Sting, Elton John, Lady Gaga and Dame Shirley Bassey will perform together at Carnegie Hall, as part of the semi-annual Rainforest Fund benefit concert on May 13. more

Singer Boy George has said Culture Club may re-form in 2011 to mark his former band's formation three decades ago. "I think we could do a one-off gig or maybe a small tour," he told BBC 5 live. more

Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it would deny a visa to Akon, whose planned April concert in the island nation sparked rock-throwing protests by Buddhists offended by one of his videos. more

Oprah Winfrey has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a headmistress she had accused of performing poorly at her South African girls school, where some students claimed they were abused, lawyers said Tuesday. more

In a recent interview, Justin Bieber talked about his senior Mariah Carey and ruled out a duet project with the R&B singer. "I don't love her new music, it's not the same," the Canadian pop singing sensation told The Sun. "It's like Michael Jordan coming back out to play in the NBA. She is past her best." more. Be careful, you may be halfway into your 15 minutes yourself.

Ludacris' ride at the top of the chart was a short one. Lady Antebellum return to the top of the Hits Double Daily album sales chart this week with "Need To Know". Luda drops down to no 3 with Marvin Sapp claiming second place. See how the rest of the chart came out here

"American Idol" finalist Crystal Bowersox is on a roll. The 24-year-old musician and single mother of Toledo, Ohio, earned the judges' highest praise on the Fox singing competition Tuesday for her traditional take on Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee" more

Rumor has it, British all-girl group Sugababes have been dropped from Jay-Z's music publishing company Roc Nation. The report started to swirl on the net after the band's name no longer appears on the company's website. more

Stevie Wonder will headline the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London's Hyde Park on June 26. more

New Orleans blues and gospel singer Marva Wright died Tuesday at age 62, her former manager said. Adam Shipley confirmed that Wright died of complications from a stroke she suffered last year. more

Madonna and Jason Derulo are going to make beautiful music together. Jason who once supported Lady GaGa in the first leg of her North American Monster Ball tour confirmed that matter. more

Be careful what you name your indy movie: A former South Carolina lawmaker is suing cable TV channels HBO and Showtime, claiming they promoted his low-budget comedy about Appalachia called "The Hills Have Thighs" only to instead show a soft-core pornographic movie with the same title. more

Longtime R&B record producers Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble are considering whether to rebuild their fire-damaged offices into a music museum, the duo said Tuesday just hours after the man accused of setting the blaze was ordered to stand trial. more

Mary J. Blige infuriated organizers of a Florida jazz festival on Saturday, March 20 by making bizarre demands and taking to the stage 90 minutes late, according to a U.S. report. more

Hollywood Reporter says that Jennifer Beals has been tapped as the female lead opposite Jason Clarke in "Ride-Along," Shawn Ryan's drama pilot for Fox. more and also that John Larroquette is set to co-star opposite Jason Isaacs on the Fox drama pilot "Pleading Guilty." more