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It is reported that British band The Beautiful South is to re-unite as The New Beautful South, but will be lacking three of their original members. The new line-up consists of singers David Hemingway and Alison Wheeler with drummer David Stead, but founding member Paul Heaton, guitarist David Rotheray and bassist Sean Welch will not be present.
A report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) states that 95% of music available online worldwide in 2008 was downloaded illegally.Fomer Sugababes member Mutya Buena drops out of UK tv show Celebrity Big Brother, declaring that she can no longer bear being separated from her young daughter.
Ronnie Wood of the The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney's fashion designer daughter Stella MCartney are among the guests at a medieval-themed houseparty at the north London home of supermodel Kate Moss. Police are called out twice after neighbours complain about the noise.
The Buzzcocks play at Manchester Academy 1, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Lurkers.A spokesman for Harrow Crown Court reveals that Gary Glitter has abandoned his legal fight to have his name removed from the Sex Offenders Register.
32-year-old Clive O'Connor is shot twice in the abdomen, in the lobby of the Grand 18 cinema, Four Seasons Station, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, at the premiere of the new Notorious B.I.G. biopic Notorious, in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. O'Connor is rushed to Moses Cone Hospital for treatment.
Joaquin Phoenix, having recently announced his retirement from acting, surprises patrons of Las Vegas nightclub Lavo, when he takes to the stage, apparently somewhat inebriated, and raps three tracks from his forthcoming album.