(antiMusic) Let's start off with something silly: Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole has vowed to keep her distance from autograph hunters in the future after one over-enthusiastic fan bit the star on the lip as she tried to kiss her.moreNine Inch Nails' main man Trent Reznor has gotten engaged to Mariqueen Maadig of the band West Indian Girl. The news was announced on West Indian Girl's website over the weekend.more
U2's Bono has managed to broker a deal that merges Universal Music Group (the largest record distribution outfit on the planet) withYoutube that now allows for the creation of a dedicated channel to advertise the label's artists. The channel, to be called Vevo, will debut later in 2009 and will feature content provided by Universal. more
Van Halen's defacto label, Time/Warner, has found itself mired in a year long dispute with Youtube (leading to the removal of Warner Brothers' content, as reported by the VHND). The label has recently announced a partnership with Adobe Systems, makers of Flash and video tools for the internet, in anticipation of a possible video site to feature Warner Brothers artists. more
Last year's American Idol winner David Cook's older brother Adam died on Saturday following a decade-long battle with brain cancer. Despite his loss, David still served as the grand marshal at the 12th annual Race for Hope 5K run in Washington, D.C. on Sunday as a tribute to his big bro.more
Sugar Ray will release its first full album of new material in more than six years when "Music For Cougars" comes out July 21 on Pulse/Fontana/Universalmore
Beef and Cheddar! Warrant's "Cherry Pie" is featured in a new TV commercial for Arby's, a fast-food restaurant chain in the United States and Canada that specializes in roast beef sandwiches. They also have a song featured in an ad for Pure Blonde Beer. Check them out here
Gene Simmons and his unconventional family are back and better than ever for an all-new season of A&E's hit unscripted series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", premiering with a special one-hour episode on Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 p.m.more
Carlos Cavazo guitarist for RATT and for Quiet Riot in their heyday has rejoined Juan Croucier's Dirty Ratsmore
White Stripes drummer Meg White is reportedly engaged to Jackson Smith, guitarist and son of Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smithmore
50 Cent has officially been cleared by New York police of having any involvement in the fire that destroyed his Long Island home. Fiddy's mansion, which his ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins and their 11-year-old son Marquise called home, was set alight in May 2008. more
Sting's teenage daughter Coco is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after fracturing her skull in a freak accident. Coco Sumner, 18, remains in an intensive care ward after collapsing in an L.A. restaurant last weekend and hitting her head on a chair as she fell to the ground. more
Prosecutors in Italy are mulling charges against the same four Pirate Bay administrators that a Swedish court recently found guilty of copyright infringement.more
Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has been forced to leave the band's Canadian tour due to what singer Corey Taylor has described as "a very terrible, terrible predicament going on in [Crahan's] family"more
Rolling Stone reports that Fall Out Boy were a little upstaged by Journey. Here is part of their report: On the first day of the Bamboozle, the nine-stage rock festival spread across an East Rutherford, New Jersey parking lot, only one group of unlikely special guest superstars could outshine much-adored headliners Fall Out Boy. Still riding a two-year wave of rediscovery, arena-rock diehards Journey appeared as the secret performers for a four-song set.more
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons reportedly has a small part as a "shady lawyer" in Mike Judge's new comedy "Extract", which is set to open in theaters in September. more
John Lennon is to be honored with an exhibition about his life in New York. Items such as handwritten lyrics and instruments belonging to the late former Beatle will go on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York later this month.more
The Wallflowers have announced a tour of the US, kicking off June 26 in Anaheim, CA. The band, fronted by Jakob Dylan, will tour the country through to July 25 more
Warbeast / Rigor Mortis vocalist Bruce Corbitt has issued an announcement about working with Phil Anselmo on the upcoming Warbeast album more
Disturbed Shirt Pirates Busted: Two men were arrested on felony counterfeiting charges because, police said, they were caught selling bootleg T-shirts outside the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York after Monday night's (April 27) Music as a Weapon IV concert (featuring Disturbed, Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil and Chimaira).more
Check out the newest video from rock band Saving Abel. The video for "Drowning (Face Down)" features NASCAR drivers Jeremy Mayfield as well as cameos from Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, Martin Treux Jr. & Brian Vickers. watch here
Skeletonwitch will enter the studio on June 14th to begin recording their next album for Prosthetic Records. The record will be produced by Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire)more
Michelle Meldrum's family and son Jake are honoring Michelle and the one year anniversary of her passing with a benefit concert. On May 18, Michelle Meldrum, leader of the band Meldrum and former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist, was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank in critical condition. She passed away late afternoon Wednesday, May 21, 2008 as a result of a cystic growth on her brain more details
Bob Dylan tops the UK album chart for the seventh time in his career, nearly 40 years since his last number one.more
Academy Award winning composer and musician AR Rahman will perform at the TIME 100 Gala in New York City on Tuesday, May 5. Rahman, who is also honored in the current issue of "The TIME 100," will participate in the Gala fresh off the heels of a major concert event in Kerala, India on Sunday, May 3 where nearly 100,000 fans are expected to attend. Proceeds from his "Jai Ho Concert 2009" will go to 'Keraleeyam,' a NGO Global Kerala initiative for rehabilitating HIV positive orphaned children.
Saints may never surrender but the band Saints Never Surrender have. The group has been put to rest, with members launching a new group called Continuance. more
Slash wrote on his MySpace page, "As you may or may not know, the producers for 'American Idol' have asked me to be the mentor for 'Rock Week' next week. I was reluctant at first, but they offered me the freedom to do it however I wanted. More importantly, there are a few singers this year who are really impressive. It's the first time any 'American Idol' lineup has really caught my attention." more
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