AP - A former member of Wilco is suing the band's lead singer, claiming he's owed royalties for songs during his seven years and five albums with the group.
AP - A publicist for The White Stripes says drummer Meg White is engaged to musician Jackson Smith, the son of punk singer Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith.
AP - A Louisiana judge has denied a request by prosecutors to send rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller to jail until his August trial on a second-degree murder charge.
Yahoo! Music - Cat Stevens has said that he believes that Coldplay's hit "Viva La Vida" is a take-off of his own song, "Foreigner Suite." -- read full article
Mon, 04 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
E! Online - Christian Bale is still steamed at the Terminator Salvation crew. But now it's the sound guys, not the cinematography crew, who are the subject of his formidable ire.
E! Online - Denise Richards wants you to know that there's a very good reason she sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" the other day at a Chicago Cubs game.
Reuters - Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens agreed on Monday that the Coldplay song, "Viva La Vida," sounds like one of his 1973 songs, but he stopped short of saying he would sue for plagiarism. -- read full article
Mon, 04 May 2009 22:34:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Music fans old enough to have attended the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 40 years ago boogied alongside those who weren't yet born when the celebration of music, food and the culture of Louisiana began.