Beady Eye part ways with manager Scott Rodger

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Beady Eye have parted ways with their manager, it has been confirmed.

The band, fronted by Liam Gallagher and featuring former Oasis members Gem Archer and Andy Bell, were managed by Scott Rodger, who also works with Arcade Fire and Paul McCartney, for the duration of their 'BE' campaign. However, their working relationship has come to an end following the end of the contract signed by both parties.

Paying tribute to the band in a statement given to NME, Rodger says: "Beady Eye are one of the last great British rock bands. It has been a pleasure to have worked with them on this album campaign. They are in complete control of their future as a band with many exciting new projects on the horizon. We've just about reached the end of the 'BE' album cycle and it's the right time for the band to make a change. Our paths will cross again in the future I'm sure. I wish them continued success in everything they do."

Beady Eye released their second album 'BE' in June, 2013. Their debut album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' was released in 2011.

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Dan Aykroyd and Jill Scott join Mick Jagger's James Brown biopic

November 2, 2013 12:52

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Dan Aykroyd and Jill Scott have joined the cast of Get On Up, the forthcoming film about James Brown that Mick Jagger is producing.

The film was given a green light in August of this year (2013) and Chadwick Boseman (42, Fringe - pictured right) was cast as the late soul legend.

Scott will co-star as Brown's wife Susie, The Hollywood Reporter now reports, and Aykroyd will play Ben Bart, the president of the talent agency that represented him for over 40 years.

The Help's Tate Taylor is on board as director and two of that film's stars, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, will appear in supporting roles as Brown's mother (Davis) and aunt (Spencer) respectively. Shooting is due to start this month (November) for an October 2014 release date.

The film will chart Brown's rise from an impoverished upbringing in small-town South Carolina to become the iconic recording artist known as the "The Godfather Of Soul" - while also documenting his financial difficulties, brushes with the law and battles with drug addiction. Brown died of congestive heart failure on Christmas Day 2006 at the age of 73.

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Jill Scott tops U.S. album chart for first time (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – R&B singer Jill Scott scored her first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, ending Eminem's brief reign.

Scott's fourth studio effort, "The Light of the Sun," sold 135,000 copies during the week ended June 26, according to Nielsen SoundScan. She previously went as high as No. 3 with 2004's "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2."

Right behind her at No. 2 was indie folk band Bon Iver, whose self-titled second full-length album sold 104,000 copies in its first week. This marks both its highest-charting set and best sales week yet. Fronted by singer/songwriter Justin Vernon, Bon Iver's previous high-water mark came when its "Blood Bank" EP debuted and peaked at No. 16 with 23,000 in 2009.

Adele's "21" held at No. 3 with 101,000 copies in its 18th week. With cumulative sales of 2.43 million copies -- and never having slipped below No. 3 -- it is the top-selling album in the U.S. this year.

Jackie Evancho's "Dream With Me" fell two to No. 4 in its second week (77,000). Country singer Justin Moore's second full-length album, "Outlaws Like Me," debuted at No. 5 (65,000). Last week's No. 1, "Hell: the Sequel" -- from the Eminem and Royce da 5'9" alter ego Bad Meets Evil -- slid to No. 6 (63,000).

Pitbull's "Planet Pit" started at No. 7 (55,000). It's his second top 10 set following 2009's "Rebelution," which debuted and peaked at No. 8 with 41,000 copies. Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" fell four to No. 8 (49,000).

Rounding out the new entries in the top 10 was "Weird Al" Yankovic who earned his highest charting album ever as "Alpocalypse" laughed its way to No. 9 (44,000). Led by the single "Perform This Way" (a parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"), the album surpassed his previous career-high peak with his last studio set, 2006's "Straight Outta Lynwood," which debuted and peaked at No. 10 with 73,000.

Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party" fell five rungs to No. 10 (40,000).

Overall album sales totaled 5.92 million units, down 6% compared to the previous week and down 2% compared to the comparable sales week of 2010. Year to date album sales stand at 149.12 million, up less than 1% compared to the same total at this point last year.

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Jill Scott tops U.S. album chart for first time

Jill Scott performs ''Rolling Hills'' at the 2011 BET Awards in Los Angeles June 26, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

By Keith Caulfield

Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:05pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - R&B singer Jill Scott scored her first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, ending Eminem's brief reign.

Scott's fourth studio effort, "The Light of the Sun," sold 135,000 copies during the week ended June 26, according to Nielsen SoundScan. She previously went as high as No. 3 with 2004's "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2."

Right behind her at No. 2 was indie folk band Bon Iver, whose self-titled second full-length album sold 104,000 copies in its first week. This marks both its highest-charting set and best sales week yet. Fronted by singer/songwriter Justin Vernon, Bon Iver's previous high-water mark came when its "Blood Bank" EP debuted and peaked at No. 16 with 23,000 in 2009.

Adele's "21" held at No. 3 with 101,000 copies in its 18th week. With cumulative sales of 2.43 million copies -- and never having slipped below No. 3 -- it is the top-selling album in the U.S. this year.

Jackie Evancho's "Dream With Me" fell two to No. 4 in its second week (77,000). Country singer Justin Moore's second full-length album, "Outlaws Like Me," debuted at No. 5 (65,000). Last week's No. 1, "Hell: the Sequel" -- from the Eminem and Royce da 5'9" alter ego Bad Meets Evil -- slid to No. 6 (63,000).

Pitbull's "Planet Pit" started at No. 7 (55,000). It's his second top 10 set following 2009's "Rebelution," which debuted and peaked at No. 8 with 41,000 copies. Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" fell four to No. 8 (49,000).

Rounding out the new entries in the top 10 was "Weird Al" Yankovic who earned his highest charting album ever as "Alpocalypse" laughed its way to No. 9 (44,000). Led by the single "Perform This Way" (a parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"), the album surpassed his previous career-high peak with his last studio set, 2006's "Straight Outta Lynwood," which debuted and peaked at No. 10 with 73,000.

Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party" fell five rungs to No. 10 (40,000).

Overall album sales totaled 5.92 million units, down 6% compared to the previous week and down 2% compared to the comparable sales week of 2010. Year to date album sales stand at 149.12 million, up less than 1% compared to the same total at this point last year.

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Jill Scott aims for first U.S. chart-topper (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – R&B singer Jill Scott could be on the verge of earning her first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop album chart with her first release in four years.

Industry sources suggest she could sell as many as 125,000 copies of "The Light of the Sun" by week's end on Sunday. Scott previously went as high as No. 3 with 2004's "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2."

Also aiming for high debuts when the Billboard 200 chart is published on Wednesday are Bon Iver's self-titled set (with maybe 80,000 copies) and country singer Justin Moore's "Outlaws Like Me" (perhaps 60,000). Gunning for top 10 entries are "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Alpocalypse" and Pitbull's "Planet Pit."

On the current chart Eminem and Royce da 5'9" claimed the top spot after "Hell: The Sequel" sold 171,000 copies during the week ended June 19.

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