L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When Neil Diamond called Herbie Hancock to do a collaboration, the jazz legend readily says he didn’t share much in common with the singer – other than a fiscal one. “I had never even met Neil before. The connection we... more info

The Newsroom — Neil Diamond and Herbie Hancock rehearse for a star-studded cancer fundraiser and telethon event in Los Angeles. more info

VH1 Blog — VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip After helping to pen three of this year’s biggest hit singles — “Billionare” for Travie McCoy, “Nothin On You” for B.o.B. and “F*ck You” for Cee-Lo Green — the time has... more info

Guardian Music — Folk-country icons to revisit classic Beatles, Stones and Bob Dylan songs on covers record produced by Rick RubinCrosby, Stills and Nash are "about one-third" through their first album in more than 10 years, an LP of classic-rock covers. Under the gu... more info

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

ET Online — Barbra Streisand is in store for a big-time tribute during Grammy week next year. Streisand is Musicares' 2011 Person of the Year. She'll be honored at a star-studded dinner in L.A. next February 11. Each year, MusiCares honors a recording ar... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Toxik Boys said... V/A - Rock Sobterraneo Contra el Quinto Centenario (1991) Tape ...or in english; "subterranean rock against the 5th centenary", or the celebrations of the spanish invasion in our continent. Inc: TODOS TUS MUERTOS, LOS VIOLADORES, A... more info

Detroit Free Press — Most sellouts at Palace venues since 1988 (Palace of Auburn Hills, DTE, Meadow Brook) 24: Jimmy Buffett 21: Kid Rock 17: Barenaked Ladies 16: Neil Diamond 15: Elton John (Source: Palace Sports & Entertainment) more info

CMT — Every year, Time magazine lists the 100 people who most affect our world. You can probably guess who is on that list, but what I like about their approach is that they asked Stevie Nicks for her take on Taylor Swift after this year's Grammy Awards. "... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said... Floyd Cramer - Hello Blues (1960) James Gang - Thirds (1971) Eva Cassidy & Chuck Brown - The Other Side (1992)FLAC The Very Best of Otis Redding (1992) Eric Culberson - Blues is My Religion (1996) The Very Best of Seekers (1997) Walter ... more info