Guardian Music — The man who 'discovered U2' has recorded a video message, asking if he can replace Simon Cowell on the US talent showSteve Lillywhite sounds desperate. Despite having recorded U2's War and Morrissey's Vauxhall and I, the British producer has issued a... more info

Gigwise — Which resumes this summer... more info

NME — New York group will hit the road with Bono and co in June and July more info

All About Jazz — U2, Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige are among those who miss out on the short list. While T Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham are up for "Weary Kind (Theme From 'Crazy Heart')." Oscar noms -- who got snubbed? By most criteria, Paul McCartney and U2 h... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-03 Salt Lake City, UT - Rice Eccles ^ 06-06 Anahelm, CA - Angel Stadium ^ 06-07 Anahelm, CA - Angel Stadium ^  06-12 Denver, CO - Invesco Field ^06-16 Oakland, CA - Oakland Coliseum #06-20 Seattle, WA - Qwest Field #06-23 Edmonton, Alberta -... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Lil Wayne, U2, MJ, Nas • Clapton on Art of Rock & Roll Singing • Ke$ha Beats “World” as “TiK ToK” Rules • Slash on Recording With Ozzy and Lemmy • Cobain Biographer on Biopic Progress • Beck & Clapton Kick Off Tour ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Polk/Getty With a week to go before he reports to prison in New York to serve a one-year sentence on gun charges, Lil Wayne has started up a Twitter. His first tweet: “im super new to this twitter shit but wudup tho !……….follow me bio... more info

Chorus.fm — *U2 (http://u2.com)* has announced (http://www.u2.com/news/title/also-starring) *Lenny Kravitz (http://lennykravitz.com)*, *The Fray (http://myspace.com/thefray)*, and *Interpol (http://myspace.com/interpol)* as the openers for their North American 2... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-27 Minneapolis, MN - TCF Bank Stadium * 06-30 East Lansing, MI - Spartan Stadium * 07-03 Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre * 07-06 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field *07-09 Miami, FL - Land Shark Stadium *07-12 Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financia... more info

MTV.com News — However, he says he probably will not film one for 'Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour).'By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z Photo: MTV News "On to the Next One" is Jay-Z's current single, but that doesn't mean he's ready to move past his latest hit LP, The Blue... more info