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Also: Madonna, Robyn, Goldfrapp, the Raconteurs, Usher

BBC station Radio 1 has curated a lineup of 30+ artists across four stages for the 2008 edition of Radio 1's Big Weekend, a free festival which takes place this year in Maidstone, England's Mote Park on May 10-11.

Pop, rock, dance, and hip-hop collide on the Big Weekend bill, as the list of artists big and small includes Madonna, Robyn, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend, the Raconteurs, Usher, Guillemots, Justice, Fatboy Slim, the Futureheads, Goldfrapp, Black Kids, Foals, Editors, Adele, Duffy, the Wombats, the Zutons, the Fratellis, We Are Scientists, OneRepublic, the Kooks, and the Ting Tings, among others.

And hey, there's Nelly! Hiya, Nelly.

This week (April 21) sees new album releases from the likes of The Last Shadow Puppets and Four Tet with new singles from Adele, Delays and The Feeling.

Adele has announced a selection of US and Canadian dates kicking off May 21 at the Roxy in Los Angeles.

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