* Universal Music has announced the release of a brand new album for US singer. The album, the singer’s fifth, is called ‘To The Sea’ and will be released in Australia on Friday June 04. The first single from it is called ‘You And Your Heart’ and it goes to radio this morning.
* The lads from The Temper Trap must be doing something right in Victoria, with their Festival Hall show on July 24 selling out within 24 hours of going on sale. Tickets for their shows in Perth and Sydney are also selling fast.
* Sheila E is making a trip to Australia – to support Ricky Peterson and The Peterson Brothers on their national ‘The Propostrophy Tour’. The juggernaut will makes stops in the major capitals, along with Newcastle and Byron Bay.
* One of our favourites, Kate Vigo, picked up the award for the best video for her song ‘The Way You Are’ at the 2010 MusicOz Awards in Sydney on Friday night. Check it out HERE.
* Not much movement on the British singles chart this week, with Lady Gaga and Beyonce still atop the chart with ‘Telephone’. The week’s highest new entry is all the way down at No.13 – Usher’s new single ‘OMG’. Boyzone rocket into the top ten again with single ‘Gave It All Away’.
* On the UK albums side of things, Boyzone displaces Gaga from the No.1 position with ‘Brother’, Laura Marling gets a No.4 debut, Goldfrapp’s in at No.6 with ‘Head First’ and Gabriella Cilmi debuts all the way down at No.28. You’ve also got to say it’s pretty much over for the Sugababes – ‘Sweet 7’ plummets from No.14 to No.43 in it’s second week.
* Ricky Martin has confirmed with the world what the world pretty much knew years ago – he’s of the homosexual persuasion.
* And his former duet partner Christina Aguilera has given fans a taste of what to expect from her new single ‘Not Myself Tonight’ (below). She’s also revealed a couple more images from the ‘Bionic’ photo shoot, including this one (left).
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