VH1 News — The Kings of Leon plan to debut some of their "beachy" new songs on tour. "It'll be tough to not play the whole thing at Bonnaroo," drummer Nathan Followill said of their upcoming album. more info

MTV.com News — 'It'll be tough to not play the whole thing at Bonnaroo,' drummer Nathan Followill says of upcoming album.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Sasha Hamrogue Nathan Followill of Kings Of Leon Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images The Kings... more info

Mjsbigblog — Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze will be facing off tomorrow night on the Final performance episode of American Idol 9. They’ll sing 3 songs each. One will likely be a coronation song–the puppies-rainbows-potsofgold song the winner releases at t... more info

Guardian Music — I like Alela Diane's image of maternal creation in which you glimpse the Little Gods that mothers seem to be to their young childrenAny day now, my best friend is due to give birth. In these final weeks she has been setting her house in order, her bu... more info

Guardian Music — Guns N' Roses frontman sues music mogul Irving Azoff, claiming that he was responsible for the failure of the band's last albumAxl Rose is suing his former manager, Irving Azoff, alleging that the Ticketmaster boss conspired to sink Guns N' Roses' mo... more info

Kings of A&R — Check out Hawk Eyes by Nashville indie act The Kicks.  They worked with grammy winners Mitch Dane (Jars of Clay) and Vance Powell (The Raconteurs, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes) on their first full length album “The Rise of King Richie”. Cont... more info

Altsounds — Athens, GA trio THE WHIGS are very excited to announce a massive tour that will include a headlining run and opening slots with Kings of Leon, The Hold Steady and The Black Keys. Beginning June 4th at Mountain Jam in Hunter, NY, these 3-months of... more info

All About Jazz — California HOLLYWOOD BOWL June 12-Oct. 8. It's become somewhat de rigueur to pair a pop act with an orchestra (one gets a little extra bombast, the other a little extra edge), and each summer, the Hollywood Bowl plays matchmaker. On June 15 Sting ... more info

MTV.com News — Friends, family and fans sport their 'Lee-shirts' as they cheer on the former paint salesman.By Gil Kaufman Photo: Gil Kaufman/ MTV News ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois — More than two hours before "American Idol" aired on Tuesday, the party r... more info

Guardian Music — The White Stripe and the pop starlet lend their support to the relief effort, joining other artists helping those affected by the recent floodingAs Nashville recovers from this month's flooding, rockers, country singers and pop stars are supporting t... more info