British singer Kate Nash suffered a "breakdown" on her last tour after she began drinking too much. The Foundations hit-maker admits she began to experience emotional problems during a six-week tour of America in 2008, and started consuming more alcohol in a bid to bury her feelings.

She tells Britain's Guardian newspaper, "(It was) hard to get nervous or excited about (the shows). Then you'd feel guilty about that, you'd start hating yourself because you were worried you were a bad performer, and then there's all that self-doubt, and without realizing it you become very insecure and very...

Produced by David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Regina Spektor, Sublime), Shattered features songs from Matisyahu's forthcoming album, recorded and mixed in Jamaica, New York, Los Angeles, and Virginia.

Several guest artists contribute to the four-song EP: ground-breaking Jamaican reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie (drums and bass, "Two Child One Drop" and "I Will Be Light"), son of legendary reggae artist Freddie McGregor and among Jamaica's youngest and most innovative young producers Stephen McGregor (co-producer, keyboards, drum-programming, "Smash Lies") , Fish (drums, "So Hi So Lo") a...

Singer/songwriter Regina Spektor is "feeling much better" just days after collapsing before her scheduled performance in Nashville, Tennessee. Spektor was forced to pull out of the concert at the Ryman Auditorium after a "severe inner-ear infection caused a sudden case of vertigo."

According to her spokesman Steven Trachtenbroit, Spektor is recovering well after canceling a second show on Thursday night.

He tells New York gossip column PageSix, "Regina is feeling much better."

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Singer/songwriter Regina Spektor was rushed to hospital on Wednesday night after collapsing shortly before her scheduled performance in Nashville, Tennessee.

Officials at the city's concert venue Ryman Auditorium announced nearly 10 minutes after the Russian-born Fidelity singer was due to take the stage that Spektor was being held by doctors at a local hospital for observation.

A statement released by her management read, "Last night in Nashville, following her sound check at the Ryman Auditorium, Regina Spektor was taken to a local hospital after collapsing due to a severe inner...

John Cusack is so impressed by the talents of musician Regina Spektor he wants to cast her in his next movie. The star confesses he is a big fan of the Russian-born singer's music and is hoping to persuade her to star in a future film.

He says, "There is a great artist that I've become friends with who I want to use in one of my movies and who I'm kind of in love with - Regina Spektor. She's fantastic."

-Regina Spektor Pictures

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For the second season in a row, a diverse slate of artists have recorded special renditions of "Little Boxes," the theme song of Showtime's award-winning comedy series Weeds.

Originally penned and recorded by Malvina Reynolds in 1962, the tune will be performed by a bevy of acclaimed artists, including Grammy Life Achievement Award winner Joan Baez; iconic singer-songwriter Donovan; ex-Spearhead frontman Michael Franti; hip-hop band The Individuals; four-time Grammy nominated Afro-Pop singer Angelique Kidjo; Latin band Kinky; experimental rockers Man Man; the renowned, multiple-Grammy ...

In an historic effort to mobilize activism around the human rights atrocities occurring in Darfur, Sudan, more than 50 international recording artists and over 30 record labels have united behind "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur." The collection features iconic songs by legendary musician and peace activist John Lennon recorded by an array of best-selling artists and will be available for purchase both on CD and as digital downloads via online retailers.

In keeping with its long tradition of activism powered by music, Amnesty International, the world's...

Beirut, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Cat Power, Tom Waits and Regina Spektor make up half of the finalists for this year's Shortlist Music Prize. The top 10 albums were narrowed down from an initial list of 61 for the prizegiving, which will take place in Los Angeles at a date and venue to be decided.

The Shortlist Music Prize, the equivalent to Britain's Mercury Music Prize, returns this year after a year off.

The prize is given to the artist who recorded the best album which has yet to sell 500,000 units in the United States.

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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.

The 2006 edition of Lollapalooza filled Grant Park with more than 166,000 attendees of every stripe—figuratively and literally—...

Paolo Nutini has announced that, due to popular demand, a number of shows on his first full-fledged tour of North America has been upscaled to larger venues. In addition, the Scotland-born singer/songwriter -- whose just-released album, "These Streets," debuted in the top 50 on the Billboard 200 album chart -- will be among the superstar lineup at the 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, slated for June 14-17 in Manchester, Tennessee.

The sold-out March dates see Nutini and his band moving to bigger rooms across the country (see itinerary below). Other scheduled shows on the tour inclu...

Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce the initial lineup for the 2007 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The sixth annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 14-17 on the same beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville.

A full list of confirmed acts follows, and more will be announced in the coming weeks. The final Bonnaroo 2007 lineup will total over 100 bands and 20 comedians performing on 13 stages over four days. Tickets go on sale exclusively through bonnaroo.com on Friday, February 23 at 12:00 PM ...