Further to the Pro Mobile news story in which we reported that Justin Hawkins had left the Darkness, we can now reveal that he has been replaced.

After a 13 year wait, Axl Rose has announced that Guns n' Roses long-awaited album Chinese Democracy will be out on March 6. His management had hinted that the album, which cost a reported $13 million to make, would be ready before Christmas.

Singing sensation Leona Lewis has been crowned the winner of the X Factor talent show, gaining 60% of the vote. The receptionist, whose voice has been likened to Whitney Houston, sang the Americans chart-topper I Will Always Love You as well as Celine Dion's All By Myself. She also gave a rendition of A Million Love Songs alongside Take That.

Girls Aloud and the Sugababes are teaming up to make a charity track for Comic Relief, the Daily Star has revealed. The two bands are recording a top secret song together to be released as the official Comic Relief anthem next year.

Virgin Radio have signed up former Madness lead singer Suggs for a daily two-hour afternoon show. He will take over from Neil Francis, who has been doing the afternoon show for three years.

It has been recently confirmed that Imaginative events have created the largest disco ball in the world. The ball, weighing in at a whopping 1.5tons entered the Guinness book of world records on October 13th.

Launching this month, CrystalRoc is a new company offering DJs and performers the ultimate fashion accessory – crystal covered decks, microphones and instruments. Setting the trend for this new fashion statement, Kylie Minogue is currently using a crystallised Sennheiser SKM 5200 mic on her Showgirl Homecoming tour, which started in Sydney on Saturday 11th November.

Ten years later and following a massive tour earlier in the year, Take That are back at the top of the charts with their new single ‘Patience’. The group knocked Akon and Eminem off the top spot to notch up their 9th No 1 single.

The North West branch of the NADJ will be meeting at Cheshire County Sports Club, Plas Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 1PR on Tuesday 28th November 2006, 7:30 for an 8pm start. Members, guests and visitors are all welcome.

Artvinyl is a new concept in interior design for DJs and music lovers. The Artvinyl frames are designed to fit a 12" record sleeve and feature a unique 'Play & Display' design that allows the content to be changed without taking the frame off the wall. The people at Art Vinyl are currently running a competition to give away a triple pack of their ingenious frames.

To promote the release of new single 'Bombs' eclectic dance act Faithless have recorded a special interview with Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray that is available as a free Podcast. The interview with band members Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo covers the bands past, present and future.

If you are looking forward to a busy Christmas packed with lucrative work, why not give yourself something to look forward to in the New Year? The annual Mobile Beat Las Vegas DJ show will take place from the 20th to the 22nd of February in 2007. This is almost certainly the biggest DJ conference in the US and it is held in the party capital of the world.

'Rio' and other hits from the iconic 80's band Duran Duran are staple fodder for mobile DJs. However, the band are not relying on their past success and are working with current pop icon Justin Timberlake and producer of the moment Timberland on tracks for their next album.

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Members, Guests and Visitors are invited to attend the third meeting of the NADJ Yorkshire branch. Come along and meet fellow DJs and discuss the issues that affect your career as a Disc Jockey over a pint or two.

RnB performer Ms Dynamite was airlifted to a hospital in Northampton following a high speed crash on Sunday (12-11-06). The accident happened during filming for Sky One's reality TV show "The Race". The show ended on Sunday following a week long run and involved two teams of five celebrities competing at the Silverstone racing circuit in various vehicles.

Due to feedback from users, Pioneer has recently upgraded the operating firmware for their CDJ-1000MK3 and CDJ-800MK2 players.

Issue 20 will see the introduction of a new feature to the pages of Pro Mobile. The idea of 'Pro Mobile: Must Have' is to provide DJs with a musical 'crib sheet' of essential tracks. This won't be a playlist, as we all know that one of a DJ's key skills is the ability to play the right track at the right time - and there is no way to pre-plan that. Instead it will provide up-and-coming DJs with a list of tracks that they must have in their collection and also provide a helping hand to jog the memory of established DJs out on the road.

Fantasy Music manager is an online game that puts you in control of your own record company. You can pick your roster of stars to manage from the likes of Lilly Allen, Scissor Sisters and Madonna.

The Darkness front man Justin Hawkins has quit the band following a stint in drug rehabilitation. The catsuit-wearing star has been off illegal substances for nine weeks after checking into a London rehab clinic. He said it would be "damaging" to his recovery to stay in the group.

Take That have announced the release dates for their first single and studio album in more than a decade. The band will release the single Patience on November 20, a week before their album Beautiful World - featuring writing contributions from every band member - is released on November 27.

'High Times', the latest album release from Jamiroquai is due out on November 6th. The album features the bands collection of 17 singles spanning from 1992 to 2006 with the addition of two new tracks.

A range of music videos from Sony BMG will be made available for on-demand access on BT’s next-generation TV service, BT Vision, due to launch this autumn. The videos will also be available from November through the BT Vision Download Store, a service providing music downloads to PCs and Microsoft-compatible portable devices.

Get ready for a whole new generation requesting Beatles tracks, because even though half the members are deceased, the beatles are set to release a new album; ‘Love’ in November.

At the beginning of September while much of the industry was ensconced in Earls Court, Denon DJ staged the European launch for their new professional multimedia player and controller, the DN-HD2500, on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Malta.

Flightcase specialists 5 Star have produced another high end console based around Pioneer professional DJ products. The brand new Pioneer DVJ-1000 player is the focal point for this particular console, which houses two of the new units along with the popular DJM-800 mixer – allowing DJs to integrate visuals into their sets.