Stereogum — Weezer aren't afraid of unlikely collaborations. If you recall, Rivers arrived at our Decomposed session with the Dartmouth Aires, a cowboy flautist, percussionists from Aklaline Trio and Yellowcard, and Jermaine Dupri. Now, a day after we saw Ode... more info

Aurgasm — indie folk // singer-songwriter A talented multi-instrumentalist, Jason Kanakis has been making a name for himself as a sideman for Aurgasm alum Cary Brothers, as well as Joshua Radin, Sara Bareilles, Rachael Yamagata and many others. While he has a... more info

Rolling Stone — Sheryl Crow, the Beastie Boys, Elvis Costello, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine, Mary J. Blige, Cyndi Lauper and many more stars came together last night for a “We Are The World”-like superchorus performance for a good cause… 30 Rock. Singing for �... more info

MTV.com News — Singers had a blast participating in season finale's 'Kidney Now!' benefit show.By Jocelyn Vena and Sabrina Rojas Weiss Clay Aiken on "30 Rock" Photo: NBC Learning that Clay Aiken is the cousin of NBC's most cheerful employee, Kenneth Parc... more info

All About Jazz — This summer Banana Republic celebrates the inspiration of urban life with the release of City Sounds, a new digital album featuring never-before-heard tracks from the nine music artists appearing in the City Stories national ad campaign, including ex... more info

Kings of A&R — Born in Melbourne, Australia, Katie Cole recently relocated to Los Angeles to record her full-length record with producer Howard Willing (OK Go, The Smashing Pumpkins, Civet, Cheap Trick) who sent her an email after stumbling across her demos on the ... more info

ET Online — ET was there as John Mayer teamed up with "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks and other musicians to raise money for a good cause. The One Splendid Evening event took place Thursday night aboard the spectacular (Carvinal) Splendor -- the cru... more info

Idolator — Last night's American Idol served as yet another testament to the completely broken nature of this ridiculous 36-semifinalist setup. Most of the performances were, unfortunately, pretty bad—so lousy, in fact, that I felt for even the most off-pitch... more info

All About Jazz — Nine unique music artists share their sounds and style in national Spring/Summer ads starting February 17 Banana Republic has assembled a talented, multicultural group of music artists to celebrate the richness of city life in a new spring/summer ca... more info

Idolator — American Idol insider blog Joesplace has a list of rumored song choices for tonight's episode of American Idol, in which 12 more semifinalists put themselves up to be loved by the nation while Paula Abdul quietly stews about the four-judge format and... more info