Pop Bytes — Who else is ready for the third season finale of True Blood tonight?! Here's hottie Sam Trammell (who plays shapeshifter Sam Merlotte ) without his shirt on as he was getting ready to partake in Surfrider Foundation's 5th Annual Celebrity Express... more info

ContactMusic — Rock supergroup CHICKENFOOT are preparing to hit the studio to record their second album without drummer and founder CHAD SMITH - because the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS star is... more info

MTV.com News — New album will contain collaborations with T.I., Sheryl Crow and Zac Brown.By Gil Kaufman Kid Rock Photo: JulNeil Lupin/ Redferns There's no way you're going to be able to confuse Kid Rock's upcoming album Born Free with twitch-pop bomb-thr... more info

ContactMusic — Drummers including former GUNS N' ROSES star STEVEN ADLER and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' CHAD SMITH have signed up to take part in a tribute to late LED ZEPPELIN percussionist... more info

ContactMusic — Slash and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea will both appear on Ronnie Wood's solo album. Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie has announced his first solo album since... more info

NME — The Spike Jonze film will also feature Of Montreal, Sleigh Bells and Girls more info

MTV.com News — We compare her record-setting nods to Beyoncé's, Missy Elliott's, Madonna's and more.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga Photo: Peter Wafzig/Getty Images Lady Gaga may just have to get used to this. Just one year after crashing the Video Music Award... more info

MTV.com News — In the fest's early years, Perry Farrell and co-founder Ted Gardner talked about the 'great little band from Seattle.'By James Montgomery Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at Lollapalooza in 1992 Photo: Jim Steinfeldt/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Ge... more info

MTV.com News — DJ X makes it to the top five in MTV's Twitter Jockey search.By Fernanda Diaz Xavier Moreno Photo: MTV Xavier by day and "DJ X" by night, Xavier Moreno, 24, is one of the five finalists competing for a $100,000 contract to become MTV's fir... more info

Guardian Music — Initially regarded as a fraud or a fool, his playing influenced half a century of jazz – and this album defines his greatness more than any otherLast summer Ornette Coleman, the then 79 year-old saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer from F... more info