01.12.2000.
U2 will be honored with the "Outstanding Contribution To Music", accolade Feb. 26 at the 2001 BRIT Awards. Organizers say the band is planing to celebrate the award with a performance during the cerenony at LondonEarls Court 2 venue.


01.12.2000.
The Backstreet Boys third Jive album "Black&Blue" didn't break the first-week sales record of 2.4 million copies set by fellow Jive act 'N Sync's "No strings attached" earlier this year.


 

23.10.2000.
The Smashing Pumpkins will call it a career with two final shows in their Chicago
hometown. The pioneering alt-rock combo, which first announced its plans to break up
in May, will perform Nov. 29 at the United Center at Dec. 2 at the Cabaret Metro, the
site of the group's first ever gig in 1988.



23.10.2000.
The Spice Girls have revealed the tracklist for their third album "Forever", due Nov. 7
on Virgin and a day earlier internationally. The 11-track album will be preceded by the
double single "Holler" & "Let Love Lead The Way", which will be released Monday
(Oct. 23) in the U.K.


20.10.2000.
Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha has quit the band, according to a
statement released today. No immediate announcement has been made regarding
Rage's future...


20.10.2000.
The World Intellectual Property Organization yesterday ruled that Madonna has won the
right to use the Web adress madonna.com. A WIPO administration panel ruled that
businessman Dan Parish has " no legitimate interes in respect of the domain name",
and that the name was " registered and used in bad faith."


20.10.2000.
The Corrs have confirmed the release of a second U.K. single from their hugely
successful "In blue" album and announced a major U.K. tour. "In blue" has already
accumulated worldwide sales of 3.5 million copies, according to the label, and topped
the charts in 18 countries...


20.10.2000.
For the fourth time in its storied career, U2 have a U.K. No. 1 single, after "Beautiful
Day" suprisingly outsold Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue's "Kids" to take top place
on the new sales chart...


16.10.2000.
The owner of the nightclub at which Sean " Puffy " Combs was allegedly
involved in a shooting incident last December is suing the rap mogul
for $1.8 million in damages...

16.10.2000.
It was a landmark week for Radiohead on The Billboard 200, as the
U.K. quintet enjoyed its first chart-topping album ever with " Kid A ",
a highly experimental collection for which some naysayers had
predicted commercial disaster...

16.10.2000.
Outkast, Toni Braxton and Whitney Houston are among the artists
featured in Arista's initial round of DVD single releases, set to hit
stores on Nov.21.