December 21, 2012 marks the possible end of the Mayan calendar and somehow as a result the end of the world. So, in order to prepare for the event, why not listen to some fitting music instead of digging a bomb shelter. It will certainly make your neighbors think more highly of you.

10. "Five Years" David Bowie

Bowie's "Five Years" is a song about humanity learning that they only have five years left to exist. The song details the devestation that is felt by those who hear the news, and features a narrator who cannot comprehend the end of existence. So, when someone someday establishes ...

The list of musicians unhappy with politicians using their music is growing, and R.E.M. is the newest addition to that list. Only they are not complaining to a politician but to a whole network. Fox News has reportedly been using the band's song "Losing My Religion" on the show Fox & Friends.

"We have little or no respect for their puff adder brand of reportage," lead singer Michael Stipe said in a statement on R.E.M.'s website. "Our music does not belong there."

The band and Warner-Tamerlane Music, their music publisher, sent a cease and desist letter to the network, telling it to stop ...

September was a month rapper T.I. would like to both remember and forget - he completed an 11-month prison sentence for a probation violation only to run into legal trouble again soon after his initial release for conducting illegal business deals on his way to a halfway house. It wasn't a great month for Madonna either - her movie take on the romance between Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII was savaged by critics at the Venice Film Festival, while her ex-husband Guy Ritchie became a dad again.

Celine Dion was left shaken up after an intruder was found running a bath at her Montreal, Canada ...

Kirsten Dunst has been a successful actor for over two decades, and she’s only 29. Now that she is a grown-up living on her own, she finally feels like she’s made it. Not because of he successful movies or her awards, but because of her neighbor.

“There are moments when you know you’ve actually made it,” Dunst said, speaking at a Young Hollywood panel at AFI Fest. “I’m a big R.E.M. fan. When I was younger, I used to jump around to ‘Stand’ in my living room. Now Michael Stipe is my neighbor. That’s when I made it. Michael Stipe is my neighbor.”

Not only does Dunst have a famous neighbor, b...

R.E.M.'s poignant final video for the group's last single release "We All Go Back To Where We Belong" is a three-and-a-half minute study of actress Kirsten Dunst.

Directed by frontman Michael Stipe and Dominic DeJoseph, the black and white promo doesn't feature any of the band members - just the actress listening to the group's swansong while trying to stifle the giggles.

A second version of the video features poet and filmmaker John Giorno.

R.E.M. shocked the music world last month when the band announced it was splitting after 19 years.

After R.E.M. ignited the blogosphere on September 21st with the news that they had decided to "call it a day as a band" via a statement on their website, the beloved band have announced that they will release their final album, R.E.M., Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982 - 2011, on Warner Bros. Records on November 15th, 2011. The album is a 40-song career-spanning retrospective that collects, for the first time ever, songs from R.E.M.'s entire back catalog, including the pioneering American band's years on both the IRS label (1982 to 1987) and Warner Bros. Rec...

We're losing our religion: R.E.M. is breaking up after thirty years of music-making.

R.E.M. taught us that Everybody Hurts… sometimes. Now, they’re the ones causing the hurt: they’re breaking up after three decades of music-making.

The Athens, Georgia-born band released a statement on their website about the break-up, saying it was time to end.

"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone wh...

REM frontman Michael Stipe was once thrown out of a concert at gunpoint after he tried to excrement on stage.

The musician was performing in America in the 1980s when he became offended by the audience, who mistook his band for a ska group.

In protest, Stipe pulled down his trousers and tried to relieve himself in front of the shocked crowd - but the band was thrown out of the venue with guns held to them following the incident.

He tells Interview magazine, "I pulled my pants down (on stage) once and tried to take a s**t on stage as a protest to an audience who thought we were a ska band...

REM frontman Michael Stipe became so ill as he battled bulimia, he thought he was suffering from AIDS.

The singer experienced a breakdown after the band shot to fame in the 1980s and spent a year in the grip of the eating disorder. Stipe admits he struggled to deal with the group's success, and ended up "unraveling on the inside."

He tells Interview magazine, "I distinctly remember a conversation with my band in the van where I was having a complete meltdown. It was 1984, I think, and I was huddled in the back corner of our van and saying, 'I can't do this. I can't do this.' I didn't wa...

"Mmmbop" hitmakers Hanson are re-broadcasting their 12-hour online telethon for Japan after the initial charity event raised $100,000 for the earthquake and tsunami relief effort.

The trio was joined by R.E.M. star Michael Stipe, shock rocker Andrew W.K. and the Boxer Rebellion, among others, for the telethon, which they organised during the South by Southwest festival in Texas last month.

