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Johnny Rotten Sends Prince William and Kate Middleton a Love Letter | ARTICLE

In the '70s, John Lydon called himself Johnny Rotten and raged against Britain's monarchy with the Sex Pistols' scorching "God Save The Queen." But in the British tabloid The Sun he wishes Prince William...
November 19, 2010 12:40 PM ET
YouTube Sensation Greyson Chance Performs in NYC | ARTICLE

Back in April, Greyson Chance was just another Oklahoma sixth grader — but then he posted a clip of himself performing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" on YouTube. The video, in which the tween transformed the song into...
November 19, 2010 11:21 AM ET
Listen Up: Twin Sister Gets Hyper, Robyn Covers Prince | ARTICLE

 Twin Sister, "All Around and Away We Go" The neon-bright video for this burbling bit of Krautrock-inspired pop...
November 18, 2010 5:53 PM ET
Foo Fighters to Headline Sasquatch! Festival | ARTICLE

The Sasquatch! Festival announced today that the Foo Fighters will serve as the headlining act for its "new Friday event" on May 27. The festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2011, will expand to four days...
November 18, 2010 3:21 PM ET
Black Eyed Peas To Headline Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show | ARTICLE

The Black Eyed Peas have been confirmed as headliners for the halftime show at Super Bowl XLV, according to the Dallas Morning News. This report comes two months after unconfirmed reports that the hip-pop act...
November 18, 2010 2:44 PM ET
Jay-Z: Rap Shouldn't Be a 'Young Man's Sport' | ARTICLE

During the web-exclusive portion of Jon Stewart's Wednesday night interview with Jay-Z on The Daily Show Stewart asked the...
November 18, 2010 2:27 PM ET
Paramore's Hayley Williams Abuses Band Mates in New Music Video | ARTICLE

In the new...
November 17, 2010 5:21 PM ET
Dr. Dre Reunites With Eminem on Latest 'Detox' Leak | ARTICLE

"I Need A Doctor," which features Dr. Dre's former protege Eminem seemingly begging him to return to the limelight, is the second Dre song to appear online today. Earlier DrDre.com launched with a final mix...
November 17, 2010 4:21 PM ET
Concert Details: Bonnaroo, Paul McCartney, Kid Rock | ARTICLE

Bonnaroo 2011: Manchester, Tennessee The 10th edition of the Bonnaroo Festival hasn't announced which artists are going to appear on its stages in Manchester, Tennessee, between June 9 and...
November 17, 2010 2:40 PM ET
Nicki Minaj's Much-Anticipated 'Pink Friday' Leaks | ARTICLE

Nicki Minaj's debut album Pink Friday, which hits stores Monday, leaked late Tuesday night. Retailers expect the album, which features cameos from Kanye West, Drake, Rihanna and Eminem, to be one of the fall's biggest. In addition to...
November 17, 2010 11:45 AM ET
Beatles: Runaway iTunes Smash | ARTICLE

A day after The Beatles' catalog arrived on iTunes, the band's albums are storming the iTunes chart. As of 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, all 17 albums made available on Tuesday were in the top...
November 17, 2010 10:12 AM ET
Guns N' Roses Planning 'Chinese Democracy' Follow-Up | ARTICLE

Guns N' Roses' follow-up to their 2008 release Chinese Democracy might already be in the planning stages. At least that's what guitarist DJ Ashba, a member of the band since 2009, told the...
November 12, 2010 5:28 PM ET
Watch: Exclusive Clip From 'Kid Rock: Born Free' | ARTICLE

November 12, 2010 4:55 PM ET
Michael Jackson's 'Michael' Projected to Sell 400,000 Copies In First Week | ARTICLE

Sony Music Entertainment, which is distributing the first the first posthumous album from Michael Jackson, is expecting big numbers from the Epic Records release Michael when it hits stores on December 14. Billboard reports that...
November 12, 2010 4:53 PM ET
Viacom To Sell 'Rock Band' Manufacturer Harmonix | ARTICLE

Viacom announced on Thursday that it was selling Harmonix, the Cambridge, Mass.-based company that currently develops and manufactures the Rock Band series of music games and was the original developer of Guitar Hero. "Our decision to exit...
November 12, 2010 2:08 PM ET
Paul McCartney Delights Crowds In Buenos Aires | ARTICLE

Paul McCartney played the second of two sold-out shows at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti (River Plate Stadium) in Buenos Aires on Thursday night, part of the South American leg of McCartney's Up and Coming Tour. According...
November 12, 2010 1:38 PM ET
Michael Jackson Disc to Feature Akon, Lenny Kravitz | ARTICLE

Early Friday morning, Michael Jackson's website released the tracklisting for Michael, the first album to be released after the pop icon's June 2009 death. The album, which hits stores December 14, will be teased by the...
November 12, 2010 9:17 AM ET
Kanye West Attacks 'Today' On Twitter | ARTICLE

While getting ready to perform in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Kanye West took to his Twitter account to discuss the reaction to his heated appearance on NBC's Today on Wednesday morning — and to...
November 12, 2010 9:02 AM ET
Weezer, MGMT Close Bamboozle With Covers and 3-D Rock | ARTICLE

The headliners of the first day of New Jersey's Bamboozle festival had a decidedly pop bent, but the marquee names on day two were more about the slippery beast known as "indie," or at least the...
May 3, 2010 8:56 AM ET
Paramore, Drake Rock Into the Night at New Jersey's Bamboozle | ARTICLE

During the daylight hours of the two-day New Jersey parking-lot festival known as the Bamboozle, attendees wander around the Meadowlands grounds, scoring rides on the Ferris wheel, signed merch or a free hug. But the nighttime portion...
May 2, 2010 10:45 AM ET