June 14
Jack Johnson steps in for Mumford and Sons at Bonnaroo
It's Jack Johnson to the rescue at Bonnaroo.
June 14
Kanye West's 'Yeezus' leaks, Internet goes crazy
LOS ANGELES - "Yeezus," the highly anticipated new album from Kanye West, leaked online on Friday morning, resulting in immediate Twitter trending and sending less-ethical fans all over the world to various illegal download and mirror sites to get a free copy.
June 14
Harry Connick Jr. writes song for Newtown victim
Harry Connick Jr. has written a song in honor of a 6-year-old girl killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.
June 14
Replacements to reunite at Toronto, Chicago and Denver shows
CHICAGO - The Replacements, who broke up on stage in 1991 at Grant Park, will reunite and return to Chicago as headliners of Riot Fest in Humboldt Park on Sept. 13-15.
June 14
Bassist Kim Deal leaves the Pixies
Kim Deal is no longer part of the Pixies.
June 14
Kim Deal leaves the Pixies, stays busy touring with the Breeders
LOS ANGELES - It's happened again: Kim Deal has left the Pixies, the influential rock band she co-founded with Frank "Black Francis" Black, guitarist Joey Santiago and drummer Dave Lovering in 1986. Deal is also the co-founder, with her twin sister Kelley, of the Breeders, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its smash debut, "Last Splash."
June 14
'Walking in Memphis' singer Marc Cohn says live shows are the future
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn isn't the most prolific artist.
June 14
Black Sabbath emerges from the dark with new album
Ozzy Osbourne and the members of Black Sabbath worked hard to create a dark aura around their band in the late 1960s, laying down a proto-metal blueprint for a legion of groups to follow.
June 13
Upstate NY to host annual Farm Aid benefit concert
Singer Willie Nelson is taking his annual Farm Aid benefit concert to upstate New York with an all-day festival of music and locally grown food in September.
June 13
Mumford & Sons cancels Bonnaroo performance
Mumford & Sons has canceled its headlining performance at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee.
June 13
AEG CEO cites conflicting info on Jackson health
The head of the company promoting Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback concerts testified Thursday that he received conflicting and confusing information about the singer's health days before his death.
June 13
'Happy Birthday to You' copyright suit filed in NY
A production company making a documentary about the song "Happy Birthday to You" is challenging the copyright to the famous jingle.
June 13
Tunisia rapper gets 2 years prison for police song
A Tunisian court convicted on Thursday a rap artist for insulting police with a song calling them dogs and sentenced him to two years in prison, his lawyer said.
June 13
The Replacements to reunite for at least 3 shows
Twenty-two years after breaking up, The Replacements are reuniting for at least three shows.
June 13
Review: Hezekiah Walker hits mark with new album
Hezekiah Walker, "Azusa: The Next Generation" (RCA/Verity Records)
June 13
Aberdeen keeping 'Come as you are' welcome sign
After hearing from fans of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, the Washington state city of Aberdeen is keeping the words "Come as you are" on a welcome sign.
June 13
Swift not worried about connecting with fans
Taylor Swift shares her feelings and personal experiences on her hit records, but the 23-year-old Grammy winner isn't worried about losing intimacy with her fans on a stadium tour.
June 13
To Boz Scaggs, singing what he knows is the point
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In 1973, when Boz Scaggs and his band played a Sacramento benefit concert at the Alhambra Theatre to help save the doomed historic art deco building from demolition, the singer's career was reaching a crossroads.
June 13
Megan Jasper steers Sub Pop records into its 25th anniversary year
SEATTLE - Back in 2005, soon after then-Mayor Greg Nickels officially acknowledged pop music was a big deal in Seattle by adding music to the Office of Film, newly hired director James Keblas brought his boss to an industry event.
June 13
Toby Keith, Garth Brooks plan Oklahoma relief concert
Another star-studded country music concert is planned to benefit victims of the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma last month.
