Happy Birthday to:

R&B Singer Ciara (1985)

Happy Birthday to

Kiss bassist/singer Gene Simmons (1949)

Judas Priest star K.K. Downing is to turn the Shropshire estate he bought in 1985 into a top new golf course.

It took all of 27 years to happen, but as they say 'there is no time like the present,' as perhaps the most recognizable of rock acts,

Former Metallica rocker Dave Mustaine has turned down the chance to join the band when they are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April.

Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year.

Happy Birthday to singer Ciara (1985), New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez (1971), Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith (1962), voice of Bart Simpson on TV's The Simpsons Nancy Cartwright (1959),

Multi-platinum rockers Tesla, Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitars), Brian Wheat (bass), Troy Luccketta (drums) and Dave Rude (guitar) begin

Happy Birthday to "The O.C." actress Rachel Bilson (1981), "Kenan & Kel" star Kel Mitchell (1978), German supermodel Claudia Schiffer (1970), "All My Children" actor Cameron Mathison (1969),

Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today revealed at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit the song set list for Rock Band 2, the next evolution of the groundbreaking Rock Band music platform.