Church Vandal Says Beyonce's Baby Is Satan

The pastor insists, the church had nothing to do with the apocalyptic message ... it was simply the victim in a random act of mischief. more on this story

Adele May Open Grammy Awards

(popmusiclife) 2011's biggest music star, Adele, is planning on attending the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles next month, and producers of the show are hoping the singer's doctors will allow her to perform.

RadarOnline.com reports Adele is in talks to possibly open up the broadcast, but only if she's given the all-clear by her doctors.

The UK singer is nominated in six Grammy categories, including album of the year, record of the year, and song of the year for her sophomore album, "21." more on this story

Another Britney Spears Track Leaks

(popmusiclife) There's been a surge of Britney Spears song leaks in the past month. A fourth Britney demo has popped up – it's for "Look Who's Talking Now."

Last week, her demo for "Secret," off her 2011 release "Femme Fatale," surfaced; last month, an acoustic rendition of "Don't Keep Me Waiting" and the ballad "Strangest Love" appeared online.

Co-written by Spears, " Look Who's Talking Now" is rumored to be a demo for 2003's "In The Zone," and was released by Korean singer BoA. Check it out here.

American Idol Scotty Mccreery Goes Platinum

American Idol champ Scotty McCreery's debut album, Clear As Day, has gone platinum with certified sales of more than 1 million copies in just three months after its release.

In addition, he was named No. 1 on Billboard magazine's list of Top New Country Artists for 2011. He also won New Artist of the Year at the American Country Awards in December.

Scotty says the platinum certification marks a major milestone in his career. "It means the world to me," he says. "It's one of the highest honors you can get with your album and it's a huge testament to the loyalty of country music fans and how great they have been to me this year. 2011 was absolutely an incredible, life-changing year for me. I want to say a huge thanks to the fans for this." more on this story

Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce North American Tour Dates

Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced a North American tour this spring in support of their forthcoming album Area 52.

Area 52, set to be released on January 24th, contains nine of Rod and Gab's favorite songs from their own catalogue re-arranged and recorded in Havana with legendary producer Peter Asher and a 13-piece Cuban orchestra comprised of some of the country's finest young players.

This spring, Rodrigo y Gabriela will be bringing the band C.U.B.A. on the road in order to showcase the thrilling and dynamic hybrid of metal, latin and jazz featured on the album in a live setting. It will mark the first time in their careers that Rodrigo y Gabriela have toured and performed with a backing band. more on this story

Find Out What Madonna Thinks About Lady Gaga

(popmusiclife) Pop fans will be watching ABC's Nightline this Thursday as host Cynthia McFadden sits down with Madonna for what has been described as a "candid and revealing" discussion about her life and career.

Madonna will speak about her new movie, W.E., as well as plans for her new album, her Super Bowl appearance on February 5, and about her personal life.

In a promo for the interview released by ABC, we see that Madonna will also answer viewers' questions, and McFadden asks Madonna the "one question that has been blowing up the Internet - they want to know what you think about Lady Gaga." Check out a preview here.

Adam Lambert Close To Settlement With Label?

(popmusiclife) The Hollywood Reporter says Adam Lambert is wrapping up a settlement of a lawsuit brought by a former record label over recordings made by the singer prior to his appearance on American Idol.

In November, the singer was sued by Colwel Platinum Entertainment after he blocked their efforts to market a Lambert album entitled "Beg For Mercy."

The album was released last fall via Amazon.com; Lambert's legal team quickly filed notice with Amazon and the company removed the new Colwel-produced release from its website on October 14. more on this story

Tax Problems For Lindsay Lohan

(TMZ) Lindsay Lohan has a brand new $93,000 problem -- because the federal government claims the actress never paid her 2009 income tax ... and now Uncle Sam is finally out to collect.

According to official documents filed in Los Angeles, the Internal Revenue Service has obtained a lien against Lohan for $93,701.57 for failure to pay her federal income tax.

2009 wasn't a very lucrative year for Lohan ... she only released one crappy straight-for-TV movie, coupled with a few minor TV appearances.

