Peaceful Merritt country music festival

About 7,000 country music fans attended the 16th annual Merritt Mountain Music Festival – 5,000 fewer than expected as organizers capped attendance this year to try and stem rowdyism.

Nickleback signs on with Live Nation

The Nickelback deal is the latest in a string of high profile, multifaceted deals that the Los Angeles-based company has signed with major artists including Madonna, Jay-Z, U2 and Shakira.

Knopfler is not in Dire Straits

But Knopfler seems uninterested in playing the role of rock star. The former Dire Straits frontman would rather let the music speak for itself, avoiding spectacle and distraction in favour of great, honest music.

Lauper just wants to have fun

God bless Ms. Cyndi Lauper. Whether or not you wanted to be her in the eighties, it’s hard to find fault with the woman now – an artist who has maintained her integrity and vision for the entirety of her career, whose individuality and consistent message of acceptance and love has not waned since she first appeared on the worldwide radar, her multicoloured hair announcing that she was not a carbon-copy cutout pop star.

Cyber Police Are Watching What You Download!

Proposed amendments would make it easier to prosecute those who download Internet material illegally. If the bill is approved, people caught downloading copyrighted files would be fined $500.

Nickelback’s Kroeger DWI and his fate (photos)

KROEGER SWARMED BY MEDIA OUTSIDE COURT

Nickelback’s Kroeger gets sentenced for DWI

Chad Kroeger has been given a $600 dollar fine and a One-year driving prohibition for impaired driving.

Miley Cyrus: Sorry she posed with the sheet

“The pictures of me on the Internet were silly, inappropriate shots. I appreciate all the support of my fans, and hope they understand that along the way I am going to make mistakes and I am not perfect. I never intended for any of this to happen and I am truly sorry if I have disappointed anyone.

Get a free Coldplay

Coldplay will give away the first single from their new album for free over the Internet, the British band said on its Web site.

Top Dog of Bodog heels.

Maverick Canadian businessman and part-time Vancouver resident Calvin Ayre says he has quit Bodog, the online gambling empire that brought him fame, fortune and heat.