Feb 23 2012 The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced their 2012 inductees. Going into the Hall on June 14. They include Bob Seger - responsible for such classics as Night Moves, We've Got Tonight, Like a Rock and Ramblin' Gamblin' Man. Gordon Lightfoot - his numerous compositions include If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown, The Wreck of the Edmund... Read more...

Feb 23 2012 Boosted by her six Grammy awards and performance comeback, Adele's "21" saw its biggest sales week yet in 52 weeks on the U.S. chart. Nielsen SoundScan reports 730,000 copies were sold last week. That gave Adele her 21st week at the top spot, beating the record held by Houston with her 1992 "Bodyguard" album. "21" features hits like "Rolling in... Read more...

Feb 23 2012 The Beatles have released their first official ringtones for iPhone, iPad and iTouch. The first release of Beatles ringtones features 27 US and UK #1 hits including the appropriate Hello Goodbye, as well as We Can Work It Out, Day Tripper, Help!, Come Together, All You Need Is Love and others. The Beatles ringtones are available now via the... Read more...

Feb 21 2012 Carly Simon will be presented with the Founders Award at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards. The ‘60s and ‘70s pop icon will receive the Founders Award, which honours “pioneering songwriters who have made exceptional contributions to music, inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators”. Previous winners include Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Jack... Read more...