Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Rapper Lil Wayne (1982) Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne (1984) 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold (1978) "Shakespeare in Love" actress Gwyneth Paltrow (1972) Singer Shaun Cas... more info

MTV.com News — Rock 'N Rev festival marks GN'R's first official U.S. performance in four years.By James Montgomery Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Guns N' Roses have spent much of the past year wreaking havoc across South America, a... more info

Mjsbigblog — I love when Idols from different seasons collide, and it happened in a big way at Sunday’s Daughtry concert in Nashville. Kelly Clarkson joined Chris Daughtry on stage for an acoustic version of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car.” Chris introduced ... more info

Kings of A&R — A lot of updates from The Playdates who we featured last month. They were recently booked for 2 shows with Three Doors Down (expecting 20,000 people). They are currently #90 on the BDS National Canada Radio Charts with the single “Just Like The Mov... more info

411 Mania — Big 5-day biker festival draws some of the biggest names in rock... more info

Altsounds — *SEVENDUST*are set to release their eight studio album, _COLD DAY MEMORY_, *April 20th *on their own *7Bros. Records*, through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. _COLD DAY MEMORY_—produced by Grammy® Award winner Johnn... more info

Live Daily — Fort Worth rockers Green River Ordinance [ tickets ] will continue supporting last year's "Out of My Hands" with a spring itinerary of US club shows. The trek gets underway close to home with a March 26 show in Oklahoma City, OK, followed by sever... more info

Live Daily — Waiting around to be discovered is not an option for the members of indie band The Energy [ tickets ]. In fact, they've been selling out some of New York City's largest clubs without a record deal. The group formed in 2006 after Adam Wolfsdorf (le... more info

Guardian Music — The past decade was the Eminem show – the rapper sold more than 32 million albums in the US during the noughties, outselling the Beatles, 'NSync and Britney SpearsThough the 2010s may belong to Susan Boyle and Lady Gaga, the 2000s belonged to ... more info

MTV.com News — Sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan reveal Em beat the Beatles in the '00s.By James Montgomery Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP Photo: Interscope Records Back in 1999, Eminem was best known as the slightly screwy, bottle-blond protégé of Dr... more info