One-Offs

CMT has signed on as official sponsor of the Stagecoach Music Festival, the two-day May 5-6 country festival piggybacking on AEG Live / Goldenvoice’s Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival …

The Presidente Latin Music Festival in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was canceled because of declining beer sales because bars are closing earlier and the fest was funded on a beer tax …

Wolfgang’s Vault might be having some problems with artists over copyrights, but it’s ready to sell the King Biscuit Flower Hour archives with the blessing of King Biscuit Records …

Sharon Osbourne is expected to replace Brandy on the second season of "America’s Got Talent …

U2’s Bono and The Edge are writing songs for a new Broadway musical about the life and times of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man …

Likewise, Aretha Franklin is helping with casting a musical production based on her autobiography that is tentatively set to premiere in Franklin’s hometown of Detroit next March.