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Dido not faithless The Eagles are to begin a massive tour across the US on May 31. The tour will be the first for the Eagles since the 'Hell Freezes Over', reunion tour of 1999. The tour will
commence in Reno, Nevada and will continue around 30 venues across
the US, taking the group to Minnesota, Michigan, Arkansas, Kentucky,
Nebraska, Alaska, Oregon, Mississippi and Tennessee. The tour may
include a few more States. Meanwhile the band is reported to be recording a new album. It would be the first since 'The Long Run' was made in 1979. The death of the Notorious B.I.G. is in the news once again. The family of the late rap star filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angles Police Department (LAPD). The lawsuit filed on April 9 is being jointly pursued by Biggie's mother Voletta Wallace and his son Christopher Jr., his daughter and wife Faith Evans. The Notorious B.I.G. whose real name was Christopher Wallace was shot outside a Los Angeles museum five years ago. The current police chief and the former police chief (who was in charge at the time of the tragedy) have been named as respondents. The Wallace family claims the LAPD could have done more to prevent the murder since they were aware of the tension between the East Coast businesses and rival gangs. The family of the late Biggie also believes the LA police wilfully stopped the murder investigation after it was found some of the investigating officers and a few others in the LAPD were involved. The UK singles
chart of It is reported Gareth Gates had cheekily said when his single was released, he wanted it to break Will Young's chart performance. Will Young won the "Pop Idol" contest and as we all know Gareth Gates was the runner-up. Obviously Will's winning song 'Anything Is Possible/Evergreen' was released first. It swooped into the No:1 position and held the top position for three weeks. So now Gareth Gates has beaten Will Young's chart performance. 'Unchained Melody' has sold over a million copies as a No:1 song in the UK in two versions. Robson & Jerome's rendition in 1995 and now Gareth Gates' version. At 17, Gates is only the third teenager to have a million selling single in the UK following Paul Anka who was 16 years with his hit 'Diana' in 1957 and Britney Spears who was 18 when her single 'Baby One More Time' sold the magic seven-figure number in 1999. The highest
new entry of the week checked into the chart at No: 2. The Club
track 'Lazy' by X-Press 2 had to settle for second position as it
could not beef up sales to oust Gareth Gates. The brothers of Scott Lee of the now defunct Steps also make their debut on the chart at No: 11 with 'Take It Easy'. The three boys call themselves 3SL. With an Epic label behind them and elder sister Lisa as mentor 3SL's debut into the scene is good. As the pressure mounts we will be able to see if they survive or fade away from the music scene which is very competitive. The big record labels are after Mariah Carey. They are fighting to sign the diva after she was paid to walk out of her contract with EMI. The names chasing after Mariah are Universal's Island, Def Jam, J. Records and AOL Time Warner's Elekta. Carey was dropped
by EMI after her album 'Glitter' turned out to be a flop. UK
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