Pearl Jam will release their new album, tentatively titled Backspacer, early this fall. Hey, it only took three years and cost bassist Jeff Ament $3,000 in cash, his passport, and a few head lacerations -- it must be awesome!

What better way to welcome Eminem back to the media spotlight than by sitting on his face on live television… in ass-less chaps.

Which is exactly what Borat funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen did last night at the MTV Movie Awards ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

Since Owl City -- a.k.a. Adam Young -- began quietly writing and recording in his basement in Owatonna, Minnesota, back in 2007, his dreamy tunes have garnered millions of plays on his MySpace Music page.

After being found guilty last month of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson, famed music producer and former Beatles collaborator Phil Spector was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison Friday, the AP

In this new clip for "Pearl's Dream," from Bat for Lashes' stunning album, Two Suns, Natasha Khan -- the electro-pop songstress behind the BFL name -- doffs a fur-shouldered coat to perform on a smoke-filled stage in front of an empty auditorium. Well, save for a creepy blonde-wigged doppelganger.

The Killers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and Neil Young are scheduled to headline the Hard Rock Calling festival, which will take place June 26-28 in London, England's famed Hyde Park. Dave Matthews Band, Fleet Foxes, Ben Harper & Relentless 7, and the Pretenders are also scheduled to perform, with more artists to be announced.