Even though there were a lot of cant miss records that saw a 2009 release, there are those were good enough to warrant year end consideration, but not quite Top Ten material, thus the need for this list, Top Ten Close Calls of 2009. These records are good, obviously, or else they wouldn't get their own list. Even though they are in their article and on this list labeled as close calls, they are far from it really. It's not like there are a bunch of throwaway records on this list. The likes of Breaking Benjamin, Static-X and Paul Oakenfold grace this list, one full of ten records that will w...

Brittany Murphy's music career could get a boost from beyond the grave - label executives are reportedly on the hunt for previously-unheard songs recorded by the star before her untimely death.

The "Clueless" actress embarked on a pop career in 2006 when she teamed up with dance DJ Paul Oakenfold and released the hit track "Faster Kill Pussycat".

She also showed off her vocal talents on the soundtrack for animated movie "Happy Feet", and now record bosses are searching for any hidden gems Murphy may have made to include on a possible posthumous release.

A source tells E! Online's M...

Rockers Radiohead and The Verve are among a group of British musicians who have formed a new organization in a bid to fight for artists' rights in the digital distribution of their music.

The Featured Artists' Coalition launches on Sunday at the In the City conference in Manchester, England.

Founding members include "Angels" singer Robbie Williams, former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, DJ Paul Oakenfold, Craig David, Iron Maiden, Kaiser Chiefs and the Klaxons.

The organization aims to help artists strike better deals with record companies and digital distributors, and wi...

Almost everyone owns an Ipod, or some other form of music listening device, that we can thank to the benefits of the changes in music technology. If we were to consider however how the "music" itself has changed due to technology, then the changes in music technology can be viewed from a whole other point of view.

From a broader perspective we can perhaps say it really started with the German Electronic pop group Kraftwerk. They were essentially the first band to have the foresight to mix electronic sounds provided by the "new technology" on hand in the 70's and mix it with the pop s...

"If I was a young kid now looking at that song, I'd have to say I'd think it was pretty naff." Rick Astley reveals his true feelings towards his 1987 pop anthem "Never Gonna Give You Up."

"You have to get to a point where you care as little about getting smoke blown up your ass as you do when you become a whipping boy in the press, because ultimately they both add up to s--t." Madonna ignores her critics.

"I do want to age gracefully, and the mention of choreography almost makes me break out in a rash these days." Pop superstar Kylie Minogue plans to tone down her raunchy stage ac...

Catch OneRepublic out on the road this winter. Tour dates below.

The five-member OneRepublic was formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2003. Lead singer/songwriter Ryan Tedder, who produced a couple of songs on the album, largely produced by Greg Wells (Deftones, Mika, Pink), boasts writing, producing and/or singing credits for Paul Oakenfold's Grammy nominated A Lively Mind, Jennifer Lopez, Leona Lewis, Ashley Tisdale, Natasha Bedingfield, Baby Bash, 2Pac, Chris Cornell, and Blake Lewis.

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OneRepublic Tour Dates:

Jan 23 Houston, TX – Meri...

British dance music mogul Paul Oakenfold has reworked Britney Spears' "Gimme More" single in a bid to turn it into a dance floor anthem in Europe. Oakenfold admits to being a big fan of the tune, but claims it needs work if it is to be a smash in Europe.

He tells Billboard.com, "I think the record is a f**king great record. I think it's so on the mark with what's going on in the clubs today. But the tempo wasn't right for Europe and the main dance floors in America, so I got rid of the crap on it which I didn't think worked, speeded it up and gave it more structure and arrangement and...

It's a curious story but the #4 song on the Billboard Hot 100 this week (issue date October 20) is actually a remix of a song from a band whose debut album has not yet been released. The remixed "Apologize," heard on Timbaland Presents Shock Value, features the rock band OneRepublic, whose debut album-- Dreaming Out Loud--which includes the song's original version, will be issued November 20th on Timbaland's Mosley Music Group imprint via Interscope Records.

Meanwhile, "Apologize" already been on the Hot 100 chart for 10 weeks. "The toughest thing to do is write a hit song," says O...

Paul Oakenfold debuted on two significant charts in electronic/dance music this week with the his Greatest Hits & Remixes album via Perfecto/Ultra Records. A marquee name in the genre that has crossed over into the mainstream, Oakenfold garnered the #1 top spot on Billboard's Electronic Album chart and iTunes Dance Album Sales chart.

Paul Oakenfold's Greatest Hits & Remixes--a 20-selection strong collection of his seminal dance recordings and remixes--celebrates the career of an artist whose combined releases have totaled almost two million in sales in the U.S. alone. Its track listi...

Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher and Gwen Stefani are among the musicians set to become radio DJs as part of BBC Radio 1's 40th anniversary celebrations. Each star will play songs that inspired them during a series of hour-long guest presenter slots on the U.K. station.

Also taking part is Dave Grohl, Paul Weller, Paul Oakenfold, Debbie Harry, Arctic Monkeys, Ozzy Osbourne and Fatboy Slim star Norman Cook.

Former Beatle McCartney kicks off the series on September 17.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

In their decade-long career, The Crystal Method have sold over a million albums, scored a Grammy nomination and collaborated with everyone from Ozzy Osbourne to Scott Weiland to Ol' Dirty Bastard. They headlined the Hollywood Bowl, rocked Coachella and played a fashion show in Milan for Donatella Versace. Meanwhile, their songs appeared in countless video games, movies and television series. Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland, who are The Crystal Method, even spent a surreal night in the Los Angeles County Jail. But before any of that happened, they made Vegas, their debut album from 1997. ...

