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Thursday, 23 February

The new Gorillaz single, DoYaThing featuring James Murphy and Outkast's Andre 3000, has been released online today. Listen to it above, while the track is available for download at Converse.co.uk.

ITV have apologised for cutting off Adele's acceptance speech at Tuesday's Brit Awards. "The Brits is a live event. Unfortunately the programme was over running and we had to move on. We would like to apologise to Adele for the interruption," station bosses said. Brits bosses meanwhile echoed the sentiment, adding: "We regret this happened and we send our deepest apologies to Adele that her big moment was cut short this evening due to the live show over-running."
Brits.co.uk

Speaking of Adele, sales of 21 in the US increased by 207% in the week following the Grammys, the biggest gain in Soundscan's (the system that measure charts in the US) history.
Billboard.com

Watch the video for the new single by Paul Weller, That Dangerous Age, taken from his forthcoming album, Sonik Kicks, out 19 March.

Christopher Reimer, guitarist in Calgary band Women and The Dodos, passed away on Tuesday in his sleep. The cause of the 26 year-old's death is currently unknown.
Pitchfork.com

Motorhead's Lemmy has urged fans not to avoid a 15-CD boxset of their early material due for release on 1 October. "Unfortunately greed once again rears its yapping head," he said of the boxset which has a recommended retail price of £256.99. "I would advise against it even for the most rabid completists!"
CNN.com

Kreayshawn isn't a fan of Lana Del Rey. "What is this depressing shit? I'm going to slit my ankles," she said upon hearing one of the Video Games singer's songs in a recent GQ interview. It also seems she's not a big fan of, err, bathroom privacy, going to the loo in front of the mag's reporter...
GQ.com

At The Drive-In will not be recording a new album despite reforming to play shows this summer, according to guitarist Omar Rodriguez Lopez. "At The Drive-In is more of a nostalgia thing - it's songs we wrote when we were all in our 20s and we're doing a couple of shows," he said. "It's an old T-shirt that doesn't fit me any more, but when you put it on again, it feels nice. It's as simple as that."
Kerrang.co.uk

Listen to a new song from Rufus Wainwright's forthcoming Mark Ronson-produced album, Out Of The Game,out on 23 April (via Stereogum.com).

Britney Spears is reportedly interested in being a judge on the next series of the US X-Factor.
Vulture.com

Check out our Q&a with Rodrigo y Gabriela on international collaborations, Area 52, Muse & which one of them really is the boss.
Qthemusic.com

One Direction entered the American Billboard Hot 11 singles chart this week at Number 28 - the highest first-week placing for a UK act since The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony in 1998. It pains us too to mention both acts in the same breath...
Billboard.com

One Direction might be getting big in America but they're not too popular at Capital FM, who are said to be furious after the band thanked Radio 1 instead of them at the Brit Awards on Tuesday (21 February).
Guardian.co.uk

The life of rapper Heavy D will be remembered in a new documentary airing on American TV on Sunday. No word yet on whether it will reach British screens.
Billboard.com

The Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am claims to get ideas for songs in his sleep. What a nightmare that must be for him (get your coat - humour Ed)
bbc.co.uk/newsbeat

The Cranberries return on Monday with their first album in a decade, Roses.
Time.com

Here's ten things we learned from going to the Brit Awards, and no we don't mean who won.
Qthemusic.com

The Enemy return with new single Gimme The Sign, available as a free download.

Snow Patrol, Kasabian join The Stone Roses in headlining this year's T In The Park Festival (6-8 July). Florence + the Machine, Jessie J and Skrillex are also among the acts who have been added to the bill.
Tinthepark.com.

Emeli Sande's Our Version Of Events looks set to hold on to the top slot in the Official Albums Chart this Sunday (26 February). Gotye also look set to go back to Number 1 in the singles chart with Somebody I Used To Know.
Theofficialcharts.com

Track Of The Day is Josh Ritter with Why.

That's it for today. More Hot List tomorrow at noon.

12:00 PM | 23/02/2012