(antiMusic) The original lineup of Jane's Addiction is expected to make a rare, reunited appearance tonight in Los Angeles. Blabbermouth reports that the band will play as part of an event hosted by singer Perry Farrell's friend, artist Shepard Fairey. moreKenny Chesney scored his fifth No. 1 on the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, but with one of his worst opening tallies in years. "Lucky Old Sun," Chesney's 11th studio album, sold 176,000 copies during the week ended October 19, according to Nielsen SoundScan. more
Just like the "Seinfeld" episode where George wanted everyone to call him "T-Bone," Beyonce Knowles would like to be known by a bold new name. The R&B singer has christened herself "Sasha Fierce" for her new double album, "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," due in U.S. stores on November 18 more. Tell her about shrinkage!
A civil servant from South Tyneside has appeared in court over a blog which detailed the kidnap, torture and murder of the pop group Girls Aloud. Darryn Walker, 35, of Mowbray Road, South Shields, is accused of writing and posting the "Girls (Scream) Aloud" story on a fantasy pornography site. more
There is a rumor going around that Slash is going to Israel to perform in a concert in honor of the Peres Center for Peace's 10th anniversary on October 27th. Slash says that is not true; he is definitely not going. more
Neil Diamond will be the honoree at the music industry's annual MusiCares fundraiser, which will take place in Los Angeles on February 6 more
Former KISS and current Grand Funk Railroad guitarist Bruce Kulick has been back in the studio working on his next solo CD, tentatively titled "BK3". more
Weird Al Yankovic has weighed on his first experiment to make available a new song digitally while the song it parodies was still hot on the charts. "Whatever You Like," a takeoff on T.I.'s hit of the same name, sold 21,000 digital downloads in its first week as an iTunes exclusive. So what did Al have to say? Find out here
The final episode of Ragged Road, which documents the journey of five individuals, picked to travel the country in pursuit of music industry fame and fortune, has been posted online and features pop punk boyband Good Charlotte. Check it out here
Ad-supported music streaming service Imeem has announced that it is cutting 25% of staffers (20 positions) across its entire organization. The company said that given the current economic climate, cutting costs was necessary in order to secure its future business. more
The release date for "Traced in Air," the new album from reunited progressive metallers Cynic originally slated for late-October, had to be pushed back to November 17th (November 25th in the US), for manufacturing reasons.more
Lil' Wayne becomes father to Dwayne Carter III according to NME. Wayne's son was reportedly born to an unidentified woman at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH on Wednesday. more
Ticketmaster will cut approximately 300 jobs as part of a cost-cutting plan announced in August. Those cuts account for about 5% of the ticket company's global workforce, according to a Ticketmaster spokesperson. - more on this story
