Live Daily — Country music became the voice of mainstream music in the '00s, spreading its wings stylistically to cover a wider range of artists and generate hits that cross the genre's borders. As commercially successful rock acts continue to age and pop acts... more info

Guardian Music — The sixth album in the Man in Black's American series is reportedly to be released on 23 February, in honour of what would have been his 78th birthdayThe sixth album in Johnny Cash's American series is reportedly to be released in February 2010, in h... more info

Rolling Stone — Lady Gaga tells MTV News the stage on her revamped Monster Ball Tour for 2010 will be “four times the size of the one we’re on now and conceptually, it’s completely different” and that Danish popsters Alphabeat will be her new opening act. Am... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Mazur/WireImage.com Last week, inspired by the incoming thundersnow that threatened the East Coast and Lil Wayne’s love of songs with “Fire” in the title, we turned our readers into musical pyromaniacs by asking for their favorite Fire S... more info

Live Daily — Ten years, 40 albums. Not necessarily the biggest sellers, the best-reviewed or year-end list-toppers, but the ones that had an impact on music, the business or culture.These are the albums of the '00s that signified the arrival of new voices, new wa... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Give the Drummer Some's 6 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere Don't curse the silence! Let the Miner light up your iMenorah with the following incandescent audibles: (1) Johnny Cash played Folsom (and San Quentin) and Eddie Palmieri r... more info

Altsounds — *Olöf Arnalds* takes time out readying her US debut *Við og Við* out on *One Little Indian* on January 12th She performs *"That Lucky Old Sun"*, the *Haven Gillespie* track popularized by *Johnny Cash* on *La Blogotheque's Everyo... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Nic Shonfeld All that the Brakes from Brighton need is an appreciative audience capable of handling a full frontal attack of fast garage rock, with a few country songs thrown in as a breather (including the Johnny Cash classic Jackson). Rock ... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — CALGARY - When Johnny Cash sang "I hear that train a comin', it's rollin' 'round the bend" in Folsom Prison Blues, he probably didn't imagine it festooned with Christmas lights, hauling Santa Claus around. more info

MTV.com News — He cites 'Last Time Around,' 'Rose Garden' and 'In the End' as highlights from his solo side project.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Tim Kash Nick Jonas Photo: MTV News Nick Jonas poured his heart and soul into the album Who I Am, wit... more info