Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — RBC Ottawa Bluesfest is crossing a few big names off its all-time wish list, announcing first-time festival appearances by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - who last played the capital in 1981 - along with P!nk, Muse, Toby Keith, LCD Soundsystem, 50 C... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: Flume, The Shins, Tegan & Sara, Death From Above 1979, Migos, and more. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Tom Petty got his band the Heartbreakers back together for a high-class gig to launch Grammy weekend. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — What’s it take to raise $8.5 million in one night for charity? About 3,000 Tom Petty fans.  That was the outcome Friday of the Recording Academy’s annual Person of the Year fundraiser for its MusiCares Foundation, this year saluti... more info

Chicago Tribune — On the day following her stellar halftime performance at the Super Bowl, Lady Gaga announced a new world tour, dubbed "Joanne," including an August date at Wrigley Field. Her ladyship will join a roster at the home of the Cubs that includes Tom Petty... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: Kings of Leon, Usher with The Roots, Snoop Dogg, Alabama Shakes, Trey Anastasio Band, and Widespread Panic. more info

Consequence of Sound — Do rock lineup headliners get any more eclectic than Foo Fighters, Tom Petty, and Maroon 5? more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Chavez released its first new music in twenty years, the Cockfighters EP. The only other new music I can recommend is Corner Suns' self-titled album. Archival radio performances by Bob Dylan with Tom Petty, Grateful Dead, Leonard Cohen are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tom Petty's shows at Forest Hills Stadium, The 1975's Madison Square Garden show and more NYC concert tickets on sale now. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — The English-born, Nashville-based musician Karen Elson will release her sophomore album, the follow up to 2010's The Ghost Who Walks, in April. Double Roses' inaugural single is "Distant Shore," and it features backing vocals from Laura Marling, who ... more info