OASIS - MCGEE PREDICTS THE END OF THE SINGLE

British music mogul ALAN MCGEE claims CD singles will be killed off by internet downloads before the end of the year. The man credited with discovering OASIS is amazed by the progress of downloads - calling it the new rock'n'roll. He writes on his MySpace website: "By the end of the year the single in England will be obsolete. Downloads are killing the physical sales. Downloads is song culture like the 50s. "Downloads will be king within the next couple of years. CDs are ugly f**king data invented by the majors. Only useful now for DJing or downloading to your iPod. Their game is up. "People listen to music now on iPods - life is too fast to stick on CDs and listen to whole albums in the house. None of us have the time but we will listen on an iPod anywhere."