Lily Allen Upset with New York Times

British singer Lily Allen posted on her MySpace that the New York Times sold photos of her in her home to "tabloidy" OK! Magazine without her permission.

Allen said she's been trying to avoid this kind of photo redistribution by having magazines sign contracts when she has photo shoots, but apparently slipped with the Times.

"It’s one thing posing for a picture fro [The New York Times] and wholly another letting OK into your house, and I didn’t even get paid," she wrote.

Augustana Rocks Tucker Theater

Augustana took to the Tucker Theater stage at MTSU tonight after Steve Moakler and his band opened for them.

Augustana opened their set with "Dust" from their latest album "Can't Love, Can't Hurt." The rest of the set contained songs from both "Can't Love, Can't Hurt" and the band's debut record "All The Stars And Boulevards," peppered with covers of songs from Muddy Waters, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Big Joe Williams.

Frontman Dan Layus playfully teased the audience's silence between songs.

You get so quiet so fast, he said.

With some encouragement from Layus the audience got to its feet and joined in rhythm claps with the band members.

The California-based band grew up surfing and skateboarding, Layus said, but like playing southern blues songs.

"I don't know why we do it, but you all seem to make us feel OK about it," he said. "You humor us very well."

More photos here, and videos here.

U2 Writing for Broadway

U2's Bono and The Edge are writing music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark that opens February 2010.

First of all, Spider-Man is going to Broadway?

Could musicals be another outlet for current musicians, or is this just a way for the guys of U2 (half of them, anyway) to be eligible for yet another award?

Vince Gill Speaks to MTSU Students and Made Professor

Country singer-songwriter Vince Gill was recognized as an honorary professor in MTSU Department of Recording Industry (sorry, low quality) and performed "The Key to Life" during his visit to the university today.

Gill talked to MTSU students about writing songs, playing music, and the importance of listening.

Being a great musician isn't just knowing what to play, it's knowing what not to play, he said.

For songwriters and musicians, words should be the paint to a picture, he said, which makes some things more real than the way they are seen.

Ledger's Posthumous Oscar Win

Would Heath Ledger have won his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in "The Dark Knight" had he been alive?

From Movies to Races

"School of Rock" writer and actor Mike White joins his father Mel in CBS's fourteenth season of "Amazing Race" as one of the 11 teams competing in a race around the world.

U2's New Album Leaked

U2's new album No Line On The Horizon is to release March 3, but was available for digital download earlier this week when Universal Music Australia accidentally put the album up online.

The mistake was fixed but some of those who managed to download the album legally are sharing them illegally on file sharing sites.

Miley Cyrus Getting Sued for Slant-Eyed Photo

Lucie J. Kim filed a lawsuit against Cyrus for $4 million.

A Chris Brown Beat-down

Singer Chris Brown was arrested after allegedly attacking an unidentified woman, whom some suspect may have been Brown's singer girlfriend Rihanna, since they both didn't attend Sunday's Grammy Awards.

The Next (Drag) Queen Bee: RuPaul's TV competition

Logo's newest reality television show, "RuPaul's Drag Race," features nine contestants competing for the title of America's Next Drag Queen Superstar, hosted by drag queen celebrity RuPaul.

In the show's first episode "Drag on a Dime," the competing drag queens posed for a car wash photo shoot and created outfits, using thrift-store materials.

In, what looked like a soft-glowing/blurrier version of "America's Next Top Model," the contestants faced the judges, strutting their stuff on a small catwalk.

The bottom-two drag queens then had a lip-synch showdown to RuPaul's song "Supermodel (You Better Work)," in which contestant Victoria "Pork Chop" Parker was defeated and made to sashay away from the competition.

"RuPaul's Drag Race" airs on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET on Logo.

Jessica Simpson's Concert Cry

Singer Jessica Simpson "teared up" during a concert, after having trouble singing, and asked the Lord to help her finish, a concert attendee said.

Phoenix: From Johnny Cash to Public Enemy

"Walk the Line" actor Joaquin Phoenix says his rap career isn't a hoax.

Could he be the next K. Fed?