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Report: Rick Ross and Young Jeezy Brawl at the BET Hip-Hop Awards | ARTICLE
A brawl broke out Saturday night at the taping of the BET Hip-Hop awards in Atlanta, the Associated Press reports. The incident reportedly began in the backstage area of the Atlanta Civic Center with pushing and shoving between...
September 30, 2012 9:35 AM ET -
Kings of Leon's Jared Followill Marries Model Martha Patterson | ARTICLE
Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill married model Martha Patterson in Charlotte, Tennessee on Saturday, Us Weekly reports. Followill had proposed to Patterson last April at his home in Nashville just a few months...
September 29, 2012 8:08 PM ET -
Billie Joe Armstrong Seeking Substance Abuse Treatment After Vegas Meltdown | ARTICLE
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is seeking treatment for substance abuse, two days after the frontman made waves with a profanity-riddled tantrum onstage at the iHeartRadio music festival in Las Vegas. The band announced the news on...
September 23, 2012 4:20 PM ET -
Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Kenny Chesney Band Together for Farm Aid | ARTICLE
Willie Nelson and his Farm Aid cohort drew a crowd of 30,000 to Central Pennsylvania's Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday for the annual concert benefiting family farmers, Harrisburg's Patriot-News reports. This year's Farm Aid, the 27th since Willie...
September 23, 2012 12:35 PM ET -
Fiona Apple Alleges 'Inappropriate' Behavior in Drug Arrest | ARTICLE
At a concert in Houston two days after her drug arrest, Fiona Apple opened up to her audience about the experience while alluding obscurely to some kind of wrongdoing by people involved in the arrest. Apple was...
September 22, 2012 4:20 PM ET -
Elvis' Bible Sells for $94,000 at Auction | ARTICLE
A bible that once belonged to Elvis Presley sold for £59,000 (about $94,000) at an auction in England on Saturday, the BBC reports. The final bid was more than double the expected sale price of £25,000. The...
September 9, 2012 5:46 PM ET -
Paul McCartney Awarded French Legion of Honour | ARTICLE
Paul McCartney became an officer of France's Legion of Honour on Saturday, the Guardian reports. In a private ceremony at the Élysée Palace in Paris, French president Francois Hollande presented the former Beatle with...
September 8, 2012 2:30 PM ET -
The National and Chris Cornell Open for Obama at Iowa Rally | ARTICLE
The National and Chris Cornell kicked off a campaign rally for President Barack Obama on Saturday afternoon outside Des Moines, the Times-Delphic reports. A crowd of 10,000 people had gathered for the free outdoor event at...
September 2, 2012 3:53 PM ET -
Duran Duran Cancel Atlantic City Show | ARTICLE
Duran Duran canceled Saturday night's Atlantic City show at the last minute due to the illness of keyboardist Nick Rhodes. An announcement posted on the band's website Saturday said that Rhodes had been sick for the past...
August 26, 2012 12:19 PM ET -
Pussy Riot Members Flee Russia to Avoid Arrest | ARTICLE
Two members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot have left Russia in order to avoid arrest, the Guardian reports. Police had announced last week that they were searching for additional members of the group after Nadezhda...
August 26, 2012 11:59 AM ET -
Randy Travis Charged With Assault | ARTICLE
Randy Travis' string of troubles with the law continued this week. According to the Associated Press, the country star was ticketed on assault charges in Plano, Texas on Thursday night. Plano police told the AP that Travis...
August 25, 2012 1:10 PM ET -
Usher Wins Custody of His Two Sons | ARTICLE
A Superior Court judge in Georgia granted Usher primary physical custody of his two sons on Friday, bringing to a close an extended legal dispute with the singer's ex-wife, the Associated Press reports. Usher and his ex-wife,...
August 25, 2012 12:59 PM ET -
Kid Rock Supports Paul Ryan at Campaign Fundraiser | ARTICLE
Paul Ryan may have been burned by both Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, but the Republican vice presidential candidate received a bit of that coveted rock n' roller...
August 25, 2012 11:46 AM ET -
Young Man Found Dead at V Festival | ARTICLE
A 22-year-old man was found dead at the V Festival in England, the BBC reports. He was discovered unresponsive and not breathing inside a tent on the Weston Park festival grounds in Staffordshire at 1 a.m....
August 19, 2012 10:44 AM ET -
Nicki Minaj Cancels V Fest Appearance Because of Strained Vocal Chords | ARTICLE
The V Festival in England has lost another artist from its line-up. After Frank Ocean abruptly cancelled his appearance in the festival along with several other European dates last week, Nicki Minaj has now pulled out...
August 18, 2012 5:37 PM ET -
Listen: Bob Dylan's 'Scarlet Town' Previewed on Cinemax | ARTICLE
A new song from Bob Dylan's forthcoming album Tempest appeared last night on the Cinemax drama Strike Back. "Scarlet Town," a haunted, acoustic-driven number supported by strains of David Hidalgo's violin, came on as the end credits rolled on the...
August 18, 2012 5:29 PM ET -
Former Drummer Sues Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | ARTICLE
Aaron Sperske, former drummer for Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, is suing the band for pushing him out, reports Entertainment Law Digest. Sperske's suit claims that he and the three current members of the band had formed an...
August 18, 2012 4:00 PM ET -
Canadian Artist Uses John Lennon Tooth Fragment in Sculpture | ARTICLE
A fragment of the John Lennon tooth that was auctioned off last fall will become part of a work of art, the Edmonton Sun reports. The tooth's winning bidder gave a small piece of the...
August 18, 2012 3:27 PM ET -
Frank Ocean Pulls Out of Coldplay Tour | ARTICLE
Frank Ocean suddenly pulled himself out of the line-up for Sweden's Way Out West festival yesterday and has canceled a long string of other European dates, including a stadium tour with Coldplay, Billboard reports. Ocean had performed...
August 12, 2012 3:55 PM ET -
Insane Clown Posse to Sue FBI Over Gang Designation | ARTICLE
Insane Clown Posse plan to sue the FBI over what the rappers claim is an unfair designation of their fans as gang members, Spin reports. During the ICP Seminar at the 2012 Gathering of...
August 11, 2012 5:40 PM ET
