MTV.com News — Gorillaz' Plastic Beach debuts at #2.By Gil Kaufman Ludacris Photo: Getty Images Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes will lead a parade of new faces in the Billboard 200 top 10 next week, easily leading the chart thanks to sales of 137,000. Th... more info

Undercover, Australia — Almost 40 years after his death, Jimi Hendrix is one of the hottest acts on the planet. more info

Rolling Stone — Photograph by Plitz/Good Times/Cache Agency On August 26th, 1970, Jimi Hendrix celebrated the official opening of his Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan’s West Village. It would be the last time he ever set foot in his beloved recording sanctuary; ... more info

411 Mania — Forty years after his death, is there anything left in the Jimi Hendrix vault that we haven’t heard before? more info

Altsounds — *JONNY LANG is a touring maniac and he’s not slowing down anytime soon. * As he gears up for the April 20th release of his first-ever live album, LIVE AT THE RYMAN (Concord Records), he’s criss-crossing the U.S. as part of the Ãâ... more info

Guardian Music — The Barbican's new exhibition features birds playing musical instruments - which leads to the occasional unexpected dramaThere was a look of mild panic on the face of the steward at the Barbican's Curve gallery when she politely asked everyone to lea... more info

MTV.com News — New deal with Sony Music, estimated at $250 million, will include unreleased music, DVDs and video games.By Gil Kaufman Michael Jackson Photo: Sony Even in death, Michael Jackson remains the King of Pop. Less than a year after his shocking... more info

Spinner.com — Eric Coleman is a multi-tasking artist. Alongside DJing, the Los Angeles native also works extensively in photography and filmmaking. He's collaborated with everyone from Fergie to MF Doom and, with creative partner Brian Cross (better known as B+), ... more info

Spinner.com — More than a decade after founding members Ryan Hendrix and Nick Turner met at Oklahoma State University and decided to write songs based on colors, Oklahoma quartet (and SXSW veterans) Colourmusic are gearing up for the 2010 festival. Their latest si... more info

Undercover, Australia — What about that new kid Jimi Hendrix, hey. What a star. He is doing very well on the chart this week. more info