US R&B star Usher will be crowing a little bit louder this morning with news through from Sony that his album 'Raymond V Raymond' has now been classified platinum in Australia for sales of more than 70,000 copies. 
Aussie singer Mark Sholtez, whose new album 'The Distance Between Two Truths' (pictured) was released recently, was due to take to the stage at Sydney's State Theatre this Friday night and at Melbourne's Thornbury Theatre next Friday night. But "due to unforseen circumstances", the singer has been forced to postpone both shows. The Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth shows will all go ahead late next month as planned, but Sydney and Melbourne dates will now shift to October. Tickets for the original shows are refundable at the place of purchase.
• After a couple of slightly quieter weeks on the new music front, radio has been bombarded this week with heaps of new pop. We've already mentioned Cee Lo Green's new single 'F**k You' and Scarlett Belle's 'Freak Tonight', but add Miley Cyrus to that list of artists with new tunes at radio. Her new single 'Who Owns My Heart' has gone for adds this week.
• And Sony has taken out the new single from Mark Ronson's forthcoming album 'Record Collection'. The track's called 'The Bike Song' and it follows on from his previous top ten hit 'Bang Bang Bang'..jpg)
It's one part pop, it's one part dance, and it's all whizzed up 'til light and frothy in some kind of remix Bamix (let's just call it a 'Bramix' for short and be done with it).
Aussie favourite Lior will release his brand new album 'Tumbling Into The Dawn' via Inertia Records in Australia on Friday October 01. And boy, doesn't he know how to celebrate the happy news with all his fans? Not only has he announced a quick whip around the country to play it live to his many fans, but he's also giving away a track from the new LP as a free download! Bonus!
By gad, the team at EMI aren't half pulling out all the stops in the Katy Perry remix department, sending out this mega bundle of her latest single 'Teenage Dream' to media earlier this evening. There are ten, yes 10 remixes in the loop, four from Euro producers Manhattan Clique and six from Australia's own Vandalism.
No sooner has Tamara Jaber waltzed off the dancefloor than she's hitting up radio with the new single for her dance/pop outfit Scarlett Belle. 'Freak Tonight' is the girls' second single and follows up their debut 'Closure', which hit the top 50 earlier this year, and it was officially serviced to media just 20 minutes ago. Tamara and Reigan have been hard at work on the forthcoming long player over in the United States, working alongside some of the best in the business including Snoop Dogg, Ne-Yo, JR Rotem, Nate Dogg and even Stargate. They've also been creating with local producers Rudy and Israel.
Australians sure seem to have taken former US Idol star Adam Lambert to their hearts - not only have both his Aussie singles to date ('Whataya Want From Me' and 'If I Had You') been certified platinum, but news JUST through to the desk from Sony Music is that his album 'For Your Entertainment' has now been certified gold in Australia for sales of 35,000 copies or more.
The fade slowly but surely comes off Eminem's reign atop the singles and albums chart. On the singles side of things, he's relinquished top spot, while on the albums side of the draw, 'Recovery' slips below the 10,000 weekly sales figure mark for the first time since its release. But there's plenty more going on besides in this week's Chart Watch.
We made mention of the new Cee-lo Green track on Tuesday last week, describing it then as "catchier than a mid-winter cold" and "hands down the most joyous song you're likely to hear this year".
EMI will release the new Antony & The Johnsons record in Australia in October. Described as Antony's "most wide-ranging emotional work to date", the new LP is set to feature Eastern influences, bursts of percussion, distorted guitars and "symphonic voicings".
Gotta love an artist who decides to allow fans to download her brand new single free even before it's out to the retail world - and that's precisely what up and coming US starlet Fefe Dobson is doing with her brand new tune 'Stuttering'. Simply by sharing the news on Facebook or Twitter, fans can grab hold of the brand new track, the fourth from her upcoming LP 'Joy', at no cost ahead of its US digital release on September 07.
We gave you a little heads-up back in June about the local release of the latest album by French chanteuse Emilie Simon. There was plenty to like about the English language album's often melancholic themes, punctuated by Emilie's spiky electronic purveyance. 
The days are getting warmer, there's more kick in that there sun (hopefully not too much to knock out the satellites) and you just KNOW another So Fresh compilation album is in the air. Welcome to 'The Hits Of Spring 2010'!
Well this would be the girls from up and coming Melbourne outfit Trinity pictured alongside superstar French DJ David Guetta and US R&B star Jason Derulo. 
Universal Music has announced a forthcoming best-of album for Bon Jovi. The supergroup heads to Australian shores for a series of shows in December this year, but the new compilation album will precede the tour by one month. The greatest hits will feature four new songs, 'The More Things Change', 'No Apologies', 'This Is Love, This Is Life' and the band's new single 'What Do You Got?' which is at radio locally now. 
• Sony Music Australia will release the fifth volume in Rod Stewart's 'Great American Songbook' series in October. The new compile, called 'Fly Me To The Moon' will feature 12 classic songs including 'I've Got You Under My Skin', 'That Old Black Magic', and 'I Get A Kick Out Of You'. It's released locally on October 22.
• While we're on the subject of supports, Muse has announced that their support acts for their tour in December. Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro are locked in for the support role in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, while Brisbane fans will have their back teeth rattled by the sounds of Dead Letter Circus.
