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Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT


Tom Petty Covers: The Greatest Hits
I thought it was about time to put together a playlist of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers cover songs. To build it, I found a quality cover song for each of the tracks featured on his 1993 Greatest Hits album.

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT


Week Ending Sept. 11, 2011. Songs: The Voices
I'm sure that Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera figured that their stint as judges on The Voice would boost their visibility, but I doubt they ever dreamed it would trigger a major #1 hit for them.

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT


Jay-Z, Game, Tech N9ne, Glasses Malone Topics Of New Digital Books
Since June, hip hop journalist Soren Baker has released four 10,000-word digital books that explore the careers of Tech N9ne, Jay-Z, Game, and Glasses Malone.

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT


Nicki Minaj Inspires 'Fridging' Trend
Rapper encouraging fans to pose inside refrigerators

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT


T.I.'s First Novel Is an 'Epic Love Story'
Going back to prison may have interfered with T.I.'s plans to become a reality TV star, but his debut novel is arriving as scheduled on October 16th.

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT


Ozzy Osbourne's Music Saves Autistic Boy
Rocker's song was used to draw lost kid out of wilderness

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT


This Is the Sound of Ke$ha Singing With Alice Cooper
The lyrics to Alice Cooper's "What Baby Wants" are intentionally a little gory (the guy is a shock rocker, after all), but the scariest moment of his new collaboration with Ke$ha arrives at the 2:15 point, when Cooper's first-

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT


Rolling Stones Reissuing Filthiest Album (Seriously, Listen to 'Some Girls' Again)
Just the other day, The Amp wondered whether the Rolling Stones had a 40th anniversary edition of Sticky Fingers on the way. Well, the band is reissuing one of their classic albums on November 21st

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT


'White Album' Sleeve Designer Dies at 89
British artist Richard Hamilton often called the 'Father of Pop Art'

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT


Guinness Book Sets World Record for Lamest Music Records
Judging by all the people trying to shove as many marbles in their mouth as possible or

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT


Jim Carrey's 'Creep'-y Singalong, and Other Celeb Karaoke Disasters!
He's a creep! He's a weirdo! And not just because of that Evan Rachel Wood fixation, but because, like the rest of America, Jim Carrey has a deep-rooted desire to sing along with Radiohead's outsiders' anthem at the top of his lungs. Recently, the actor s

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:28 PM PDT


Who Charted? Lil Wayne Beats the Beatles in Second Week on Top
Who's Number One: Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV is spending a second week on top of the Billboard 200, which should surprise no one. Thanks to an additional 219,000 copies sold per Nielsen SoundScan, Weezy's grand total now stands at 1.2 mi

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:28 PM PDT


Simon Cowell Talks Old Dogs and New Tricks in 'X Factor' Q&A
Simon discusses Paula, meltdowns, drunk audiences, and more in this characteristically colorful Q&A.

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 11:48 AM PDT


Good Lord, They're Squeezing a Sixth Single Out of Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream'
When an artist has five songs from a single album reach Number One -- tying a record set by Michael Jackson's Bad -- why not go for a sixth? That is clearly the thinking at Capitol Records, who have confirmed the next single from Katy Perry's Tee

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 11:48 AM PDT


Rolling Stones Unearth Material for 'Some Girls' Reissue
Band's 1978 classic will be available in Deluxe and Super-Deluxe editions

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 10:27 AM PDT


On Second Thought, Maybe David Lynch's Music Career Wasn't Such a Good Idea
If you're prone to nightmares, quickly avert your eyes. Behold, the horrifyingly awful cover for director David Lynch's debut album, Crazy Clown Time. The good news: There are no clowns on it. The bad news: Clowns, though terrifying, wo

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 10:27 AM PDT


Music Videos 101: The Back-To-School Special
You know, not all pop stars are slack-jawed morons who, without a record deal, would have to earn a living by asking, "Do you want fries with that?" After all, it takes brains to remember all those lyrics, chords, and groupies' names! So let's c

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 09:47 AM PDT


Beck Would Prefer You Don't Name Your Band 'Beck'
Texas folk-rock Beck & Cauthen have agreed to hereafter be known as Sons of Fathers after allegedly receiving a polite request from Beck to step off his name. According to a note from the band posted on

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT


Michael Jackson's Family Just Got Paid
There are very few ways to make $30 million in one day. You can win the lottery, rob a bank, agree to a signing bonus with a professional sports team, or be a living descendent of Michael Jackson.

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 08:25 AM PDT


Week Ending Sept. 11, 2011. Albums: The Beatles Are Back
The Beatles are back in the top five on The Billboard 200, thanks to the belated digital release of their compilation 1. The album re-enters the chart at #4, its highest ranking since February 2001.

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 08:25 AM PDT


See Girls Play 'Fallon' With a Killer Trio of Backup Singers
Girls' Christopher Owens is the main brain behind one of the year's most anticipated albums, Father, Son, Holy Ghost (which is also conveniently one of the five incredible new LPs that arrived yesterday). ...

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 07:45 AM PDT


Chart Watch Extra: All The Greatest Hits
Twenty-seven greatest hits sets are included on Nielsen SoundScan's running list of the 200 best-selling albums in its history. Here they are, from #1 (the Beatles) to #27 (Eric Clapton).

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 07:45 AM PDT


Kim Kardashian Wears a Princess Leia Costume in Kanye West's Unearthed Puppet Show
In 2008, Kanye West and fellow Chicago rapper Rhymefest announced they were collaborating with the production team behind Crank Yankers on something that was sort of like a hip-hop version of The Muppet Show as imagined by David Chappelle.

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 07:04 AM PDT


Hear Amy Winehouse's Final Song: Tony Bennett Duet 'Body and Soul'
Scoring a collaboration with Amy Winehouse for Duets II was the best thing to happen to Tony Bennett since he left his heart in San Francisco -- had Winehouse not passed away in late July, he would have been responsible for an epic come