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.

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

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.

Happy Birthday to country singer Deana Carter (1966), English actress Julia Ormond (1965), "Kids in the Hall" alum Dave Foley (1963), R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe (1962), "Max Headroom" actor Matt Frewer (1958),

Happy Birthday to "Northern Exposure" actress Janine Turner (1962), film and television actor Xander Berkeley (1958), Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoades (1956; d. 1982), R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck (1956),

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.

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."

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

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--

R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe has hit out at American president George W. Bush, admitting he "can't stand the guy."