Popular Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao appeared in the 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' show Tuesday and entertained his fans with his rendition of popular 70's song 'Sometimes When We Touch'. Pacquiao is training for his fight with Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas

John Crossingham has written an instruction guide called Learn to Speak Music: A Guide to Creating, Performing and Promoting Your Song.

Singer Carly Simon is suing Starbucks because she claims that mismanagement on the part of the coffee company was responsible for the poor sales of her album This Kind of Love. Simon is best known for her classic song "You're So Vain."

Karaoke can be a brutal recreation, as many people take their non-professional singing careers very seriously. Things got quite a bit out of hand in Stamford, Connecticut in September after a group of women apparently did not like a rendition of a song.

Tim Rhinock is an up and coming song writer from Winter Haven, Florida. He is working on a new CD that should be completed this winter. He's at the ground floor business wise.

Pitchfork Media have released their "Top 500 Songs of the Decade" list over the past week, with the top 20 being announced on Friday. Topping the list was hip-hop duo Outkast - but not with the song you'd think.

Song number two of a trilogy of songs by singer/songwriter Dave Carroll and his group 'Sons of Maxwell' was released today. It is the second one aimed at United Airlines for breaking his guitar.

With nothing but reruns on TV, you need a good DVD or Blu-ray about now. High School Musical’s song & dance man Zac Efron explains why you should be picking up a copy of 17 Again. And don't forget about 90210, The Class, A Tiger's Tail & I Love You Man.

Harry Patch, the last surviving soldier, or "Tommy" from World War One, died on July 25 at 111. He was honoured this week by British band Radiohead in a song available for download on their website for £1. Proceeds will go to the Royal British Legion.

Buffy Saint Marie was part of a generation of singers who brought messages of peace and protest in the 1960’s. She was the first Native Canadian- American to become a world class performer. Now, at age 68, she makes a major re-entry on the world stage

A great voice that brings an audience to its feet after every song is rare. That’s Valerie Francis, whose range of expression in music is astounding. Her voice fused with a children's chorus, orchestra backdrop and dancers made July 4 spectacular.

Well starve the developers and throw another Land and Environment Court on the Barbie. The song “Down Under”, a big hit for Men at Work, has been hit with a lawsuit from the publishers of another Aussie song, “Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree”

Kodak has announced the withdrawal of Kodachrome after 74 years on the market. The film type was made famous by top photographers as well as the singing duo Simon and Garfunkel in their song of the same name.

Oscar winning song writer and director Joseph Brooks has been indicted on rape and sexual assault charges. Brooks penned the 1970's hit "You Light Up My Life."

Years ago when America was seeking integration, women's equality and peace, folk songs told the story. This is happening with the Iranians as well, as they put their voices to song telling the story of revolution and the innocents who died.

Australia's much loved unofficial anthem, 'Waltzing Matilda' is a popular hum in Spain. It has become a surprise hit after being featured in an ad campaign screened during the Champions League Soccer final bringing in imageries of summer.

A digital radio station which became surprisingly popular with listeners has been taken off-air in favour of a new 'A&R style' commercial radio station, that will broadcast a mix of indie, urban, rock and jazz.

I would do anything for love.... The song lyrics seem to be true to it's truest sense. In Egypt, a 25 year-old cut off his penis after his family refused to give him permission to marry a girl coming from a lower class family.

A storm is gathering over Saturday's expected clashes between the banned Slavic -Pride parade, police and anti-gay counter-demonstrators in Moscow. The Dutch broadcaster NOS threatens to pull out of the Eurovision Song Festival in case of violence.

The Eurovision song festival semi-finals kick off from May 12, with the finals on Saturday in Russia. However, Saturday's gay-pride parade and counter-demonstrations are also still going ahead in Moscow, despite a ban by police. Clashes are expected.