ContactMusic — You wouldn’t expect the Obama inauguration to have anything less than a line-up taken from the very top of the music industry, and the US President... more info

Topix — The committee planning the Jan. 21 event also announced Wednesday that Kelly Clarkson will perform ''My Country 'Tis of Thee'' and James Taylor will sing ''America the Beautiful'' at the swearing-in ceremony on the Capitol's west front. more info

Mjsbigblog — We reported the rumor a few weeks ago, but now it's official. Kelly Clarkson will perform at the seconds inauguration of President Obama on January 21. more info

USA Today Music — Those three will be the big names at the inauguration (besides President Obama). more info

ContactMusic — Beloved singer/songwriter James Taylor was briefly considered for the lead role in Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln biopic after composer John... more info

Guardian Music — Grease stars reprise their roles as innocent lovers to raise money for charity with Christmas recordThey electrified the 1970s with their high-school romance, but now John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have re-enacted their role as innocent lovers ... more info

Mjsbigblog — American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips, will perform at the annual National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington DC on December 6. He'll join a group of performers that include James Taylor, Babyface, and Colbie Caillat on the Ellipse at Presiden... more info

Topix — Saturday: Jason Mraz, Trombone Shorty and Amos Lee may be the guest stars on ZBB's "Uncaged," but there's no question who is Brown's chief influence here: James Taylor. more info

Guardian Music — Tom Horan on the label that brought mod classics back to the dance floor, signed Jamiroquai and rediscovered Terry Callier'It was just going to be a party label. We didn't take it too seriously," says Eddie Piller. His cockney tones a little frayed a... more info

Starpulse — Singer Garth Brooks choked back tears as he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday by his musician pals James Taylor and George Strait. Brooks was formally made a member of th... more info