The event was a big success and now brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson are re-airing the eclectic show to raise more cash for the American Red Cross.

Taylor Hanson tells Spinner.com, "The stream was...

Proceeds from Star-Studded Album to Support Disaster Relief Efforts of Japanese Red Cross

In what stands as a major global music relief effort to benefit those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, over 30 of the biggest names in contemporary music have joined together for the worldwide release of "Songs for Japan," an unprecedented compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks, available worldwide on the iTunes Store for $9.99 starting today (www.itunes.com/songsforjapan). Proceeds from the album's sale will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the Japanese Red Cros...

R.E.M. release their eagerly awaited new studio album, Collapse Into Now, today, March 8th, on Warner Bros. Records. The album has already receiving glowing praise from such media outlets as Spin, Rolling Stone (which said the band “roar back with Collapse Into Now”), and NPR, which wrote that the album “reaffirms R.E.M. as a vital, thoughtful, and gifted band with plenty left to say.”

Collapse Into Now found R.E.M., which is singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills, re-teaming with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacknife Lee, whoproduced the band’s acclai...

A new musical collaboration between rockers Eddie Vedder and Michael Stipe has leaked online.

"It Happened Today," which features on R.E.M.'s new album, leaked on Monday night.

Pearl Jam star Vedder has long been associated with Stipe and R.E.M. - he often appears onstage at concerts and he inducted the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

R.E.M.'s Collapse Into Now is set for release in March.

Neither Vedder, Stipe nor R.E.M. have commented about the Internet leak.

This week’s "Glee" summoned a higher power than Britney Spears and gave us a good reason to continue to believe in this show. Our prayers for a character and plot-driven episode were answered! 'Grilled Cheesus' had a story, a clear theme, and a variety of interesting musical interpretations of said theme that deserve to be praised. So now, to continue our sacred tradition, let’s recap last night’s show…

Are You There God? It’s Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi...

To take on a complex subject like religion, ‘Glee’ begins with a Christ-like imprint in Finn’s grilled cheese. This perfectly absurd deity becomes...

R.E.M.'s Everybody Hurts is the song most likely to make men sob, according to a new British survey.

The tune beat Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton's heartfelt tribute to his dead son - to top a new poll conducted by PRS for Music, an organization which collects royalties.

Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah was third and Sinead O'Connor was the only woman on the list at four with Prince-penned song Nothing Compares 2 U.

Also making the top 10: With or Without You by U2, The Verve's The Drugs Don't Work and Candle in the Wind by Elton John.

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Mariah Carey held a concert at The Chicago Theatre on Saturday, and she strutted her stuff in a large billowing dress on a swing. Go Mimi! Is it just us, or do her legs seem a little chunk-tastic? Check out more pics after the jump, and you decide!

An all-star collaboration of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" for earthquake-stricken Haiti has set a new record after becoming the U.K.'s fastest-selling charity single this century. In addition to Mariah, Leona Lewis & Susan Boyle performed on the cover track.

The bad news is Mariah was recently nominated as the decade's worst actress by the ...

Simon Cowell's all-star collaboration Everybody Hurts for earthquake-stricken Haiti has set a new record after becoming the U.K.'s fastest-selling charity single this century. The American Idol judge recruited a host of stars, including Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis and Susan Boyle, to perform on the R.E.M. cover track in a bid to raise money for survivors of last month's tremor.

Since its release on Sunday, the song has already shifted more than 200,000 units - and it's on course to have the biggest first week sales of any single since 2000. A spokesperson for the Official Charts Company s...

Cult singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt has died after going into a coma earlier in the week after an alleged suicide attempt. Prior to his death, the Georgia-based star's latest health scare was revealed by frequent collaborator Kristin Hersh via her Twitter.com page.

She wrote, "Another suicide attempt, looks bad, coma - if he survives, there may be brain damage. This time, it's real scary: *this* time, he left a note, *this* time, he asked them to call me (sic)."

The 45 year old has been wheelchair-bound for over 20 years, following a car accident. He was discovered by R.E.M. singer Mi...

The Killers' Sam's Town has been named the Most Underrated Album of the Decade in a new online poll.

Readers of Rolling Stone voted for the album that should have been a classic over the weekend and gave the Las Vegas act's 2006 release the edge over Pearl Jam's eponymous 2006 disc.

Also making the top five on the list were Kings of Leon's Because of the Times, Accelerate by R.E.M and Radiohead's Hail to the Thief.

Last week, Radiohead's Kid A was named Album of the Decade by the publication. Green Day's American Idiot topped the Readers Poll.

