Not only does Katy Perry sing about kissing girls -- she's good at it too, says Lady Sovereign, the British rapper.

It was a big week for concerts: Bruce Springsteen and Lily Allen both knocked 'em dead at their U.S. tour openers, Chris Cornell rocked Soundgarden classics on his solo tour, and Morrissey wowed the crowd at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

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The initial lineup for the 39th annual Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival has been announced, along with the promise that there's "much more to come."

Sorry, Coldplay: The Brit Awards are just not that into you.

Although the English rockers scored three Grammys earlier this month, they walked away empty-handed at last night's Brit Awards ceremony in London, despite being nominated for four statues, including Best British Group and Best Album.

UK indie outfit the Duke Spirit have been known to infuse a generous helping of the blues in their indie rock sound. But for their latest release they're leaving the color palette in the capable hands of bad boy English fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

"I never made it through high school -- but I made it through beauty school," Katy Perry announced from the stage of Seattle's 1,100 person capacity Showbox Theater Saturday night, at the opening stop of her first-ever national tour.