The Strokes' hit record Is This It has been named the best album of the last decade in a new magazine poll.

Bono, Kanye West, M.I.A. and Lil Wayne have joined U.S. President Barack Obama on a new Agents of Change list.

Armed with an acoustic guitar, some drum loops and a Greyhound bus pass, Bad Flirt was once just a touring solo project for singer/songwriter Jasamine White Gluz.

Arcade Fire rocker Win Butler is baffled by rock rival Wayne Coyne's recent attack on his band, insisting the pair has only met once - and he's a huge fan.

Picture this scenario: you're on your deathbed, all of your finances are in order and amends have been made in every single one of your personal relationships. Something is wrong though;

Bruce Springsteen and the beach are intrinsically linked. Imagine the Bruce of the 1970s chasing girls on a Jersey boardwalk, getting sand stuck in the scruff of his lazy beard and evading the pushers. It's nothing less than the embodiment of Mid-Atlantic state romance.

Canadian singer Feist led the way at the country's Juno Music Awards on Sunday night - scooping five awards including Artist of the Year. The Nova Scotia, Canada-born star also took home the awards for Single of the Year for 1234, Songwriter of the Year and Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year for her third solo LP The Reminder.

R.E.M. -- which is singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills -- are counting down the time to the release of Accelerate, their 14th studio album, on a website,

Canadian singer Leslie Feist is the winner of the Seventh Annual Shortlist Music Prize for her album The Reminder. Feist is the second female artist to win the prize, following Cat Power who won the award last year.

Homegrown artists Celine Dion, Michael Buble and Avril Lavigne will compete for the big prizes at this year's Juno Canadian Music Awards. The trio will go head to head in the Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Fan Choice categories.