Many will remember Kimberly Wyatt from her time as a member of the all-conquering Pussycat Dolls. But after departing the group earlier this year, she's joined forces with US songwriter, producer and rapper Spencer Nezey to create the new musical "artistic vision" called Her Majesty & The Wolves. Taking elements of pop, electro and dance, combining them with art and movement and shoving them into a blender for the best part of an hour, the new collective launches themselves right here and now with the free download of their first ever single 'Glaciers'. 
Hayley Warner impressed many during her stint on last year's Australian Idol. Her powerful stage performances and down to earth attitude won her a cavalcade of fans who voted her all the way through to the final two, where she was ultimately pipped at the post by Stan Walker. Her debut single 'Good Day' was released just before Christmas last year to capitalise on the post-Idol buzz and then she vanished to begin work on new material.
After the one track digital single of 'Hands Off' was released a few weeks back, the full four track digital EP has hit iTunes today. Hayley tells us that the 'EP' concept is one she'll be replicating throughout the next 10 months.
It's been a sad and tragic week for the boys of British outfit Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, with the sudden death of their friend, bandmate and lead singer Charlie Haddon at a music festival in Belgium last Friday..jpg)
Well last Friday, we popped up another fab giveaway for you - this time courtesy of the lovely people who've been looking after promo for the delightful Sam Clark. We gave away five copies of Sam's awesome new LP 'Take Me Home', which features not only the singles 'Broken', 'Send Me A Sign' and 'Devastated', but also his cover version of the Angry Anderson classic 'Suddenly', which featured on Wednesday night's episode of 'Neighbours'.
By gad the boys from Queensland outfit Hungry Kids Of Hungary have been busy little beavers of the past few weeks - firstly they won the Queensland heats of Triple J's 'Unearthed' competition a year and a half back, then a couple of weeks ago announced that they've signed to Stop Start Records (distributed by EMI), they're on the verge of releasing their debut album, and on top of all that, they're finding time to get themselves back out on the road for a swag of live dates throughout the next few months.
From what we can ascertain about young Nikki Yanofsky, she's a bit of a national treasure in her homeland of Canada, especially following her performance at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver earlier this year.
You may have seen one or two (or perhaps three thousand and sixty seven) promos for hot new Channel 10 show 'Offspring' over the past month and a half. The program premiered on the network a couple of Sundays ago to some rather decent ratings. 
We told you a little about this awesome new compilation album from the team at One Love a couple of weeks back - it's an incredible three disc set, one mixed by the inimitable Denzal Park, one by the awesome Yolanda Be Cool (who recently brought us the massive chart smash 'We No Speak Americano') and one from those mistresses of mirth, the Nervo girls.
Can Katy Perry do no wrong? She disappears after her debut album (as Katy Perry) and a number of us expect her to fade into the wasteland of planet pop. But back she comes, with a sugar-infused hit of candy cane lickin', teddy bear middle fingerin', marshmallow cloud sittin' hit single that rockets to the top of the charts the world over and follows it up with another top pop stomper.
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You may remember the sale of the sad implosion of the relationship between Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow during the heady days of the five piece Take That back in the mid 1990s. It was Rob's ultimate departure from the band that was the catalyst for them dissolving and going their separate ways the day before Valentines Day in 1996.
There's no denying that 27 year old Mark Salling is aesthetically blessed. And there's no denying his talent - he plays the popular 'Puck' in Channel 10's hit TV series 'Glee'.
Seven years in and the iconic Pyramid Rock Festival is returning to Victoria's Phillip Island in late December to once again see the new year in style (and with some of the biggest bands in the land).
To say Canadian outfit Audio Playground have only been around for just over a year, they haven't half achieved some decent success already. Their debut single was a cover version of Erasure's classic '(A Little) Respect' and for six weeks, they ruled the Canadian singles chart, leaving some of the biggest names in pop in their wake.
Afront a glittering silver backdrop, Alexandra, resplendent in a rather fetching see-through thing-a-ma-jig pouts for the camera. Guest rapper Laza Morgan comes in and spews something that's clearly not in English, 'Lex bangs out the obligatory 'Red One' line for all songs crafted by the in-demand producer (a little like 'Darkchild' did years ago) and the scene is set for another tasty pop number.
It's been five years since Aussie singer Angie Hart last lent her vocals to pop outfit Frente, contributing to their 'Try To Think Less' EP back in 2005.
Kasey Chambers will release her brand new album 'Little Bird' on Friday September 17. 
We're a little enamoured with the new single from Aussie outfit Miami Horror - 'I Look To You' is the third single to be lifted from the band's debut album 'Illumination', which is in-stores now. 
• We get a little depressed when the new years calendars start getting talked about because it's only then that we realise just how quickly we're hurtling towards the end of another amazing year in pop. But that's precisely what's happening in the UK, with Girls Aloud popsters Cheryl Cole and Sarah Harding revealing their 2011 calendars..jpg)
Robbie Williams has revealed on his official website the cover image for his forthcoming single, a duet with his Take That bandmate and former foe Gary Barlow. 'Shame' is one of two new tracks to be features on Rob's forthcoming compilation 'In And Out Of Consciousness', celebrating his 20 years in the music business. 
