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10 July - Mark Ronson's confirmed he'll be appearing on stage with Duran Duran at London's Lovebox Weekender this summer.

The super producer's been helping Le Bon and co with their comeback album, and will be appearing on stage with them at the Weekender.

It's held in London's Victoria Park on 18/19 July.
10 July - It was all a bit familiar to Oasis last night at Wembley stadium, as they were hounded by sound problems yet again.

This time the sound cut off during Wonderwall.

When the same thing happened at Manchester's Heaton Park recently, Noel said fans could get a full refund, but this time the purse strings stayed firmly shut.

Oasis play their second Wembley date tonight..
10 July -Ne Yo's revealed he's coming to the UK to search for new musical talent.

The R&B star's says he's planning to look for aspiring stars from across the genres and doesn't want to be labelled as just an urban artist.
08 July - Maps, otherwise known as James Chapman, has added summer tour dates before the release of his second album, Turning The Mind.

The Northampton-based musician is performing in Leeds with M83 tonight.

He’s announced shows at The Deaf Institute in Manchester (9), Liverpool’s Korova and London’s Hoxton Bar & Kitchen (30).

Maps’ festival diary includes performances as Latitude on 18 July, Tramlines Festival in Sheffield on 24 July and Bestival on the Isle of Wight on 13 September.
06 July - Bristol-born musician Tricky has been added to the Latitude festival line up.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grace Jones and Pet Shop Boys are headlining the festival, which will also see a special performance from Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.

The latest additions include Thomas Dybdahl, My Toys Like Me, DM Stith, 9bach, Blue Roses and Lyrebirds as well.

The event takes place from 16-19 July in Suffolk.
06 July - For fans hoping to head to the Isle Of Wight for Bestival at the end of the summer, time is running out because organisers have revealed there’s only a handful of tickets left.

The festival takes place from 11-13 September and will see headline performances from Kraftwerk and Massive Attack, with Elbow, MGMT, Fleet Foxes, Klaxons and Bat For Lashes also on the bill.

Tickets can be purchased through wightlink.co.uk.
06 July - There has been a delay in the Government’s bid to reduce illegal file-sharing.

The Government set a target back in mid-2008 to reduce file-sharing by 70 % in the following two to three years.

It was decided at the Digital Britain report in June that the regulator Ofcom will be given the powers to step in and force the ISP’s to block accounts or cap broadband speeds, if getting tougher with persistent pirates is not effective enough.

But in a letter to the Liberal Democrat’s culture spokesman, Don Foster, the recently appointed culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has delayed the timescale until obligations on the ISP’s take effect.

Bradshaw said that while he’s aware of calls for swifter action they need to "remain realistic".

A DCMS spokesman responded: "As the Secretary of State's letter made clear it now makes sense to measure the effectiveness of the DB proposals from the date the obligations on ISPs start to take effect."
06 July - Yeah Yeah Yeahs have just announced a winter UK tour.

It kicks off at the Leeds Academy on 29 November and winds up at the Bournemouth Opera House, two weeks later (10 December).

The jaunt will take in two dates at London’s Brixton Academy (30 Nov, 1 Dec) and reach Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham.

Tickets go on sale on Friday 10 July at 9am GMT.

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