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Welcome to the wild world of "Weird Al" Yankovic - a world populated by a Pennsylvania Dutch gangsta-rapper ("Amish Paradise") and a serial-killing Saint Nick ("The Night Santa Went Crazy") - a world where people frantically search for their Liquid Paper, hallucinate about the floating disembodied head of Colonel Sanders and dream of one day visiting "The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota." Yankovic, a three-time Grammy Award winner and the biggest selling comedy recording artist in history, shows no mercy to cultural milestones of every stripe - from Jurassic Park and Star Wars to the hi...

Check out a new behind-the-scenes video from Tokio Hotel, Howie Day's latest, South Africa's Just Jinjer, Wolfmother's latest 'Transmission From The Cosmic Egg', and a live R.E.M. video in anticipation of their upcoming live DVD. Also, have a listen to newcomer Agnes' debut single. Check it all out!

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To help lead up to the Oct 27 release of R.E.M.'s Live at the Olympia, check out the video for "Man-Sized Wreath" (Live from Dublin)...

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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 Blue Note Records on November 17. Jones has also revealed the cover artwork for the album, which features a portrait by photographer Autumn de Wilde.

Jones was the surprise guest performer at Apple's "It's Only Rock n' Roll" press conference in San Francisco. Her breakout album Come Away With Me is one of the first albums to be released in the iTunes LP format, a new feature of iTunes 9 that rei...

The massive crowd at Centennial (Olympic) Park was dominated by red and maroon…red for the Alabama fans and maroon for the Virginia Tech fans. Their teams would square off later at the Georgia Dome for a college football week-one match up. Lucky for them - and everyone else here - Georgia's own Collective Soul had agreed to put on a free concert in the heart of the revitalized downtown Atlanta. This would be one of those shows for which the planets would align: the weather was perfecto, the sounds were exquisite, and the SEC fans were all amenable (even the Hokies, who would soon experie...

Always on the lookout for new celebrity cookie dusters, we couldn't help but notice 49-year-old R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe's thick moustache at the 6th Annual Food Bank For New York "Can-Do" Awards Dinner.

What do you think of Michael's 'stache? Keep it or shave it? Leave a comment below!

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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 p.m. ET/PT. McCartney's appearance will be his first and only scheduled U.S. late-night appearance in support of the new album, Electric Arguments, released under The Fireman alias used by McCartney and producer/musician Youth.

Other musicians who have previously appeared on the show include Neil Young, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson, R.E.M., The Roots, John Legend, Barry Manilow, John Mellencam...

It's been a long eight years for America…longer for some than others (see New Orleans). Luckily, we have some very creative musical artists out there suffering along with us. For them, the first amendment is expressed through their music.

These 30 selections may relate to the War in Iraq, the Katrina debacle, our shaky mantle as "The Greatest Country In The World," our desire to have a President smarter than us (see "nucular"), and the list goes on.

As we all hopefully look forward to our next President, let's take one last look back (and good-bye) at George W. Bush, and some so...

Rockers R.E.M transformed the last date of their Brazilian tour into a celebration of Barack Obama's historic victory in the U.S. presidential election.

The group have made their support for the Democrat leader known throughout his bid for the White House, speaking against the current U.S. administration during their tour of South America.

And the Losing My Religion stars made Obama's victory the focus of their Sao Paulo gig on Tuesday - projecting images of the Illinois, Chicago senator above the stage.

Alongside the smiling snaps of the popular politician were the words "Ob...

In every election passion and enthusiasm can run very high, leading to many stars to make announcements and proclamations that they wouldn't ordinarily make. One statement that is almost always heard in every election is "If my guy (sorry Hillary supporters) doesn't win, then I'm out of here."

Here is a list of a few celebrities who have boldly and gallantly made the declaration to leave this country if their candidate doesn't win.

Seal Will Leave U.S. If McCain Wins

British singer Seal has vowed to quit America if Republican presidential candidate Jo...

Snow Patrol will release A Hundred Million Suns (Polydor/Fiction/Geffen Records) on October 28th 2008. The album is preceded by the fantastic single "Take Back The City", which comes with a video shot in East London courtesy of acclaimed video director Alex Courtes (The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army").

Gary Lightbody (vocals/guitars) says, "I'm so proud of this record. Everybody played out of their skin. Garret (Jacknife Lee) continued his progression from maverick genius to one of the best producers in the world. Musically, lyrically and sonically the best record we've made"

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R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has threatened to leave America if Senator John McCain is elected U.S. President. The singer-- who has recorded a song for McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama-- will move to the U.K if Americans pick the Republican candidate at the upcoming November elections.

Stipe says, "He served his country and he did a good job as a serviceman, I will honor him for that, but he is not presidential material."

He adds, "I'd have to move to England."

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