BBC News - UK — JM Coetzee is nominated for a new prize for fiction with the biggest payout for a literary award in Australia and Asia. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Swedish death metal veterans GRAVE will embark on a tour of Asia, Australia and New Zealand in November/December. more info

MTV.com News — Statement on Sum 41's MySpace page refutes National Enquirer allegations.By James Montgomery Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage Despite anything you might have read, Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley's marri... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — MÖTLEY CRÃœE bassist Nikki Sixx recently spoke to The Electric New Paper about the band's first-ever concert in Southeast Asia after 27 years together. more info

CNN Showbiz — On 11 November 2008, at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, CNN viewers will honor one Asia Pacific film as the best of all time. more info

Popdose — In 1982, the rock supergroup Asia kept my interest long enough to make me seek out previous work by the band members. This led me to the band Yes, and their final ’70s album, Drama. On it, Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes was given the unenviable task... more info

Chorus.fm — *Linkin Park* (http://linkinpark.com) has been forced (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=21591889&blogID=439167626) to cancel their upcoming Music For Relief concerts in Asia. Submitted by ZeoVGM more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — LINKIN PARK has been forced to cancel its previously announced Music For Relief concerts in Mainland China, Macau and Taipei as lead vocalist Chester Bennington has sustained a back injury and is under doctor's orders to refrain from traveling or any... more info

Metal Underground — Behemoth has just officially confirmed dates for their first ever tour of Asia starting later this month. Behemoth's mainman Nergal gave us his thoughts on this exciting news, "It's historical and we're totally psyched! We've pus... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH will embark on their first-ever tour of Asia in late October/early November. more info