start off 2008 with their 50th single release and another super-strong package featuring a fresh blend of emerging and experienced talent. Check out ‘Lift Me Up' right now!!

SOURCE:MN2S

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SOURCE:MAW RECORDS

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SOURCE:ARNOLD JARVIS

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SOURCE: CITY DEEP MUSIC

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NSDTCM:DJ NEWS: BPM MAGAZINE
(THIS NEWS WAS POSTED ON DECEMBER...BUT IT´S A GREAT NEWS !!)

CLOTHING FOR CLUBBERS

Fashion and music have been getting it on since day one, but I think this marks the first time the cover art for an album is directly responsible for a clothing line.

Danish producer/DJ Anders Trentemøller has teamed up with two other local designers (Rosa Deer and Sofie Nørregaard—the duo responsible for his latest album art), and turned their illustrative cover art for the album (released October 1st via Audiomatique) into a clothing line.

He’s also working on a film score and already has a bunch of new singles in the pipeline.

MYSPACE: Sofie Nørregaard DESIGNER´S MYSPACE

MYSPACE:ANDERS TRENTEMOELLER

SOURCE: BPM MAGAZINE

NSDTCM:LABEL:SONY BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment will roll out its Platinum MusicPass series of digital album cards beginning Jan. 15 at Best Buy, Target and Fred's, with Trans World and Winn-Dixie coming to the party by the end of January.

In Canada, participating retailers include Best Buy, CD Plus, Shoppers Drug Mart, and Wal-Mart with HMV coming on board sometime during the first quarter. As reported previously, the move marks the company's first commercial foray into MP3s in the U.S., a strategy that until recently it resisted in favor of selling files with digital rights management capabilities.

The digital album gift cards, which retail for $12.99, will be artist-specific and feature album artwork, and will come with bonus material. The card will contain a scratch-off that will reveal a PIN number that can be redeemed for a download at MusicPass.com.

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Source:Billb0ard.com

NSDTCOM:WEB PAGE:TINY MIX TAPES

Insound Acquired by Warner´s ADA

Late last week, Billboard reported that Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) has acquired online retailer Insound.com. The move was made by ADA to expand its digital sales by using Insound as a "back-end" for its own clients to create their own online stores.

Insound will continue to operate under co-founder Matt Wishnow, according to reports, but the longterm stakes and implications are at this point left to speculation.

Originally created in the early ‘90s by Warner Music Group and Sub Pop, ADA distributes music for independent labels such as Merge, Barsuk, and Secretly Canadian, as well as for some major-owned labels like Atlantic and Nonesuch. ADA also famously distributes music for the label-less Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

It is considered in the industry as an "indie" distribution company, but since it is owned by major music group WMG — much in the same way as EMI’s Caroline Distribution, Sony BMG’s RED, and Universal’s Fontana — the hazy, theoretical divide between independent and major is most evidently revealed here.

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Editor-in-Chief

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LABEL:XL RECORDINGS

NSDTCM: LABEL:SONY BMG

NEWS:Sony BMG Drops All DRM

Business Week is reporting and our sources confirm that
Sony BMG will offer at least part of its catalog available
DRM free in the first quarter of the year making it the last and final major label group to drop copy restrictions on downloads.

A broad "experiment" is in the final planning stages, but details of some of Sony BMG's efforts are already emerging.

Justin Timberlake, who records for Sony's Jive and other artists from the merged label group will be participating in a Super Bowl promotion with Pepsi on Feb. 3 as part of a free distribution of 1 billion songs through Amazon's popular DRM-free download service.

Sony has already been experimenting with DRM-free song giveaways for developing artists for the last six months. "A lot of these tests have led people to believe that maybe this works," said a Sony BMG executive who asked not to be identified.

SOURCE:BUSINESS WEEK.COM

SOURCE:HYPEBOT.COM

NSDTCM:VARIETY MUSIC NEWS

Album sales take a tumble in 2007

Digital growth on the rise by 45%

BY PHIL GALLO

The digital growth in downloaded songs and albums hit record levels in 2007, but it wasn't enough to make up for the loss in physical CD sales.

Sales in the U.S. of all albums, digital and physical, dropped 15% to 500.5 million from the 588.2 million sold in 2006.

Last year was the seventh consecutive in which music sales have dipped; the last rise was in 2000, when album sales hit 800 million.

Meanwhile, digital track sales rose 45% to 844.2 million in '07 while digital album sales climbed 53% to 50 million, according to Nielsen Soundscan.

Digital sales now represent 10% of all albums sold, nearly double the 5.5% they represented in 2006.

When track-equivalent albums -- 10 songs equals one album -- are added to the equation, sales hit 584.9 million, down 9.5% from 646.4 million in 2006.

Growth in digital album sales came in both current and catalog departments. Current was up 46% to 27.1 million; catalog rose 64% to 22.9 million. Deep catalog was up 63% to 16 million.

The top-selling digital album was Maroon 5's "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," with 252,000 downloads purchased.

SOURCE: VARIETY.COM NEWSLETTER

FULL STORY ON: VARIETY.COM

NSDTCM:RYAN BINGHAM
LABEL:LOST HIGHWAY
MYSPACE

FRESH NEW TALENT FOR 2008 !!!

LOSTHIGHWAY INTRODUCE

RYAN BINGHAM

"A series of torn pages, broken people and those just holding their breath hoping to get out alive... Compelling listening" - AmericanSongwriter.com

Lost Highway release the label debut album from Texas singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham.

Released in the US and already receiving radio play in the UK from the likes of Johnnie Walker and Bob Harris on Radio 2, the critically acclaimed CD contains 14 self-penned songs and follows in the tradition of great Texas songwriters.

Mescalito was produced by former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford, who also plays on the album. Bingham's music, as well as his live performances have already made fans of acclaimed artists such as Patty Griffin and Texas legends Joe Ely and Terry Allen.

At 25, the bumpy course of Bingham's life has already surpassed that of many twice his age. From his bordertown upbringing to his years on the Southwestern rodeo circuit, Bingham's poignant songs, sung through his whiskey-soaked voice, reflect his experiences and the wisdom he has gained from them. His songs are raw, honest and born out of a genuine soul.

From the opening track "Southside of Heaven" to the bluesy slide of "Bread & Water" to the Mexican-flavoured "Boracho Station", Bingham's songs come straight from the heart. His influences blend seamlessly with his own style creating a traditional sound that also sounds fresh and original.

RYAN BINGHAM- LIVE IN THE UK

Ryan brings his captivating live show to the UK this month. Don't miss out on the chance to see him play at two intimate venues:

January 13th - King Tuts,
Glasgow
January 14th - Borderline, London

During his trip to the UK, Ryan will be recording live sessions for Bob Harris' (Radio 2 show) and Bryan Burnett (BBC Radio Scotland). These will be aired during the week of 14th January.

SOURCE:LOSTHIGHWAY RECORDS

SOURCE:AMERICAN SONGWRITER.COM

SOURCE: BINGHAM MUSIC

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NSDTCM:BAND: CLOCKS
MYSPACE
COUNTRY: UK
LABEL: UNIVERSAL / ISLAND
PRE-ORDER

Universal Island Records

Profile:	Handles the releases on the Universal, MCA, Island & Motown labels
Sublabel:	Fallout Recordings MySpace
Parent Label:	Universal Music (UK)
Contact Info:	Universal Island Records 136-144 New Kings Road, London SW6 Tel: 020 8910 3333 Fax: 020 8748 1998
URLs:	http://www.umusic.co.uk

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SOURCE:MYSPACE
SOURCE:ISLAND RECORDS
SOURCE:UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK