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Van Halen Gets a Fun 'Jump'-Start With First Roth-Fronted Album in 28 Years 16 hours ago

"A Different Kind of Truth" is a pretty ponderous name for a not very ponderous album -- Van Halen's first in 28 years with...

By Chris Willman

Rep: Lana Del Rey Didn't Postpone Tour -- Because There Wasn't One

February 7, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 2 days ago

"Video Games" singer had no spring tour in place, publicist says

Lana Del Rey Tour Postponed After 'SNL' Fiasco (Report) (Update)

February 7, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 2 days ago

Update: Rep denies newspaper report she was "very upset" by public reaction to her performance, prompting a postponement

Paul McCartney's 'Kisses' a Valentine's Day Treat

February 7, 2012 By Chris Willman 2 days ago

Key collaborator Diana Krall helps keep Paul McCartney's album of pre-rock standards sweet ... and, unlike Rod Stewart's, subtle

Randy Travis: 'I Apologize' for Public Intoxication Arrest

February 6, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 3 days ago

Country singer Travis blames arrest in front of a church on too much Super Bowl celebration

Time for Vevo to Pay Up?

February 6, 2012 By Matt Pincus 3 days ago

The online video service reported revenue of $150 million in 2011. So why aren't independent publishers and their songwriters getting a cut?

Madonna Pre-Super Bowl Video Gets Some Cred From NFL, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A.

February 3, 2012 By Chris Willman 6 days ago

VIDEOS: Madonna hires her own celebrity cheerleaders in a ridiculous but infectious new video for "Give Me All Your Luvin'"

Bruce Springsteen Joins Grammy Awards Performers

February 2, 2012 By Lisa Fung 1 week ago

Adele is also slated to perform in her first appearance on stage since her vocal chord surgery in November

Ratings: 'Alcatraz' and 'House' Dip -- But Fox Still Wins Night

January 31, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 week ago

"House" and "Alcatraz" push network to an overall victory in the key demo and total viewers; 'Two and a Half Men' repeat is night's top-rated program

Review: Leonard Cohen Has Some New 'Old Ideas' -- Hallelujah!

January 31, 2012 By Chris Willman 1 week ago

77-year-old poet laureate Leonard Cohen merits hosannas for his warmest and best album in 20 years

AFTRA Members Approve Sound Recordings Contract

January 30, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 week ago

Members of AFTRA who work in sound recordings increased their base rates in the new contract

Review: Lana Del Rey, the Anti-Adele, Gets Icy in 'Born to Die'

January 30, 2012 By Chris Willman 1 week ago

Lana Del Rey's coolly jaded album is neither as good as the "Video Games" single or as terrible as the controversial newcomer's "SNL" appearance

Snoop Dogg Endorses Ron Paul, for Shizzle?

January 30, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 week ago

Weed-loving rapper appears to boost Drug War hating libertarian Ron Paul. Is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship?

Video: Christina Aguilera Sings 'At Last' at Etta James Memorial

January 29, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 week ago

Singer joins Stevie Wonder, celebs and fans in send-off for famed R&B singer at Gardena church

Review: Katherine Heigl IS Snooki in Flaccid 'One for the Money'

January 27, 2012 By Leah Rozen 1 week ago

She plays a Jersey girl with an accent so broad it makes Joe Piscopo’s old “I’m from Jersey” routines on “Saturday Night Live” sound subtle

ABBA to Release First New Music in 18 Years

January 25, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 2 weeks ago

Swedish '70s pop group will include unreleased track on upcoming deluxe reissue

Kiefer Sutherland's 'Touch': Watch a Sneak Preview Here (Video)

January 24, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 2 weeks ago

"24" star Kiefer Sutherland returns as a widower whose son has special abilities

Review: Miley, Adele, Adam Levine, and Dozens More Ring Dylan's 'Chimes of Freedom'

January 24, 2012 By Chris Willman 2 weeks ago

Evan Rachel Wood and Ke$ha are among the improbable interpreters who score in a 76-song Dylan tribute

Review: Tim McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic' Is Serious and Silly

January 24, 2012 By Chris Willman 2 weeks ago

The uneven album, once the center of legal battle between the singer and his label Curb Records, hints at greatness and settles for affability

Review: Craig Finn's 'Clear Heart' Holds Steady With Superior Songwriting

January 24, 2012 By Chris Willman 2 weeks ago

Craig Finn's first album under his own name strips away the raucousness to reveal the haunted quality that's always been there

Matthew McConaughey Gets 'Dazed and Confused' Again for Butch Walker Clip (Video)

January 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 2 weeks ago

"Lincoln Lawyer" star gets his Wooderson on once more

Lady Gaga Duets With ... Harvard?!

January 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 2 weeks ago

Singer and college create Born This Way Foundation to create a "culture of kindness, bravery, acceptance and empowerment"

Etta James, 'At Last' Singer, Dies at 73

January 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 2 weeks ago

Music legend had been ailing with leukemia and other illnesses

Review: Springsteen Does Another Political Fakeout With 'We Take Care of Our Own'

January 19, 2012 By Chris Willman 3 weeks ago

If you loved "Born in the USA" -- for the right or wrong reasons -- you'll hear anguished echoes in Bruce's new single, from his new album due March 6

Michael Jackson's Family Drops Restitution Claim Against Conrad Murray

January 18, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors had been seeking more than $100 million from convicted doctor

Steven Spielberg & John Williams: The Divine Union of Film and Music

January 17, 2012 By Guy Magar 3 weeks ago

They are living testament to the power of the marriage and filmmaking's greatest and most productive duo ever

Snoop Dogg Selling Cigars -- And No, They Don't Have Weed in Them

January 12, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 4 weeks ago

The world's illest impresario expands his empire with Executive Branch