There is still more fall out from the Chris Brown/Rihanna incident over the weekend. Brown has been dropped from the roster of celebrities who appear in the popular "Got Milk?" ad campaign, and Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Sesame Street will be dropping any re-airings of a 2007 episode where Brown performed and danced with Elmo. more

Oasis will play their first China concerts in Beijing and Shanghai in early April, the musicians announced on their Web site.more

Slash took part in the fifth annual Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation benefit concert on February 5, 2009 in Los Angeles where he jammed with Fergie. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed here

Ryan Adams has become engaged to girlfriend Mandy Moore, best known as a film actress. The engagement was first reported by Life & Style, and Moore later confirmed it to Perez Hilton. more

Romanian rock festival Rock City Open Air will feature two former Iron Maiden vocalists this year in the form of Paul DiAnno and Blaze Bayley. The festival will be held from August 20th - 23rd in the city of Fetesti. more

MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice are teaming up for a one-night-only show called Hammer Pants And Ice. Before you bust out your credit card to scoop up those much-sought-after tickets, be advised: the show is at the McKay Events Center in Orem, Utah more
The New York Times is reporting that Sirius XM Satellite Radio is on the verge of bankruptcy. It has hired advisers to prepare for a possible bankruptcy filing. more
After the news that Blink-182 was reunited, Tom Delonge has confirmed that his post-Blink project Angels and Airwaves will nonetheless continuemore

Pete Yorn just released a rare track called "Can't Hear Anyone". The track was recorded during the Nightcrawler sessions. It is currently being featured along with a playlist of both new and classic Pete tracks on his Facebook Fan page, Facebook Official Group and on his. MySpace page

After a lackluster response to their overpriced and overhyped summer tour last year, Motley Crue are giving it another shot this spring. Click here if you are one of the few who give a damn and need to see the lame hyping for this go round.

Brad Paisley, who won two Grammys this week, got a leading six nominations on Wednesday for the Academy of Country Music Awards including a nod for the coveted entertainer of the year trophy.more

The rap triumvirate of Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent will soar 78-1 on The Billboard Hot 100 to be Posted tomorrow morning (Feb. 12) with "Crack a Bottle"; which sets a Nielsen SoundScan record for opening week download sales (418,000).more

New Found Glory has tapped Shai Hulud to replace the recently broken up Verse on their upcoming tour. more

Molly Bee, the country singer who shot to fame at age 13 with the 1952 novelty hit "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," has died of complications following a stroke. She was 69.more

PJ Harvey & John Parrish have announced three U.S. dates in support of their upcoming album.more

Lacuna Coil has announced that they are the latest band to be confirmed for this years edition of Graspop Metal Meeting which will be held from June 26th-28th in Dessel, Belgium.more

Sting finally found an audience for his lute music. He reportedly thrilled a Romanian audience of 4,000 with his renditions on the lute of Elizabethan music interspersed with classics from his Police days such as "Roxanne." more

The Cribs have confirmed that the man who will produce their next studio album will be Nick Launay.more

Whitesnake are very happy to announce they have committed to playing a one-off UK gig in 2009 at the Download Festival on June 14th with Def Leppard. The show will coincide with action-packed Anniversary releases of the multi-platinum albums, Slip Of The Tongue, marking its 20th anniversary, and the Slide It In album, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. It is understood there is also a Special Edition of their award winning, 2008 album, Good To Be Bad, featuring bonus tracks, being released around the same time.

Pro-Pain will embark on a U.S. tour in June/July. Support on the trek will come from Sworn Enemy and Mantic Ritual. more

Epitaph Records is proud to confirm the worst kept secret of 2009, the signing of one of hardcore-rock's most notorious bands Every Time I Die. With the ink on the contract barely dry, the band is eager to enter the studio this spring to record their debut for the label, which is expected for release this fall. more

Knights Of The Abyss, Dance Club Massacre, and The Analyst will tour the U.S. together in June and July.dates

Indie blues label Fat Possum Records has licensed the entire Hi Records catalog, including Al Green's 1972 album "Let's Stay Together" and several of his greatest hits compilations. - more on this story

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