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Music News for Today
Correction: Mick Jones story
(AP)
AP - In a July 22 story about Foreigner's Mick Jones, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Foreigner's co-headlining tour with Bryan Adams stops Thursday. The bands have a concert Thursday, July 24, near San Antonio, Texas, before ending their combined tour Saturday in Dallas. Foreigner will continue on the road at least through late October.
Pretenders pour "Concrete" into MP3s
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Chrissie Hynde-led rock band the
Pretenders will roll out their new album, "Break Up the
Concrete," as one MP3 per week leading up to the September 23
release of the CD via Shangri-La Music.
Kanye West visits veterans on home turf
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Kanye West has joined forces with
MTV for the documentary "Choose or Lose & Kanye West Present:
Homecoming," the next installment of the "Choose or Lose"
campaign, which tells the stories of war veterans and the
difficulties they face once they return home.
Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.
50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad campaign
(AP)
 AP - NEW YORK (AP) — 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.
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