Wherever Metallica may roam these days, Cleveland will definitely be on the itinerary. The chart-dominating headbangers join hip-hop pioneers Run-D.M.C. as the top acts to be enshrined in this year's class at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Here is part of the statement from garykurfirst.com: Over the course of four decades, Kurfirst has been involved with groups generating record sales in excess of 100 million units worldwide. He first opened the doors to the infamous Village Theater, later known as the Fillmore East, in 1967, where he promoted the East Coast debuts of Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, the Who, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page's Yardbirds.

Adams says upcoming U.S. shows with the Cardinals, concluding March 20 in Atlanta, will be his last with the group. "I am grateful for the time we have had and maybe someday we will have more stories to tell together," he says. "I am however ready for quieter times as I think it is very evident I am struggling with some balance and hearing issues."

American Idol launched its latest run with 10 percent fewer viewers than watched last year's season opener, ratings showed on Wednesday, despite hoopla surrounding a new judge for the karaoke contest. more

In another week bereft of any major new releases, tween twang popster Taylor Swift led the U.S. pop albums chart for a sixth non-consecutive week on Wednesday.more

Capitol is continuing its repackaging of Radiohead's back catalog with expanded CD/DVD editions of the band's first three albums. "Pablo Honey," "The Bends" and "OK Computer" will be available March 24 as two-CD sets or two-CD/one-DVD versions. more

CBS is close to a deal with pop star John Mayer for a music and variety TV show. CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler told a meeting of the Television Critics Association that the project is under development and an agreement is near. more. Wouldn't it be cool if they put up against the Osbournes new show? We can see if metal can top pop on TV as well.

Lacuna Coil and Chimaira have been confirmed for Disturbed's Music As A Weapon IV tour, which is expected to kick off sometime in March. more

Paris Hilton reportedly had her website hacked by identity thieves last week. According to various sources, ParisHilton.com was infected with the Trojan-Spy.Zbot.YETH Trojan. Users who visited the site were prompted to update their systems, after which it downloads the trojan onto their computer so thieves can attempt to steal private details more

Virtual Crap, Thanks Bill Gates!: Remember a couple days ago we made a little fun of Microsoft helping destroy music by creating new "crapware" that supposedly lets you sing and it creates the backing the music. We feared this may create a whole new generation of hacks making disposable pop but we may have "Jumped" gun a bit, because the "music" created by this "scumware" isn't even fit for a Gene Simmon's solo album. It really is that bad. Want proof? Listen to Diamond David Lee Roth backed by Microsh*t virtual band here.

Anti- Records has released a free download of "People Got A Lotta
Nerve," the first single from Neko Case's new album 'Middle Cyclone'
(March 3) more

On Thursday, January 15th Guitar Center's Drum-Off '08 champion Jerome Flood II will make his television debut with a performance on Last Call with Carson Daly. [Isn't the II just a little pretentious junior?]

Brooklyn's Black Gold had a big 2008 with the release of two EP's and a highly-touted US tour with Jaguar Love and Polysics, and they're ramping up for an even bigger 2009 with their debut album, Rush, hitting stores February 3rd. To celebrate the new year, the band is giving out an exclusive, never-released remix of "Detroit" from famed producer Arthur Baker (New Order). To grab the remix, just sign up for the band's official mailing list here

Eye Alaska heads into the studio tomorrow to begin recording their debut full-length album with world renowned producer Matt Wallace. Matt Wallace has produced hit songs for Maroon5, Sheryl Crow, and REM.

Forget the Crock Hall, Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain was inducted into Guitar Center's "Drum-Legends" Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar Center's Drum-Off grand finals in Los Angeles. more

Citing space limitations, TV Guide has decided to stop listing MTV programs. We hear that the networks four remaining viewers were disappointed when they learned this, but forgot all about it 15 seconds later. more

Morrissey is to perform a live session for BBC Radio 2, it has been announced. The session can be heard on Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's Radio 2 show between 2100 and 2200 GMT on Wednesday February 11th. more

After dabbling in several other projects including an instrumental album and a solo side project, the long-awaited follow-up to Peter Bjorn and John's debut Writer's Block is here. Living Thing is still awaiting domestic release details but they've announced a March 30th release in the UK, so you can expect a US date sometime around then. more

Living Things, have been tapped as the opening act for the upcoming Eagles of Death Metal tour. more

NPR Music � www.NPR.org/music � will exclusively stream Bruce Springsteen's forthcoming album, Working on a Dream, beginning Monday, January 19 at 11:59PM (ET), one week ahead of the album's release. The entire record will be available for on-demand streaming at NPR Music until its release on January 27.

Last month "Head" announced that he will be touring in the upcoming year to support his solo release titled Save me from Myself. The bad news for some band-member-hopefuls is that the auditions were closed to the public.

With a career spanning 20 years, ten albums, and international tours with bands such as KISS, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, INXS, Soundgarden and Velvet Revolver, you can be sure The Screaming Jets will bring an amazing live show to the Sunset Strip. Categorized with a handful of internationally known bands that call Australia home like AC/DC and INXS, The Screaming Jets have had great success in the US market in the past and are excited about their long-awaited return.

Jobs wrote that he expects the leave to last until at least the end of June, during which time COO Tim Cook will take the reigns.

In the weeks leading up to the release of "Dig Out Your Soul," the latest album from Oasis, the band traveled to New York City where they taught street musicians to play a number of their new songs, thus subtly leaking the album before its release. The Malloys followed Oasis and the street musicians throughout the process and created the 18-minute black and white documentary that is playing exclusively on MySpace Music.

Randy Jackson already brings rock history to American Idol - as a professional musician, he's played with Keith Richards, Jerry Garcia and Journey - but last night he literally wore it on his sleeve with Worn Free's "Radio Clyde" T-shirt. The shirt was originally worn by Frank Zappa onstage in the late 70s after being given to him by a Scottish radio station of the same name.

According to his post on the Blur Forum, Coxon saw promise in the demos he received but has been frustrated by Pete's propensity to waste his talent. Coxon posted: "I actually like pete as a person a lot. He is very funny, warm and charming."

Drummer Chris Rites states: "We were trying to be nice and co-operate 'cause usually they just make you dump it out, but when they started writing up the tickets I got pissed. I managed to contain myself though, 'cause I didn't want to end up in the drunk tank again."

And the end result? Jason Decay closes: "Well, I was gonna call in sick today, but now I definitely have to go to work to pay off the ticket. My big concern was making sure that this wouldn't affect our criminal records when leaving the country. I tried to get rid of my bottle by throwing it on the ground, but it ended up smashing and being even more noticeable. Chris was keeping his tall in his pocket the whole time thinking that maybe he wouldn't have to dump it out, but they turned their sh*t road on that too."

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Wednesday that Hudson will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1. E! News first reported Tuesday that Hudson would perform.