NEW YORK (Billboard) – Armed with a story about moving beyond an ungrateful boyfriend, Australian singer/guitarist Orianthi is connecting with U.S. audiences.

Her empowering single "According to You" has hit No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and her second album, "Believe," reached No. 1 on Heatseekers Albums before dropping to No. 2 on the latest chart.

The 24-year-old never imagined having such an immediate impact

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Megadeth are planning to follow in the footsteps of fellow rockers Aerosmith and Metallica and develop its own Guitar Hero video game. Frontman Dave Mustaine is a big fan of the popular music simulator, and is desperate for the veteran band to land its own edition. And he reveals he's in early talks with gaming executives to sign the deal.

Mustaine writes on Megadeth's official website: "I have recently had two very important high-level meetings with the people from Activision more...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An illuminating glove worn by Michael Jackson during the 1984 Victory Tour has brought in $70,800 at an auction of entertainment memorabilia.

A bidder paid $106,200 for a Martin D-28 guitar played by Elvis Presley during his final Las Vegas peformance.

They were among dozens of items from Hollywood and the music industry sold at an auction in Los Angeles by Profiles in

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STEVENSVILLE, Md (Reuters) – Three decades after defying the odds and persuading Carlos Santana to try out his hand-built guitar, Paul Reed Smith's quest for perfect tone is still reeling in enthusiasts from all over the world.

Despite the world economic downturn, his company has built a new multimillion dollar factory and is looking at multiplying revenues while other instrument makers report declining sales.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kurt Cobain's appearance in the latest "Guitar Hero" video game is not hitting the right notes with the surviving members of Nirvana.

Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl said in a joint statement Thursday that they were "dismayed and very disappointed" that an avatar of the late Nirvana frontman could be used to play songs by other artists.

"While we were aware of Kurt's image

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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Family members, longtime friends and music fans of all ages lined up Friday at a public visitation for Les Paul, a renowned inventor whose creation of the first solid-body electric guitar helped pave the way for rock 'n' roll.

Adam Bollinger never got a chance to see Paul play live.

But the 15-year-old from Plainfield, Ill., knows how important Paul was to rock 'n' roll. That's why he

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Amidst the current flurry of releases from young guns redefining the boundaries of jazz, this compilation gives a timely reminder of the established jazz values they are questioning. The Modern Jazz Quartet had a long, distinguished career because generations of listeners found their music cool and easy on the ear.

Their combination of piano, vibraphone, bass and drums gave the MJQ an instantly recognisable sparse sound that was

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