plus: Black Crowes/Oasis tour. RIAA sues Aimster. Dylan turns 60. Nelly Furtado.

Former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has joined New Order's touring lineup as a guitarist, NME.com reported.

The Black Crowes/Oasis tour's stop in Pittsburgh has been canceled, reportedly due to poor tickets sales, according to Billboard.com.

According to published reports, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is suing music file-sharing company Aimster for copyright infringement.

When was the last time you found a song you wanted on Napster?

Bob Dylan turns 60 today (5/24). The media have been going on and on about this, and we just realized that that's because Dylan's turning 60 means that

the Baby Boomers will soon turn 60!!!

and you can write the rest yourself.

Nelly Furtado's website has information on how to appear as an extra in a video, which begins production in Los Angeles on Friday (5/25). The posted information includes this caveat:

Please note: there will be no compensation for appearing in the video other than personal gratification.

A more mature music-news gatherer probably wouldn't find that funny, but what are you gonna do?