Kanye West gave a surprise performance at the annual South By Southwest music conference and festival. West performed twice on Saturday at the final night as a surprise guest at celebrity blogger Perez Hilton's party.

Grammy-winning rapper Eminem will appear at next month's annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to induct hip-hop pioneers Run-DMC. Motown legend Smokey Robinson will also induct Little Anthony at the ceremony.

Brit-Sri Lankan rap sensation and new mom M.I.A. has been added to the Coachella festival lineup, the promoters announced today via Twitter. M.I.A. is scheduled to perform on April 18 at the festival.

The steamy video of Ciara's new single "Love Sex Magic" featuring Justin Timberlake has finally made its way out. Directed by Diane Martel, Timberlake plays Caira's boy toy in the video.

English group Duran Duran are teaming up with producer Mark Ronson for their next album. The pop band is currently in the studio to start recording their 13th LP.

Former employees of the production company FremantleMedia are suing for allegedly being forced to work under "sweatshop conditions."

Damon Albarn, Kraftwerk, Elbow and Antony & The Johnsons have been confirmed to play the 2009 Manchester International Festival. The festival ends with the only London appearance of electro pioneers Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed performing together.

The latest singer to reap benefits from the multi-Oscar winning movie is rapper Snoop Dogg. The rapper has come out with a new track entitled "Snoop Dogg Millionaire" that has a Bollywood theme.

Frankmusik will be supporting two of the Pet Shop Boys' upcoming arena dates. The Croydon-born singer is also preparing to embark on the world's first interactive tour next week.

American rock band Pearl Jam's songs are going to be featured in CBS' "Cold Case." The band's music will be used to tell the story of a female cadet who was murdered at a military academy in 2005.

Leon Jackson has reportedly been officially dropped by his record label Sony BMG. The former "X Factor" winner was released by the company on Thursday despite his debut album Right Now selling 130,000 copies.

The Saturdays have added a new date to their Work Tour, to cope with demand. The British girl group has announced a second show at the Manchester Apollo on June 23rd.