Paste Magazine — You know you're kind of a big deal in music when CBS news program 60 Minutes decides to run a segment on you one hour before you're to compete in the Grammys. Guess that's what happens when a band is nominated for seven Grammy awards , sells nea... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Keith Urban [ tickets ], who is set to release his fifth studio album next month, has revealed the first round of dates for his upcoming "Escape Together World Tour." So far, the country star has 30 stops booked across the country thr... more info

AngryApe — The band reportedly sign a $2 million deal for the one-off event more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Coldplay are reportedly set for a multi-million dollar payday after signing a lucrative deal to perform in the United Arab Emirates. more info

PopSugar UK — Welcome to the first of my new look weekly quizzes! I'll still be testing your knowledge of what went down in the world of celebrity each week, but from now on it'll be a Friday treat with lots of pictures. Take the quiz to find out how well you were... more info

Guardian Music — If only the Treasury could invest in Madonna. The Material Girl was the biggest-earning musician of 2008, generating £169m despite a dwindling world economy – and a none-too-successful recent album.Madonna topped Billboard's 2008 Money Make... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers COLDPLAY are reportedly set for a multi-million dollar payday after signing a lucrative deal to perform in the United Arab Emirates. The Yellow hitmakers ... more info

Idolator — Though I have gone to great pains here to debunk the idea that "making your money on the road" is a viable option for most independent artists, it ain't so bad if you're a hegemonic musical force like Madonna. Billboard's Top Money Makers list is ou... more info

Pop Bytes — good morning! here's the latest mashup selection from my pal DJ paul v. which takes bon jovi's classic '80s anthem 'livin' on a prayer' and mashes it with the music from coldplay's kick-ass single 'viva la vida' - it works seamlessly - i totally lo... more info

MTV.com News — Jonas Brothers, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Police also earned big money on the road.By Gil Kaufman Madonna Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images The Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus all made Billboard magazine's M... more info