Latest Music Updates

• Exclusive: Michael Jackson Final Rehearsal [vid]: In an exclusive video obtained by CNN, Michael Jackson rehearses with dancers during June 23 session at the Staples Center. Read More
• Pixies Play "Bone Machine" at Minotaur Release Party: This is an exclusive video of Pixies playing Bone Machine at the Village Underground in London at the Minotaur release party. Read More
• Vibe Founder Quincy Jones Wants To Revive Mag on the Web: "Jones told EbonyJet's Adrienne Samuels Gibbs. 'They just messed my magazine all up, but I'm gonna get it back. You better believe it, I'm'a take it online because print and all that stuff is over.'" Read More
• Jackson fans: Get $125 refund or retain 'keepsake' ticket: The concert promoter that organized the 50 sold-out "This is It" London performances that Michael Jackson will never give is offering disappointed fans a choice: A refund of the $125 or so they paid -- or the actual ticket, which the promoter says was designed by Jackson himself as a keepsake. Read More
• Michael Jackson Sells 2.6 Million Downloads This Week: It's easy to forget how good something is until it's gone. And, apparently, everyone is buying now, because, based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, 2.6 million Michael Jackson (his work with Jackson 5 and the Jacksons included) digital downloads were sold in just one week. Read More
• Michael Jackson: The Last Photos from Rehearsal: Shortly before his death, the King of Pop was photographed rehearsing for his sold-out London shows. These 6 photos show him in full dress rehearsal and behind the scenes. Read More
• The Legends of "Star Search": There are so many talent shows on TV these days, from "American Idol" to "America's Got Talent" to all the dance programs, it's hard to believe that everyone who can carry a tune or pop-and-lock hasn't been discovered by now. But there was once a time when such series were a novelty, and one show ruled supreme: "Star Search." Read More
• Glastonbury 2009 (PICS): Over the weekend, appoximately 190,000 people made their way to Worthy Farm in western England to attend the 2009 Glastonbury Festival. Attendees came to see performances at what is billed as "Europe's largest open-air music festival" on many stages over four days - headliners included Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and a reunited Blur. Read More
• Top 10 Bands vs Fans Moments Caught On Tape : Sometimes admiration can turn into hostility when egos get bruised or you just plain suck. Either way we are happy the cameras were rolling when the ***** hit the fan (or vice versa). Read More
• 2009's Most Overlooked Albums: EMusic's list of the most overlooked albums so far this year. Read More
• Jay-Z's "Death of Autotune" performance at BET Awards: Sounds better live than it does on the record. Read More
• The Daily Show: Jason Jones - "The Kids are Allah Right": Skip to 3:05 for J-squared's rap. Read More
• Dancing Filipino Prisoners are Back with MJ Tribute : From the same prisoners that brought you their amazing performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller", now bring you their tribute to the late and great King of Pop. Best. Prison Warden. Ever. Read More
• Michael Jackson's First Moonwalk, Billie Jean: It happened in 1983 at the Motown 25. For those in the audience that night they would see something they'd never forget, something that would change the destiny of Michael Jackson forever, the moonwalk. Read More
• Satan Controls Fleetwood Mac, Music Industry: Do you like Fleetwood Mac? How about Prince or MC Hammer? If so, you're really a fan of the Dark Prince. Read More
• Snoop Dog & Buzz Aldrin Team up for a Rap Song....Seriously: It was probably one small step for Snoop Dogg but it was one giant leap for Buzz Aldrin when he teamed up with the hip-hop artist to record a rap single. Read More
• Classic Michael Jackson Videos: Michael Jacksons YouTube channel has all of his most popular videos, some have been viewed tens of millions of times. There's Thriller, Don't Stop, Bad, Smooth Criminal, Beat it and more. Read More
• Iranian Rockers Give New Meaning to Underground Music: “Music is just something you can’t take away from people” - Hypernova Read More
• 6 Songs Used to Torture: Playing an annoying song over and over to get someone to spill their guts might sound like a gag from a Mel Brooks movie, but it’s actually become a standard practice. An article by an NYU musicologist details how music was regularly used in interrogations on bases in Iraq and Afghanistan as a method of inducing disorientation. Read More
• Before They were Music Stars: It feels good to realize that before tehy were rock or pop stars, these people were just like us (I sound like my wife's magazine). Below is a trip down memory lane that features school yearbook photos from some of music's biggest stars. Read More
