Idolator — Come November, the UK charity War Child will release a new all-covers album, Heroes, as a way to raise funds for its efforts to protect children in conflict-ravaged areas around the globe. So far, the tracklisting is as such: Duffy covering "Live & L... more info

JamBase — THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2009 INDUCTION Ryan Adams The nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum were announced today. The nine nominees are: Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson... more info

A Walking Disast3r — This weekend is the Austin City Limits Music Festival down in Austin, Texas. Unfortunately due to some scheduling conflicts I will be unable to attend, not to worry as colleagues and my good friends over at ultra8201 will have plenty of coverage for... more info

The Kooks join Duffy, Beck and Rufus Wainwright for a new charity album. more info

AllHipHop — Living Hip-Hop legends Run-D.M.C. are among the artists being considered to be inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, it was announced today (September 22).   The rap group joins esteemed acts like Little Anthony and t... more info

Pitchfork — The ballots for the 2009 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum have been sent out to the more than 500 voters, who now have the daunting task of determining the very annals of rock history itself, or something. Up for nomination this tim... more info

Idolator — Every week, I pore over the digital-album charts—which lists the 50 albums that sold the most virtual copies on sites like iTunes, eMusic, and Amazon MP3—in an effort to figure out what new albums have high percentages of digital sales, and to se... more info

Idolator — Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Metallica, Run-DMC, the Stooges, War, and Bobby Womack are this year's nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame; five of them will be inducted next April after ballotin... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, Rock HallSpinner.com: Metallica, Run-D.M.C., the Stooges, War, Bobby Womack, Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson, and Little Anthony and the Imperials are the nine Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2009 nominees, it was announced Mo... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Duffy, Hot Chip and Beck are nominated to make 'Heroes' more info