Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies (AP) Music News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:37:53 GMT FILE - Alex Chilton of the 1970's rock band 'Big Star' performs at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in this March 19, 2004 file photo. Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with the band Big Star, died Wednesday March 17, 2010. He was 59. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)

Top 20 Concert Tours (AP) Music News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:20:31 GMT AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

Lacey Brown out, Urban survives on "American Idol" (Reuters) Music News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:35:05 GMT Reuters - Lacey Brown was voted off "American Idol" on Wednesday after struggling with nerves for weeks on America's most-watched TV show.

Singer's musical journey reshaping Portugal's fado (Reuters) Music News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:13:27 GMT Portuguese Fado singer Mariza performs during the annual Conde Duque concert in Madrid July 13, 2008. REUTERS/Juan Medina

World music champion Charlie Gillett dies at 68 (AP) Music News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:56:04 GMT AP - Charlie Gillett, a DJ and music historian who helped bring music from around the world to wider attention, has died at the age of 68, his employer, the British Broadcasting Corp., said Thursday.

Black Eyed Peas, Shakira to front World Cup concert (Reuters) Music News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:50:12 GMT Reuters - The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira and Alicia Keys will be among scores of music stars performing at a concert on the eve of the soccer World Cup in South Africa, organizers said on Wednesday. The concert in South Africa's biggest black township Soweto will be on June 10, a day before the start of the month-long World Cup, which is being hosted for the first time in Africa.

The right trajectory for Spoon (AP) Music News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:07:24 GMT In this March 5, 2010 photo, members of the group Spoon, from left, Britt Daniel, Rob Pope, Jim Eno and Eric Harvey are shown in New York. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)

We're gonna rock around Westminster tonight (Reuters) Music News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:31:36 GMT Reuters - Politicians are usually reviled in rock songs. But four British members of parliament (MPs) from opposing parties have come together in a band and are now launching their first album, "Cross Party."

Gucci Mane manages career from jail (AP) Music News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:45:21 GMT FILE - In this May 24, 2005 file photo, rapper Gucci Mane leaves the DeKalb County Jail with his attorney Dennis Scheib, left, after he negotiated a $100,000 bond in Decatur, Ga. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)

Sony in new music deal with Michael Jackson estate (Reuters) Music News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:45:08 GMT A portrait of pop singer Michael Jackson dressed as a king by artist Norman Oak is shown in this image released to Reuters in this February 17, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Shaan Kokin/Julien's Auctions/Handout