JamBase — THE ROOTS LAUNCH SECOND ANNUAL ROOTS PICNIC! Starring: THE ROOTS, TV ON THE RADIO, THE BLACK KEYS, SANTIGOLD, ASHER ROTH & MORE And a special performance: PUBLIC ENEMY performs IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK backed by ANTIBALAS a... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Mazur/WireImage Contrary to reports, Rihanna and Chris Brown have not recorded a duet since their February 8th altercation, People confirms. During summer 2008, the pair laid down demo vocals on producer Polow da Don’s “Bad Girl,” later... more info

NME — Over 120,000 people have attended the Sound Relief fundraising concerts in Sydney and Melbourne to help aid victims of devastating fires and floods in Australia. more info

Associated Press — SYDNEY (AP) -- Grammy-winning British rockers Coldplay and the recently reunited Midnight Oil rallied huge crowds Saturday for benefit concerts to raise funds for victims of Australia's deadly wildfires.... more info

ContactMusic — COLDPLAY and KYLIE MINOGUE were among a host of stars to perform at simultaneous charity shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia on Saturday (14Mar09), to benefit the victims ... more info

ContactMusic — Musical artists from across the world are playing at a series of concerts around Australia in a bid to raise money for the victims of the recent bushfires.The ... more info

Sky News — Kylie Minogue, Kings of Leon and Coldplay are to perform in two all-star concerts for the victims of deadly bushfires and floods in Australia. more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) This edition of the LiveDaily Weekend podcast features tour, ticketing and music news about U2 [ tickets ], Dave Matthews Band [ tickets ], Jonas Brothers [ tickets ], Taylor Swift, Joe Cocker, Nickelback, Neil Young [ tickets ], Indi... more info

Oasis fared badly in a poll collating the intelligence of music fans. Oasis fans are thicker than those who like The Fray, The Killers, Snow Patrol, RHCP, Coldplay, Billy Joel, Muse and Radiohead ... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Coldplay [ tickets ] has expanded its upcoming spring/summer tour through North America, adding two dozen new shows to its outing, now set to run through early August.... continued more info