THE NEWS

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• Tiësto becomes the first DJ to put on a solo arena show with his huge Tiesto In Concert event at the Gelderdome in Arnhem, Netherlands.

• Muzik Magazine publishes it’s last issue.

• Apple opens the iTunes music store offering 200,000 songs to download at 99 cents each.

• Moby headlines Glastonbury.

• Eminem wins Best International Male and Best Album at the Brit Awards.

• This year becomes the first year in a decade not to contain a million selling singles in the UK Charts.

• Dizzee Rascal becomes the first rapper to ever win the Mercury Music Prize.

• Gatecrasher’s home at The Republic in Sheffield was given a £1.5M makeover and rebranded as Gatecrasher One.

• Global Underground release their 25th compilation series with Deep Dish live in Toronto.

Notable Albums
 

• 2 Many DJ’s - As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt.2 [PIAS]

• Aphex Twin - 26 Mixes For Cash [Warp]

• Tiesto - Tiesto Presents Magik Muzik [DJ Magazine]

• Paul van Dyk - Reflections [VANDIT]

• The Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk [A&M Records]

• Massive Attack - 100th Window [Virgin]

• 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin [Shady Records]

• Bent - The Everlasting Blink [Sport]

• DJ Kicks: Tiga

• The Orb - Back To Mine

• Hybrid - Morning Sci Fi [Distinctive]

 THE PICTURES