Jay-Z will headline two nights at Carnegie Hall in Stern Auditorium on February 6, 2012 at 8:00 pm and February 7, 2012 at 9:30 pm, with all net proceeds from the show benefiting United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.

The Comet’s very own Idolholic, an industry insider who chooses to remain anonymous, is on the front lines of “American Idol” and reports on the auditions and chooses some early contenders.

Country legend and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Glen Campbell will share the stage with The Band Perry and Blake Shelton for a special performance on the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12.

Rocker Bret Michaels will perform and Steve Vai will co-host with Sharon Osbourne, “One Night Only: A Celebration of The Live Music Experience.”

Industry executives, radio station DJ’s, musicians, photographers, and fans, you name it, packed into the Troubadour on January 25 to see Athens, Alabama-based rock and soul band Alabama Shakes’ sold-out, Los Angeles-debut performance.

Season Two of The Weekly Comet Internet TV music variety show, co—hosted by The Comet founder Tamara Conniff and music exec Jonathan McHugh, will kick off Feb 2 at 2pmPT. This season features a weekly segment by KCRW’s tastemaker Jason Kramer. Check out the pilot!

R&B crooner Luke James is ready to take the world by storm, this video to “I Want You” shows off his skills and explains why Beyonce is such a fan! Signed to Danja‘s New Age Rock Stars via Island Def Jam/Universal, he is one to watch.

Check out this new song by Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music.” The dance track was produced by The Underdogs and is off of Brown’s forthcoming new album, “Fortune.”

The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ have released their outrageous new video for “Look Around,” from their latest album, “I’m With You.” The video features all four band members in four different rooms, engaging in their usual, crazy, rock star antics.

British hip-hop artist M.I.A. will release “Bad Girls,” her first original song since 2010’s “Maya,” on Monday, January 30th at 2:30 pm EST, exclusively on Pitchfork.com.

Grammy Award-winning artist and R&B sensation Ne-Yo inked a deal to bring his Compound Entertainment imprint from Def Jam to Motown Records, where he will take on the creative role as Senior Vice President of A&R.

Check out Jane’s Addictions new video to “Underground” off of their latest album, “The Great Escape Artist.” Directed by Robert Hales, it was shot in famous Los Angeles club, Fais Do-Do.

Australian duo for KING & COUNTRY, featuring brothers Joel and Luke, are the hottest debut to watch this year. They will be posting exclusive blogs leading up to the release of their debut album, “Crave,” on February 28! Here, Joel shares his amazing and sometimes painful journey to music.

Portland-based troubadour, M. Ward will release his long-awaited sixth solo album “A Wasteland Companion” on April 10 via Merge Records.

The refreshingly honest, Toronto-based singer-songwriter, Afie Jurvanen, also known as Bahamas, will release “Barchords,” the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2009 debut “Pink Strat,” on February 7.

The incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, Andrew Bird has released the first single, “Eyeoneye,” from “Break It Out,” his highly anticipated follow-up to 2009’s “Noble Beast.” Listen to it here, now!

The Comet favorite, Garbage, is in the studio putting the final touches on their yet untitled, fifth album – their first in seven years! The band says it will be released this spring on their newly-launched record label STUNVOLUME.

Grammy Award-winning songstress Norah Jones will release “Little Broken Hearts,” her fifth studio album, with producer/musician Danger Mouse this spring.

Louisville’s Forecastle Music Festival has tapped beloved, local band My Morning Jacket to headline and curate the festival’s ten year anniversary, July 13-15, 2012 in Waterfront Park.

The nominations are in….while five films, including “The Artist,” “Hugo” and “War Horse” are up for best score, only two songs made the best original song cut.