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"Glee" Cast Reveal Their Favorite Covers From Show's Debut Season | ARTICLE

Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline," Kanye West's "Gold Digger" and songs by the Rolling Stones, Lily Allen and Queen — the cast of Fox's new musical dramedy Glee cover 'em all this season. In the new issue...
September 9, 2009 5:56 PM ET
Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige Deny Appearances at Jackson Tribute | ARTICLE

Yesterday Jermaine Jackson held a press conference to announce the initial lineup of performers he's booked for the September 26th Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna, Austria. The list included Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown...
September 9, 2009 4:26 PM ET
Damn You, Hollywood: "Shutter Island" Banished to 2010 | BLOG ENTRY

The fall season is desperate for a great movie, and Paramount Pictures has gone and moved Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (starring Leonardo DiCaprio) to 2010. This news has Peter Travers mightily pissed. Check out his rant, above....
September 9, 2009 4:22 PM ET
Breaking: Girls | ARTICLE

Who: San Francisco's Girls are led by Christopher Owens, who was raised in more than a dozen countries as a member of the Children of God cult before escaping at age 16, moving back to the States...
September 9, 2009 12:51 PM ET
Summer Movie Report Card | BLOG ENTRY

Yesterday, Peter Travers named some of the season's best and worst films — now check out his final word on Summer '09 in his Summer Movie Report Card:• Peter Travers' Summer Report Card: Transformers, Inglorious...
September 4, 2009 3:52 PM ET
Off the Cuff With Peter Travers: Jason Bateman | BLOG ENTRY

If you've ever wanted to see Jason Bateman freestyle, slam Teen Wolf Too (and then redeem it!) and tell Hollywood off for hiring so many assholes, you are in luck. When the Extract star stopped by...
September 4, 2009 1:54 PM ET
"I Am T-Pain" Auto-Tune and Recording App Comes to iPhone | ARTICLE

T-Pain knows most people think two things when they hear his name: "I have top hats and there's Auto-Tune," he tells...
September 4, 2009 12:39 PM ET
At the Movies With Peter Travers: Best and Worst of Summer '09 | BLOG ENTRY

Labor Day marks the official end of Summer Blockbuster Season, and '09's wasn't a nightmare: this summer was the most profitable in Hollywood history, and critically speaking, the least offensive in recent history. In fact, four of...
September 3, 2009 5:28 PM ET
Behind Pink's "Funhouse" Tour: Backstage With Pop's Edgiest Star | ARTICLE

Pink's Funhouse tour touches down in the States in two weeks, which means Americans will get their first look at the singer's high-flying circus spectacle. It's a physically punishing show that has the nearly 30-year-old star spinning...
September 3, 2009 3:51 PM ET
How the Cartels Work: Guy Lawson on Mexican Drug Lords | BLOG ENTRY

In the new issue, Guy Lawson examines how the Mexican drug lords have transformed the narcotics trade in America — and how the DEA appears powerless to stop them. As he began reporting his third story...
September 2, 2009 4:58 PM ET
Breaking: Alberta Cross | ARTICLE

Who: Alberta Cross, a quintet of stoner rock revivalists from Brooklyn-via-London-via-Sweden who became one of the summer's must-see new bands thanks to appearances at Coachella and Bonnaroo. Sounds Like: Nineties-style shoegaze guitar dissonance fused with the laid-back hippie...
September 2, 2009 4:21 PM ET
Stephen Colbert on Deconstructing the News, Religion and the Colbert Nation | ARTICLE

When Rolling Stone's Neil Strauss sat down to interview Stephen Colbert for our new issue, he didn't meet the ironically egomaniacal character the former Daily Show star plays on The Colbert Report. He met Ned Flanders...
September 2, 2009 8:15 AM ET
Kurt Cobain's "Guitar Hero 5" Nightmare: Live Through This | ARTICLE

Warning: Unlocking the Kurt Cobain character on Guitar Hero 5 generates some horrifying results. If you dare, click above to...
September 1, 2009 7:10 PM ET
50 Cent on Loss of 40 Day Event: "I Won't Let It Discourage Me" | ARTICLE

"When you're successful, some people, either their heads blow up like a little balloon and fly off into the sky on helium, or they reflect on the struggle, they reflect on how far they've came. I'll go...
September 1, 2009 6:11 PM ET
Them Crooked Vultures Join Austin City Limits Lineup, Announce U.S. Tour | ARTICLE

This year's Austin City Limits lineup just got a lot heavier: Them Crooked Vultures, the supergroup of Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones, has been added to the festival's Friday night (October 2nd) schedule. The...
September 1, 2009 11:07 AM ET
Christina Aguilera Talks Search for New Electro Sound on E! Special | ARTICLE

By now Christina Aguilera fans are well aware of the direction the vocal superpower is heading for her next album — as Rolling Stone recently reported, the singer has recruited a list of collaborators with electro-pop...
August 31, 2009 5:10 PM ET
Watch R.E.M.'s "Drive" Live From Dublin's Olympia Theatre | ARTICLE

R.E.M.'s double album Live at the Olympia isn't due until October 27th, but Michael Stipe and Co. are giving fans an early taste with...
August 31, 2009 4:09 PM ET
Blink-182's Travis Barker Pays Tribute to DJ AM Onstage | ARTICLE

A day after 36-year-old Adam Goldstein, known as DJ AM, was found dead in his New York apartment, frequent collaborator Travis Barker of Blink-182 paid tribute to his fallen friend on Twitter and onstage. The pair performed...
August 29, 2009 10:37 PM ET
Michael Jackson's Death Officially Ruled Homicide | ARTICLE

Michael Jackson's death was caused by "acute Propofol intoxication," the Los Angeles coroner declared today, officially ruling the star's death at age 50 a homicide. "Benzodiazepine effect" was named as a contributing factor. Look back at Jackson's...
August 28, 2009 3:01 PM ET
Foo Fighters Set to Unleash Two New Tracks on "Greatest Hits" | ARTICLE

Madonna is unveiling two new tracks on her best-of collection Celebration, and now there's word Foo Fighters are doing the same. November 3rd's Foo Fighters Greatest Hits will include "Wheels" and "Word Forward," a pair of fresh...
August 28, 2009 1:39 PM ET