It was Michael Jackson at first who iTunes introduced the $4.99 on the well-known masterpiece, Thriller through out the spooky Halloween season, but it’s over now, and people are poor and want more great deals.

Singer and songwriter Leona Naess has given us a moment to speak about her thoughts, and about her latest album Thirteens. Her lyrics are deep as the oceans floor.

Common recently launched his brand new Web site, ThinkCommon. On it, fans can expect to see a daily blog packed with news, videos and tiny robots.

Róisín Murphy zigs where other British singers zag, ! Originally from Ireland. At the age 15 Róisín decided to go it alone to the UK to proceed with her music career.

As the first snowflakes of the year fell on the midlands, Sophie Zelmani’s put the final touches on her new album, entitled, “Love Affair”.

Lars Winnerbäck, has released his first album, Dans med svåra steg (“Dance With Difficult Steps”). He is now one of Sweden’s most popular

Anders Wendin “Moneybrother” has defined his musical style so thoroughly that Mount Pleasure contains no real surprises, but still entertains thoroughly.

It seemed easy to discern which of the Midwestern minimalist blues-rock duos was which: The White Stripes were the art-punks, while the Black Keys were the nasty primitives.

dEUS came into the world in the mid ’90s with their debut, Worst Case Scenario. They had been touring around Belgium in the years previous, condensing their strange meld of influences into one cohesive unit. At the time of the album’s release, the music world was still reeling from the success of Nirvana and as such, this subversive, unpredictable art-rock band were signed to a major international label.

Amanda Jenssen’s Myspace page lists her music under the genre tag “melodramatic popular song,” and as the album title indicates, they ain’t kiddin’.

Kevin Rudolf’s hit “Let It Rock” featuring the legend Lil Wayne has been tearing up the radio charts for a while now. MTV chatted with Rudolf yesterday and he talked to them about working with Weezy on the track.

Billy Brag & Wilco. A true example of “roots rock” than most, Mermaid Avenue reaches back to archived Woody Guthrie lyric sheet whose melodies were lost upon his 1967 death.

The Milk-Eyed Mender might’ve been created by Beatrix Potter under the influence of magic mushrooms, but actually it’s the work of singer Joanna Newsom who infuses this 2004 release with a sweetly surreal glow.

Gillian Welch finds the folk vocalist and musician shifting her attention from achingly beautiful mountain ballads to achingly beautiful pop/rock ballads.

Big Boi told MTV News that next year we’re going to see three albums from the OutKast guys.