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Oh come on! You knew that was an April Fool’s prank…

Today is the well-known April Fool’s day, with its load of pranks and hoaxes all over the news and the web. I decided to take a closer look to April fool pranks in rock music… But the truth is : none of the official websites that I regularly check out posted anything today… I looked for rock pranks on Google but nothing… It seems that April Fool is not a tradition in rock music! What a great day though to announce a fake new album, a fake split up…

However I found three pranks launched by music webzines, very funny ones :

• Webzine Kerrang.com annnounced that Robbie Williams is in negociation into becoming the new lead singer of Velvet Revolver ! I like that one
• The same website announced that american band Fall Out Boy have split up!
• Webzine TheRock in New Zealand announced a free concert in Auckland by the Foo Fighters

Referring to Kerrang.com prank, I decided to see what would happen if Robbie Williams joined Velvet Revolver : 

What do you think ? Happy April Fool’s Day!

Here are the rock winners for the 2008 Grammy Awards, that took place Sunday, February 10. Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen is the major rock winner of this evening, with a total of 3 awards.The Foo Fighters, who were nominated in 5 categories, including Song and Album of the Year, only got 2.

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Bruce Springsteen - “Radio Nowhere”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
The White Stripes - “Icky Thump”

Best Hard Rock Performance
Foo Fighters - “The Pretender”

Best Metal Performance
Slayer - “Final Six”

Best Rock Song
Bruce Springsteen - “Radio Nowhere”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Bruce Springsteen - “Once Upon A Time In The West” (from We All Love Ennio Morricone)

Best Rock Album
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Best Alternative Music Album
The White Stripes - Icky Thump

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Maroon 5 - “Makes Me Wonder”

In other categories, pop singer Amy Winehouse is the big winner of the night with 5 grammies, including  3 major categories (Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist). The Album of the Year award goes to a Jazz artist Herbie Hancock. Full winners list here.