Coldplay and the Eagles had four nominations each, while Chris Brown and Lil Wayne received three apiece. They were also contenders for artist of the year, American Music Awards host Jimmy Kimmel announced Tuesday.

Jesse McCartney and Julianne Hough joined Kimmel to announce the nominees and performers during a press conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Taylor Swift and the Pussycat Dolls are among those scheduled to perform during the American Music Awards ceremony, to be held at the Nok

Will "Pebble to a Pearl" finally give Nikka Costa some mainstream success?

The soulful singer released her first CD, "Everybody Got Their Something," seven years ago with Virgin Records, but despite the catchy title track, she didn't become the breakout star despite considerable pre-album buzz. Her under-the-radar sophomore release, "can'tneverdidnothin'" didn't help matters.

Big sales may still elude Costa with her third CD, released through Stax Records. But if that's the case, it won't be because of the quality of her music. On her latest effort, the singer-songwriter shines on all 12 tracks. Working with producer and husband Justin Mitchell Stanley,

Ronson confirms that he and Winehouse have plans to record a cover of Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me" for a Quincy Jones tribute album.

"I haven't seen her in a while, but we'll get in the studio and we'll do the song, and hopefully we'll do a good job," Ronson said at last night's opening of Shin, a Korean BBQ restaurant in Hollywood.

Ronson will also be spinning tonight at a party for DJ AM...

Proceeds from ticket sales are going to memorial funds for those lost in the deadly plane crash that lef

Game manufacturer Taito has created the "Chokkan Classic" software for NTT DoCoMo's i-mode Internet service that lets users to pick their instruments and the melody they want to play.

To activate the sounds, users must either rub or move a finger infront of their phone's infrared sensor. The sensor can also be used to sync several users' phones to create the myriad sounds of an orchestra.

A Taito performer, who called himself "Tricky," directed a full performance of

Bjorn Ulvaeus' legal adviser says a court approved his appeal against a decision to increase the amount of his income it considered taxable.

Ulvaeus signed contracts to hand over the rights to his song royalties to different companies. He claimed that excluded them from his personal income.

Swedish authorities had claimed the deals were shams and that the star still had access to the money and should include them as his income.

Ulvaeus was part of the Swedish pop group in the 1970s and 1980s, and has since co-written several musicals including