http://topmusicgossip.com Your Source for Music News, Rumors and Gossip from Around the World. Wed, 07 May 2008 09:10:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 21 year old Sarasota, Florida native Syesh Mercado is a real hottie. http://topmusicgossip.com/we-love-syesha-mercado-from-american-idol/ On American Idol they switched up the judges' format making them hold their comments until every contestant had a turn, Abdul offered feedback for two songs sung by Jason Castro - except that he'd only sung one song, doh! No matter have ditzy Paula acts sometimes you really gotta love ... http://topmusicgossip.com/paula-screws-up-a-bit/ As she hits her 18th chart-topper "Touch My Body," Mariah Carey has passed Elvis Presley for the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard singles chart, and is now second only to the Beatles. But while the diva was in full celebration mode after learning of her latest milestone, she ... http://topmusicgossip.com/mariah-move-ahead-of-elvis/ So who likes to play games? I do, I do!!! Seriously I am 40 years old but I love to play all sorts of games. I remember when I was young, a pre-teen, my favourite game was monopoly and something called ‘Movie Makers’. On TV you could catch me watching ... http://topmusicgossip.com/music-and-games/ Ola Brunkert, one of the former drummers for the Swedish pop group ABBA, has been found dead at his home on the Spanish island of Mallorca.Police said that Brunkert was found dead in his garden by a neighbour Sunday night, with cuts to his neck. An autopsy Monday showed his ... http://topmusicgossip.com/former-abba-drummer-dies/ The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules giving broadcasters more flexibility in making the switch to digital television from traditional analog signals.  The rules would, among other things, allow some broadcast stations to make a "phased transition" to digital broadcasting. Stations also will be allowed to reduce or terminate their ... http://topmusicgossip.com/fcc-rules/ With the huge success of Guitar Hero comes a new game promising celeb status for the rest of the group too.  Rock Band is the new music performance game for PS3, Xbox 360 , hitting kids now! http://topmusicgossip.com/new-hero-on-the-block/ Here is some interesting music industry news. With the news that Madonna, along with Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails, has jumped ship and abandoned the major record labels - it clear that the recording industry is in trouble. If the old way of doing business is defunct, what will ... http://topmusicgossip.com/music-industry-five-alternative-business-models/ A new record was set for the 50th Monterey Jazz Festival with 45,000 tickets sold for the three days, September 21 to 23. All this in spite of rain which came midway Friday evening. The brief showers didn’t dampen spirits. Those wanting shelter came into one the several inside ... http://topmusicgossip.com/monterey-jazz-festival/ Veteran music star Barry Manilow has pulled out of an appearance on a US TV talk show because he disagrees with the host's political views.  Manilow requested not to be interviewed by former reality show star Elisabeth Hasselbeck - known for her conservative views on abortion and the Iraq war. The ... http://topmusicgossip.com/manilow-backs-out-of-tv-talk-show/