Amazon said the deal makes it the first retailer to offer customers DRM-free songs from all four major music companies in the MP3 format.

As we said the band is currently on the road. They're supporting their forthcoming album "Mission Control" which will hit stores on January 22nd.

The Beautiful star - real name Calvin Broadus - admits his next album could be influenced by rock 'n' roll - and Snoop plans to call on classic some musical legends to help him achieve an edgier sound.

We thought it was the name of the strip club next to the Love Shack. Or was the Love Shack a strip club? Doesn't matter, because our assumptions made us look like asses once we were provided with the real meaning of the album title. It's not quite as fun as we imagined but here it is:

James "Buddy" Eason lead singer of Droid had this to say, "We are really excited to get back out on the road and the ILL NINO guys are good friends of ours so it will be great to see them rip it up every night. I really like the fact that all the bands on this tour are a little different than each other musically. This diverse package will give fans an exciting show from beginning to end. Get ready DROID fans...here comes the pain!!!!"

Pinsky, who recently treated American Idol singer Jessica Sierra, has attacked the advice MCGraw gave Spears when he visited her in hospital following her recent stand-off with police - and challenged the TV talk show host's right to call himself a doctor. The addiction specialist claims by getting involved, MCGraw has made the situation worse.

As part of the Ignition program, The Black Dahlia Murder is offering free and exclusive material on the Zune Marketplace, the newly restocked and redesigned online music store, for the month of January. These features include:

Zune "Freebie" - free audio track download of ""What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse," from their 2007 release Nocturnal. (available January 8 - January 14)

Zune "Breakdown" - exclusive track-by-track commentary of Nocturnal by vocalist Trevor Strnad. (available January 15 - January 21)

Zune "Guestlist" - an exclusive audio playlist personally constructed by the band. (available January 22 - January 28)

The British rocker died of liver failure in a U.K. hospital on Friday (04Jan08) surrounded by his family and friends.

Topics include Honky Toast, Richard Fortus, Ace Frehley, and Jim Morrison. Additional podcast topics include Lonn Friend, The Beautiful, and the 10th anniversary Captain T's debut solo album "U.S. Aliens."

KIN, made up of Nor and IQ, is New York's premiere lesbian hip-hop group. Regarded by critics and fans alike as gifted artists, writers, producers and businesswomen, KIN is dedicated to supporting shows like In The Life which work to challenge the media's depiction of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

"When it comes to gay issues people are going to go on what the media puts out," explains Nor. "The media sensationalizes homosexuals and glorifies stereotypes."

On HANSON's Fall 2007 "The Walk Tour", the band worked to raise awareness of TOMS' mission, by staging a 1 mile walk in every city and inviting TOMS to sell their shoes at every show. HANSON helped TOMS reach their goal of donating 50,000 pairs of shoes to children in need, as well as helping TOMS reach a new audience.