Reuters - During its six previous seasons, TV juggernaut "American Idol" has launched countless music careers -- but the caveat is maintaining staying power. (More...)

E! Online - There's free Candy on MySpace! (More...)

E! Online - Blake Fielder-Civil will be cooling his heels in the clink for some time to come. The missus, Amy Winehouse, meanwhile, is looking to avoid the same fate. (More...)

Reuters - In a rare U.S. festival appearance, Prince closed the second night of the Coachella festival Saturday, dusting off golden oldies like "1999" and "Little Red Corvette," and covering tunes (More...)

E! Online - Britain, beware: Amy Winehouse is back on the streets. (More...)

Reuters - Mellow singer/songwriter Jack Johnson brought the first day of the annual Coachella music festival in southern California to an underwhelming end. (More...)

E! Online - Kathy Griffin sure knows how to yuck it up with her gays. (More...)

E! Online - Oprah Winfrey went there with Tom Cruise. (More...)

AP - Two lovers who are separated by fate but remain true to one another. Show-stopping arias filled with coloratura ornamentation. Plenty of high notes. Lots of slapstick comedy. And, of course, a ha (More...)

Reuters - "This is such a trip," bassist Tom Petty said from the Troubadour stage. "I gotta get used to this." (More...)

AP - Sean Penn spoke at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, urging the young crowd to involve themselves politically. (More...)

AP - Carmen Electra showed off her fiance and black diamond engagement ring at an excluse Coachella after-party, while the Hilton sisters frolicked with their beaus. (More...)

AP - Kenny Chesney hurt his foot after it got caught between a rising platform and the stage but still put on his show. (More...)

AP - But there was one who rose above all others. (More...)

AP - Miley Cyrus said she's embarrassed by an apparently racy photo spread appearing in the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair. (More...)

AP - Thousands of mourners paid tribute Sunday to the late mother of reggae superstar Bob Marley, whose renowned music promoting social justice and "one love" made him one of Jamaica's most beloved so (More...)

AP - Wotan's moment of truth has been depicted thousands of times in opera houses across the world since Wagner's "Siegfried" premiered 132 years ago — but probably seldom as starkly as Sunday at the (More...)

AP - After a flood of hype, Vampire Weekend hopes the storm is over. (More...)

Reuters - Teen idol Miley Cyrus, the fresh-faced star of Disney's "Hannah Montana" television franchise, has apologized for two sets of photos in which she flashes her bra, lies across a boy's lap, (More...)

An eyewitness to the killing of Jam Master Jay was sentenced to 17 years in prison for a string of robberies after the Run-DMC legend's death. via StarTribune (More...)

"He was an immensely loveable man and we are absolutely shattered by the news." "Humph died peacefully with his family and friends around him on April 25 at 7pm following surgery," said a statement o (More...)

"Sometimes I like it more than music" NDIO, Calif. - Tegan and Sara, the identical twin powerpop duo, are accustomed to writing intimate, emotional songs about heartbreak. via Boston Herald (More...)

Winehouse Showed Up To Police Interview High? Posted by Ashish on 04.26.2008 Man oh man... Reports out of the UK seem to suggest that Amy Winehouse showed up to her police questioning on Friday high. (More...)

Rapper Lil Wayne scores his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with Lollipop , which jumps from No. via Arizona Republic (More...)

John Reis has more than earned his lauded status among forward-thinking punks, via the benchmarks set by his early postpunk project Drive Like Jehu, the hard-rock swing that defined Rocket from the C (More...)

"That's what they do to you. I'm still grateful, in a way, to play there." No festival is more predicated on the elements than the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. via CNN (More...)

"It must be a bit of a popularity week in the vote." Carly Smithson lost another chance to be a superstar. Smithson, the 24-year-old Irish bartender from San Diego, was the latest cast-off on "Americ (More...)

With the possible exception of the three people who look back fondly on Bruce Willis's recording career, we're well acquainted with the eardrum damage that can occur when actors live out their rock-s (More...)

"I believe in natural justice. We don't get the gigs or make the money that they do because of the name. But you know what? The one thing we have that money can't buy is each other... and love." Take (More...)

Amy Winehouse arrested on suspicion of assault on Friday, after allegedly punching one man and head-butting someone else. (More...)

The Sean Bell shooting case, which was referenced in songs by 50 Cent and Papoose, ended in the acquittal of three New York police detectives. (More...)

The multi-flavored songs on Madonna's Hard Candy examine sex and relationships, setting her musings to hip-hop, trip-hop and disco beats. (More...)

Neil Gaiman has a heap of projects in the works, and stars like Rachel McAdams and Shia LaBeouf want to get involved. (More...)

Mötley Crüe evade the question when asked whether drummer Tommy Lee is still in the band, in Metal File. (More...)

"Hellboy" helmer Guillermo del Toro has signed on to direct "The Hobbit" and a yet-untitled sequel. (More...)

50 Cent told MTV News that he cut ties with Young Buck because he didn't want to "hit rock bottom with him." (More...)

Kurt Loder reviews "Baby Mama," a chick flick about surrogate motherhood that's also a good guy flick. (More...)

Houston rapper Chamillionaire drops in on a prep school in his hometown to raise awareness for Malaria No More. (More...)

Jam Master Jay murder suspect Ronald "Tinard" Washington was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison for robbery. (More...)

Ice Cube, Chamillionaire, Bun B and DJ Drama express their frustration with Friday's verdict in the Sean Bell shooting case. (More...)