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Soulja Boy has vowed to tone down bad language in his songs. The 18-year-old rapper - who touches on risque themes in his music and has used profanities in his internet videos - says he has decided to reduce swear words in his music because he doesn’t want to be a bad influence on his young fans.

Coldplay’s ‘Violet Hill’ was inspired by The Beatles. Frontman Chris Martin has revealed that the song is named in tribute to a place close to a street where the legendary band recorded many of their famous hits.

The Ting Tings won’t write new material until the end of their world tour. The duo say they won’t begin work on their second album until April or May next year because they find themselves unable to work while on the road.

As we approach the final fortnight of the Orange unsignedAct with Sony Ericsson competition, I can hardly contain my excitement as adverts for Sunday night’s show flash up on my screen. Since the Unsigned tour bus began it’s journey of the UK, we have seen the 10 finalists zoom up and down the country playing with some of the biggest names of the moment.

In today’s daily rap we see Rick Rubin axed from Sony, Russell Simmons’ Credit Card is a great successs, Eminem is at last more ‘happier’ and Aretha Franklin to sing at the Inauguration of President Elect Barack Obama. Rick Rubin to be axed from Sony

The Prodigy’s forthcoming album, ‘Invaders Must Die’ is 40 minutes of having your head battered by future nostalgia, serotonin levels twisted by feel-good horrorcore and your synapses snapped by whiplash attitude. It’s the sound of The Prodigy mixing up genres, contorting the past and rewiring the future, ram-raiding through the tranquility of musi…

The acclaimed American band DeVotchKa are featured on the worldwide television commercial for Microsoft’s ‘Gears of War 2: The Last Day’, with the glorious song ‘How It Ends’. In response to huge demand the song now gets a full single release this coming Monday (22nd December). The sixty-second advertisement, is currently being screened on major E…

The album it has come from, Ode to J Smith, has been described by Travis fans as one of those albums you just need to listen to a few times before you can enjoy it. Perhaps this is code for drumming it into your head until it becomes slightly tolerable. Although generally the album is louder and more rock ‘n’ roll than anything else they have ever …

This is the story of my Renaissance Masters mix or, put another way, a few days in the life of me and my music. A random ramble that accompanies the mix should you, the listener, want a further angle into the depths of the music and sounds that can be heard throughout the CD. I spent a month walking around with a microtrak recorder in order to make…

Maria’s still confused after finding out that Kieron is actually Sam’s son. It’s Christmas Eve and she’s stuck in a rut. She goes to visit a Clairvoyant who tells Maria her future is in her own hands… Back at Holby, Sam and Kieron indulge in a bit of father/son bonding as Sam tries to make sense of everything. Kieron has decided that he wants to s…