- Billboard reports that Maroon 5 and Counting Crows are planning a spring and summer tour together starting July 25.
- Gibson Guitar filed a patent infringement lawsuit related to Guitar Hero and Rock Band. According to Reuters, Gibson claims the games "violate a 1999 patent for technology to simulate a musical performance."
- Kristen Bell has herself a leading man in Jon Heder who will play her love interest in Disney's upcoming romantic comedy When in Rome, Variety reports. Hopefully this love interest is nicer to Bell than this guy has been. Sheesh.
- Sadly, Grammy-nominated singer Corinne Bailey Rae's husband died suddenly over the weekend. A musician himself, he was only 31 when he passed away.
- Hollywood Reporter says the Scrubs cast is back to work, though it's still unclear what network they're actually working for.
- The longtime friend and business manager of the Beatles', Neil Aspinall, passed away at age 66.
- The LA Times reports that the new Pennywise album, Reason to Believe will be free for two weeks to fans starting tomorrow thanks to a partnership with MySpace Records.
