Guardian Music — This was never going to be a year to branch out. These days the record industry's shindig has an eye for commercial successEarlier this week, a blog called Yes It's Number One spotted that an enterprising soul had uploaded the 1989 Brit Awards in the... more info

Guardian Music — World's largest record company confident it will be allowed to retain home to Katy Perry and ColdplayUniversal Music hopes to keep EMI's recorded music business – the home to Katy Perry and Coldplay – intact as a single division within the enlarg... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Dave Mutaine picks his candidate (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin) Megadeth is currently on the road with Motorhead as part of Gigantour. The show came to The Theater at Madison Square Garden in NYC, and even more recently to the... more info

411 Mania — Over the past thirty or so years U2 has set records, sold millions, and has had one of the greatest runs in rock and roll history. In this edition of The Savage Animal, Mikey MiGo takes a look at the twelve album covers that represent their body of w... more info

411 Mania — From Kanye West's "Blame Game" and Adele's "Rumour Has It" to Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River," U2's "One" and more, the 411 staff celebrates Valentine's Day by ranking the top 5 breakup songs of all-time! more info

411 Mania — From Michael Jackson's Thriller and The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to John Lennon's Double Fantasy, U2's The Joshua Tree and more, 411's Christopher Bell ranks the top 10 Grammy Winners for Album of the Year! more info

411 Mania — They're listening to Aretha Franklin, U2, Earth Wind and Fire and more… more info

Guardian Music — After the president tweeted his 2012 campaign playlist, we did a bit of headphone analysis. But what songs would you have included?President Barack Obama tweeted his 2012 campaign Spotify playlist on Thursday – which is in itself noteworthy in that... more info

ContactMusic — A former U2 bodyguard is still awaiting an apology from Bono after the rocker attacked him with a guitar onstage at a gig in Boston Massachusetts in 2001 David Guyer has detailed his exploits on the road with the Irish rockers in a new book Road Rash... more info