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Former Police-man Sting (1951)

Rockers Nickelback and Billy Talent will head into next month's MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada with the most nominations - the two acts have landed five apiece. Finger Eleven, Belly, Feist, Alexisonfire and k-os are also among the other Canadian artists up for multiple awards when the show takes place in Toronto on June 17th.

...During July, co-founder and original Pink Floyd guitarist/singer Syd Barrett, who had spent the better part of the last 35 years as a hermit, died at age 60 from diabetic complications... Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo pretty much confirms rumors that the band is done, "unless," he says, "it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one."

Happy Birthday to Alexisonfire singer George Pettit (1982), Aqua singer Lene (1973), Slipknot guitarist James Root (1971), pop singer and mall rat Tiffany (1971), TV host Kelly Ripa (1970), Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh (1967), Soprano-shrink Lorraine Bracco (1955), ex-cop Sting (1951), photographer Annie Leibovitz (1949), fashion designer Donna Karan (1948), Trekkie Avery Brooks (1948), "American Pie" singer/songwriter Don McLean (1945), Little Rascal George McFarland (1928), comedian Bud Abbott (1895), comedian Groucho Marx (1890), Indian sage and leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869), and King Richard III of England.

In conjunction with the kick-off of this year's Taste of Chaos Tour, WARCON Enterprises has announced a January 24th release date for The Best of the Taste of Chaos, a two-disc compilation that features an onslaught of music from the biggest and best bands in the punk/metal scene.

This week is a big one for CD releases with a number of new albums coming out in time for the holiday shoppping blitz. Some of the notable discs include new ones from System of a Down, Jamie Foxx, Chamillionaire, Enya and Juelz Santana; live albums from John Mayer, John Legend, Michael Buble, Bouncing Souls and Queens Of The Stone Age; some interesting collections from Notorious B.I.G., Britney Spears and Big Boi; and whole lot more. Check out this list of noteworthy releases for Tuesday, November 22nd...