There have been rumors floating around for quite some time that Andre 3000 – known as Andre Benjamin outside his music ventures – has been in talks to play Jimi Hendrix in an upcoming biopic, and now it looks as though this will finally happen. The Irish Film and Television Network confirmed recently that the [...]

“Mad Men” is a show known for its soundtrack that helps set the emotional feel of the show while also defining the 1960s era in which it is set. But on Sunday night’s episode, the soundtrack was particularly notable for its inclusion of the Beatles’ song “Tomorrow Never Knows.” The appearance of the song marks [...]

The E! television network has announced a new reality show called “Opening Act” to air this summer that will allow unsigned musicians to compete for the chance to open for some of the biggest musicians working today. The show will be produced by “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe, and will gather the talent that will [...]

Taking a cue from the recent hologram of Tupac Shakur at this year’s Coachella festival, TLC has announced that they will go on tour with late member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. A representative of the two surviving members, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas announced yesterday that the group will tour for the first [...]

Footage of the Beatles’ first-ever live concert performance has been found and will be screened next month as a documentary called “The Beatles: The Lost Concert.” The new documentary will premiere at New York’s Ziegfeld Theater on May 6, and will be shown at limited-engagement screenings in theaters around the country May 17 and May [...]

Sinead O’Connor has cancelled her upcoming tour due to bipolar disorder. According to Reuters, British media and fansites have quoted a statement that the Irish singer-songwriter is calling off her North American tour plans “with enormous regret” because she is “very unwell due to bipolar disorder.” It is also reported that though she had a [...]

On Thursday, the Justice Department issued an indictment that charged the founder and other employees of file sharing site megaupload.com with participating in a conspiracy involving racketeering, money laundering and copyright infringement. And though founder Kim Dotcom (formerly Kim Schmitz before he legally changed his name) and six of his associates were arrested and court [...]

Music streaming service Grooveshark already has been served with copyright infringement lawsuits by three of the four major record companies, and as of last Wednesday, the fourth major sued the company. EMI Publishing filed a copyright infringement suit against Escape Media Group in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday, according to a report by the [...]

The Los Angeles county department of coroner has concluded that the sudden death of rapper Heavy D was caused by a blood clot in his lungs. Heavy D died on November 8 at his home in Los Angeles, and the medical cause of death is listed as a pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis. [...]

As a touring festival, the Van’s Warped Tour is quickly nearing its 20-year anniversary, and the first wave of bands that will play the 2012 festival have been announced and include Memphis May Fire and The Silver Comet. Additionally, dates and cities have been announced, though the actual venues will be revealed at a later [...]