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Angels & Airwaves
Angels & Airwaves


Background information
Origin San Diego, California, USA
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Space Rock
Neo-progressive rock
Years active 2005—present
Label(s) Geffen Records
Associated acts 30 Seconds to Mars
Blink-182
Box Car Racer
Hazen Street
Over My Dead Body
The Offspring
Rocket from the Crypt
The Distillers
Moth
Social Distortion
Weezer
Website Website
Members
Matt Wachter
Tom DeLonge
David Kennedy
Atom Willard
Former members
Ryan Sinn



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The Beatles and Susan Boyle Boost British Sales In The US

April 16, 2010
The Beatles and Susan Boyle Boost British Sales In The USNew figures show that British music is still making waves in the US largely thanks to The Beatles and Susan Boyle.

Over the post 12 months, The Sun claims British artists have accounted for one in ten albums sold Stateside – a significant percentage of the market.

The phenomenal rise of Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle gave British sales a massive boost. MOI Dreamed A Dream' in the US in the last six weeks of 2009 alone.

Meanwhile, The Beatles reissued all of their 14 albums in a remastered format – a collection of works that shifted in excess of 3.2million units.

The recent success of Jay Sean in reaching number one in the US could herald more success for British artists.

(by Scott Colothan)



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