Guardian Music — Country music is huge in the US, but rarely makes a dent in the UK charts. Are we missing out? On the eve of the industry's biggest awards ceremony, pop critic Alexis Petridis saddles upFew events in the American musical calendar make a Briton feel ... more info

411 Mania — Who used to put out mixtapes featuring new music from Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G. and Puff Daddy? What musical is Sheryl Crow writing music for? When did Celine Dion win Eurovision? All this and more covered this week in Ask 411 Music! more info

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonWhile US R&B, pop and hip-hop are in a fecund period of reinvention thanks to Beyoncé, Kanye et al, AOR country music appears to be the first genre to reach its ultimate conclusion. Hence, to a bafflingly rapturous reception, thr... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Highlights of the Bridge School Benefit Concerts will be released on October 24th on Reprise celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the event that was founded by Neil Young. Most of the tracks are previously unreleased. The Brian Wilson led all-star r... more info

ContactMusic — Sheryl Crow the multi-award winning country artist has signed on to pen the music and lyrics for an upcoming Broadway adaptation of the 1982 hit film Diner reports the New York Times Crow was persuaded to join the project by the movies original direc... more info

Perez Hilton — What an exciting opportunity for Sheryl! Today, a press release was sent out announcing the upcoming broadway musical adaptation of the 1982 classic movie Diner, and Sheryl Crow has been attached to write the music and lyrics! The show will be direct... more info

ContactMusic — Sheryl Crow will compose the music and lyrics for new Broadway show Diner The All I Wanna Do hitmaker has announced plans to work on the musical adaptation of the 1982 movie with Academy Award winning screenwriter Barry Levinson who wrote the o... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall will direct the show, which will come to Broadway after playing a limited road engagement in an as-yet unnamed city.Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall will direct the show, which will come to Broadway after playin... more info

ContactMusic — Kevin Bacon and Mickey Rourkes 1982 hit film Diner is heading to Broadway with a little help from Sheryl Crow The movie which also starred Steve Guttenberg Ellen Barkin and Paul Reiser was set in Baltimore Maryland in 1959 and followed the lives of a... more info

ContactMusic — Sheryl Crows vintage Mercedes has proved a hit at auction - the car pulled in 130000 81000 for tornado-damaged schools in Joplin Missouri The singer donated her 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 Sl Roadster to auction house Gooding Co with proceeds from... more info