The UK leg of Sonisphere is set to be the climax of a summer-long schedule that sees the festival visit the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Finland before arriving in Knebworth.

The Los Angeles Times, citing law enforcement officials familiar with the case and other sources it did not name, reported that Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, was the woman who told police that Brown had hurt her the night before the Grammy Awards.

A Toronto man who tried to buy two tickets to a November 2008 concert by the band Smashing Pumpkins alleges Ticketmaster's website said none were available, but redirected him to the website of the company's TicketsNow resale unit.

The band's eighth LP will be divided into three acts: Heroes And Cons, Charlatans And Saints and Horseshoes And Handgrenades, according to NME.com.

People actually watch this crap? Rapper Lil Kim, pop/country star Jewel, former Go-Gos lead singer Belinda Carlisle, country artist/professional dancer Julianne Hough and fellow country artist and beau Chuck Wicks are among the just-announced 13 contestants on the eighth season of ABC's hit show "Dancing With The Stars." more.

Slipknot has been confirmed as one of the headliners for the U.K.'s Download Festival at Donington Park, with dance-rock crossover act the Prodigy, Korn and Motley Crue also booked to appear more

Announcement of a pending merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster Entertainment will likely come today. A source tells Billboard that the boards of both companies met yesterday and approved the deal, but neither company would confirm.more

Snoop Dogg has parted ways with his former label Interscope, although it's not clear as to why he has left the company. more

Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant has branded Simon Cowell's view of music too narrow, and thinks The X Factor ignores whole swathes of pop music. The musician, speaking to the Radio Times, said Cowell's talent show was "basically people singing Whitney, Mariah and maybe Elton". You think? more
Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger has abandoned his appeal against a drink-driving conviction. more

Hatebreed guitar player Sean Martin, who has played with the group for nearly ten years, has left the band. Martin will be replaced by original Hatebreed guitarist Wayne Lozinak.more

Once Nothing has called it quits. A final show will be announced this week. Here's a statement from frontman Todd Lowry: "Well I did have a big speech planned out but instead I'm scrapping it and just getting to the point. After almost 10 years, countless tours, 2 vans, 4 trailers,tons of demos, an EP on CI Records and a full-length on Solid State Records, a few member changes and a million memories, ONCE NOTHING IS OVER."more. So they are once again nothing?

The Delta Spirit concert from January 26, 2009 is available to watch at online concert channel. Having spawned from the emo outfit Noise Ratchet, this group of musicians decided to take a stab at something completely different � namely, a unique mix of Americana, Soul, and Rock. check it out

Blossom Dearie, a classically trained pianist who transformed herself into a jazz singer with a unique baby-doll voice heard in New York and London cabarets for three decades, has died at 82.more

Without explanation or fanfare, the Ruckus digital music service targeted at university networks has gone out of business. A posting on the company's Web site simply says "unfortunately the Ruckus service will no longer be provided."more

Thy Will Be Done has completed the recording of their next album, titled "In Ancient Of Days" and tentatively slated for spring release via Stillborn Records. Like its predecessor, the effort was produced, engineered, and mixed by Zeuss (Shadows Fall) at Planet Z Recording in Hadley, MA with Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed serving as executive producer.more

New York hardcore band Subzero has called it quits after roughly twenty years together.more

Lead Singer Scott Russo's Rancho Penasquitos family home caught fire on Thursday February 5, leaving an estimated $500,000 worth of uninsured damage.

"I am at a complete loss for words," Russo says. "My entire family is now homeless, all our pets are gone and our earthly possessions have been lost. In these tough times, my family had been out of work and the financial burden was too heavy for me to afford fire insurance. The support from my friends has been overwhelming."

The lawsuit filed last week in San Diego by Victor Willis claims companies continue to use his voice and picture to promote the new Village People. He is seeking at least $1 million and a judge's order that they can no longer use his image or voice.

"Scream" was produced by Timbaland and released by Mosley Music/Interscope on March 10.

The MTV World Stage format will feature live performances from around the world screened every Friday night on a high-profile MTV channel, such as MTV1 in the U.K.

The L.A. quartet has emerged from the depths of recording studios and is ready to flaunt their new material, including a performance at Coachella Friday, April 17.

Distribution is through KMFDM Records worldwide. Distribution for the album's digital release is through IODA. Skold vs. KMFDM was performed, engineered, recorded and mixed by Sascha Konietzko at KommandoZentrale in Hamburg, Germany and by Tim Skold at The Unabomber Shack in Studio City, California.

With free Secret Shows also scheduled in Tokyo and London, the concerts mark the first time a single artist will take part in multiple MySpace Secret Shows on a global level.

Tonight is our only midnight screening on Repo Road Tour 3, which is exciting. Exciting because 1) REPO! The Genetic Opera screams "midnight movie", and 2) this later start time means that maybe, just maybe, we'll be able to catch up on a little sleep before tonight's show.

January 16, 2009: It's 11:00am. We meet downstairs, check out of our hotel, and hit the road. Tonight's stop: Greenbelt, Maryland. Compared to yesterday's hellish drive from Foxboro to Rutherford, today's road ride is painless. Alexa drives again, and there are plenty of snacks, good conversations, & picturesque landscapes to occupy the time.