All About Jazz — Artists today are constantly told to promote their brand, but do you know what a brand is exactly? Brands help fans identify artists and can range from your sound to the clothes you wear. A To maintain your brand, artists should be consistent in pers... more info

Guardian Music — The annual rundown of global beatmakers is out, and dubstep is conspicuous by its absenceThere's no denying that DJ Mag's top 100 poll is dance music's most recognised indicator of public taste. That position has only advanced in the last year after ... more info

E! Online — Courtney Love and Sharon Stone proved to be full cups of well-intentioned kookiness last night at amFAR's Inspiration Gala benefit at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los... more info

Guardian Music — Now you can share Madonna's latest 'vision' – a worldwide chain of gyms 'merging fitness withe entertainment'Expansionist news from Madonna, now, who this week announced that she is to open a global chain of gyms. Or, more accurately, "a one-of-... more info

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Pop Crunch — Is Madge adding another African orphan to the collection? Word on The Curb has it that Madonna is off to Malawi to pick out a third adopted tot to join her family. The 52-year-old has adopted two children — David and Mercy Grace — from the impove... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - They have covered Madonna and Britney and gone from Journey to Lady Gaga, so it seems only natural with the holidays coming soon, that the cast of hit TV musical "Glee" is now singing about Christmas. more info

The Newsroom — The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Charlie Sheen found intoxicated, Jon Stewart named influential man, and Madonna to open gyms. more info

The Newsroom — Fitness obsessed Madonna is opening up her own chain of exercise and fitness gyms. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna is to open a chain of gyms around the world that will merge fitness with entertainment, starting with one in Mexico City in mid-November. more info