MTV.com News — On Tuesday night, Casey James took on a John Lennon solo favorite from 1971.By Gil Kaufman Casey James performs on "American Idol" on Tuesday Photo: FOX Casey James took some bold chances on "American Idol" on Tuesday night. He was the only... more info

Mjsbigblog — I just finished the satellite conference call with this week’s eliminated Top 24 contestants: Tyler Grady, Joe Munoz, Ashley Rodriguez and Janell Wheeler.  Here are the highlights: Tyler Grady:  He seemed a little taken aback by the media cr... more info

Popdose — A favorite trope among the British Invasion bands of the ’60s was the notion that they took the R&B, country and early rock music that America had exported during the ’50s, put it all in a blender, and served it right back to us. And th... more info

Live Daily — The Hangout Beach Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, AL, has confirmed several acts for its inaugural year including Trey Anastasio and TAB, Zac Brown Band, John Legend, Ray LaMontagne, Ben Harper and Relentless7, The Flaming Lips and Alison Kra... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The Black Crowes, Gov't Mule, North Mississippi Allstars and Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB are among the confiormed artist for the first edition of The Hangout Beach, Music and Arts Festival. Further notable acts: The Flaming Lips, Funky Meters R... more info

Stereogum — We've already brought you a song and a video from Field Music's Measure, and both showed off Peter and David Brewis' formal, fastidious songwriting. We may never really hear the effects of David's Black Crowes love (plus, a full-on turn to Southern-f... more info

Live Daily — Blues legend Buddy Guy [ tickets ] is beloved the world over, but perhaps nowhere more than in Chicago. So when Guy opened his club Buddy Guy's Legends in the city's South Loop neighborhood in 1989, it was an instant hot spot attracting iconic names ... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart [ tickets ] will hit the road next month for a brief stretch of West Coast dates in support of his latest studio album, "What Will We Be." The freak-folker kicks off the five-city run March 18 in Seattle, and wil... more info

Live Daily — Simon and Garfunkel have been confirmed to headline the first weekend (4/23-25) of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, according to the event website. The reunited duo's April 24 performance is likely to be their only American appearance i... more info

People.com — The Black Crowes rocker and wife Allison run errands with 2 ½-week-old daughter Cheyenne more info