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  • Man Charged In Beating Death At Lil' Kim Party
    A New York nightclub worker has confessed to beating a woman to death during a Sunday night birthday celebration for rapper Lil' Kim, the police commissioner said.

  • Billboard Bits: Ingrid Michaelson, Mary Chapin Carpenter
    Singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson will use her music to fight cancer via the Oct. 14 release of the album "Be OK."

  • U.S. Sheds See Grosses, Attendances Rising
    As Live Nation preps for its Q2 earnings call after market close today (Aug. 7), the company can point to an amphitheater season that has not only weathered an iffy economy in the first half of the year, but managed to post some improved numbers.

  • Jay-Z Drawing Up A New 'Blueprint'
    Jay-Z has confirmed rumors that he's hard at work on his 11th and final album via Def Jam, "The Blueprint 3." The artist rapped over a new beat during a guest spot during Kanye West's New York show last night (Aug. 7)

  • McKagan, McCready To Rock Seattle Tattoo Expo
    Velvet Revolver's Duff McKagan and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready will rock out with their side projects in the coming days as part of the seventh annual Seattle Tattoo Expo, which kicks off tomorrow (Aug. 8) at the Seattle Center.

  • Universal Licenses New Miley Album For Europe
    Universal Music Group (UMG) has licensed Miley Cyrus' U.S. No. 1 album "Breakout" from Disney Music Group's Hollywood Records for distribution in Europe.

  • Wolfmother To Continue With New Members
    Keyboardist/bassist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett have exited Australian rock act Wolfmother after "longstanding frictions," but frontman Andrew Stockdale says he will continue the group with new members.

  • Bobby Valentino Snags EMI Distribution Deal
    R&B singer Bobby Valentino has signed a distribution deal with EMI Global Music Services for his Blu Kolla Dreams imprint.


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