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The Newsdump, Jan 29 08: from Leona's new album to Sophie's hundreds and thousands

  • January 29, 2008
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What has been going on in the world of news while we've all been asleep?

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Leona Lewis has decided that 'Spirit' needs an Akon col­lab­or­a­tion to help it sell in America. ('Leona Lewis Makes April Date With U.S.' — Billboard)

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Kate Nash is doing very well in America and all without needing to put an Akon song on her album. ('Kate Nash's Stories Make For Good Music' — Mercury News)

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The next Arctic Monkeys album is not going to sound exactly the same as the first two Arctic Monkeys albums. ('Monkey Is Going Psychedelic' — The Sun)

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Arctic Monkeys have also been nominated for a lot of NME awards. ('Arctic Monkeys Lead NME Shortlist' — BBC)

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Santogold is the lady respons­ible for the new Ashlee Simpson single — among other things. ('Talking Shop: Santogold' — BBC)

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Despite rumours to the contrary, Cat Power is not popular with everyone. ('Cat Power' — The Guardian)

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U2's manager is demanding that people stop down­load­ing free music from the internet. ('U2 Manager Wants Illegal Downloaders Blacklisted' — The Times)

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor has covered herself in hundreds and thousands for a children's charity thing based around childhood memories. ('Singer Calls For Childhood Memories' — Yahoo)

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