Kiss to release first album of new music in a decade exclusively through Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club

July 30th, 2009 Mick Jones talks about Foreigner's Wal-Mart dealNEW YORK — Mick Jones has watched classic rock bands like the Eagles, AC/DC and Journey reach new levels of popularity thanks to Wal-Mart; now he wants his band, Foreigner, to get in on the action. Jones says he wants the band — which is releasing a three-disc set through Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

July 27th, 2009 AP sources: Apple, labels work on album 'Cocktail'LOS ANGELES — Apple Inc. and the four major recording labels are working on launching in the fall a music offering code-named "Cocktail" that aims to add value to digital albums sold on the online iTunes Store, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.

May 7th, 2009 DHAKA - Indian singer Kailash Kher is moved by Baul and other Sufi music of Bangladesh and says his next album will be of songs in Bengali. 'Music flows through borders,' Kher told New Age newspaper here.

April 19th, 2009 Buraka Som Sistema gets Coachella crowd jumpingINDIO, Calif. — Take note musicians: When playing the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, don't play your album, play to your audience.

April 13th, 2009 LONDON - British singer Amy Winehouse has upset her record company by working with the Gorillaz band instead of her own album. Her company Universal spent a lot of money on Winehouse to help her 'focus her mind'.

February 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Rock band U2's yet unreleased new album was leaked online and the culprit may have been their own record label. Contactmusic.com reports that U2's album 'No Line On The Horizon' is supposed to be released on Feb 27.

February 15th, 2009 LONDON - Socialite heiress Paris Hilton, 27, has admitted to having a girl-on-girl crush on the 40-year-old Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue. 'I haven't met her but I love her.

February 15th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Punjabi has made its presence felt in every corner of the world, says Britain-based music composer Rajinder Singh Rai aka Punjabi MC, who uses a lot of Punjabi folk and bhangra in his fusion music. Rai, who visited Chandigarh to promote his new album 'Indian Timing', told IANS: 'Punjabi has become a cosmopolitan language that has made its presence felt in every corner of the world.

February 12th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Lily Allen could have the honour of having a No.1 album both in Britain and the US soon. Thesun.co.uk reports that Allen has been hard at work promoting the album in the US.

January 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Upcoming Bangalore based Hindi band Swarathma feels that people in India are not Bollywood-centric in their music tastes and are 'open to good and new music'. 'I don't think that people in India are Bollywood-centric.

January 9th, 2009 LONDON - Rapper Kanye West has stirred controversy again by slamming fans for not appreciating his new album '808s and Heartbreak'. Thesun.co.uk reports that West claims his fans are ungrateful.

January 5th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Jake Gyllenhaal and his Oscar winning girlfriend Reese Witherspoon shared a kiss at a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game. According to contactmusic.com, the kiss was a bit long and lingering.

January 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Pop superstar Prince has lined up three albums to be released in 2009. According to thesun.co.uk, his first release 'Mplsound' will feature more of a 1980s sound in which he collaborated with rapper Q-Tip and claims it was made using 'new ways of recording'.

December 29th, 2008 LONDON - Hollywood actor Billy Bob Thornton has put his music career on hold to pursue his acting career with lucrative returns from big budget movies. The 53-year-old began his career as a singer-songwriter in the late 1990s, taking the stage with his cover band, Tres Hombres.

December 22nd, 2008 LONDON - French first lady Carla Bruni has done her bit of philanthropy by donating all proceeds of her latest album to charity. 'I'm pleased that music can be used for this,' the former supermodel was quoted as saying by vogue.co.uk.