NME - Festivals — So Glastonbury have got U2, Muse and Stevie Wonder. T In The Park have secured Muse, Eminem and Kasabian. Download will be headlined this year by Rage Against The Machine, AC/DC and Aerosmith. And now we know the V headliners, too: Kings Of Leon and... more info

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NME — LA rockers' Christmas Number One campaign inspires victory more info

Rolling Stone — First, a grassroots Facebook group helped Rage Against the Machine beat The X Factor for the U.K. Christmas Number One. Then, a pair of Facebook campaigns encouraged John Mellencamp to both quit smoking and run for Senate. Now, in what could be the w... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasis failed to pick up any of the awards at the NME Shockwaves Awards at the O2 Academy Brixton, in south London.Paul Weller closed the show after receiving the godlike genius award, presented to him by Bobby Gillespie and Mick Jones.Weller performe... more info

Guardian Music — A Facebook group for lovers of cured cucumbers has gained more fans the knuckle-dragging Canadian crew. It's like Rage Against the Machine and Joe McElderry all over againCanadian band Nickelback, the gravelly paragon of what's known as "modern rock"... more info

411 Mania — Marc Anthony, Pitbull, Everlast, Cheech and Chong plus members of RATM, Linkin Park and SOAD... more info

Crazed Hits — Molly Marlette, who we first featured in November 2008, has signed a publishing deal with Michael Goldstone via his Songs Publishing JV. Throughout his career, Goldstone has been responsible for signing acts such as Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machin... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Subititled A Life with The Police, Polo and Pygmies, this is a hugely enjoyable and unusual rock autobiography.The dust jacket states the facts. Over 50 million records sold. 5 Grammy Awards. 2 Brits. Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Poli... more info

Guardian Music — Jay-Z plays two arena dates (7 Jun, MEN Arena; 9 Jun, Birmingham LG Arena, livenation.co.uk) before headlining Wireless (4 Jul, Hyde Park, W1, wirelessfestival.co.uk), where he's joined by Mr Hudson …Kings Of Leon also rock Hyde Park (30 Jun, l... more info