Happy Birthday to Panic! At The Disco guitarist Ryan Ross (1985), tennis star Andy Roddick (1982), Reel Big Fish guitarist Radhi Jaidi (1975), "Gangs of New York" actress Cameron Diaz (1972), Rancid guitarist Lars Frederiksen (1971), British deejay Paul Oakenfold (1963), actor Timothy Bottoms (1951), comedian Lewis Black (1948), actress Peggy Lipton (1947), actor-turned-politician Ben Jones (1941), The Mamas and the Papas singer John Phillips (1935; d. 2001), "My Three Sons" actor Fred MacMurray (1908; d. 1991), actress Shirley Booth (1898; d. 1992), actor Raymond Massey (1896; d. 1983), an...

Record Breaking Six Hour Live Streamed Concert to Feature Main Stage Acts Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo and Julien-K

Los Angeles – MySpace, America's most trafficked Web site, today announced that the Projekt Revolution concert tour stop at the DTE Energy Music theater in Clarkston, Michigan will be streamed as a MySpace LIVE! event on August 22, 2007 starting at 1:30PM PST. As one of the official sponsors of the Projekt Revolution concert series, taking place this summer across the country, NowWhat will host the stream of the concert on its MySpac...

Los Angeles' Electric Daisy Carnival dance music festival was marred on Saturday night when three people were stabbed at the event.

Police are still investigating the incidents which happened at the 12-hour Los Angeles Coliseum marathon. As WENN went to press, there were no details available about the health or identity of the three people stabbed.

British DJ Paul Oakenfold headlined the festival, which also featured dance acts Above and Beyond and Infected Mushroom.

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Happy Birthday to Panic! At The Disco guitarist Ryan Ross (1985), tennis star Andy Roddick (1982), Reel Big Fish guitarist Radhi Jaidi (1975), "Gangs of New York" actress Cameron Diaz (1972), Rancid guitarist Lars Frederiksen (1971), British deejay Paul Oakenfold (1963), actor Timothy Bottoms (1951), comedian Lewis Black (1948), actress Peggy Lipton (1947), actor-turned-politician Ben Jones (1941), The Mamas and the Papas singer John Phillips (1935; d. 2001), "My Three Sons" actor Fred MacMurray (1908; d. 1991), actress Shirley Booth (1898; d. 1992), actor Raymond Massey (1896; d. 1983), an...

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Brittany Murphy stunned cast and crew members during a music video shoot for her debut single by showing up looking exactly like Jessica Simpson. The actress shows off her singing skills in British DJ Paul Oakenfold's new track "Faster Kill Pussycat" and appeared in the rooftop promo, which was filmed in Los Angeles last weekend.

The star had a logical explanation for her striking resemblance to Simpson - she hired the pop star's hairstylist and best friend Ken Paves to help her with her look for the shoot. Paves used blonde extensions from the range he's launching with Simpson later ...

Brittany Murphy can add hitmaker and catwalk model to her resume after realizing two of her greatest ambitions in the space of a few months. The star teamed up with British DJ pal Paul Oakenfold recently in London and also made a splash on the catwalk in Milan, Italy. Her hit with Oakenfold, "Faster Kill Pussycat," will be released later this year.

She says, "Paul asked me to come to the studio and 20 minutes later my vocals were down. It's an incredible song."

Of her catwalk debut, Murphy states, "I just walked the runway for Dsquared. For a girl from New Jersey from a working-c...

The official line up for the 2006 Coachella music festival has been announced! Tool, Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, James Blunt and dozens of other bands & artists will converge April 29th and 30th in Indio, California. Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 4th at Noon (PST). The complete line-up is below...

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Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Common, Atmosphere, Carl Cox, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, Ladytron, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Tosca, Cat Power, Animal Collective, HARD-Fi, De...

Paul Oakenfold has long been one of the most important and iconic names in modern club culture. Remixes for Madonna and U2; the scoring of the movie Swordfish; plus original compositions for advertisements for Motorola, Saab, Toyota and Diet Coke are just a small portion of his work that have kept him on the forefront of the musical map. On April 11, Oakenfold will release A Lively Mind, a brand new full-length album for Maverick Records that introduces the next element of his career.

A Lively Mind-a title which means 'an active person,' says its creator-features 12 new songs composed ...

Actress Brittany Murphy has teamed up with British dance music pioneer Paul Oakenfold on his new album. The star is planning to launch a recording career of her own after providing vocals for the track "Faster Kill Pussycat" on Oakenfold's forthcoming album "A Lively Mind."

And the celebrated DJ was so impressed by Murphy's singing talent, he's tipping her to be a massive musical success. He says, "I was looking for someone who was different and original, and from a different genre. A friend of mine hooked us up. I think people are going to be shocked if she gets around to doing her o...

Carmen Electra's husband, rocker Dave Navarro, narrowly escaped serious injury when a furious fan smashed up his dinner table after the star refused to pose for a photo with him.

The musician, who was eating a meal at the bar he owns with Tommy Lee and DJ Paul Oakenfold, was showered in glass during the violent incident after the 7ft man upturned his table in a rage.

Navarro - who is tee total - claims as well as refusing to take a photo of the man and his sister he had also declined a round of drinks from the fan. He is quoted in New York Post newspaper as saying: "A seven-foot-t...