MTV.com News — 'When we started working with Scott, we started to lighten things up,' the guitarist says of former frontman Scott Weiland.By Kyle Anderson Slash Photo: MTV News Other than taking a short break to play some riffs for Rihanna, top-hatted gui... more info

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Pop Crunch — After channeling Slash in the video for “RockStar 101″ a few days ago, on Friday, RiRi premiered her second vid of the week — this one for Te Amo, which was featured on the island beauty’s 2009 LP Rated R. Check out the video and leave us ya ... more info

MTV.com News — Singer debuted 'Rockstar 101' clip earlier this week.By Jayson Rodriguez Rihanna in her 'Te Amo' video Photo: Def Jam Rihanna had yet another video premiere this week, joining her "Rockstar 101" clip, as the European version of "Te Amo" deb... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Testing musicians’ memories after a lifetime of abuse. This Week: Mani Which famous guitarist was rumoured to have offered to replace John Squire in 1996? “Slash. Is it true? Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. I haven’t got a fucking Scooby Doo! S... more info

ContactMusic — The hotly-anticipated reunion of legendary 1970s band THE FACES is set to be a star-studded affair - SLASH, NOEL GALLAGHER, and CHRIS ROBINSON want to join the... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Faces will no longer wait for Rod Stewart to reunite, announcing on their website yesterday that three of the original members of the legendary British band — guitarist Ronnie Wood, drummer Kenney Jones and keyboardist Ian McLagan — will team... more info

MTV.com News — Singer, who will hit the studio with Ne-Yo and RedOne, is working on Pussycat Dolls and solo material.By Jocelyn Vena Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough win "Dancing with the Stars" on Tuesday Photo: ABC In the wake of Nicole Scherzinger's ... more info

Metalsucks — Slash allegedly plays on the new Rihanna single, “Rockstar 101.” I say “allegedly” because there’s barely any guitar in the damn song, and what guitar there is sounds like it could have been played by just about anyone with fingers and five... more info