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The Libertines: We won't be touring

Rumors that the Libertines had been planning to tour in 2011 were quashed this week when the band released a joint statement denying any such arrangements were underway. Speculators believed the band may have been on the verge of announcing live dates when Carl Barat inked a fresh deal with PowerAmp.
Unlike last year, when the Libertines made live appearances on a short string of dates including the Reading and Leeds festival, the former bandmates seem to have no interest in digressing from their respective solo careers.
Although the band have not ruled out performing together in the future, the Libertines have no plans as of now to play any gigs.
“Contrary to press reports today,” a statement from the band reads, “the Libertines are not involved in any deal with PowerAmp music and no shows are scheduled for the foreseeable future whilst all members continue to work on their individual projects.”
Fans of the foursome will gain some relief when a Libertines documentary airs at this year’s East End Film Festival in London. Barat announced the film’s details via his Facebook page, naming Roger Sargent as the director. It will be shown on the festival’s opening day, April 27.
Former Libertine co-frontman released his debut solo album last year, as well as the autobiography A Threepenny Memoir.
Pete Doherty will be seen performing solo at a number of gigs in the UK and Ireland this year, and is reportedly in the midst of working on a new Babyshambles album.
Libertine drummer turned deejay Gary Powell is also working on original tunes in addition to launching a new label.
 

Ten Significant Divorces In Pop Music

Til death do us part, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer. It all sounds idyllic doesn't it...until you're staring down the barrel of a multi-million dollar payout and endless pages of tabloid gossip when it's all gone wrong. Here are ten of the most talked about divorces in pop...

Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall

Not known for being able to keep it in his trousers, Sir Mick allegedly fathered a child with a Brazilian model. Jerry Hall booted him out and banked $25 million for doing so.

Paul McCartney & Heather Mills

She reminded him of his late wife and he was her childhood idol. But in four years it all went pear shaped, Mills limped away with $38.5 million dollars and became hugely unpopular in the process

Madonna & Guy Ritchie

Madonna went from married mother of two to single mother of three almost overnight when she split with the English film director and adopted an African orphan. Ritchie gracefully accepted back his freedom...as well as $76 million in divorce settlements.

Neil Diamond & Marcia Murphey

After 27 years and two sons, Diamond jumped ship, signing a cheque for $150 million and saying “she is the most wonderful woman, who stood by me through rough times, so she deserves every penny of it.” If she was that wonderful Neil...

Pink

Met professional motocross racer Carey Hart in 2001. They married in 2006 and it was all over two years later, as documented in Pink's hit, “So What.” Carey appeared in the video for extra authenticity and weirdness.

Mariah Carey & Tommy Mottola

There's no question that hopping in the sack with one of the most influential men in music was going to help Carey's career in the early days. And it did, to the tune of 175 million records.

Phil Collins & Jil Tavelman

The Genesis frontman stumped up $34 million when he left his second wife Jil Tavelman for 22 year old Orianne Cevey in 1994. But that obviously didn't hurt him enough because...

Phil Collins & Orianne Cevey

...he left her on 2007 for a bill of a reported $50 million. A Groovy Kind of Love it obviously wasn't...

Britney Spears & Jason Alexander

The princess of pop, as she was at the time, was asking for trouble when she wed her childhood friend in Vegas in 2004 – which might explain why the arrangement had been annulled within 55 hours.

Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley

The collision of quite possibly two of the weirdest worlds ever known. Lasted just under two years but it was a miracle they got that far given the allegations surrounding Jackson's sexual preferences circulating at the time.

X Factor to send music sales to new heights

This holiday season the HMV Group hopes to benefit from the X Factor effect that should inspire a strong demand for music among Christmas shoppers. The store is currently waging against the declined sales of video games and the drastic discounts being given at Borders, according to the Guardian.

The top selling albums for the season thus far are that of former television reality contestants, such as the debut from Susan Boyle, HMV Group chief executive Simon Fox tells the paper.
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Glastonbury 2010 sells out in hours

The Independent reports that tickets for next year’s summer festival in Pilton, England, sold out via GlastonburyRegistration.co.uk within twelve hours of going on sale on Sunday.

Simon Cowell parties like a billionaire

Glamorous partygoers – including the likes of Cheryl Cole, Kevin Spacey and Kylie Minogue – dined on fish fingers, shepherd’s pie, and vintage Louis Roederer champagne at the 1920’s themed 50th birthday party for Simon Cowell. The Times Online puts the price tag for the event between £500,000 and £1 million.

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Average British citizen owns 200 plus albums

A new survey not only tallies up the number of albums owned by the average British citizen, but suggests that men purchase a great deal more albums than women. NME reports that the average among music-owning man in the UK has 292 albums, whereas the average UK woman has 221 albums.

Kylie Minogue to help sister Dannii beat the X Factor competition

X Factor isn’t just a competition for the singing contestants, but for the judging panel as well – and so Dannii Minogue has enlisted sister Kylie to help beat fellow judge Cheryl Cole in this season of the reality television contest. Kylie will assist her sister in selecting three acts for the final.

Blood Brothers to feature Mel C

Melanie Chisholm, formerly of the Spice Girls, will be making her West End debut when she stars in a production of Blood Brothers. According to the BBC, the former pop singer will be cast as Mrs. Johnstone in the musical.

Mel C will replace former X Factor contestant Niki Evans in the musical about twins that are separated at birth, only to cross paths later in life.

Licensing deal to return thousands of music videos to YouTube

Six months of negotiations between Google-owned YouTube and the Performing Rights Society ended with the two parties coming to an arrangement that will restore thousands of music videos to the site.

According to the Telegraph, during March of this year thousands of music videos were pulled from YouTube when negotiations between the two parties broke down.
The deal reached will function until June 2012, and according to the agreement YouTube will pay PRS some multi-millions in pounds. PRS in turn is responsible for paying royalties to songwriters, publishers and composers. The accord involves a lump sum, rather than the standard per-listen/view model of payment.

Technology reunites John Lennon and George Harrison with the living

In a new commercial advertising the upcoming Beatles version of Rock Band, all four Abbey Road-era Beatles are digitally incorporated into modern times in an uplifting effort to sell video games.