Live Daily — Barenaked Ladies [ tickets ] have mapped a return from a difficult period in the band's history with a spring tour to support the band's first album without founding member Steven Page. The Canadian group, now reorganized as a four-piece, kicks of... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Dawn C. Chmielewski over at our sister blog Company Town reports on Thursday's Federal Trade Commission ruling over last year's ticketing flap with Bruce Springsteen. Prior Pop & Hiss coverage on the issue, in which Ticketmaster publicly apologized f... more info

All About Jazz — Calling for an end to deceptive "bait and switch" tactics, the Federal Trade Commission Thursday announced a settlement with Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s Ticketmaster unit that requires the company to provide full refunds to consumers who bought ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The decision includes sweeping changes in ticket resale market. more info

Rolling Stone — Over one year after Ticketmaster used what the Federal Trade Commission calls “deceptive tactics” by routing Bruce Springsteen fans to secondary-ticket retailer TicketsNow when regular-priced tickets were still available, the FTC and Ticketmaster... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of Bruce Springsteen fans will receive refunds for the mishandling of ticket sales by TicketsNow, a ticket reselling unit of Ticketmaster, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday. more info

MTV.com News — Original featured classic voices, update has many less-recognizable stars.By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Jayson Rodriguez Celine Dion, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Justin Bieber perform on We Are The World Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Wire I... more info

MTV.com News — Lily Allen and Oasis also take home trophies in London.By Larry Carroll Jay-Z accepts the award for "Best International Male Solo Artist" at the Brit Awards Tuesday Photo: Gareth Cattermole/ Getty Images It's Lady Gaga's world — we're al... more info

Altsounds — Billboard said, "Ted Leo just may be to indie rock what Springsteen was for rock'n'roll in 1973 -- a strong, original voice whose honest and painstakingly crafted art seems destined to be a benchmark for future generations as well as encouraging the ... more info

Live Daily — Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie will debut the video for "We Are The World 25 For Haiti" during NBC's Feb. 12 coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Shortly after the premiere, details about a multi-network international si... more info