Topix — Though I firmly believe "Cheeseburger in Paradise" to be the single biggest piece-of-crap pop song of all time -- worse, even, than Bob Seger's execrable "Katmandu" -- this won't be a rant about Jimmy Buffett's musical abilities. more info

USA Today Music — His 27th studio album was "six years in the making," he tells us. more info

Prefix — John O. aka Diamond Rings has been making a living as as an effervescent pop artist striving to make music as ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/prefix-premiere-diamond-rings-they-dont-dance-like/74031/ more info

Topix — Jimmy Buffet and Rodriguez share a cult. Not the same one, obviously, but rather their fans' "great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work ." Amend Merriam-Webster to "film, book, or music." The former liquored up the Austin 360 Amphit... more info

Chicago Tribune — Jimmy Buffett and Phish were confirmed Thursday to headline concerts in a newly expanded Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island. more info

Dlisted — Florida is the land where PCP zombies eat people's faces, Christian Slater's importance isn't recognized, and true beauty is found. It will now have a state restaurant because Florida resident Hulk Hogan is opening an eatery. Brooke Ho... more info

Dlisted — Being the (*prepare for eye roll*) caring gentleman that Ashton Kutcher is (*aaaaaaaand roll*), he waited an entire year for Demi Moore to file for divorce, because something about dignity and he felt she should do the honors. But because Demi has be... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran singer Jimmy Buffett is in line for a big payday after his themed restaurant chain was sold off for $11 million (£6.9 million).In 2002,... more info

Time — The digital agency Engage teamed up with BuzzFeed to show what tastes in movies, music, TV shows and networks may reveal about how Americans vote. Engage’s app Trendsetter cross-referenced polling data and “likes” of these brands’ Facebook ... more info

Mercury News, California — Parrothead nation turns out to see its leader perform rare intimate-venue show more info