Reuters - With the much-anticipated "Rock Band 2" now on store shelves, rival franchise "Guitar Hero" is sneaking into the news on several fronts. more info

The Newsroom — Joe Perry is a real life guitar hero and his son plays one in a video game. Perry's band, Aerosmith lends its music to the Guitar Hero game hoping to reach new and younger audiences. more info

Altsounds — **Buckcherry** unleashes Black Butterfly today. The album – which follows 2006’s RIAA platinum-certified blockbuster, 15; and if you liked 15,you’ll love Black Butterfly. “Too Drunk…,” the slink... more info

Altsounds — **Buckcherry** unleashes Black Butterfly today. The album – which follows 2006’s RIAA platinum-certified blockbuster, 15; and if you liked 15,you’ll love Black Butterfly. “Too Drunk…,” the slink... more info

Idolator — Another day, another startup company trying to find a revenue source in the current music economy. However, all you really need to know about SongVest and what the company offers can be summed up by songwriter Mark Hudson: "No one is buying records... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — According to GameDaily, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith has sold nearly 1 million copies through July. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty SongVest, a Wisconsin-based company, has figured out a new way to make money off old songs: Auctioning a portion of the rights of tracks by Aerosmith, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Carrie Underwood and others to fans of the music. In addit... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: Aerosmith are still in the early stages of recording their new album but guitarist Joe Perry tells Spinner that some of the new songs may be made available in a more unconventional means prior to a proper rel... more info

Gigwise — And Tour In The New Year... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty Christina Aguilera’s first greatest hits comp, Keeps Gettin’ Better — A Decade of Hits, will be released exclusively through retail giant Target on November 11th. The disc features two new songs. Fall Out Boy has revealed the firs... more info