LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy is to take a break from the band to work on solo projects. The rocker is too busy with other projects, including his DFA record label, to produce new material with the band.

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.

In the interest of keeping our readers' fingers on the pulse of the latest British wave, Starpulse gives you the 411 on the newest batch of hot songwriters from across the pond.

LCD Soundsystem are celebrating after their Sound Of Silver CD was belatedly named the Best Album Of 2007 by prestigious publication Village Voice.

Radiohead's In Rainbows has topped a list naming the best albums of 2007 in British music magazine Mojo. The band, who stunned the recording industry when they announced "In Rainbows" would be available to download at any price, beat out competition from Arcade Fire's Neon Bible to land the number one spot.

The B-52's, pioneering dance-rock stars, are exploding on the scene once again with the February 26th, 2008 release of 'Funplex', the band's first studio album in 16 years and the first with the Astralwerks label.

A surprise appearance by Pearl Jam legend Eddie Vedder kicked off the Lollapalooza music festival on Friday when he appeared on stage with Ben Harper at Chicago's Grant Park.

REDMOND, Wash. -- June 4, 2007 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of Ignition, a new program that gives recording artists with new releases a unique channel to reach tens of millions of consumers, whether they are browsing music online, playing games or catching up on the latest news.

Tickets are now officially on sale for Lollapalooza 2007, August 3-5 in Chicago’s Grant Park. Among the 120-plus artists are behemoths Pearl Jam — in their sole U.S. show this year — as well as Daft Punk, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Muse, Iggy and the Stooges, Interpol, Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party, Snow Patrol, The Roots, Paolo Nutini, Femi Kuti and The Positive Force, and many more.

LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy will never forget the time he worked with Britney Spears because the pop superstar walked out on him. Murphy and Spears briefly collaborated on songs the singer was planning to include on her 2003 album In The Zone.