Music News Headlines

By Chris Willman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Taylor Swift has such an exceptional flair for capturing intimate moments and little emotional quirks on her records that it was bracing to realize, a tour or two back, that the sensitive girl with the teardrops on her guitar is really, at heart, a Broadway baby. Emotionally …

By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Music fans, take note: Katy Perry will make her triumphant return to "Saturday Night Live" on December 10, when the "Teenage Dream" chanteuse will host the late-night sketch-comedy series. The singer announced the appearance on her Twitter account Monday, enthusing, "I'm SO excited …

(Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen will go on tour next year for the first time in three years, starting with European dates in May and the United States and others to follow, according to the rock star's website. Springsteen's E Street Band tour will be his first since the June death of saxophone player Clarence Clemons, who …

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - When baby boomers listen to Bob Seger's new release, "Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets," they may find themselves hearing the soundtrack of their lives. Classic Seger tunes like "Night Moves," "Old Time Rock and Roll," "We've Got Tonight" and "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You," may …

By Lucas Shaw LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Island Def Jam has pushed back the release of Rick Ross' upcoming album, "God Forgives, I Don't" due in part to the rapper's recent seizures, according to Billboard. The album was due to come out December 13, but an Island Def Jam rep told Billboard it will now street in the first …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gym Class Heroes has graduated from party life to adulthood on their latest album, "The Papercut Chronicles II," a follow-up to their first CD after three records of anthems to youth, rebellion and just plain having fun. Lead singer Travie McCoy said the new album represents a sort of coming-of-age …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed the case against an Illinois man who was accused of stalking actress and singer Selena Gomez earlier this year, a court official said. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Edmund Clarke Jr. ruled that Thomas Brodnicki, 46, "lacked specific intent" to cause Gomez fear, said …

By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - For one night only, MTV2 is bringing back "Yo! MTV Raps!," the show that turned on a generation of MTV viewers to a mysterious new musical form called hip-hop. The show, which originally aired from August 1988 through 1995, helped bring once little-known acts like Ice-T, N.W.A., A …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Mac Miller became the first indie artist since 1995 to debut at the top of the Billboard Top 200 album charts on Wednesday, with his first album "Blue Slide Park." Selling 144,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan, Miller's No. 1 debut beat out Michael Buble's "Christmas" …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country sensation Taylor Swift came up the big winner at the American Music Awards on Sunday, claiming three trophies including the top honor, artist of the year. She tied for most wins with British singer Adele, who also earned three trophies for female pop artist, best album with smash hit "21" …

By Chris Willman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Drake certainly didn't invent hip-hop solipsism. But the genre's newest superstar proves more intriguingly introspective than most on "Take Care," a solid sophomore effort that's destined to have hundreds of thousands of eager buyers also gazing into his navel this week. The …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The headboard from Michael Jackson's deathbed was withdrawn from auction on Tuesday at the request of the singer's family. But previously unseen footage of the King of Pop's 1993 concert tour is up for sale in London this month, and auctioneers say it could fetch up to $6 million. The London-based …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turning 60 and celebrating 25 years as a solo performer, Sting has done what no other musician has done before -- he made an "appumentary" for the iPad. The Apple Inc app is the first to capture an artist's body of work, performances, interviews and biographical memorabilia and put it on an electronic …

By Chris Willman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If you love the classic era of baby-making music -- which could mean that you're just a year or two past the point of having to worry about your music tastes resulting in actual babies -- you'll love "Betty Wright: The Movie," the new album by the 57-year-old soul singer and …

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele said she was "on the mend" after undergoing microsurgery in Boston to treat a benign polyp on her vocal cords. The problems forced Adele, whose album "21" is the top seller in the United States and Britain this year, to cancel a string of appearances at concerts and awards ceremonies …

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Country star Trace Adkins' career has gone to the dogs -- sort of. He's spent the past few weeks judging an advertising jingle contest for Waggin' Train dog treats, and recently stepped into the recording studio with winner Dewey Longuski of Mason, Michigan, whose jingle "Headin' Out to Tasty Town" …