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Lifebeat is a national nonprofit organization that dedicates its time to HIV/AIDS prevention. It uses the resources and talents of the music industry to help provide support and awareness to the AIDS community. Various fundraising events have included concerts by Jon Bon Jovi, Gloria Estefan, Dave Matthews Band and Sarah McLachlan. The organization will honor Vince Pellegrino, of Street Information Network and The Pellegrino Entertainment Group, Inc. will receive special honors at a luncheon in New York. You can visit their official website at http://www.lifebeat.org/home/i ndex.jsp for more information.

Jet already on their 4th single

According to VH1.com, Jet has recently released their fourth single “Look What You’ve Done.” Now they’ve released a fifth single in the United Kingdom and Australia called, “Get Me Outta Here.”

Drummer Chris Cester, hopes that the single will be released in America even though most albums don’t go past two or three singles. Regardless of what’s still in store for their first album “Get Born” the band is already working on music for a new follow-up record, which is might include more piano music and guest musicians.

Three majorlabels agree to legal downloading

Warner Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group have reached licensing agreements with Peer Impact Network, a peer-to-peer legal file-sharing network, according to VH1.com. These labels include artists, such as, Green Day, Jessica Simpson, Ashanti, Black Eyed Peas and Flaming Lips. Peer Impact will be scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2005. The goal is to allow users to access entire catalogs of songs and provide diverse and great music for fans. EMI has not signed on to the agreement yet.

Incubus singerpleads guilty, pays

fine

Brandon Boyd, Incubus front man, pleaded guilty in court for bringing a switchblade on board an airplane, according to MTVNews. Judge Lenora Gerald ordered Boyd to pay a fine of $250, after he was arrested in LaGuardia Airport on a flight to Raleigh, N.C. The airport screener found the knife in Boyd’s bag and. When he was asked about it, Boyd simply responded that he forgot that it was in there to begin with. The band just finished up their world tour in Colorado and will be spending the next few weeks off until the KROQ-FM’s Almost Acoustic Christmas show.

Interpol releases next single

According to VH1.com, Interpol’s album “Antics” will see the next single to be “Evil.” Avideo was currently just shot for this single before the band head on their European tour. This will mark the first time the band won’t be starring in their own video. Instead a “Sesame Street” style puppet with the help of animatronics experts who worked on “Hellboy” will star in the video. The puppet will sing the lyrics to “Evil” to dramatize the theme of losing one’s self after trauma. Interpol will come to the U.S. for two radio sponsored festivals and then will continue to tour in Australia and Japan.