AP - The songwriter and director behind "You Light Up My Life" has been indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting women who answered audition ads on Craigslist.
AP - Peace and love will last a lot longer than three days at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which is celebrating Woodstock's 40th anniversary with a new exhibit.
AP - Authorities say former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a pain killer, and that they're investigating his death as an accident. -- read full article
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:55:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Bruce Springsteen's manager has come out swinging against the Newark Star Ledger and Ticketmaster Chairman Barry Diller following a news report that the rocker's organization kept many of the best tickets to a recent show out of the public's hands.
Reuters - Barbra Streisand has joined forces with Canadian jazz singer-pianist Diana Krall on her first studio album in four years, which is set for release on September 29, her record label said on Monday. -- read full article
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:14:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Chris Brown pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting Rihanna and the two were ordered to stay away from each other, in a deal that keeps the singer out of prison but requires him to clean up graffiti or roadside trash.
E! Online - I recently went to see John Mayer, but he only played five or six of his own songs and then started playing his favorite artist's songs. Why? Do royalties have to be paid for that? And who decides such playlists? Thanks.
E! Online - Update: Have Julianne Hough supporters been a little too enthusiastic in claiming she's the Footloose top choice? I'm now being told that while the filmmakers certainly consider her among their favorites, they're hoping she'll be able to improve on her acting skills before the cameras start rolling.
AP - Madonna's new daughter has flown out of her native Malawi on a private jet headed for London, an airport employee and a person familiar with Madonna's adoption proceedings in this southern African country said Saturday.