MTV.com News — While the R&B singer has ties to New York and Philadelphia, he's siding with the Yankees.By Jayson Rodriguez John Legend Photo: Statia Photography/ Getty Images John Legend might be feeling conflicted this week. The R&B star attended colle... more info

Topix — Guest stars include Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and vocal powerhouses Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson . more info

Live Daily — Jeff Beck [ tickets ] will take the place of Eric Clapton [ tickets ] at this weekend's (10/29-30) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [ tickets ] concert in New York because Clapton, who was scheduled to perform on the second night (10/30) of the Rock Hall's... more info

MTV.com News — Assistant road manager Lenny Sullivan, 36, was found dead in Kansas City hotel, hours before concert.By Gil Kaufman Bruce Springsteen Photo: Marc Broussely/ Redferns Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band canceled their Monday night show ... more info

Guardian Music — 'I recently saw the video for Say You'll Be There. And I thought: Wow, we're good!'What got you started?My mum. She'd sung in bands since she was 14, so when I was a kid, I thought all mums were singers.What was your big breakthrough?Singing the son... more info

All About Jazz — Dylan Different is an unusual sort of Bob Dylan tribute album. Jazz icon Ben Sidran adds his musical style and a lifetime of reflection to 12 of Dylan's most memorable songs ("Highway 61 Revisited," "Tangled up in Blue" and "Blowin' in the Wind" amon... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, London"You guys sound great!" gushes William "Smokey" Robinson as a sold-out Electric Proms audience help him with the chorus of I Second That Emotion. But self-effacement was the least of his gifts on display here, as the 69-year-old ga... more info

Guardian Music — The wizened 1970s rockers are to play a one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall, with a series of guest singers replacing Rod StewartFaces will smile again, they have announced, with plans to reunite without Rod Stewart for a benefit gig. Ian McLagan, R... more info

Guardian Music — As new BBC4 documentary Synth Britannia shows, the synthesizer first dehumanised then re-humanised British pop, fulfilled the DIY promise of punk, and changed how bands looked foreverThe synth-pop era really kicked off in June 1979, when Tubeway Army... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Raphael Saadiq [ tickets ] has lined up a slate of late-year tour dates as he continues to support his latest album, last year's "The Way I See It." The trek kicks off Nov. 16 in Seattle, hitting 20 cities in November and Decembe... more info