Music lovers can now check out their tunes before downloading them at the iTunes Store. Without much fanfare Apple has opened iTunes Preview.

The 43rd annual Country Music Association awards took place last night in Nashville where Taylor Swift made history in becoming the youngest artist to ever receive the Entertainer of the Year award.

Multi-platinum Country music superstar Tim McGraw has been bitten hard by the acting bug. Could his brilliant performance in The Blind Side mean that Faith Hill's hubby is ready to leave Nashville music-making behind for the glitz & glamor of Hollywood?

Elvis Stojko, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, released the first single from his new album "100 Lifetimes" yesterday. It marks the beginning of the skating champion's music career.

A new study in Britain has found that those who download music illegally from the Internet are also the ones that spend the most for their music.

Calgary Alberta hosted the 31st annual Covenant Awards on October 23. The award ceremony celebrates the work of Christian musicians, songwriters and producers.

How does music become science? During the World Science Festival 2009 musical artist Bobby McFerrin demonstrated the way neurons interact with an audience experiment.

Seattle grunge music scene pioneer Pearl Jam recently released their ninth studio album Backspacer through their own music label Monkeywrench.

While many record labels take aim at YouTube in an effort to cut down on its free music sharing capabilities, popular music act U2 is taking a different approach.

As Madonna continues to party and rehearse in her posh and upscale New York apartment, one of her neighbors is not too pleased over the loud music and hours of frequent dancing so she has decided to start a lawsuit against her.

The new theory is that the iPod is on the way out, because new types of connectivity are eroding its market share. If you’ve got phone and some earplugs, do you need an iPod? Now they’re wondering what effect this will have on music downloads.

Taylor Swift was rudely interrupted during her music video award acceptance speech by hip hop artist and producer Kanye West.

Hefty fines have been handed to people who download music using file sharing programs. Does the punishment fit the crime?

Social networking giant MySpace has today confirmed in a conference call it is acquiring music sharing site iLike, but won't disclose any financials of the deal.

Woodstock was the end of an era. Some 500,000 people attended what was to be the biggest music festival to date. Today, after 40 years, the repercussions of Woodstock are still felt.

Les Paul's sound affected a generation of guitar players and blazed the electric guitar path that lead to Rock-n-Roll. His music and his innovations are still creating new ideas and sounds today.

After 20 years and 23 number-one country hits together, duo Brooks and Dunn have announced on their website that they are "calling it a day".

Shambhala Music Festival ran for its 11th year in the Kootenays this weekend. The music festival has been growing acclaim and fans catering to over 10,000 camping fans this year.

At the age of 65 Bob Dylan never seems to get stale in his diverse musical tastes and talents. His newest project is an album of traditional Christmas songs.

The Arizona Republic, reporting August 4 on recent Bob Dylan news and music ventures, declared what many people continue to feel. Bob Dylan’s music makes a difference and can still garner big crowds.