Axl Rose and Guns n' Roses have hired Sixx:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba for their "upcoming tour," the band has announced. Ashba, who has also worked with Motley Crue, will perform with the band on their rumored stadium tour.

You Me At Six and former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan's Loaded have joined this year's Download festival line up. Two of Sweden's most acclaimed metal bands, Opeth and Meshuggah, have also been added to the bill.

Manic Street Preachers will hit the road in May to promote their new album. The alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales will head for a short U.K. tour starting May 25.

Kanye West has been announced to headline this year's Wireless festival in London. West is scheduled to play the Hyde Park event on July 5.

Elvis Costello has announced the release date of his forthcoming LP called Secret, Profane And Sugarcane. The album is produced by T Bone Burnett and was recorded during a three-day session at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studio.

Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls and Kid Rock will perform at the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania this year. Scherzinger will kick off the event by singing "America The Beautiful."

Patrick Wolf has announced details of a new U.K. tour. The English singer just wrapped up his hugely successful tour of selected dates in the U.K. this month

Pet Shop Boys, Grace Jones, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds will headline this year's Latitude Festival. Editors, Bat For Lashes and Doves are also set to play the event which takes place at Southwold in Suffolk.

The Pussycat Dolls have cancelled their scheduled show as a supporting act at Britney Spears' concert in New York because of Nicole Scherzinger's illness. The group was set to open for Spears at New York's Nassau Coliseum.

The hip hop group N.E.R.D. canceled shows this weekend in Indonesia after they were detained in Malaysia. According to reports, N.E.R.D. had just performed at the Sunburst KL International festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, when they left for Indonesia to play another concert. Shortly after the festival, the group was held by police for failing to get a permit from Malaysia's government. The Muslim country has strict guidelines for performing.

Major country music acts, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts will join Nan Kelley on this week's edition of the GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown. Both artists have new albums on the way. Keith recently hit No.1 with his single "Sweet Thing," the first single from Defying Gravity, which is set for release on March 31. He has recently released a follow-up single, "Kiss A Girl." Keith was also recently honored for having his music broadcast on the radio 16 million times.

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