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Weekly Music News Brief, April 28

Weekly Music News Brief for 4/14/2008 – 4/28/2008

April 28, 2008

COACHELLA WRAP UP

• MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE SHOW UP: PRINCE, ROGER WATERS SET REVIEWS
  
• PRINCE DOESN’T DISAPPOINT WITH HIT-LADEN SET
• VIDEO: PRINCE COVERING RADIOHEAD’S ‘CREEP’
  
• ROGER WATERS RELEASES GIANT ‘OBAMA’ PIG DURING SET / PLAYS ‘DARK SIDE’
  
• THE VERVE’S FIRST U.S. PERFORMANCE IN A DECADE – REVIEW
• SEAN PENN PREACHES ACTIVISM AT FESTIVAL
  
• ROLLING STONE MAGS COMPLETE COACHELLA COVEREAGE

E STREET BAND KEYBOARDIST DANNY FEDERICI DIES AGED 58

• BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN POSTS EULOGY FOR FEDERICI

15-YEAR OLD, TEEN STAR MILEY CYRUS (HANNAH MONTANA) APOLOGIZES FOR VANITY FAIR SEMI-NUDE PHOTO SPREAD

COLDPLAY TO GIVE FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM AWAY FOR FREE, VIA WEBSITE DOWNLOAD

• COLDPLAY TO PLAY TWO FREE CONCERTS TO PROMOTE ALBUM AS WELL
• COLDPLAY RELEASE NEW ALBUM COVER ART
  

BON JOVI SHOW DELAYED BECAUSE OF BOMB THREAT

RAY CHARLES’ CHILDREN SUE FORMER MANAGER

JUDGE ORDERS DNA TEST FOR JAMES BROWN’S ‘SON’

GRATEFUL DEAD DONATE ARCHIVE TO CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY

METALLICA FINALLY COMING AROUND?  EXPLORING ‘RADIOHEAD TECHNIQUE’ FOR INTERNET ALBUM RELEASE

GUNS N’ ROSES NEGOTIATING TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT PENNING OPERA

JOSE GONZALES GETS REMIXED, ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR DATES

WEEZER’S NEW ALBUM DUE ON JUNE 24

AC/DC ALBUM WITH PRODUCER BRENDAN O’BRIEN FINISHED, LATE 2008 RELEASE DATE

CONOR OBERST TO RELEASE SOLO ALBUM, NO BRIGHT EYES: DUE IN AUGUST

ROGER MCGUINN’S PERSONAL BYRDS ARCHIVE TO BE RELEASED

SCOTT WEILAND RECORDING SOLO CD WITH PRODUCER STEVE ALBINI

• VELVET REVOLVER TO AUDITION NEW LEAD SINGERS ONLINE

BEN FOLDS EYES SEPTEMBER FOR NEW ALBUM

RAPPER YOUNG BUCK LEAVES G-UNIT

LOU REED AND PARTNER LAURIE ANDERSON WED IN COLORADO

AMY WINEHOUSE AND HUSBAND: NO DIVORCE YET

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BACKS OBAMA