Left in afternoon for Boston with drummer Nick Kinsey. It was cold and we talked like anyone but ourselves most of the way.

There's always an unmistakable directness about the German way. All that meat and no pickles sometimes leaves English etiquette in a jam.

Irish singer/songwriter Laura Izibor didn't know she could sing until she was 13, but once she did, she knew she was on to something.

Holding a brick red velvet cupcake with white frosting and colored sprinkles in his hands, Akon stands atop an extended conference room table at Universal Records' New York headquarters. He's ecstatic.

I get a tap on the shoulder. Word is Elton is ready for me.

For an album that was initially rejected by its label, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's double-disc effort "Animal!/Not Animal" (Epic) has done pretty well for itself.

For an album that was initially rejected by its label, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's double-disc effort "Animal!/Not Animal" (Epic) has done pretty well for itself.

Lots of Christian signs out here. HELL IS REAL. JESUS IS COMING AND BOY IS HE MAD. I’m sure.

Why do songs in B flat often open your heart?

Rapper Mickey Factz started his music career just two years ago, but he's accomplished plenty in that short amount of time.

On a brisk March day in Rahway, N.J., Beyoncé and Adrien Brody are filming a crucial scene for their upcoming movie "Cadillac Records." The set is an old Ukranian social club that has been converted into a 1950s production studio, complete with vintage instruments and cream, perforated walls.

With A Double-Album, A World Tour, Starring Roles In Two Movies And Several Ad Campaigns In the Works, The Heat Is On For Beyonce.

American politics have taken a liberal turn, but for the touring industry, it's time to play it safe.

From exposing her erotic side on her 2002 "Stripped" album to emulating pinup dolls in videos like "Candy Man" on "Back to Basics" in 2006, Christina Aguilera is all about reinventing herself.

It took her a month, but Lisa Hannigan hand-stitched all of the lyrics to her album "Sea Sew" for its liner notes.

From exposing her erotic side on her 2002 "Stripped" album to emulating pinup dolls in videos like "Candy Man" and "Ain't No Other Man" on "Back to Basics" in 2006, Christina Aguilera is all about reinventing herself.

Hinder drummer Cody Hanson and his bandmates just bought 120 bottles of Jägermeister. The Oklahoma City rock quintet recently installed a Jägermeister machine on its tour bus. "It's just a machine with three bottles that go in upside down," Hanson says. "It keeps them at the perfect temperature, right above freezing.")

Hinder drummer Cody Hanson and his bandmates just bought 120 bottles of Jägermeister.

Dominican singer-songwriter Wason Brazobán has found success writing hits for tropical acts.

On the eve of the release of her second album, "Fearless," which is due Nov. 11 on Big Machine Records, multi-platinum country star Taylor Swift shared her thoughts on a variety of topics with Billboard.com.