This August 26, four years after "Tonight," Franz Ferdinand will be putting out a new opus called "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action" on Domino Records. The Glaswegian rock band says this one recaptures the creative spark and vivaciousness of their eponymous and now cult debut album of 2004. The music was recorded in various locations: at frontman Alex Kapranos's studio in Scotland, at guitarist/keyboardist Nick McCarthy's Sausage Studios, at Club Ralph in London, as well as in Stockholm and Oslo.

This August 26, four years after "Tonight," Franz Ferdinand will be putting out a new opus called "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action" on Domino Records. The Glaswegian rock band says this one recaptures the creative spark and vivaciousness of their eponymous and now cult debut album of 2004. The music was recorded in various locations: at frontman Alex Kapranos's studio in Scotland, at guitarist/keyboardist Nick McCarthy's Sausage Studios, at Club Ralph in London, as well as in Stockholm and Oslo.

Los Angeles, May 17 (EFE).- Colombian singer Shakira will leave NBC's "The Voice" and Christina Aguilera will return to take her place next season, the Web site E! News said. "It was a hard decision for me to make, because I'm really fond of the coaches, the people in production and everybody around me," the 36-year-old superstar told E! News.

A tiny Australian town better known for cotton-picking than culture was relishing the limelight Friday as thousands of electro-pop fans descended for French group Daft Punk's album launch. Though "Random Access Memories" has been available online for several days and the French duo will not be present, thousands of fans flocked to remote Wee Waa, a far-flung town of just 1,653, for the album's official launch.