Beyonce Video Lawsuit Dismissed

A Los Angeles man who sued Beyonc

Sara Bareilles Aiming High on Next Week’s Billboard 200

Next week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, it’s looking like Sara Bareilles’ sophomore set “Kaleidoscope Heart,” released Tuesday (Sept. 7), will be the tally’s highest new entry. Industry prognosticators are suggesting that the new set could possibly sell around 80,000 to 100,000 by week’s end on Sept. 12.

Billboard Bits: Amy Winehouse Contributing to Quincy Jones Album, M.I.A. Still Promises Free Show

Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip.

Billboard Bits: M.I.A. Still Promises Free Show, Don Imus Preps ‘Ranch Record’

Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip.

Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal Lead MOBO Nominations

The xx Benefits From Mercury Sales Surge

The London electronic/alt-rock trio the xx has already benefited from winning the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize .

Amy Winehouse Sings Again on Quincy Jones Album

A my Winehouse is making music again.

Carrie Underwood Eases Into Acting World with ‘Soul Surfer’

C arrie Underwood thought she’d walk away from her first movie experience vowing to stick to her day job. But after a recent screening of the upcoming movie “Soul Surfer,” Underwood found she wasn’t as bad as she thought she’d be. “I really liked how everything turned out, including myself,” Underwood said in an interview Tuesday

Jay-Z, Drake Impersonator Joins ‘SNL’ Cast

If you’re excited about “SNL” hiring new cast members for the upcoming season, kicking off on Sept. 25, then you might really, really, really like that 22-year-old comedian Jay Pharoah, who’s made a name for himself by impersonating celebrities like Jay-Z , Drake , President Obama, Denzel Washington and Eddie Murphy, among others, is one of them.

Why Bret Michaels & Other Music Stars Turn to Reality TV for Fame, Fortune

B ret Michaels , veteran of six-count ‘em, six-reality shows, has two bits of advice for artists looking to break into the genre: “Never wear white on TV unless you’re at your fighting weight,” he says. “And never drink too much in Cabo if you’re going to be on TV.” A decade after Fox debuted “American Idol” and eight years after MTV’s “The Osbournes” showed the world that, yes, even the dogs of rock icons pee on carpets, this fall’s music reality programming slate offers the most robust selection yet-from home improvement to first-person show and tell-proving that there’s no shortage of artists willing to grace the small screen in new, potentially humiliating ways. “It’s become the shortcut to fame,” Sharon Osbourne says. “There’s no more struggling and banging on people’s doors and begging to be heard and taking your demo around pleading for an appointment with an A&R guy. Those days are gone

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