Coroner: Clarkson’s death was a homicide
Music-Slam.com The barrel of a gun may have been forced into actress Lana Clarkson's mouth, bruising her tongue before she was fatally shot, a coroner testified Tuesday in music producer Phil…
May 2007
Election soundtrack: Theme-song ideas for candidates
By Little Steven Van Zandt All right, look, we've got a year and a half to the election, right? So let's cut to the chase, forget about the issues these…
Love Kicks Cobain Shoe Ad to the Curb
Thanks in part to an outraged Courtney Love, a new Doc Martens ad has been given the boot. The 42-year-old entertainer was steamed after learing that a new advertising campaign…
Ratings drop as Sparks wins ‘Idol’
The best days may still be ahead for Jordin Sparks, but the same may not be said for "American Idol." The 30.7 million people who watched Sparks win on Wednesday…
Farewell to Free FM as K-Rock returns
With a blast of Nirvana's "All Apologies," the 17-month effort to establish a talk station at New York's 92.3 FM ended abruptly Thursday afternoon with the return of K-Rock —…
Midnight Special: Linkin Park No. 1
Midnight never seemed so bright. Linkin Park's latest, Minutes to Midnight, clocked in at number one on the Billboard 200 with the biggest sales debut of the year. The Rick…
Winehouse wins Novello songwriting award
"Rehab," the autobiographical top 10 single by Amy Winehouse, won best contemporary song Thursday at Britain's prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards. "Thank you all very much. I didn't even have…
Observers blame climate of scrutiny for Akon flap
Verizon Wireless' decision to drop its sponsorship of the Gwen Stefani Sweet Escape tour because of the actions of supporting act Akon probably would not have happened as recently as…