People.com — Rod Stewart and JLS to be among those who'll cover an REM song produced by Simon Cowell more info

AngryApe — They will cover REM's 'Everybody Hurts' more info

NME — Band are 'deeply touched' to have 1993 hit chosen more info

The Independent — A cover of REM's haunting ballad Everybody Hurts will be the Live Aid-style Haiti charity single and feature the likes of singer Leona Lewis, boy band JLS and veteran rocker Rod Stewart, it was revealed today. more info

MTV.com News — Group will record R.E.M.'s 'Everybody Hurts'; Coldplay, Paul McCartney have also been approached.By Jocelyn Vena Leona Lewis Photo: Theo Wargo/WireImage for Clear Channe Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart and Michael Bublé have all signed on for Si... more info

The Daily Mail — Sir Paul McCartney and Elton John are close to signing up to join Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, Take That and Alexandra Burke, alongside X Factor winner Joe McElderry on the single. more info

Sky News — Simon Cowell's charity single to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti will be a cover of REM's Everybody Hurts, according to Sky News sources. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Hill/WireImage Last week, to bemoan Conan O’Brien likely losing his job as The Tonight Show host, we asked for your favorite “Lost” Songs. The votes ranged from Rikki losing that number to being lost in the supermarket to misplacing tha... more info

Silent Uproar — Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol will team up with Richard Colburn of Belle and Sebastian as well as Peter Buck of R.E.M. for a new "country-tinged" side-project, Tired Pony. The group's album will be produced by Jacknife Lee. Lightbody is reportedly al... more info

411 Mania — This week in the PANR we have prosecutors looking at manslaughter charges against Michael Jackson’s doctor, Beyonce performs a private show for a wife beater, France wants to help musicians by taxing the internet while Spain plans on shuttin... more info