THERE ARE A FEW RED LETTER BREAKUPS IN THE ANNALS OF MUSIC HISTORY...
THE DAY JOHN LEFT THE BEATLES...THE DAY STING LEFT THE POLICE...THE DAY BILLY BROKE UP THE PUMPKINS. NOW, WE CAN ADD ANOTHER TO THE SHORT LIST...

THE HUGELY POPULAR CHILDREN'S GROUP "THE WIGGLES" IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK TO ANNOUNCE THE DEPARTURE OF ITS LEAD SINGER "YELLOW WIGGLE".
THE BAND HAS SCHEDULED A NEWS CONFERENCE FOR WEDNESDAY IN PERTH, AUSTRALIA WHERE SOURCES ARE SAYING "YELLOW WIGGLE" AKA GREG PAGE WILL OFFICIALLY DEPART THE GROUP.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA KEEP FOLLOWING THIS STORY, AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE GOING TO SET UP A COUNSELING HOTLINE FOR ALL YOU PARENTS OUT THERE WHO'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH "ANOTHER" WAY TO KEEP YOUR TODDLERS OFF YOUR BACK.

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IN FAR LESS IMPORTANT MUSIC NEWS...
ABBA, THE LEGENDARY SWEDISH POPSTERS WHO NOW HAUNT MODERN AUDIENCES THROUGH BAD KARAOKE SING-ALONGS, IS GETTING A MUSEUM. YEP, "ABBA THE MUSEUM", OPENING IN STOCKHOLM IN 2008, WILL BE FILLED WITH ABBA'S MUSIC, ORIGINAL CLOTHES, HISTORY, IMAGES, INSTRUMENTS...THERE'S EVEN GONNA BE A RECORDING STUDIO WHERE, YOU TOO, CAN BUTCHER "DANCING QUEEN".

DID YOU KNOW THAT ABBA HAS SOLD OVER 370 MILLION RECORDS?! ONLY THE BEATLES AND ELVIS HAVE SOLD MORE. IN FACT, ABBA SOLD 2 MILLION ALBUMS LAST YEAR ALONE.

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FINALLY FOR YOU THIS WEDNESDAY...
COLDPLAY IS ON HIATUS BUT CHRIS MARTIN IS DOING SOMETHING BESIDES KEEPING GWYNETH KNOCKED-UP. AT A BENEFIT MONDAY NIGHT IN LONDON MARTIN PLAYED A FOUR-SONG SOLO SET THAT INCLUDED A COVER OF DYLAN'S "BUCKETS OF RAIN", THE BAND'S "I SHALL BE RELEASED", THE KILLER'S "WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG", AND A NEW SONG CALLED "BUCKET FOR A CROWN". OF THAT ONE HE JOKED: "IF IT'S "SHIT", WE'LL GIVE IT TO THE KILLERS....
IF IT'S GOOD WE'LL KEEP IT."