Reuters — STEVENSVILLE, Md (Reuters) - Three decades after defying the odds and persuading Carlos Santana to try out his hand-built guitar, Paul Reed Smith's quest for perfect tone is still reeling in enthusiasts from all over the world. more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- What happens when music two legends, Smokey Robinson and Carlos Santana record a song together? We all get lucky - check out "Please Don't Take Your Love":, below. Santana's signature sound fits ideally with Smokey's silky voice, supporte... more info

Big Stereo — The Phenomenal Handclap Band is releasing their hippy-disco single “You’ll Disappear” on Gomma with remixes from Munk, Horse Meat Disco, Prins Thomas and Ilya Santana. The Horse Meat Disco remix is pretty phenomenal but Gomma gave us the Munk r... more info

Live Daily — Juan Gabriel [ tickets ] will be honored as the 2009 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year during a Nov. 4 star-studded concert and black-tie dinner at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, according to a press release. The "Celebration with Juan Ga... more info

VH1 News — Juelz Santana, Ne-Yo, Ice-T, DJ Cassidy, Fabolous and others celebrated Def Jam Records 25th Anniversary at a party in New York during VMA Weekend. more info

MTV.com News — Ice-T, DJ Cassidy, Fabolous and others get nostalgic on VMA Weekend.By Shaheem Reid Ne-Yo (file) Photo: Barry Brecheisen/ Getty Images NEW YORK — Bigger than an individual, bigger than a group and overshadowing any crew, Def Jam Records ... more info

Live Daily — The use of Kurt Cobain's likeness in the recently released "Guitar Hero 5" game has drawn the ire of his former bandmates and his widow, Courtney Love, despite the fact that the game manufacturers maintain they received licensing rights in a written ... more info

AllHipHop — The beef between former Dipset members Hell Rell and Jim Jones has landed in court in a new lawsuit against Jim Jones and a number of record labels.   Hell Rell, born Durell Mohammed, was a member of Cam’ron’s Diplomats crew, which at... more info

All About Jazz — Santana’s Supernatural Trumpeter, Bill Ortiz, Announces CD Release Party A Diverse Musical Journey Comes to Yoshi’s Oakland, September 28, 2009 September 3, 2009 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bill Ortiz, a legendary name synonymous to San... more info

VH1 News — Juelz Santana said reports of the altercation he was involved in were "blown out of proportion." "Any little thing becomes a big thing," the rapper said about his neighborhood. more info