Mjsbigblog — Two days of American Idol audition callbacks, at the historic Ryman auditorium,  ended on Tuesday. Can I reiterate how happy I am that Nigel Lythgoe is back? If you aren’t following @Dizzyfeet, yet, you absolutely must.  Here�... more info

ContactMusic — Soul singer ARETHA FRANKLIN has cancelled an upcoming concert in Charlottesville, Virginia amid health concerns.Franklin, 68, was initially scheduled to perform at the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Radio Free Wohlman said... Transmission 5510 C'mon - let's go space truckin'. Blast-off and tune-in to an astronautical mission through the solar system starting at the sun and working our way out - far out! Along the way we are powered by the sou... more info

Dlisted — Nevermind the recycled dress from Ke$ha's fashion line for Hefty, I didn't know Marion Cotillard could bring it like that! But here she is, with her honeyed mon dieus out at the Paris premiere of her boyfriend's movie Les Petit Mouchoi... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With it’s long-running “Divas” concert franchise, VH1 has over the years managed to snag an impressive array of female powerhouse vocalists, including veterans such as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and younger divas Beyoncé, K... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Record Fiend said... The Best of Ian & Sylvia (misleadingly-titled two-fer LP set featuring the pair's excellent early 1970s albums for Columbia "Ian & Sylvia" and "You Were on My Mind," with Great Speckled Bird providing instrumental backing on the ... more info

Guardian Music — Though not as well-known as Marvin Gaye or James Brown, Solomon Burke, who died on Sunday aged 70, is perhaps the greatest soul singer of all timeSome things we can all agree on. The greatest footballer of all time? Pele. The greatest movie actor? Br... more info

Guardian Music — Packing more links than a Sainsbury's meat counter, here are your musical highlights for the weekFive things we learned from the newsThe cast of Glee are bigger than the Beatles (ergo, bigger than Jesus?) How much money it takes for Weezer to split u... more info

ContactMusic — ARETHA FRANKLIN gave civil rights activist REVEREND AL SHARPTON a special birthday gift on Sunday (03Oct10) by serenading him over the phone.The renowned campaigner turned... more info

Totally Fuzzy — olegelagin said... Vinegar ~ 1971 ~ Vinegar the Ventures ~ 2002 ~ Christmas Joy Venegoni & Co ~ 2003 ~ Live... Somewhere in the Seventies... Veludo ~ 1975 ~ Ao Vivo Vanilla Fudge ~ 1993 ~ Psychedelic Sundae: the Best of Vanilla Fudge Vanilla Fudge ~ ... more info