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Heartbreakers, Imposters, Nickel Creekers Make The Scrolls

They don't have a record deal or release date for their album yet, and their name still isn't even a 100% firm, but a new "supergroup" featuring members of the Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello's Imposters, Toad the Wet Sprocket and others has taken shape in Los Angeles and will likely be heard from this year.

Read more : 18.01.2008 00:00:00

Paramore Anticipates Jimmy Eat World Tour, Grammys

What's on Paramore singer Hayley Williams' mind these days? In addition to looking forward to the Paramore/Jimmy Eat World co-headlining spring tour announced todayWilliams is definitely thinking about the Grammy Awards -- the Tennessee quartet is up for Best New Artist -- and what she'll wear to the Feb. 10 ceremony.

Read more : 18.01.2008 00:00:00

Mariah Rolls With T-Pain, Dupri On New Album

Mariah Carey has set an April 1 release date for the follow-up to her mega-selling album "The Emancipation of Mimi," which was the biggest selling album of 2005. Dubbed "That Chick," the set features production from Jermaine Dupri, will.i.am and Rodney Jerkins, plus collaborations with the likes of T-Pain and Damian Marley.

Read more : 18.01.2008 00:00:00

Plant, Krauss Reveal U.S., European Tour Plans

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will kick off a world tour in support of their acclaimed 2007 album "Raising Sand" with a handful of dates in the US and Europe this spring.

Read more : 18.01.2008 00:00:00

Brooks Bears Down For L.A. Residency

Preparing for five major concerts over a two-day period is no easy task, but organizers of Garth Brooks' upcoming wildfire benefit shows in Los Angeles are "confident we can do it," Staples Center senior VP/GM Lee Zeidman tells Billboard.

Read more : 18.01.2008 00:00:00

Franz Ferdinand Gets 'Dirty' On New Album

"The idea of making a dirty pop record -- this is what has been on our minds," Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos tells Billboard.com of the band's ongoing studio sessions in Glasgow. A new, as-yet-untitled album is expected from the group this summer via Epic.

Read more : 18.01.2008 00:00:00

U2's 3D Concert Film Debuts At Sundance

After a career playing to sold-out stadiums, U2 did what their fans have done for years -- stood in line to see U2 perform. That concert was "U2 3D," a film of the band's 2005-06 Vertigo tour, shot at several shows in South America with new 3-D technology.

Portishead, MMJ, The Verve Set For Coachella

Portishead, My Morning Jacket, the Verve, Jack Johnson, the Breeders and Rilo Kiley are among the early confirmations trickling in for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, according to sources and an L.A. Times report. Full details are expected later today (Jan. 21).

Scouting For Girls, Basshunter Lead U.K. Charts

British trio Scouting For Girls completed their rise to No. 1 on the U.K. album chart yesterday with their self-titled debut album. Swedish DJ-artist Basshunter moved into a second week atop the singles chart with "Now You're Gone" (Hard2Beat).

Slash Itching To Start New Velvet Revolver Disc

Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash says the group is planning a significantly shorter turnaround for its third album. Slash tells Billboard.com that the group plans to start working in earnest on the follow-up to last year's "Libertad" in April.