Prosecutors will not pursue the misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges against Paul Simon and Edie Brickell following their minor altercation in April The couple who married in 1992 and has three children together did not appear in court for the decision according to The Associated Press Because the court has decided… Source    

Gearheads rejoice A number of items used by Lou Reed and his band over the years are going up for auction on eBay The current listings include two Kurzweil keyboards a vintage distortion rack mount with foot switch and a Pendulum Stereo Preamp for acoustic instruments plus a footswitch and three preamp… Source    

Katy Perry has launched a new label Metamorphosis Music with Capitol Records and revealed the signing of pop singer Ferras her first artist She executive produced the LA-based Jordanian singer-songwriter’s latest release a self-titled EP which Metamorphosis released digitally Tuesday Perry duets with Ferras on the EP’s “Legends Never… Source    

The battle between YouTube and various independent record labels including those representing Adele and Arctic Monkeys will intensify over the next few days with an alleged “mass cull” of music videos from YouTube’s main website according to the Financial Times The State of Streaming Music Rating the Services On Tuesday YouTube confirmed… Source    

In some alternate reality Gene Simmons probably anchors a college a cappella group (and still wears that makeup) On Monday the Kiss vocalist-bassist teamed up with some members of the USO for a vocal rendition of the National Anthem ahead of a Los Angeles Dodgers game With Simmons holding down… Source    

Brad Paisley’s new album Moonshine in the Trunk won’t be released until August 26th but he’s firing up anticipation for that project with a pair of contributions to another Paisley performs two new songs for the animated Disney feature Planes Fire & Rescue including “All In” which he penned after… Source    

Kanye West praised Apple’s allegiance with Beats Electronics during a recent appearance at a seminar in Cannes France after saying he was “not a fan” of Samsung which Jay Z inked a deal with last year He explained his disinterest by saying that Samsung was not “Number One” “There would have been… Source    

Several buildings at Willie Nelson’s private “Luck Texas” ranch located just outside of Austin were damaged and destroyed by tornado force winds that tore through the area according to a post on the country legend’s Facebook page Find Out Where Willie Nelson’s ‘Red Headed Stranger’ Ranks on Our List of the… Source    

Today marks the release of Willie Nelson’s latest album “Band of Brothers” A collection of mostly Nelson-penned songs the project stands among Nelson’s best late-career work Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time “Red Headed Stranger” But in 1975 few in the music business knew what to make of Nelson He… Source    

Martina McBride helped one lucky fan experience a dream come true last weekend in Alabama During a tour stop at Huntsville’s Von Braun Center on Saturday June 14th McBride surprised 16-year-old blind singer Madie Hendrix with an invitation to join her onstage during soundcheck The pair performed an impromptu duet… Source