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Bj rk has accepted the position of lead vocalist for legendary Led Zeppelin , but it was evident that their world tour was in turmoil after original singer Robert Plant decided to concentrate on live work with Allison Krauss. They have been looking for new singer to tour and record with ...
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Bjork.com: “Bjork accepts position as Led Zep’s new singer”
You Aint No Picasso — ... ), Bjork.com reported that the Icelandic lass will be the lead singer for the Led Zeppelin reunion. But if you went to look for tour dates, you would have found that ...

April F-F-F-Foolin': The Following Stories Are Not True, So Don't Fall For Them (Not That You Would, You Smarty Pants) [Rank The Prank]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip — ... . Points for the sorta-convincing Photoshop of Lady B with Page, Bonham, and Jones. Extra points for claiming that she inserted an "only songs from I and IV" clause in her contract. And bonus extra points for being something I would actually want to hear. This wins the Internet for today, I think. [Bjork.com] ...

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PopWatch — ... abandoned print for Twitter, Bjork joined Led Zeppelin, and The Onion …well, The Onion did what it does every other day. It’s April Fools' Day, and as long as your computer dodges the Conficker virus, no harm seems to be done. Have you been 'had' yet this morning? What has been your favorite online prank? Mine? Well, I liked what ...

The Chum Bucket: Artists' April Fools Pranks + More
Spinner — Filed under: The Chum Bucket Coldplay recording their next album at zero-gravity? Chris Martin's outer-space-themed lyrics are going to start making a lot more sense. [Coldplay] ...and apparently Sigur Ros will be joining them up there. [The Music Slut] Led Zeppelin's new vocalist is ... Bjork? (Sure, it's fake. But here's hoping Zeppelin at least gives it some thought) [Bjork] Peter Bjorn and John could use a few rehearsals. [Youtube]

Today We Won't Post a Rant On How Lame April Fools' Day Is [April Fools' Day]
Gawker — ... left are the internal media memos. They at least have the benefit of seeming bitchy, and not just more "oh aren't we cheeky" fun-for-public-consumption. (The Politico memo is more "funny because it's true"—or maybe not funny because it's true?) It's all a depressing parade of sad clowns jeered at for not being funny enough by the onlookers congratulating themselves for not finding clowns funny anymore. All that said, we agree that this one's kinda funny. ...

Bjork Joins Led Zeppelin
AbsolutePunk.net - News — ... Björk has become the new vocalist for Led Zeppelin. Submitted by deadkidsean ...

Led Zeppelin's New Singer: Bjork!
Daily Noise Blog | SPIN.com — ... In a website post this morning, the Icelandic singer announced she would step in for Robert Plant as vocalist for Led Zeppelin's ...

Rock’s Top Five April Fool’s Hoaxes
Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily — Photo: Mazur/WireImage You have to wake up pretty early in the morning to trick your pals at Rock Daily, which is why we didn’t bite when we stumbled upon these totally fake stories today. Here’s a quick survey: By now, Trent Reznor has made it clear he loathes ex-Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell’s latest solo album, the Timbaland-produced disco-rock amalgamation Scream. This morning, Reznor upped the ante with a Twitter post proclaiming, “I’ve been busy. Brand new FULL LENGTH NIN record available now.” A click on the accompanying ...

Breaking News>> Björk joins Led Zeppelin
Oh No They Didn't! — ... only cover with her songs from album I and IV, among them pure classics like: "Good Times Bad Times", "You Shook Me", "Dazed and Confused", "Your Time Is Gonna Come", "Black Mountain Side", "Communication Breakdown", "I Can't Quit You Baby", "Black Dog" , "Rock and Roll", "The Battle of Evermore" and "Stairway to Heaven". The tour kicks off in June after Björk has fulfilled her other engagements. For further details of the tour and tickets are here. source

And in Other Highly Believable Music News
Agent Bedhead — ... your source for all things Björkish, the delightful Icelandic psycho-pixie will be joining up with Led Zeppelin on an upcoming world tour. Björk is stepping in to replace Robert Plant, who’s busy working with Allison Krause. (Parts of this, amazingly enough, are ...

Bjork cantante dei Led Zeppelin
Indie For BUNNIES — Lo annuncia la stessa Bjork sul suo sito ufficiale. Purtroppo è solo uno dei tanti ‘pesci d’aprile’ da vip.

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