MIDWEEK NEWS WRAP

• Fans lamenting the loss of Swedish House Mafia rejoice… two of the stars of the all-conquering trio will release their own new music in less than two weeks. Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso have launched their new tune ‘Can’t Hold Us Down’ at Australian media, with confirmation that a) the track will drop on Monday December 01 and b) there’s an album to follow next year.
• But they’re not the only ones getting their media on down under this week; One Direction’s new track ‘Night Changes’ is battling for radio play against the likes of The Decemberists’ ‘Make You Better’, Midnight Juggernauts’ ‘Freefalling’ and Cheryl’s ‘I Don’t Care’. Check our FACEBOOK page each Thursday for a more comprehensive list of the new tunes doing the rounds.
• With their new album ‘Four’ now out in the shops (and up for GIVEAWAY), Sony Music has revealed that extra seats have just been released for One Direction’s upcoming Australian tour. According to the label, “great new seats are now available across all categories for all shows”. Australia will be the first country to experience the boys’ ‘On The Road Again’ tour.

• Celebrations all ’round in the Hilltop Hoods camp this week, with news that their latest album ‘Walking Under Stars’ has achieved a platinum sales certification. The album has now sold in excess of 70,000 copies across the country and it’s not done yet, with the band’s latest single ‘Cosby Sweater’ leaping into the ARIA top five over the weekend; the Hoods’ first ever track to do so.
• Kid Rock will release his new album ‘First Kiss’ in February. Recorded at his studio in Michigan, the album is his first with new label Warner Brothers and will be preceded by the release of the lead single later in the year. ‘First Kiss’ will drop locally on Friday February 20.
• Knife Party has been added to the line-up for the 2015 Future Music Festival. They’ll join the likes of The Prodigy, Avicii, Afrojack, Drake, Martin Garrix, Nero, Example and more for next year’s events, which kick off at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on February 28.

• One week in the No.1 position is all that Cheryl Fernandez-Versini nee Cole nee Tweedy nee Girl Aloud can muster on the British singles chart; her single ‘I Don’t Care’ tumbling to No.4. The BBC Children In Need single – Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir’s take on Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’ – premieres in top spot, proving beyond doubt that the Brits still love doing things for charity. One Direction’s ‘Steal My Girl’ bullets from No.9 to No.3 and Tom Odell’s ‘Real Love’ jumps from No.21 to No.7 ahead of debuts for The Veronicas (‘You Ruin Me’ at No.8) and Sam Smith (‘Like I Can’ at No.9). Taylor Swift bullets from No.109 to No.11 with new single ‘Blank Space’.
• They might not have been able to claim the No.1 spot here in Australia, but the Brits are loving the new Pink Floyd album ‘The Endless River’. It debuts atop the UK albums chart this week, ahead of the new Foo Fighters’ album ‘Sonic Highways’. Therefore, Ed drops to three, Sam Smith edges up to four and Queen’s ‘Forever’ debuts at No.5. Cheryl’s ‘Only Human’ is her second album in a row to miss the No.1 spot and her lowest debut yet (No.7).

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