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Elton John and his "idol," '70s singer-songwriter Leon Russell, will release their album The Union on October 19th, marking the occasion with a show at New York's Beacon Theatre. The two last came together in 1970, when John opened up for Russell at New York's Fillmore East. "His music takes ...

Scissor Sisters recently dropped by the Rolling Stone offices to showcase three songs off their latest album, Night Work. Singer Jake Shears describes "Whole New Way" as "just a really sexy song, it's really dirty," explaining that track was inspired by a New Haven gay bar. "Any Which Way," meanwhile, ...

Katy Perry grabbed hold of the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 as her second album, Teenage Dream, sold 192,000 copies in its debut week. The other big debut arrived at Number Two: American Idol champ Fantasia's third album, Back to Me, sold 117,000 copies. The two pushed Eminem's ...

T.I. was arrested on drug charges last night in Los Angeles, after police smelled marijuana drifting from the rapper's Maybach during a traffic stop on Sunset Boulevard. After searching the vehicle, police charged T.I. and his wife Tamika "Tiny" Cottle with possession of a controlled substance, TMZ reports. Bail was ...

Apple's press conference to announce Ping and iPod updates featured another surprise: A new song from Chris Martin, who appeared as a special guest. "It might not even come out," Martin said of the ballad, "Wedding Bells," which he played alone at the piano. "[This] could be the only time ...

Kings of Leon's New Single "Radioactive" Out September 8th The music video for "Radioactive," the first single off Kings of Leon's new album Come Around Sundown, will premiere on the band's official site and Vevo on September 8th. Fans who pre-order Come Around Sundown starting on September 14th will also ...

At a music-themed conference this afternoon in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced the company's new line of iPods and a "social network for music," called Ping, that will allow iTunes users to connect with their friends for music recommendations. Job described Ping, which will be available with ...

Cee-Lo: "F-ck You" Video Cee-Lo has unleashed the new video for his viral hit "F-ck You" (and not "Forget You."). The retro clip, equal parts Glee and Grease, follows Cee-Lo's journey from a lovelorn nerd to a "lady killer." Check it out above. Brandon Flowers: "Hard Enough" (Featuring Jenny Lewis) ...

With Apple expected to announce changes to iTunes and a new line of iPod Touch devices at a music-themed conference later today, Sony is asserting their own place in the digital music marketplace by unveiling a new music and video subscription service at a conference in Berlin, also today. According ...

A quick pre-post disclaimer: this isn't going to be another long tirade against New York Times columnist David Brooks. I've gone on about the guy enough over the years and it's really boring for me to keep harping on him – I completely understand that, and apologize. I did however ...

The celebrations for what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, on October 9th of this year, have begun to take shape. On October 5th, EMI will reissue freshened versions of Lennon's solo albums, along with some previously unreleased home recordings. And on the actual anniversary, Yoko Ono will hold ...

Disturbed on Pace for Number One With Disturbed's new album Asylum estimated to sell between 130,000 copies and 150,000 copies in its debut week, the heavy metal act will likely grab the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 away from Katy Perry. Barring a late surge by the Now ...

Bob Dylan's forthcoming Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos will come with a notable bonus, if you buy the set from Amazon: A previously unknown live recording of Dylan. Taped May 10th, 1963 at Brandeis University's First Annual Folk Festival, the tape sat in the archives of Rolling Stone ...

Vampire Weekend, Eddie Vedder Cover Springsteen Jimmy Fallon and the cast of Glee, who covered "Born to Run" during the Emmys' opening skit, have company: Vampire Weekend took on the Born in the U.S.A. track "I'm Goin' Down" at a concert in Vancouver, while Eddie Vedder offered a faithful take ...

Tom Waits Photo Book Out October 29th Over three decades, photographer Anton Corbijn has shot hundreds of portraits of Tom Waits. On October 29th, 200 of those photographs will be showcased in Waits/Corbijn 1977-2010, paired with lyrics from throughout Waits' career. [Twenty Four Bit] Jane's Addiction to Play Tony Hawk ...

Linkin Park will perform their new single "The Catalyst" on this year's MTV Video Music Awards, broadcasting live from Los Angeles, September 12th, with Chelsea Handler as host. "After two years of working on our new album, we're looking forward to sharing our first live performance of new music with ...

Standing behind a podium, delivering a speech is not where you normally picture Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, Motorhead's Lemmy or Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, but the rockers took turns doing just that on Thursday. The three were at the L.A. House of Blues to honor their comrade in ...

Beatles' Catalog Posted on Digital Service A subscription-based digital music service called Zaptunes is currently offering users the Beatles' remastered catalog, even though the Beatles still have not authorized downloads of their music. Zaptunes claims they have a deal, but EMI is reportedly already drawing up legal papers to prevent ...

Glee's stars are reportedly unhappy with the royalties that Sony Music, the label that releases the show's chart-topping soundtracks, is paying the cast. Three discs featuring highlights from the Fox series have hit Number One on the Billboard 200 in the past year alone--The Power of Madonna, Showstoppers and Journey ...

The following is an excerpt of an article from the September 16, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone. This issue is available tomorrow on newsstands, and Friday, September 3rd online via Rolling Stone's premium subscription plan. Photos: Inside Don Draper's world: Go behind the scenes on the Mad Men set In ...