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To help fans get amped for Depeche Mode’s new album Sounds of the Universe, the band has teamed up with Apple to feature the first “iTunes Pass” dedicated to an artist. Starting today, fans can purchase the pass for $19, which will give them access to exclusive songs, remixes, videos and more that’s doled ...

Broadway's Spidey senses are tingling. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the hyped stage musical directed by Julie Taymor (The Lion King) with music and lyrics courtesy of U2's Bono...

Is DJ Dynasty Handbag trying to take himself out of the mix? Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson may have opened a can of worms by telling Us magazine online that the show would be open...

It’s not every day we get a press release for an album that isn’t due out for another seven months, but Diddy isn’t your typical artist, a point he’s reiterating with his upcoming concept album Last Train to Paris. Although the album won’t come out until September 22nd, Diddy already boasts, “I’m ushering in a ...

A few months ago, four tracks from the upcoming U2 album ‘No Line on the Horizon’ leaked onto the Internet. In order to prevent the full album from leaking before launch, U2 organized “private hearings” for the press, but these failed. Today, ten hours after the album leaked, downloads on BitTorrent are 100K - and counting.

Confronted with the task of thinking up a low-budget video concept for the first single off their new album, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania guitar-pop band the Jellybricks found inspiration in a hobby they shared with tens of millions of music-loving Americans: Rock Band 2. After countless hours of playing, editing and meticulously sculpting their polygonal doppelgangers into ...

Two big moves on the Billboard Hot 100 give Atlantic Records ownership of the top two positions. As reported yesterday, a 58-1 rush puts "Right Round" by Flo Rida on top, while a 9-2 jump pushes "Dead and Gone" by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake into second place.

A legal turf war has broken out between production company Morgan Creek and the estate of Tupac Shakur. Morgan Creek has sued Amaru Entertainment for backing out of an agreement to sell the rapper's life rights for a film adaptation.

Michael Sarver, Alexis Grace and Danny Gokey will be part of the top 12; one of the eliminated contestants could come back in the wild-card round.

The Top 50 Global Selling Albums of 2008. Coldplay was #1 with 6.8 million albums sold followed by AC/DC.