Now, if Lohan refuses to pay the debt ... the government can go after anything that belongs to her ... including homes, cars and bank accounts ... assuming she has any of those things. more on this story

Warrant Issued For Kid of Kid 'N Play's Arrest

(TMZ) Kid has more adult problems ... the former Kid 'n Play rapper is once again a wanted man ... after blowing off a hearing stemming from his 2010 DUI arrest ... TMZ has learned.

According to L.A. County Superior Court records ... a bench warrant was issued for the former "House Party" star on January 5, 2012 after he failed to show up for a progress hearing regarding the 2010 arrest.

If this story sounds familiar ... it's because the SAME EXACT THING happened back in July when he no-showed to a similar hearing. Kid -- real name Chris Reid -- was arrested in August and released after paying a small fine.

Now, if Kid gets stopped by police for any reason ... they can haul his ass back to jail ... just like last time.

Doesn't seem like Kid is worried though ... 'cause TWO DAYS after the warrant was issued, dude was cracking jokes about the situation ... telling us, "I've got DUIs I'm ducking!"

TMZ spoke to Kid ... who tells us the whole thing was an innocent miscommunication and insists he's sending his lawyer to court this morning to try and fix everything with the judge. more on this story

Tim McGraw Delivers The One That Got Away

Curb Records have released Tim McGraw's The One That Got Away, the new digital single from McGraw's forthcoming new album Emotional Traffic.

The One That Got Away is available for single download as the fourth of five song releases planned in advance of the new McGraw studio album which will street on January 24th.

Curb's release of The One That Got Away on iTunes on January 10th will be followed by the label's announcement of a fourth single targeted to build market awareness of the new McGraw album coming on January 24th.

The Ting Tings Plan New Album and Tour

(CR) The Ting Tings are planning a March released for their sophomore album, Sounds From Nowheresville.

They will be touring in support of their new collection in March and April of this year taking their shows on the road through LA, Portland, Detroit and NYC along the way.

Sounds From Nowheresville is the follow up to 2008's, We Started Nothing featuring hit singles "That's Not My Name" and "Shut Up and Let Me Go". more on this story

Great Lake Swimmers Preview New Album

Great Lake Swimmers have set an April 3rd released date for their new album, New Wild Everywhere.

New Wild Everywhere will be their their fifth studio album and follow up to 2009's Juno and Polaris-nominated album Lost Channels. Lead single "Easy Come Easy Go" will be available January 17, 2012. But you can have a listen here.

Produced by longtime Great Lake Swimmers' collaborator Andy Magoffin, New Wild Everywhere marks the first time in the band's history that an album was recorded in a real studio (Toronto's Revolution Recording); past albums have been famously recorded in historic churches, castles, music venues and more. more on this story

The Joy Formidable Set For North American Tour

The Joy Formidable will be hitting the road in March for a North American headlining tour that will feature support from A Place To Bury Strangers.

The tour will begin on March 12 in San Francisco and end on April 2 in Toronto. On the way, the band will play such major markets as Los Angeles at The Music Box on March 14 and New York's Terminal 5 on March 28.

The tour is the band's first news in the US following a breakout 2011 year, where the band released their debut full-length The Big Roar to great acclaim upon release and as part of year-end retrospectives. more on this story

Jon McLaughlin Sets New Album Release

Razor & Tie have set a May 22nd 2012 release date for Jon McLaughlin's new studio album, Promising Promises.

The album's first single, "Summer Is Over" featuring Sara Bareilles is on sale now. "Summer Is Over" will impact Hot AC radio the week of February 27th.

Jon McLaughlin recently wrapped up a national fall co-headlining tour with Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers and will tour extensively this year in support of this new release. more on this story

American Idol's Siobhan Magnus Debut Album Coming This Week

American Idol finalist Siobhan Magnus will digitally release her debut album "Moonbaby" on Sunday (January 15th 2012.)

Siobhan is the only former Idol finalist (sixth place on season 9) to independently write, record and release an album of original songs, ten in all, along with one select cover track.

Since her early years, Siobhan followed her dream of becoming an outstanding vocalist, establishing her on-stage presence in countless school musical productions, theatrical productions and award winning choral competitions. more on this story

Rodney Atkins To Rock Jimmy Kimmel Tonight

Rodney Atkins is set to return to Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight, Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 12:00 a.m. ET/11:00 p.m. CT.

