NEW YORK (AP) — Judging by the lineup, Sunday's inaugural celebration for Barack Obama at the Lincoln Memorial is a coveted gig for music's top names.

New York indie band TV On The Radio has beat icon Bob Dylan and rockers Coldplay to top Rolling Stone magazine's Best Albums of 2008 poll. The group's fourth studio album

Rocker John Mellencamp is joining the U.S. presidential debate - by recording a radio ad in his native Indiana, urging the public to vote for Democrat Barack Obama.

OC'S original skanking pranksters Reel Big Fish have finished mixing and mastering the tracks that will make up their new album, a 10 song serving

Happy Birthday to Notebook star Rachel McAdams (1976), singer Toni Braxton (1968), American Idol nice-guy Simon Cowell (1959), Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith (1957), Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres (1956),

Coldplay have triumphed at the 2008 Q Awards in London - the rockers picked up two prizes at Monday's ceremony, including the Best Act In The World Today award.

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has taken his baby son Levi to his first rock concert - just weeks after the newborn enjoyed his first surfing trip.

Rap still rules at the top of the U.S. album charts - Nas has replaced Lil Wayne at number one. Nas' controversial new Untitled release sold 187,000 copies in its first week to claim the top spot on the new Billboard countdown,

Billy Joel turned the first of two fond farewell concerts at New York's Shea Stadium into a star-studded affair on Wednesday with a string of top guests.