Drummer Bob Bryar has parted ways with the band “My Chemical Romance.” The band has become very successful following the release of 2006’s “The Black Parade,” which featured hit singles “Welcome to the Black Parade,” “Famous Last Words,” “I Don’t Love You,” and “Teenagers.” In a statement released by the band, it is unclear as [...]

AFI and Slacker, Inc. today launched Radio AFI, a radio station featuring songs from the long-running California quartet as well as artists that have inspired their unique sound along with commentary and introductions from AFI band members. Radio AFI is now available for free in the Slacker Spotlight on the web, on home entertainment devices [...]

Rihanna is being sued by her former personal trainer, Cindy Percival, under the claim that she owes her $27,000. During the break of September and October Rihanna was working with her everyday doing intense training for a pretty penny of $1500 a day, so you can see how it added up so fast. Percival is [...]

Lifehouse fans have been waiting for this day for a while now. Their new album “Smoke and Mirrors” is released today with a collection of songs that is sure to keep fans happy. The album is already number 1 on iTunes after merely 10 hours of releasing to the public. It showcases two sides of [...]

Angels & Airwaves, the project behind Blink-182 member Tom Delonge, have just released their music video for their latest single “Hallucinations.” The video features a lot of performance shots against a blue backlight intercut with images of Delonge and the band walking through what looks like an empty parking lot. The second half of the [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
To celebrate the release of their latest album Smoke & Mirrors on Tuesday, March 2nd, Lifehouse will be hosting a special release day concert and CD signing at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City’s Times Square as part of their March on Stage live music series. Tickets are only $10, [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
New dance sensation Ke$ha who has been topping the charts for the past few months with her single “Tik Tok,” is unveiling her music video for her new single “Blah, Blah, Blah.” The video has a guest appearance from the crew of 3Oh!3 near the end, which is sure to gain a few [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
Jennifer Lopez has announced in a statement that she has split from Sony Music after a decade of loyalty. Sony’s Epic Records first put out her original cd in 1999 entitled “On The 6.” She has gone on to sell millions, even despite a couple of cd’s that tanked. She stated, “At this [...]

BY STAFF
Since Charlie Sheen’s publicist has announced the news that he will be going into rehab, his main gig, “Two and a Half Men,” will be going on hiatus as well. On Tuesday, Sheen’s publicist stated that he was entering a rehab facility “as a preventative measure.” Executive Producer Chuck Lorre said the show supports [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
Hip Hop superstar Eminem is going to return to Europe to perform at three major music festivals – Scotland’s T In The Park, Switzerland’s Openair Frauenfeld and Ireland’s Oxegen. The Scotland show will be his first European show in five years and his first time appearing at the festival. Eminem will be performing [...]

BY LUIS CAMONIS
“The Runaways” starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning debuted at the Sundance Film Festival a month ago and got picked up to release in theaters next month. Makeup artist Robin Mathews was the genius behind the movie and recreating the look of Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. Mathews said, “The Runways were only [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
Coldplay’s Chris Martin has announced that Coldplay will be releasing their fifth album by Christmas 2010. He announced the news in an interview with Brazilian TV show Fantastico. In regards to leaking the album early Martin said, “There are only two people in the whole building who know how to open all the [...]

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Oren Moverman, director of “The Messenger,” is set to direct a film about the rock star Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) who took his own life in 1994. “Brothers” screenwriter David Benioff took the project in 2007 and has done a fair share of research to get the script right. He has done first-hand research including [...]

BY LUIS CAMONIS
The Oscars are breaking another tradition this year by excluding the performances of the Oscar nominated songs from the awards show. Spokeswoman for the Academy Leslie Unger stated, “the artists behind the year’s five nominated songs will not perform during the Oscar telecast.”
This year instead of performances they are going to showcase [...]

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The Haiti cover of “Everybody Hurts” by some of Hollywood’s top stars has hit the number one spot on the UK charts. The record has sold more than 453,000 copies in its first week to shoot it straight to the top. The recording was organized by Simon Cowell and features Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue, [...]