Atkins is set to sing the multi-week No. 1 single and title track of his current album, "Take A Back Road," in celebration of its RIAA Platinum Single Certification having surpassed the 1 million mark in digital sales.

In addition, Atkins will end the show with a performance of his brand new single, "He's Mine."

"The last time I was on the show, Guillermo [Rodriguez] and I performed a little skit – or I guess song, if you can call it that – honoring our active and former military on Veterans Day," shares Atkins, "so I'm looking forward to seeing him again as well as performing on the show." more on this story

Samantha Ronson Releases Decade In The Making Debut

(press here) Samantha Ronson has released her long awaited self-produced debut album, Chasing the Reds, on her own label, Broken Toy Records.

Nearly a decade in the making, Chasing the Reds is an account of heartbreak, compiled journal entries, compelling headlines, and every interaction in between.

Despite what people think they know about Samantha, it should come as no surprise that the studio is a second home to her, and a music career inevitable. Samantha fondly recalls visits to the studio with stepfather Mick (Foreigner guitarist and founder), where she would find herself endlessly absorbed with the realm of possibilities the room contained. It was only a matter of time before a lifetime of being surrounded by music propelled her curiosity to try her hand at songwriting. The catalyst was a guitar her stepfather left in her care for safekeeping: "Once I picked it up, that was it. That was pretty much all I did. I started writing my own songs." In 2004, Samantha found herself with both a producer, Duncan Sheik, and a record deal with Damon Dash's Roc-a-fella Records. Inauspicious timing and the dissolution of the label led to her first album Pull My Hair Out never being released, and Ronson found herself back at the drawing board. more on this story

Dierks Bentley Hits Gold

Dierks Bentley's hit "Am I The Only One" has officially been certified GOLD by the RIAA for digital sales of over 500,000 song downloads.

The smash hit became Bentley's eighth career No. one song as an artist and writer last fall when it topped country radio charts and served as the lead track off of Bentley's upcoming sixth studio album HOME, in stores Feb. 7.

"'Am I The Only One' seems to really have resonated with country fans looking to get out, drink some cold beer on the weekends and have a good time…it's become one of the rowdiest songs in our set," says Bentley. "It's now the moment in the show when girls go up on shoulders and beer cans go up in the air." more on this story

Eric Hutchinson To Release Sophomore Album in April

Warner Bros. Records have set an April 17th release date for Eric Hutchinson's sophomore album Moving Up Living Down.

Hutchinson recorded Moving Up Living Down with Mike Elizondo (Eminem, Regina Spektor) in California and Martin Terefe (Jason Mraz, James Morrison) in London after writing the songs at home in New York City. Road-tested in every setting from a converted garage in Salt Lake City to the 30,000-seat Calgary Saddledome, from San Diego to Dubai, the songs reflect an ever-broadening musical palate, from the exuberant folk-pop bounce of "Watching You Watch Him" to the reggae lilt of opener "Talk is Cheap" and the soul grounding of "The Basement."

"The album's called Moving Up Living Down because it's about the chutes and ladders nature of life," explains Hutchinson. "There's no end game. It's about growing pains and I think I've grown a lot since the first album. This is the next step. I feel lucky, really lucky." more on this story

LA Phil LIVE: Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin A Third Time

(PR) The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) and NCM Fathom announced the third and final performance of the LA Phil LIVE second season featuring world-renowned Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil with Jazz legend Herbie Hancock for a celebration of quintessential American composer George Gershwin on Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. local time.

LA Phil LIVE: Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin, pre-recorded from the LA Phil's 2011-12 season Opening Night Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall, includes some of the composer's best-loved works including the Cuban Overture, An American in Paris, and Rhapsody in Blue, as well as intimate improvisations by Hancock of Embraceable You and Someone to Watch Over Me. The event also features exclusive footage of Hancock – the LA Phil's Creative Chair for Jazz – in his home, playing Gershwin and providing insights into his improvisational process.

Tickets for LA Phil LIVE in-theater events are available at participating U.S. theater box offices and online at www.fathomevents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and ticket prices, please visit the website (theaters and participants are subject to change). LA Phil LIVE will be shown in select movie theaters through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network. more on this story