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Kris Allen’s “American Idol” victory will not alter his marriage or his music. Allen, who has been married for eight months, said he and wife Katy are ready to meet the challenges of fame. “Things are definitely going to change, but we’re really strong and she’s really cool, so we don’t have any questions that everything’s going to be fine,” Allen told a teleconference Friday. The 23-year-old from Conway, Arkansas said he plans to stick with music such as “Ain’t No Sunshine” – the kind that “moves people,” he said. That song was among those that helped him clinch the… Read more »

Just when they thought she was in, they pulled her back out. In what is likely a surprise to no one, Amy Winehouse has canceled plans to perform in London next week in what would have been her first U.K. appearance of the year. The concert, scheduled to take place May 31st, was one of many gigs planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her label, Island Records. It was due to be the final show of the weeklong celebration. According to a statement issued by her representative, “Amy Winehouse’s management has regretfully announced that Amy and her band will… Read more »

Amy Winehouse has been taken to the hospital in St. Lucia for the second time this month. The singer fell ill at her rented house on the island, forcing friends to call an ambulance. It is under three weeks since Winehouse was last taken to hospital in St. Lucia, on May 2nd. No details were given as to why Winehouse was taken to the hospital on this occasion. She has since been discharged. In other Winehouse news, a warts-and-all documentary about the singer’s time in St. Lucia is set to hit television screens later this year. “Saving Amy” was filmed… Read more »

LOS ANGELES – There was a mariachi band, flaming margaritas and lots of musicians on Monday night at the El Compadre Mexican restaurant as Blink-182 took over the joint for a fiesta in celebration of their upcoming summer tour. And while there were many festivities – the mariachi band belted out Blink tunes and the margaritas went late into the night – the party also served another function: breaking the ice. After all, when you’ve got a tour that’s positively packed with bands (not just Weezer and Fall Out Boy, but a rotating cast of opening acts like Panic at… Read more »

NEW YORK – You can forgive some of the Green Day fans packed inside a Manhattan Best Buy if they got a little bit pushy. After all, some of them had been waiting in line for nearly 30 hours for this moment. On May 15th, 500 lucky GD fanatics who had spent the night camping out on the sidewalk finally got a chance to see their idols at a raucous meet-and-greet filled with tears, screams and lots of hugs. There were autographs signed, pictures snapped and terrified-looking Best Buy employees trying their very, uh, best to keep order. Amid all… Read more »

It’s been one of the most hotly anticipated albums of 2009 since it was first announced: ” Dark Night of the Soul.” A collaboration between the producer Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, The Black Keys) and critically acclaimed psych-rock act Sparklehorse (a.k.a. Mark Linkous). But due to unspecified legal issues with EMI Music, though, the project’s official release has been either scrapped altogether or put on indefinite hiatus. A statement from Danger Mouse suggests that the former is the case. According to his representative, “Danger Mouse remains hugely proud of ‘Dark Night of the Soul’ and hopes that people lucky… Read more »

NEW YORK — A catalog of the world’s largest archive of popular music – which includes gems like Keith Richards’ old blues records – is going online. The materials at the ARChive of Contemporary Music in Tribeca will be available for public inspection under the agreement with Columbia University  announced last week. The ARChive includes more than 2 million recordings, 3 million photographs, books, press kits, videos and memorabilia. Pop music lovers won’t be able to listen to the music online, but the catalog will provide authoritative data about the sound recordings in the collection. The archive includes the world’s… Read more »

NEW YORK —  YouTube and Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, said on Thursday they will launch a premium music video Web site as they bid to increase revenue from YouTube ‘s huge usage. The new site will be called Vevo and is expected to launch in coming months, the companies said. Plans for Vevo come in addition to the renewal and extension of YouTube’s rights deal to feature video content from Universal artists such as U2,  50 Cent and Kanye West Universal Music is owned by French media group Vivendi. Vevo will be a premium online music… Read more »