Lady Gaga is in the running for an Oscar after she was named among the nominees for the coveted Best Song prize. The pop superstar's duet with Elton John, Hello Hello, from the Rocket Man's Gnome...

Macy Gray feels so tormented about agreeing to perform concerts in Israel next month, she has taken the unusual step of asking her fans whether she should cancel the gigs or not. The I Try hitmake...

Elton John showed his support for the people of Israel during a performance in Tel Aviv on Thursday when he took aim at artists who had pulled shows in the country in protest of the government's al...

The details of Paul McCartney's big White House showdown have been revealed a week after the former Beatles star hinted about a presidential concert in a web chat. The Jonas Brothers, Faith Hill...

Elvis Costello has pulled out of two planned concerts in Israel this summer in protest at the government's alleged treatment of Palestinians. The rocker was slated to play gigs in Tel Aviv on Jun...

Revered bassist Tom Wolk died of an apparent heart attack on Saturday night, just days before he was scheduled to join longtime pals Daryl Hall and John Oates on late-night TV. Wolk, 58, played ba...

Last Sunday, Pink's "Glitter in the Air" joined a list of many memorable Grammy performances since the award show's conception. Here are some of the great Grammy musical performances, from the simp...

(500) Days of Summer was one of the best movies of the year. The Golden Globe nominated film will be released on DVD on December 22nd

Just Jinjer is the most successful rock act in South African history and recently made their way back home after recording and touring overseas. The band has had two double-platinum albums, six #1 ...

On the third season of "30 Rock," Liz Lemon tries to avoid jury duty by dressing as Princess Leia, Jenna stars in a biopic about Janis Joplin, and Steve Martin plays a fabulously wealthy agoraphobe...

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones has announced the title and release date of her upcoming album, "The Fall", her fourth studio album which will be released by EMI's B...

Happy Birthday to Kiss bassist/singer Gene Simmons (1949) "The O.C." actress Rachel Bilson (1981) "Kenan & Kel" star Kel Mitchell (1978) German supermodel Claudia Schiffer (1970) "A...

As the two time consecutive reigning Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year launches their follow-up combo CD/DVD, "Live on the Inside," to hit stores August 4, the night before Sugarland ...

The success of the weekend's Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee has been marred by news the event's clean-up crew found a dead body on site on Tuesday. Reports suggest the 20-something m...

Recent rumblings in the press seem to suggest that the Jonas Brothers are not the hot commodity they once were. Consider, for example, the release of their recent 3D film project "The Jonas Brothe...

On the UniversalMusicStore.com they are auctioning off a signed Elvis Costello guitar where 100% of the proceeds go to City of Hope. The City of Hope is dedicated to finding a cure for cancer as we...

Though television, particularly on cable, is crawling towards the idea of a year-round schedule, May remains Sweeps Month, that time of year when dozens of shows leave you hanging for the summer. ...

In the season finale of 30 Rock, we pick up last week's kidney cliffhanger with Jack feeling some sort of obligation to help the man he admits he does not even know for sure is his dad. He goes to ...

Prankster Eminem is back at his best in his comeback video "We Made You", spoofing rocker-turned-reality TV star Bret Michaels, Star Trek's Mr. Spock, John Mayer, Elvis and even Amy Winehouse's est...

Some music is intended to paint a romantic scene - a candlelit dinner, a walk along a moonlit beach. Quiet Nights - Diana Krall's twelfth album - ain't about that. Using Brazil as a musical point o...

The organizers of Record Store Day have been happily overwhelmed by a steady flurry of support and activity from artists, record labels and retailers wishing to participate in the annual event in s...

Veteran Heart rockers Ann and Nancy Wilson are to be honored with a lifetime achievement award from a prestigious songwriters' group. The sisters, the only constant members of the group, will...

Music legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Paul McCartney will appear as a guest on Comedy Central's Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning The Colbert Report on Wednesday, January 28 at 11:30 ...

Punk pranks left Elvis Costello with a nasty taste in his mouth and his shoes on fire during his heyday as an angry young man. The rocker and his group The Attractions were on tour in Belgium with ...

Before we fall into the annual Thanksgiving tryptophan coma, we'd like to take a few minutes to give thanks for some of the best pop cultural presents received in 2008. Paul Rudd This year...

This year, a great American holiday tradition is born – watching "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!," Stephen Colbert's one-hour original musical holiday special premiering Sunday, Nov...

Lucinda Williams has always been adept at painting landscapes of the soul, illuminating the spirit's shadowy nooks and shimmering crannies— but she's never captured the sun breaking through the clo...