Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The biggest rock stars of the nineties want to keep on playing. Will anyone listen?The word rehearsal doesn't really convey what happens when the members of Oasis get together to run through some songs. They are not, by temperament, men of moderation... more info

Idolator — While Universal Music Group won't have U2 around to drive year-end album sales, Kanye West might take an extended break from blogging about Kate Moss/producing Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 to record his fourth album. According to his management, the cur... more info

Pop Candy — It's Friday! We've made it! I actually have a crazy-busy day -- I scheduled four interviews, then I have to go pick up my husband at the airport. I'm going to work as fast and hard as I can before... more info

Reuters - Initially expected this fall as a fourth-quarter blockbuster, U2's next album has been pushed to early 2009 while the band continues to write and record material. more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Initially expected this fall as a fourth-quarter blockbuster, U2's next album has been pushed to early 2009 while the band continues to write and record material. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Initially expected this fall as a fourth-quarter blockbuster, U2's next album has been pushed to early 2009 while the band continues to write and record material. more info

Newsday — Scratch the new U2 album off your Christmas list. Singer Bono says the album, which had been anticipated for release this fall, will now arrive sometime in 2009. But he says there's good reason for the delay. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Scratch the new U2 album off your Christmas list. more info

Idolator — Because I'm assisting our Idolators from a location far from the shmancy "Mac" computers at the Idolator flophouse, I don't have access to the macro that brings up the "the next album from [blank artist] has been delayed until [blank date]" template ... more info

Starpulse — Rockers U2 have postponed the release of their new album because they can't stop writing new songs.[...] Read more! more info