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$132m? Not quite, say Madonna and Guy MADONNA says reports she handed over up to $132m to Guy Ritchie when they divorced are not true. 
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Minogue and new beau hit slopes ROMANCE could be on the cards for Kylie Minogue in 2009 after she saw in the new year snowboarding with a new beau. Potbelleez claims most airplay THE Veronicas, Rogue Traders and Powderfinger are the most played Aussie artists in the country, but a tune by little-known electro group The Potbelleez has claimed the most airplay in the past year. Perth band wins album of the year poll PERTH band Snowman has won the third annual end-of-year poll of Australian music website Mess+Noise. Double celebration as Veronicas turn 24 POP pixies The Veronicas celebrated their belated 24th birthday last night in Sydney. Kitt helped save Franklin River - Greens THE Australian Greens have paid tribute to the late performer Eartha Kitt, who died at the age of 81 in New York overnight. US singer Eartha Kitt dies at 81 EARTHA Kitt, the US singer whose sultry voice and sensuality made her an international star, has died aged 81. Jackson's reps deny he's 'dying' MICHAEL Jackson's reps say claims the star is dying and and needs a lung transplant are "complete fabrication". Michael Jackson 'is dying,' autobiographer claims MICHAEL Jackson is fighting for his life, is half-blind and will die if he does not receive a lung transplant, his autobiographer says. Video: Wes Carr on the 'Wesbian' tagIDOL winner Wes Carr talks to news.com.au about how he really feels about his fans being dubbed the "Wesbians". RIAA stops piracy lawsuit strategyMusic News: Org to stop targeting individual song swappers -- The Recording Industry Assn. of America said Friday that it has abandoned its policy of suing people for sharing songs protected by copyright and will work with Internet service providers to cut abusers' access if they ignore repeated warnings. Digital music sales hit 1 billion markMusic News: Nielsen reports 28% spike in purchases -- The 1 billion sold mark has been crossed in the digital music arena. Headbangers urged to brace themselves HEAVY metal fans are being urged to wear a neck brace or ditch their love of hard music to stop head and neck injuries. 'Australia' boasts a banquet of musicMusic News: Score offers smorgasbord of styles, instrumentations -- Australia" boasts one of the more complicated and diverse soundtracks in recent memory. But will the Academy reward what director Baz Luhrmann calls "as musically layered a world as the film is culturally layered"? Pulling double duty: Carter BurwellMusic News: Coens' tunesmith sends up political thrillers -- Carter Burwell, virtual inhouse composer for Joel and Ethan Coen -- he's done 12 features for them since their 1984 debut with "Blood Simple" -- was unable to celebrate with them earlier this year because their best picture Oscar winner, "No Country for Old Men, " contained too little original music to be nominated. Pulling double duty: John PowellMusic News: Composer tackles 'Bolt' and 'Hancock' -- John Powell, who has scored his share of animated features and action adventures alike, dispels the idea that composers can be painted into a box when it comes to surveying their resume. Pulling double duty: Alberto IglesiasMusic News: 'Che' gave maestro two separate musical variations -- For Spanish composer Alberto Iglesias, the challenge of scoring Steven Soderbergh's behemoth two-part epic, "Che, " wasn't the pic's four-hour running time or its no-frills, docudrama tone, but creating two entirely different scores. Sound bites: Nico MuhlyMusic News: 'The Reader' -- Given his age, Nico Muhly has developed quite an impressive repertoire. The 27-year-old Columbia U. graduate and Juilliard-trained composer cut his teeth working side by side with Philip Glass on "The Hours, " and his orchestral compositions have been showcased worldwide. $132m? Not quite, say Madonna and GuyMADONNA says reports she handed over up to $132m to Guy Ritchie when they divorced are not true. Sound bites: John OttmanMusic News: 'Valkyrie' -- Asked whether he is Hollywood's only editor-composer, John Ottman replies: "I have to be, because no one else is crazy enough to do this!" Sound bites: David NewmanMusic News: 'The Spirit' -- Comicbook movies always seem to need a lot of music. But it need not always be heroic, or even action-oriented. For "The Spirit, " Frank Miller's adaptation of the Will Eisner strip, composer David Newman found himself "playing the subtext more than anything. The songs of 'Dark Streets'Music News: Acogny gets it right with vocals from R& B greats -- "Dark Streets" may have been a low-budget enterprise, but it boasts a high-profile lineup in its soundtrack, thanks to the persuasive powers of composer and music supervisor George Acogny, who convinced some of America's soul and R& B greats. The songs of 'Sex and the City'Music News: Michael Patrick King goes big for closing credits -- Director Michael Patrick King wanted something especially big for the closing credits of the "Sex and the City" movie version. And with "All Dressed in Love, " sung by the film's co-star Jennifer Hudson, that's exactly what he got. The songs of 'Slumdog Millionaire'Music News: Composer A.R. Rahman pays homage to Bollywood -- For Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire, " A.R. Rahman didn't have to compose as much as he would for a Bollywood film, since the songs worked as the score. Grammy honors Blue Note, LACOMusic News: Music label, group celebrate milestones -- The venerable jazz label Blue Note, which turns 70 next year, plus Neville Marriner and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, which turns 40 in '09, will be honored at Grammy events for jazz and classical music. Swift's 'Fearless' returns to topMusic News: Album jumps 23% on music charts -- Taylor Swift is in the process of achieving superstar status this holiday season, as her sophomore album, âFearless, â returned to the top of the chart with an impressive 23% sales spike, the greatest jump in the top 10. Academy unveils list of eligible songsMusic News: 'HSM 3, ' 'Repo!' lead pack of 49 tracks -- Forty-nine eligible songs are in the running for Oscar nominations. List includes 11 tracks from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" and three from "Repo! The Genetic Opera." Margolis to head Knitting FactoryMusic News: Exec named CEO of music company -- Morgan Margolis has been appointed president and CEO of Knitting Factory Entertainment and will run the company from the Hollywood venue. Universal will still Rock across AsiaMusic News: Music unit renews deal with indie label -- Universal Music has renewed its sales and distribution deal with Rock Records, one of Asia's top indie labels, and added the Chinese mainland to its geographical reach. Marsalis to headline jazz festivalMusic News: New Orleans event set for April -- Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will headline the first day of the 40th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, performing his epic composition "Congo Square" with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with co-composer Yacub Addy and his band Odadaa! Berlin pays homage to Maurice JarreMusic News: French composer to receive Golden Bear -- The Berlin Film Festival will pay tribute to French composer Maurice Jarre with an homage and a honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.
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