MTV.com News — 'Prince played a big role, obviously, with the band being the New Power Generation,' Jonas says of his sound and his backing band.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Tim Kash Nick Jonas Photo: MTV News Nick Jonas knows how to pick talent. F... more info

CMT — When people are nominated for an award posthumously, I always wonder what they would've thought. Would they be honored? Or indifferent? And I'm so curious what the very-much-alive nominees think about being in a category with the faithful departed. S... more info

Music is Art — Music Is Art is giving away two pairs of tickets to see Jimmy Gnecco of Ours perform live December 1st at Brooklyn NY’s brand new Knitting Factory! To win, send an email to musicisart@gmail.com and share your favorite Ours experience.  A random ... more info

Rolling Stone — When Athens, Georgia garage rockers the Whigs were preparing to hit the studio for their third album, In the Dark, (out March 2nd), their label sent over a highly recommended producer who just happened to be an old pal from their earliest shows. “T... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Adam Lambert -- the man with the outsize personality who delivered an audacious octave-and-a-half sitar-tinged purr of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" on the most-watched TV show in the country, dodged sex toys thrown at him on... more info

Guardian Music — Rather than treating them like national treasures, let's hope musicians stretch their prejudices about what older artists can doIn the week that NME announced its 50 records of this past decade, I heard one of the next decade's best. I admit this so... more info

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Guardian Music — City Hall, Newcastle"We've been waiting for this tour to happen for 100 years," begins the Damned's Captain Sensible, explaining this inspired pairing of two of British rock's most venerable – and notorious – institutions. When they fir... more info

Live Daily — Rosanne Cash [ tickets ] will hit the road this winter for a few dates in support of her latest studio set, "The List," a collection featuring covers of country favorites inspired by her father, Johnny Cash. The singer/songwriter's schedule includ... more info

Live Daily — While his peers The Beatles are turning a new generation of music fans on to their music via a videogame and The Who are prepping for a Super Bowl halftime performance, Ray Davies [ tickets ] has opted for a more organic and subtle way to celebrate t... more info