- Jay-Z has canceled the last three dates of his 2009 tour due "unforeseen circumstances." The tour had been scheduled to end on November 22. His next North American tour, the 2010 BP3 Tour, begins on February 20 in Ft. Lauderdale.

- Bruce Springsteen’s final show of his 2009 tour on November 22 in Buffalo will include a charity meet & greet. The meet & greet session will benefit The Kristen Ann Carr Fund, which provides grants for cancer research, and the Musicians on Call Organization, which brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. Fans can bid at charitybuzz.com for a chance to snag four tickets in the first five rows of the concert, E-Street Lounge passes and admission to the sound check.

- Todd Rundgren will be performing one of his classic albums, 1973's A Wizard, A True Star, start-to-finish in concert. Recently Devo and Bruce Springsteen have been performing their classic albums in concert.

The California mini-tour :

December 1st in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

December 2nd in Sacramento at the Crest Theatre

December 4th in Los Angeles at the Orpheum Theatre

December 5th in Ventura at the Majestic Theatre.

Ticket ordering information is available on http://www.awatslive.com. Todd and the band will take the show overseas in February 2010.

- Mojo has the story on Bad Company re-uniting http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2009/11/bad_company_to_reform_for_uk_d.html.

Full dates are as follows...

Thursday April 1 / Birmingham LG Arena
Friday April 2 / Manchester Evening News Arena
Sunday April 4 / Sheffield City Hall
Monday April 5 / Cardiff CIA
Wednesday April 7 / Newcastle Metro Arena
Thursday April 8 / Glasgow Clyde
Saturday April 10 / Brighton Centre
Sunday April 11 / Wembley Arena

- The Who have reportedly agreed to play halftime at Superbowl XLIV on February 7 in Miami. An official announcement is expected on Thanksgiving Day.

- Slayer and Megadeth have announced that they will be touring in 2010 with the American Carnage Tour. This is the first time the bands have toured together since 1991. 26 dates have been announced, with the start being January 18 in Seatle.

- Check out Rolling Stone's story about the secret John Mayer gig in Brooklyn to launch his new album. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/11/17/john-mayer-debuts-battle-studies-at-intimate-new-york-gig/. Here is the setlist:

"Heartbreak Warfare"
"Vultures"
"Crossroads"
"I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)"
"Perfectly Lonely"
"Why Georgia"
"Waiting on the World to Change"
"Comfortable"
"Free Fallin’ "
"Edge of Desire"
"Belief"
"War of My Life"
"Half of My Heart"
"Bigger Than My Body"
"Gravity"

Encore:
"Who Says"
"Friends, Lovers or Nothing"