• 10 Must See Artists at Glastonbury This Year: The UK’s largest music festival starts this weekend. We take a look at the 10 acts appearing at Glastonbury that you should wade through to the mud to take a closer look at. Read More
• Ringo Wants to Sing More (Beatles Parody): With gems like Octopus' Garden it's a wonder why Ringo didn't write more! Read More
• 1 Illegal Download = 3+1/3 Dead Relatives: Profoundly sick society? Read More
• Top Ten “Weird Al” Songs - GeekDad Style: “Weird Al” Yankovic has been pumping out parodies before there were CDs. Yes, young padawans, I listened to him on cassette tape. So, with a shout-out to one of my favorite artists (and a hat-tip to big-time fans), I present the Top 10 Weird Al songs – GeekDad style. Read More
• Ex-Wilco Guitarist Jay Bennett Died of an Overdose: 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 More
• Spinal Tap is Back!: The faux metal band that sprung forth from Rob Reiner's 1984 'mockumentary' is back with a new album (its first in 17 years) and a one-off 'world tour.' Read More
• Triumph Takes on Bonnaroo : The Tonight Show's Triumph The Insult Comic Dog was everywhere at Bonnaroo '09 -- backstage, onstage, Tent City, the Discotheque Arcade, Scratch DJ Academy. Read More
• EFF: ASCAP Wants To Be Paid When Your Phone Rings: ASCAP (the same folks who went after Girl Scouts for singing around a campfire) appears to believe that every time your musical ringtone rings in public, you're violating copyright law by "publicly performing" it without a license. At least that's the import of a brief [2.5mb PDF] it filed in ASCAP's court battle with mobile phone giant AT&T. Read More
• Can You Resell a Used MP3 Like You Would a CD?: Carting a crate of used CDs to your local record store so you can make rent is a rite of passage as ancient as it can be tearful. But what about those MP3s and iTunes songs you're ready to unload? Is there a way to sell those off, too, when you get tired of them or just need some extra scratch? Read More
• TED: Qi Zhang's electrifying organ performance: Organ virtuoso Qi Zhang plays her electric rendering of "Ridiculous Fellows" from Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges" orchestral suite. This exhilarating performance from TEDx USC features the Yamaha Electone Stagea, a rare, imported instrument specially programmed by Qi herself. Read More
• Moby: The RIAA Needs to be Disbanded: The two million dollar fine handed out to Jammie Thomas by a Minnesota jury this week hasn’t done the music industry’s image much good. While lawyers and high level managers at the major labels cracked open the Champagne, artists such as Moby and Radiohead shook their heads in shame at what the music world has become. Read More
• New Kids on the Block blame lousy ticket sales on recession: And I blame all my extra weight on restaurant reviews. Hey, NKOTB, how about blaming it on the fact that no one wants to see a crap-ass, washed-up boy band reuniting when all the members are nearing middle age? How 'bout them apples? Read More
• PETA Asks Phish to Change Name to 'Sea Kittens': I wish I were kidding, or linking to The Onion. Sadly, I am not. PETA; you seriously never cease to amaze me. Read More
• A clever use for that old Clash tape (PIC): If audiotape is dead, this is the ghost in the machine. Read More
• Researchers Conclude Piracy Not Stifling Content Creation : File-sharing, to the extent that it involves copyright infringement, has affected the music business. But, as a pair of academic researchers happily point out in a working paper they've posted online, copyright law was never meant to protect the music business in the first place—instead, it's intended to foster creative production in the arts. Read More
• Someone Autotuned Jay Z's "Death to Autotune" - Touche Sir: Remember Jay-Z's song "Death of Auto-Tune (D.O.A.)"? Well, it's been remixed — you guessed it — Auto-Tune. Read More
• Out of Nowhere - Jack Conte (Videosong): ***** Read More
• Live Nation gets No Fee Wednesday right this time around: After a public lashing here and on Rolling Stone's Web site, LiveNation has responded and cut the fees from hundreds of shows for the rest of today, which can save anywhere from $13-20 compared to buying Thursday. Don't forget to get the discounted price you need to order before midnight tonight. Read More
• Band Praises P2P for Helping Artists “Discover Music”: Praises file-sharing for making it easier to discover lots of “obscure,” classic music that makes today’s music “richer as an artform,” and calls artists who complain about illegal downloading “petty.” Read More
• The Story of the Beatles in Two Minutes: I don't care about Rock Band. Or Beatles Rock Band. Not even Lego Rock Band. But I do care about The Beatles, and the game's opening cinematic is just a perfect, beautiful summary of their history. Read More