Christina Aguilera to spend New Year's Eve celebrating her 30th birthday

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Alanis Morissette becomes mum

Alanis Morissette has given birth to her first child.

Her son, born on Christmas Day, has been given the oh-so Hollywood name of Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway.

Alanis married Mario Souleye Treadway in Los Angeles in May this year. She announced her pregnancy in August via Twitter.

In two Twitter posts since the birth Alanis has said yesterday 'Moved beyond words and so grateful' and today 'so in love with my new nuclear family'.

Alanis isn't the only celebrity to become a parent on Christmas. As reported yesterday in Undercover, Elton John and his partner David Furnish also become dad's via a surrogate birth on Christmas Day as well.

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T in the Park 2011 Headliners

With 2011 fast approaching, Music News takes a look at T in the Park 2011 and who may be appearing this year.

With the reformed Blink 182 already performing next year as well as the returning Foo Fighters, rumours are spreading like wildfire as to the who the third headliner will be for the three day bash.

Already rumoured are The Black Eyed Peas, who performed on the second stage on the Friday of 2010 and are promoting their new album The Beginning. Another rumour is Biffy Clyro who have had a monumental year, hitting the top 10 largely due to promotion from the X Factor with Many of Horror. The band received the biggest crowd at last year's bash with around 70,000 in attendance to watch their Scottish heroes. They are also set to play a headline set at this year's Sonisphere festival too.

Other names that have been in the press include The Libertines, Linkin Park, Coldplay and The Gorillaz.

However the most likely bet is Sheffield's finest, the reformed Pulp. Glastonbury and T in the Park have a history of sharing headliners in the past (Muse, Blur, The Verve) and it wouldn't be a surprise to see Jarvis Cocker and Co. taking to the stage of both this summer.

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Merry Christmas to all our readers!

Music-News.com wishes all our readers a very Merry Christmas!

We'll still be updating the site throughout the Christmas and New Year period with a limited service so do check back if you can.

We hope you enjoy the break and have a wonderful Christmas.

Many thanks

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TIRED PONY ANNOUNCE DEBUT US SHOW

Following their debut show in the UK last month in London, Gary's side poject Tired Pony are delighted to announce their debut US show will take place at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City on October 1st.

This show will be the first time fans in the states can hear songs from the band’s debut – The Place We Ran From (released September 28th in the US) – performed live.

EXCLUSIVE OFFER: An exclusive 24 hour pre-sale for tickets will begin on August 5th via the Tired Pony mailing list. To sign up for the Tired Pony Mailing List and access this exclusive pre-sale head towww.tiredpony.comNOW. (The pre-sale code will be sent to you at 9:00am EST Thursday morning).

General public tickets for this show will go on-sale on August 6th at noon EST.

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TIRED PONY ANNOUNCE LA SHOW& PRE SALE - EXTRA NEW YORK TICKETS

Following the huge demand for tickets for Tired Pony's debut US show in New York on October 1st, the band have not only decided to move the show to a larger venue, but also add a second date in LA for the band's west coast fans.

The second show will take place on October 4th at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, with tickets going on sale on Saturday 10am (PDT) viaticketmaster.com. 

Tired Pony mailing list member can access an exclusive pre-sale from 10am (PDT) on Friday via their Mailing List, which you can sign up for by clickinghere.

Once you've signed up to TP mailing list, we will email you the password along with a link early on Friday morning; so make sure you keep an eye on your inbox.

The New York show has also been upgraded from the Gramercy Theatre to the Irving Plaza, all tickets are still valid for the show, with an additional set of tickets becoming available on Friday at 10pm EST vialivenation.com. 

'The Place We Ran From' the debut album by Tired Pony will be released in the US on September 28th.

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SNOW PATROL ANNOUNCED FOR ROCK IN RIO 2011

Snow Patrol have just confirmed they will play at the legendary Rock in Rio Festival, that next year returns to it's spiritual home of Brazil for the first time in 10 years.

The band will perform just ahead of headliners The Red Hot Chili Peppers on September 24th, with many more eclectic artists set to be announced over the coming months.

Tickets for the festival go on sale on Friday 19th November 2010 only at the Rock In Rio official website,www.rockinrio.com.br. Other points of sale will be available only after July, 1, 2011.

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SNOW PATROL RETURN TO LIVE STAGE

Snow Patrol return to the live stage this month, when they take to the road alongside U2 on their 360 tour.

The Patrol support Bono and co five times over the next few weeks in Greece, Turkey, Russia and two shows in Denmark, alongside headline sets at both Pukkelpop and Lowlands on the 20th and 21st August respectively.

For full details of the U2 tour, as well as ticket details, head towww.u2.com. You can also find details on the summer festivals atwww.pukkelpop.beandwww.lowlands.nl

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TIRED PONY - GET ON THE ROAD VIDEO EXCLUSIVE

Gary Lightbody's side project Tired Pony will release new single 'Get On The Road' on September 26th in the UK, it will be the second track to be taken from the album 'The Place We Ran From' which is out now in the UK and available on September 28th in North America.

The release, which will be download only, will feature non-album track 'Silver Atoms', as well as the 'Get On The Road' video all in an exclusive iTunes bundle.

Check out the video for the single, which was filmed at (to-date) the band's only live show at The Forum in London in July and features the gorgeous vocals of Lisa Hannigan duetting alongside Gary, via the link below. 

To celebrate the exclusive, Tired Pony are also giving away a free download of non-album track 'I Finally Love This Town' via their facebook atwww.facebook.com/tiredpony/

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SNOW PATROL PLAY THEIR FINAL SHOW OF THE SUMMER

The Patrol will take to the stage in a few hours at the Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey for their final support slot with U2 on the 360° tour.

Following a summer that has seen SP play two huge headline shows in Scotland and Northern Ireland, supporting U2 on several dates of their European tour and playing headline slots at Pukkelpop and Lowlands Festival, the band will now take a few weeks off before heading into the studio to begin recording their eagerly awaited sixth album.

During the summer shows, the band have continued their support ofAmnesty International, who the guys have all been linked with over the last few years. Gary has worn the Demand Dignity campaign t-shirt (see above) on stage several times over the summer, and you can find out how you can get involved atartforamnesty.org.

Photo Credit:Uggi Kaldan

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