Live Daily — For rock fans, Adam Lambert [ tickets ] was the most exciting contestant in the history of "American Idol." In a sea of wannabe Mariah Careys, Whitney Houstons, and bland Daughtry-lite rockers, Lambert had a voice, flair, and style that recalled rock... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsIn a move that is likely to set headbangers frothing at the mouth with rage, one-time Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has defended his decision to use Black Eyed Peas' vocalist Fergie to sing on a new version of his former paymasters' ... more info

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MTV.com News — MTV News caught up with busy frontman at mtvU Woodie Awards.By James Montgomery Dead Weather's Jack White Photo: MTV News It's not exactly breaking news to report that White Stripes/ Dead Weather/ Raconteurs frontman Jack White is a very b... more info

Guardian Music — Retail chain chooses soft, folky version of the rock anthem Sweet Child o' Mine as the theme for its Christmas advertsIt's enough to make Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose's trademark bandana slip: the US rock supergroup's 1988 anthem "Sweet Child o' M... more info

Guardian Music — John Lewis's Christmas TV commercial evokes childhood with folk cover of Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O' MineJohn Lewis is launching a Christmas TV campaign that aims to evoke childhood with a folk cover version of Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine â... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's really honest,' singer says of her 'vulnerable' new LP.By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway Rihanna Photo: Akshay Bhansali / MTV News NEW YORK — Rihanna has broken her silence regarding Chris Brown's Febr... more info

Live Daily — Canadian rock trio Danko Jones [ tickets ], whose fall tour plans got sunk when fellow rockers The Damned ran into visa problems, have signed on to open for Guns N' Roses [ tickets ] during an early 2010 run through the Great White North. The run-... more info

Starpulse — Former Guns N' Roses rocker Slash has signed a new solo record deal, prompting fans of his super-group Velvet Revolver to fear the band will never play together again.[...] Read more! more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — They might not pack stadiums like Guns 'N Roses, but on Halloween, The Creepshow is the band to see. more info