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CMU’s One Liners: Bon Jovi’s Azoff deal, Bristol’s Independent Label Market, Justin Bieber’s Zoolander cameo, and so much more

By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 1 May 2015

Other notable announcements and developments today…

• Billboard sources say that Irving Azoff has signed a management deal with Jon Bon Jovi and also the band Bon Jovi.

• Joss Stone has signed a deal with Essential Music & Marketing to release her seventh album, ‘Water For Your Soul’, on 17 Jul.

• People of Bristol, what are you doing this Sunday? That’s right, you are going to the Independent Label Market at St Nicholas Market. I’m glad I didn’t have to remind you. If you could pick me up the single vinyl copy of Amon Tobin’s ‘Dark Jovian’ EP, that would be great. Thanks.

• Justin Bieber is apparently going to have a cameo in this new ‘Zoolander’ movie. I’d imagine he got the part on account of him being such a great person now.

• McBusted will release a live film recorded at the O2 Arena on 22 Jun. It’s called ‘McBusted’s Most Excellent Adventure Tour – Live At The O2’, if you were wondering.

• Dee Dee from Dum Dum Girls has launched a new solo product called Huni. Listen to debut single, ‘Is There Any Other One?’, here.

• Daughn Gibson has shared a new track called ‘It Wants Everything’. It’s taken from his new album ‘Carnation’, which is released through Sub Pop on 8 Jun. Have a listen here.

• Metal band Zombie Crash have released the video for their new single, ‘Hardcore On Tour’. Warning: Features fictionalised boyband murder.

• Song, By Toad has announced a new series of gigs celebrating the underground music scene in Edinburgh at The Paradise Palms, under the banner The Paradise Palms Song By Toad Dingus Rock Slop Fest. What a name. The first show will be on 6 May, featuring Halfrican, Dune Witch Trails and Wendell Borton. More info here.