The Price is Right, You Know

According to NME.com, Ms. Let's Make a Deal, aka Courtney Love, will release a new single entitled "Mono" in the UK in a matter of weeks. The Poptones label of Alan McGee will release this song (as previously noted) and comes after Courtney finally settled her wranglings with her previous record label Geffen. Reading between the lines, it is clear than whenever ongoing contractual niggles are tidied up, Love's single - backed with her tongue-in-cheek track (that she showcased earlier this year) about The Strokes, "But Julian, I'm A Little Older Than You" - will appear. Also, the Universal statement also announced that UMG would receive royalties "on some of Ms Love’s future recordings." This royalties rate may be a stumbling block with Poptones. The deal she has struck with Universal also means that Courtney Love gains ownership of unreleased Hole recordings. The label has also waived its demand for a further five undelivered Hole albums as agreed in the band's initial contract. Sorry, but ya gotta hand it to her: Nice.