NEWS WRAP

• Fresh from their star turn at the Big Day Out festivals around the country, West Australian outfit Birds Of Tokyo has a new single at radio. ‘Circles’ (pictured) is the latest track to be lifted from their platinum selling eponymous album and was officially serviced by EMI yesterday.
• Also out at radio this week is Kylie’s new single ‘Better Than Today’, ‘Summersun’ – the fifth and final single to be lifted from Miami Horror’s album ‘Illumination’, Clare Maguire’s ‘The Last Dance’ and Pez’s ‘Shine’ among many others.
• Looks like further local action for ten year old singer Willow Smith isn’t far away, with her new single ’21st Century Girl’ appearing on Sony’s latest schedule for a March 11 digital release.
• US/Canadian classical duo Due Voci will visit our shores next month for promotional duties. They’ll be here alongside serial hitwriter Diane Warren to promote their debut self-titled album, which is in the shops on March 18.
• With Rihanna now in the country, Universal Music couldn’t resist giving media some staggering chart facts about the Barbadian songstress. Her single ‘S&M’ is now double platinum in Australia, ‘Only Girl (In The World)’ is now four times platinum and ‘What’s My Name’ is platinum. Ri-Ri has spent more time at the No.1 spot on the Aussie singles chart this century than any other artist and she’s just three weeks away from bettering Madonna’s all-time record of 36 weeks in the No.1 spot.
• After giving fans a little teaser of the new single on Friday, the gang at Neon has now pulled out all the stops on the new Wynter Gordon single, allowing fans to get their teeth stuck into it on Soundcloud ahead of the song’s official digital release on Friday. ‘Putting It Out There (Pride)’ has been chosen as the official anthem for the 2011 Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras which culminates in the iconic parade down Oxford Street this Saturday night. (Listen to the track below)

• Local Take That fans won’t have to wait long to buy the band’s new single ‘Kidz’. Universal’s latest release schedule shows that the single is currently slated for digital release (with video) on Friday March 18. It’s therefore anticipated that the track will be serviced to Aussie radio next week.
• Sydney outfit MM9 have officially announced their split. In a statement released late yesterday, the band said that “as individuals, we’re heading in different directions”, adding “To all of you, please accept our deepest appreciation for your support through all of these years. We’ll miss you more than you’ll ever know. Thank you all…again and again…thank you.”
• Modular has announced the signing of Massachusetts four piece DOM. The band will see their EP ‘Sun Bronzed Greek Gods’ released in Australia on Friday April 22. Before then, be sure to check them out at www.wearedom.com.
• Adele maintains her number one ranking on the UK singles chart this week, ahead of Jessie J’s ‘Price Tag’. Rihanna’s moved up to No.3 with ‘S&M’, while Alexis Jordan’s new single ‘Good Girl’ has debuted in the No.6 spot.
• And it’s all Adele over on the British albums chart too, with ’21’ and ’19’ and No.1 and No.2 respectively. ‘Glee Volume 4’ slams into the No.4 position, while JLS’s album ‘Outta This World’ is back into the top ten at No.10.

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