Madonna is set to return to Europe with her 'Sticky & Sweet' tour, says an announcement on her website . The Material Girl will this time visit the cities she did not get to last year, says the message more

The Comedy Central TV channel says Paul McCartney is going to drop in on Stephen Colbert. McCartney will be a guest on Wednesday's "The Colbert Report," talking up his latest album, "Electric Arguments." more

Former "American Idol" star Katharine McPhee has signed a new deal with Verve, Billboard.com can reveal. The artist is recording her label debut, due before the end of the year. more

Capitol Records is bringing its entire catalog of I.R.S. Records to digital formats for the first time. From Feb. 10 - March 17, the label will add more than 100 albums and tracks from the roster more

Butchering Tom Waits wasn't enough, now Scarlett Johansson plans to butcher Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye". The song, if you can call what she does singing, was reportedly recorded for Scar's new film 'He's Just Not That Into You'. more

Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "My plan in 2009 is to release two CDs if possible. One will be the (country) CD I am working on with Jeffrey Steele and Vicky McGehee. The other CD will be a straight-up, hard ass rocker". Maybe for his country one he can include a duet with Ronnie Lee Keel?

The story of Bonnie and Clyde is getting a retelling, with pop star Hilary Duff and Kevin Zegers in negotiations to play the infamous 1930s bank robbers. That's sure to suck! more. Maybe next they can redo Gone With the Wind and have Britney Spears star in it?

Cannibal Corpse will be hitting the road for 4 weeks in support of their upcoming release Evisceration Plague. Support for the North American tour, presented by Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, will come from The Faceless, Neuraxis, and Obsucra more

Decrepit Birth are in pre-production mode for their third full-length album, titled "Polarity." This will be the band's first release on Nuclear Blast Records and is tentatively set for a summer 2009 release date.more

Cradle Of Filth have cancelled their scheduled appearance at Finland's Frostbite Festival, which will take place in Lathi, Finland on February 6th and 7th. more

The latest episode of Talking Metal features an interview host Mark Strigl conducted with Autumn Hour, Hades, and Non-Fiction vocalist, Alan Tecchio. Topics include Autumn Hour, Dave Lescinsky, Clint Arent, Johnny Rod, Sarah Connor, Garage Band, Miami Mike's Sports Zone Bar, Hades, and Screaming Metal. Additional podcast topics discussed by Strigl and host John Ostronomy include "Chinese Democracy," HeavyMetal.About.com, Nick Simmons, Lars Ulrich, Tom Hunting, Ron Lipnicki, Lamb Of God, In This Moment, and Century Media's Maiden of Metal calendar. The podcast can be downloaded at this - location

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