Producer Quincy Jones and Singer/Songwriter Lionel Richie Announce Plans For Multi-Network International Simulcast of ‘We Are The World 25 For Haiti’ – Saturday, February 13, 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET.
FANS URGED TO ‘DOWNLOAD TO DONATE’ Downloads and exclusive content will be available on the iTunes Store, YouTube & AEG Live, FremantleMedia Enterprises and GroupM Entertainment [...]

BY ROBERT W. WELKOS
Pop star Britney Spears may be riding high again after her hit Circus Tour, but the charitable foundation that bears her name has seen better times.
According to the report, the latest filing of the Britney Spears Foundation for the year 2008 finds that the American singer’s charitable contributions have plummeted as her [...]

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Bryan Adams is going to be auctioning off a number of exclusive meet-and-greet passes and top of the line concert seats for 6 cities of his tour in order to support the Red Cross Haiti Relief fund.
He has also round up a few of his music friends to donate some items to auction [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
The Black Eyed Peas are going to be streaming their “E.N.D. World Tour Live” Los Angeles concert live in nearly 500 movie theaters across the country on March 30.
The event, sponsored by Blackberry, will be broadcast from the Staples Center where the concert is taking place. The screening will also feature [...]

BY MAURINE MAYNARD
Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, and Bryan Adams are almost locked to perform at the 2010 Winter Olympics set to kick off on Friday in Vancouver. Other Canadians who aren’t confirmed but could be possibilities to appear are Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne and Celine Dion.
Also, the Haiti earthquake relief recording of “We Are [...]

BY STAFF
Artists including Anthony Kiedis, Eddy Veder, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Chris Martin, Eric Clapton and Bono are currently auctioning off tickets, memorabilia and meet and greets on Charitybuzz.com for causes ranging from Haiti relief to Breast Cancer Research.
Below are the top rock auctions currently up for sale at www.charitybuzz.com.
Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
Celine Dion will be returning to her former home at The Colosseum at Ceasars Palace for a brand-new show next year. She will begin a three-year residency starting on March 15, 2011.
Dion told People, “It’s happening! Great songs, great lyrics. I think it’s going to be very touching.” The show will feature 31 [...]

BY MAURINE MAYNARD
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was honored with the presentation of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. His name will be the 2,401st star to be unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Starr commented, “This is the start of the next 50 years of stars. I’m proud to be the first one.” [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
Alkaline Trio have released their new music video for “This Addiction” off their album “This Addiction” in stores February 23. The video shows a very emo looking Matt Skiba and shows kids playing out a metaphorical skit of what the song has to say. The lyrics, “this addiction, cant seem to live without [...]

BY LUIS CAMONIS
Howard Stern has notified all his satellite radio listeners that in fact he is considering leaving Sirius radio to be the judge replacing Simon Cowell on “American Idol.” Stern said, “There’s not a better job on the planet than judging that f—ing karaoke contest. It might be possible, we’ll see. They’d have to [...]

BY STAFF
Will.I.Am was remixing a version of The Who’s “My Generation” for the superbowl when the Haiti earthquake disaster happened. The song is set to debut on February 7 during the 2nd quarter of Super Bowl XLIV in an ad for FLO TV. The spot will air right before The Who take the stage during [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
Barenaked Ladies are giving fans a sneak peak look into the behind the scenes of their music video for “You Run Away.” The video will debut within the next few weeks, but until then they has posted some pictures from the shoot on their website. The photos feature drummer Tyler Stewart as a [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
In the summer of 2007, The White Stripes embarked on a cross-country Canadian tour to accomplish their goal of performing in every province and territory across the expansive northern nation. Now, the band has announced the release of a limited edition box set to commemorate that jaunt with a series of work [...]

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ
Rockers A.F.I. have unveiled their new music video for “Beautiful Thieves” off their album “Crash Love.” The video directed by Alan Clary shows a more classy side of the band. Normally covered in punk black from head to toe and lots of eye makeup, here the band are cleaned up in suits, and [...]

BY SAMIA KHAN
If you’re an ex of Lindsay Lohan’s, watch out – you COULD lose your job. At least, that’s what DJ Samantha Ronson discovered Wednesday night.
The Britain-born DJ, who is most known for her on-again, off-again relationship with Lohan, was spinning in the Tea Room at Hollywood hot spot H.Wood [...]