VH1 Blog — The ever-involved George Clooney is among the stars who’ll appear on the fund-raising Stand Up to Cancer event, airing on VH1 (among channels) on Friday, September 10 at 8/7c. Full details of the expanding lineup are in the press release below: The... more info

MTV.com News — New album will contain collaborations with T.I., Sheryl Crow and Zac Brown.By Gil Kaufman Kid Rock Photo: JulNeil Lupin/ Redferns There's no way you're going to be able to confuse Kid Rock's upcoming album Born Free with twitch-pop bomb-thr... more info

Mjsbigblog — Jim Brickman’s new single, “Thank You” featuring Matt Giruad on vocals is now available for download on iTunes.  The pretty ballad is currently in the Top 30 on the Adult Contemporary music chart. Brickman has had AC hits wi... more info

VH1 Blog — Queen Latifah, Stevie Wonder and Natasha Bedingfield will be among those participating in a musical collaboration set to air during the previously announced Stand Up to Cancer fund-raising event, which is set to air on VH1 (among many stations) on Se... more info

CMT — Nightline now has a segment called Nightline Playlist and they let the person they're interviewing do all the talking. In this story with Martina McBride, she raves about the music she loves for a good five minutes. She spends the first minute talkin... more info

Mjsbigblog — Season 8 Idol, Matt Giraud’s new single “Thank You” is a collaboration with songwriter and pianist Jim Brickman, who, according to his wiki, is the most charted male adult contemporary artist to date! (is that really true?) Br... more info

Mjsbigblog — TV 101: How ‘American Idol’ Screwed Up The Judge Search Sometime in the far future, after the zombie apocalypse and the Seldon-predicted collapse of the empire, historians will look back at this period and try to puzzle out just... more info

CMT — Martina McBride turned 44 Thursday (July 29). That is, in my opinion as a fellow 44-year-old, a great age to be. You are old enough to know better but young enough to have magazines wanting you in a bikini on their covers. And I know she's seems happ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee (1953) "Blade" actor Stephen Dorff (1973) "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton (1972) Country singer Martina McBride (1966) Documentary producer... more info

Mercury News, California — You can't say that Martina McBride didn't warn us."I'm feeling a little feisty," she said early in her show Monday night at the Mountain Winery. more info