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Johnny Foreigner announce new album, tour and ticket details

5798 days ago
NMEBand set for October gigs more info

Why 'Disco sucks!' sucked

5810 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Disco Sucks! campaign in 1979 had racist and homophobic undertones – and, 30 years on, has proven to be a resolute failureIn his new book Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age, the U... more info

Cat Stevens Forgives Coldplay

5812 days ago
StereogumDon't worry Coldplay, you did copy "Foreigner's Sweet" with "Viva La Vida" but Yusuf forgives you and -- just to show there's no hard feelings -- you're invited to the Islams place for some tea. Phew! more info

Johnny Foreigner Gives Sneak Peak of New Album with Summer Song

5839 days ago
BuzzgrinderJohnny Foreigner has a new album coming out this year, and the band is giving us a little taste of things to come by releasing the title track, Feels Like Summer. If it's any indication on the rest of the record's quality, then I'm sold. I'm especia... more info

Get off Coldplay's case – similar songs can co-exist peacefully

5847 days ago
Guardian MusicIt must be distressing for an artist if another is profiting from a tune you believe you created. But ultimately, shouldn't a song be allowed to exist on its own merit?Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, is now the second person to... more info

Green Day in bed with Murdoch? They must be having a 21st Century Breakdown

5848 days ago
Guardian MusicThe band's decision to stream their new album through the Sun's website undermines their anti-rightwing media stanceWhen Green Day were preparing to release American Idiot – the album that went further than any other mainstream release in crit... more info

Coldplay deny Yusuf Islam plagiarism claim

5848 days ago
Guardian MusicThe band say there are 12,000 songs with the same chord progression and Viva La Vida and Foreigner Suite are just two of them. Right ...Coldplay have responded to the latest plagiarism claim about their song Viva La Vida by insisting that they "haven... more info

Are Coldplay Big Fakers???

5854 days ago
Perez HiltonFolk rock legend turned devout follower of Islam, Cat Stevens, is claiming Coldplay ripped off one of his tunes! Stevens, who now goes by Yusuf Islam, thinks Chris Martin & Co.'s Viva La Vida was heavily 'inspired' by his 1973 song, Foreigner Suite.... more info

Pick at the pops

5854 days ago
Orange Music BlogJust how short of inspiration was Chris Martin when he sat down to write Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’? After Joe Satriani’s plagiarism allegations, another indignant artist has crept out of the woodwork. Here’s Yusuf Is... more info

Coldplay accused of plagiarism by Yusuf Islam

5854 days ago
Guardian MusicFirst it was Joe Satriani, now the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens claims that Viva La Vida borrows from one of his songsYusuf Islam has accused Coldplay of copying one of his 26-year-old compositions for their Grammy award-winning song, Viva La... more info

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