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Rihanna and Deadmau5 Headline Charity Gig in Los Angeles | ARTICLE
Roc Nation and Three Six Zero Group are teaming up to present a charity concert featuring performances from Rihanna, Deadmau5, Calvin Harris and Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia at the House of...
January 31, 2012 3:34 PM ET -
Adele Will Return to Live Performance at the Grammys | ARTICLE
Adele will make her return to the stage with an appearance at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The singer, who has been recuperating from surgery on...
January 31, 2012 11:25 AM ET -
The Cult Return With Intense New Album | ARTICLE
Click to listen to the Cult's 'Lucifer' The Cult are set to release Choice of Weapon, their ninth studio album, on May 22nd. The record...
January 30, 2012 5:00 PM ET -
Original Lineup of Happy Mondays Reunite for Tour | ARTICLE
The British dance-rock band Happy Mondays will reunite this spring for their first tour in nearly 20 years. The group, one of the key acts of the "Madchester" scene of the late Eighties and early Nineties,...
January 30, 2012 8:35 AM ET -
Madonna to Premiere New Video on 'American Idol' | ARTICLE
Madonna will premiere the video for "Give Me All Your Luvin," the first single from her new album MDNA, on this Thursday's episode of American Idol. The song, which will include guest appearances from...
January 30, 2012 8:30 AM ET -
Bruce Springsteen Fans Deal with Ticketmaster Glitches | ARTICLE
Several concerts on Bruce Springsteen's forthcoming spring tour – mainly in the rocker's home state of New Jersey – went on sale today, resulting in traffic-related issues for Ticketmaster that have kept many fans shut...
January 27, 2012 1:55 PM ET -
Rihanna to Produce U.K. Fashion Competition Show | ARTICLE
Rihanna has signed on to be the executive producer of a new fashion competition show being developed for British television. The show, which does not yet have a title, is set to debut on the...
January 27, 2012 8:40 AM ET -
Netflix Giving Up Hope on DVDs | BLOG ENTRY
Netflix has dropped plans to increase marketing for its DVD-by-mail operation, with the company's Chief Executive Reed Hastings saying in a conference call yesterday that "we expect DVD subscribers to decline each quarter forever."
January 26, 2012 8:45 AM ET -
Simon Cowell to Launch DJ Talent Show | ARTICLE
Simon Cowell has announced plans to launch a new talent competition searching for the world's best new DJs. The show, which does not yet have a title, will loosely follow the format of Cowell's hit talent...
January 25, 2012 1:20 PM ET -
ABBA to Release First New Song in 18 Years | ARTICLE
ABBA have announced plans to reissue their final album, The Visitors, with a previously unreleased song on April 23rd. "From a Twinkling Star to a Passing Angel," a demo recorded around the time...
January 25, 2012 12:15 PM ET -
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Selling Organic Coffee Blend | ARTICLE
Singer-songwriter Will Oldham – also known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy – is now selling his own blend of organic coffee through Drag City, his longtime record label. According to a press release issued by the label, Oldham's...
January 25, 2012 11:25 AM ET -
Oscars 2012: Why Only Two Songs Were Nominated for Best Original Song | ARTICLE
Last month, the Academy Awards released a 39-song shortlist of songs – including tunes by high-profiles acts such a Elton John, Lady Gaga, Chris Cornell, Zooey Deschanel, Mary J. Blige, the National, Willie...
January 24, 2012 4:20 PM ET -
Killers Bassist Mark Stoermer Goes Country Rock with Solo Debut | ARTICLE
Click to listen to Mark Stoermer's 'Everyone Loves the Girl' The Killers bassist Mark Stoermer recorded Another Life, his debut solo album, while the...
January 24, 2012 12:30 PM ET -
Norah Jones to Release Collaboration with Danger Mouse | ARTICLE
Norah Jones will release Little Broken Hearts, a new album in collaboration with producer Danger Mouse, this spring. Jones and Danger Mouse wrote all of the material for the album together at the producer's studio in...
January 24, 2012 11:30 AM ET -
New Fiona Apple Album Promised in 2012 | ARTICLE
Epic Records chairman and CEO L.A. Reid has promised that the followup to Fiona Apple's 2005 album Extraordinary Machine will hit stores sometime in early 2012. "Lots of good music coming from @Epic_Records in the...
January 24, 2012 8:45 AM ET -
Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Preps Album | ARTICLE
Trouble Megaupload co-founder Kim Dotcom was recently charged with racketeering and copyright infringement by the United States Department of Justice and has been remanded in custody after being arrested at his New Zealand mansion. But that...
January 24, 2012 8:40 AM ET -
Nickelback Respond to Haters on Twitter | ARTICLE
Nickelback have become the butt of many, many jokes in recent years, with the band's name serving as an all-purpose signifier of lame mainstream rock for music fans of all ages and tastes. (Remember back in...
January 23, 2012 5:15 PM ET -
Obama's Al Green Tribute Available as Free Ringtone | ARTICLE
President Obama's recent impromptu a cappella performance of Al Green's hit "Let's Stay Together" at a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in New York last week is now available as a ringtone...
January 23, 2012 3:45 PM ET -
Pulp Announce American Tour Dates | ARTICLE
Britpop icons Pulp have announced their first shows in the United States since a brief North American jaunt in support of their album This Is Hardcore back in 1998. The...
January 23, 2012 10:40 AM ET -
Aziz Ansari Prepping Introspective New Stand-up Tour | ARTICLE
Whether he's performing at music festivals like Bonnaroo, joking about R. Kelly and M.I.A. in his standup or hanging out with the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Fleet Foxes and Kanye West, Aziz Ansari has spent much of...
January 20, 2012 1:00 PM ET
