It helps to have a singer portray a singer, of course. The onstage scenes came naturally to Jewel when she played the role of June Carter Cash in the new Lifetime movie, “Ring of Fire.”  The movie is based on the book about June’s life, “Anchored in Love,” written by her son John Carter Cash.

The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band’s name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group’s name or songs.

Some of country music’s big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU’s Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest.

Every artist wants a manager and an agent. It’s just on the checklist, right above getting groupies and spiraling out of control from drugs and alcohol. But that’s not how it works. Which leads us to one of our pet bands, Palter Ego.

Now that We The Kings has announced dates and venues for its Summer Fest Tour, you can make your plans for July and August. The pop-rock band hailing from Bradenton, Fla., is bringing along Breathe Carolina, T. Mills and The Ready Set.

You already know the date (May 29) and the venue (Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena).  Blake Shelton has now revealed more details about the benefit concert to help victims of the devastating tornados that struck the Moore, Okla., area earlier this week.

The headline says it all as Pollstar presents its upgraded Euro Music Festival Calendar, giving you everything you need to know about destination mega-events across the pond, including Sonisphere, Glastonbury, Impact, Rock Im Ring and more.

The trailer and a release date are unveiled for the documentary “Springsteen and I” … Muse is playing a special show following the world premier of the film “World War Z” … Tim Curry, aka Dr. Frank-N-Furter, suffered a stroke Thurdsay … and Liam Gallagher shares his thoughts on the new Daft Punk single. 

The country band will experience its first ocean-going musical adventure come October when it steams out of Miami for the inaugural “Alabama & Friends Festival At Sea” cruise featuring performances by Diamond Rio, Craig Morgan, Randy Travis and others.

While former boy band Blue’s European tour was traveling through Germany, the act has been forced to call in the administrators to sort out its financial problems.  Blue reformed in 2011.  Despite a loyal fan base they failed to recapture the glory days.

Saying a festival promoter had “not complied with the terms of the contract that were previously agreed upon by all parties,” ZZ Top has canceled its June 2 appearance at Poland’s Warsaw Student Festival.

The famed British progressive rock band announces its fall tour and reveals details about its hefty box set containing pretty much everything a Moody Blues fan could want minus John Lodge popping out to shake hands.

Music and sports fans would have one less obstacle in buying tickets to popular events under a bill advancing through the California Legislature.  Lawmakers previously deleted a provision that would have allowed transfers of paperless event tickets to a friend or family member.

With details expected to be released today, Blake Shelton has reportedly designated next Wednesday in Oklahoma City as the date and place for a benefit aiding those affected by this week’s tornado that killed 24 people.