Lady Antebellum earned their first #1 album on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with their sophomore effort, "Need You Know." The set debuts with over 481,000 copies sold, the biggest country album debut since Taylor Swift opened at 592,000 copies with "Fearless". Lady Antebellum's debut week is the also biggest debut ... Read More

Covers of Leonard Cohen's 1984 classic "Hallelujah" have a way of topping the digital charts, including Jeff Buckley's version by way of "American Idol" finalist Jason Castro, and "X Factor" winner Alexandra Burke. The same rings true again for Justin Timberlake and his live performance of the track, which hits ... Read More

George Clooney's "Hope For Haiti Now" Telethon Collects $57 Million.    George Clooney's "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon has garnered a record-breaking over $57 million for the victims of the Haitian earthquake. The charity event was flocked by loads of stars, including pal Brad Pitt, Ellen DeGeneres, Madonna, Rihanna, and Wyclef ... Read More

As part of the Hope for Haiti event/telethon last night, Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris joined forces to perform a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. We talked about the even a bit when we noted Rihanna’s appearance/performance (the same show also featured Wyclef Jean and Maxwell) on Oprah last week ... Read More

Stars lined up for George Clooney's Haiti fund-raising telethon have been named. From New York, Los Angeles, and London, star wattage will be abundant as Wyclef Jean, Shakira, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Bono, and Jay-Z join the roster of celebrities who will help raise funds to help the Haitian earthquake ... Read More

Leona Lewis is grateful to have worked with stars including Justin Timberlake and OneRepublic on her second album. Leona Lewis is "really grateful" for the collaborations on her second album. The British singer - who shot to fame in 2006 as the winner of the third series of the British television ... Read More

After the self-serving hype of her Playboy appearance was met with the universal indifference it rightly deserved, Heidi Montag is now claiming the risible showing was her way to please fans. Always leave them asking for more, she explained to Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show yesterday. Next time, ... Read More

The XX: Band You Should Know. One of the great quests in rock music has been to try to bring together traditional guitar-drum-bass rock sounds with dance music. Some of the biggest bands in the world have made the attempt (most notably U2, who boldly attempted to bridge the gap ... Read More