Justin Beiber released his second album for Christmas

Justin Beiber came back again with his new album ‘Santa Claus is coming to town’. This is said to be his recent music video for Christmas. Before this album he already released ‘Under the Mistletoe’ album following ‘mistletoe’, ‘Fa La La’, and ‘All I Want fro Christmas is You' for Christmas. This recent dance oriented video sees Beiber act as an elf, building toys in Santa’s workshop before the toys start coming to life, dancing with the other elves.

The dance oriented video sees Beiber act as an elf, building toys in Santa’s workshop before the toys begin coming to life, dancing with the other elves.

This is the second music video Bieber has made for ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’, one of the most widely recorded Christmas standards. An animated version of the video was displayed before screenings of hit children’s Christmas movie – Arthur Christmas. The song also featured in the movie’s official soundtrack.

Metallica Pump The Zone

CMU Daily is speculating that Metallica newly announced 2012 festival dates, following had on the heels of alive appearances over the last two years, are a result of fears of a Eurozone meltdown. CMU also point to what looks like a premature celebration of the band’s ‘The Black Album’ which is 21 in 2013, rather than 20 in 2012 (though U2 might disagree having just celebrated 20 years of Achtung Baby). It seems Metallica will prioritise Europe in 2012 with Asia and Latin America being targeted in the years following 2012. Manager Cliff Burnstein has admitted that Europe's faltering currency has impacted on the way he has scheduled Metallica's live plans for the coming years, telling the Wall Street Journal: "We're a US export the same way Coca-Cola is. We look for the best markets. And you have to ask yourself, what's the best time to be doing what, when and where".

CPA Welcomes the PRS Status Quo

The UK’s Concert Promoters Association has welcomed the recent announcement by PRS For Music that it will keep the royalties it charges the live sector at the current rate of 3% of box office receipts after a lengthy consultation. CPA Chairman Stuart Littlewood issued a statement supporting that move yesterday, telling reporters: "We are extremely pleased that the consultation has been persuasive in assisting PRS For Music in deciding to abandon an increase. The potential ramifications of the proposed increase - for both live music fans and people within the industry - were massive" adding "Any increased tax nn musical performances would have been directly passed onto music fans up and down the country. If live music is to survive, we need to ensure that we are keeping ticket prices at an affordable level, not least given the current harsh economic climate".