Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced a first set of tour dates in support of their new album, "Working on a Dream." The rock outfit will play stadiums in Europe during May, June and July. more

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have named their new album, which the band say is due out in the spring. A cartoon post on the band's MySpace reveals that the follow up to 2006's Show Your Bones will be called It's Blitz. more

The wait continues for Neil Young fans. Young's oft-delayed "The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972" box set has been pushed back again until later this year with no firm date for its release more

Taylor Swift's "Fearlessbegins a seventh week at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, a feat that hasn't been accomplished since Usher's "Confessions" spent nine at the top in 2004. "Fearless" sold 63,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. more

Sounds like a PR con: Even though Akon has a birth certificate, he says his age is still a mystery � and he'd rather keep it that way. more

Former "American Idol" champ Taylor Hicks returns March 10 with a new album, "The Distance," the follow-up to his lone major-label release. more

Dave Matthews Band, Wilco and Widespread Panic will headline the seventh 10,000 Lakes Festival, to be held July 22-25 at Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, Minn more

Woe Of Tyrants has issued the following update about their new guitar player: Everybody welcome John Hehman to the lineup! Past bands include: "Year of Desolation"(Prosthetic Records) & "Perfect Nothing"(Mallcore Records). more

Dokken ('member them?)have announced US west coast tour dates in support of their latest release, Lightning Strikes Again. more

Peter Gander (drums), Mitch Koontz (bass) and Steve Papacharitos (lead guitar) have announced their departure from Swiss rockers Godiva due to "musical" and "personal" differences, as well as undisclosed management issues.more

Counting Crows have added more dates to their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour - plus they've announced The Hold Steady will be supporting.more

Brutal Truth recently completed work on their brand-new album, and first full-length in 10 years. The album, titled Evolution Through Revolution, is currently scheduled for an April 14th North American release datemore

Apple Inc reported a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street's estimates, and gave an outlook that cheered investors, who sent its shares up 10 percent. Good Jobs� ok that was a really bad pun. more

Grand Ole Opry star "Little" Jimmy Dickens has been moved from a Nashville-area hospital to a rehabilitation center to recuperate from brain surgery. more

Veteran manager Angela Becker of Becker Brown has been confirmed as the Pet Shop Boys' new manager, effective immediately.more
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