Usually, when an artist does a solo album, it’s her chance to strip things down and get more personal, more intimate. Not Amanda Palmer, the singer-pianist of goth-punk cabaret duo the Dresden Dolls. Her solo debut, “Who Killed Amanda Palmer” (get the “Twin Peaks” reference, David Lynch fans?), is read more »

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A "lost" Beatles track recorded in 1967 and performed just once in public could finally be released, according to Paul McCartney. read more »

Who: The character Jim Noir is played by a psychedelic-pop fanboy from Manchester, England named Alan Roberts, a cartoon of a fellah with a thing for wearing funny hats, shooting videos starring octogenarian nudists and crafting relentlessly charming tunes packed with falsetto, harmonies and rinky- read more »

Taylor Swift is making a career out of singing sweet country-pop love songs. On her latest album, Fearless, she worked with "Bubbly" singer Colbie Caillat, and she told MTV News she would even like to work with the subject of her first hit — Tim McGraw — someday. But, Swift said there's a more tant read more »

Guns N' Roses fans who have waited 17 years to hear the rock band's new album are mere hours from having their patience rewarded with a free Web debut before it goes on sale next week. read more »

In just under five years, Brooklyn’s the Hold Steady has transformed from “just a bar band”—as frontman Craig Finn noted repeatedly in concert and in print—to “just a 3,000-seat-amphitheatre-filling, cult-worshipped band.” read more »

Boulder may conjure visions of snow bunnies and jam bands for most people, but Nathaniel Motte and Sean Foreman are determined to stick their city on the map for a different reason. The party-rap duo known as 3OH!3 is on the rise with a grimy, grungy new album (“Want”) that pulls heavily from crunk read more »

Travis Barker, still recovering from burns he got from a plane crash in September, is going back to work. "I'm already playing my drums again and I'm already back in the studio," Travis told MTV. The former Blink-182 drummer was on last night's "Total Finale Live." read more »

Backstage at the finale of MTV's "TRL" Sunday night, country crossover star Taylor Swift seemed to have a pretty good idea of how well her sophomore LP, Fearless, was selling — but she coyly refused to provide MTV News with the early numbers. read more »

Franz Ferdinand's new single is set to debut on NME Radio this evening (November 17). read more »