Chris Cornell Clears Up Kanye West Situation
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell has cleared up any confusion on what was perceived to be a dig at Kanye West.
While Soundgarden were playing their set at the Gold Coast Big Day Out, the soundcheck taking place for fellow headliner Kanye West's performance could be heard between songs. At the time Cornell commented "Sounds like there's children playing music there, retarded children, retar…
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Kanye West Drama At Gold Coast Big Day Out
Kanye West was the centre of controversy at the Gold Coast Big Day Out on Sunday night when he took to the stage 45 minutes late.
The delay was blamed on a heavy downpour of rain which was said to have caused technical problems to sound equipment. Big Day Out promoter Ken West released a statement defending Kanye which read "Stop picking on Kanye, the technical problems that delayed his star…
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This Years Auckland Big Day Out To Be The Last
It seems that this is to be the last Big Day Out held in Auckland.
A message on the Big Day Out NZ Facebook page reads "This year will be New Zealand's last Big Day Out. Come party with us this Friday. It's been an amazing 18 years here in Auckland."
Ticket sales have been slow this year, not helped by the fact that headliner Kanye West was taken off the New Zealand leg of the festival in…
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Kanye West Out Of Auckland Big Day Out, Noel Gallagher In
The latest editions to next years Big Day Out have been revealed, with Noel Gallagher included in the line-up and Kanye West now excluded from the Auckland shows.
Promoter Campbell Smith explained that there will be changes to the Auckland show this year including cutting down the stages to just four, including just one main stage instead of two. This was vital in making sure that the Big Day…
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Kanye West & Jay-Z Being Sued Over Sample
Kanye West and Jay-Z are being sued over sample that they used for their song 'The Joy' which features on their album 'Watch The Throne'.
The pair used a sample of Syl Johnson's song 'Different Strokes' which his publisher is claiming they didn't acquire the rights for. Johnson has filed a lawsuit in Illinois concerning the sample.
It's thought that initially Johnson agreed for Kanye W…
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