Report: Ozzfest to feature Korn, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed
Korn, Marilyn Manson and Disturbed will be among the acts to appear on the eighth installment of Ozzfest, an unnamed source told Billboard.com.
Korn, Marilyn Manson and Disturbed will be among the acts to appear on the eighth installment of Ozzfest, an unnamed source told Billboard.com.
The tour is expected to open in June, and will visit the U.K. as well as North America. More details about the tour reportedly will be released on Tuesday (2/18).
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More shenanigans for Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson’s Heal the Kids foundation is in hot water with the state of New York for allegedly failing to file any of the state-required financial-disclosure forms, the Associated Press reports.
Michael might wanna consider finding a new hobby that doesn’t involve children.
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Dates set, acts named for second Bonnaroo fest
Confirmed acts for the second edition of the Bonnaroo Music Festival include The Dead, Widespread Panic, James Brown, Sonic Youth and the Allman Brothers Band, the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports.
The concert/camping event takes place June 13-15 on a 600-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn.
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U2, Gwen Stefani, Steven Tyler and more to present at Rock Hall ceremony
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has tapped Elton John, Billy Joel, Neil Young, Paul Simon, U2, No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler to present at this year’s annual awards ceremony, according to VH1.com.
The event--which marks the induction of AC/DC, Clash, the Police, Elvis Costello and others--takes place on March 10 in New York City, and is scheduled to air on VH1 on March 19.
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More long-missing Beatles tapes found
A new batch of Beatles studio recordings that were stolen 35 years ago from the band’s Abbey Road studios in London have apparently turned up during the raid of a home in Sydney, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
The find was part of an international investigation that netted 500 other tapes in January.
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Coldplay and Oasis score NME Awards
British rock acts Coldplay and Oasis each received a pair of awards at Thursday night’s (2/13) NME Awards ceremony in London, Reuters reports. Coldplay’s “A Rush of Blood to the Head” was crowned Album of the Year in two different categories, while Oasis scored Best UK Band and Artist of the Year.
Oasis’ Liam Galagher took home the prestigious Best Haircut award.
A full list of winners is posted at NME’s website.
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