Multi-platinum Grammy® award-winning Linkin Park explodes at the top of the charts this week with their first single, "What I've Done," from their long awaited third studio album, "Minutes to Midnight." Breaking an all time record with six consecutive #1s in a row, Linkin Park debuted at #1 at Alternative and #3 on Active charts. In addition to its radio impact, the song has already sold over 100,000 downloads on iTunes. The video for "What I've Done," directed by band member / DJ Joseph Hahn, premiered on MTV and AOL last week. "Minutes to Midnight," co-produced by Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin is due out on May 15 on Machine Shop/Warner Bros.

Linkin Park is Chester Bennington (vocals), Rob Bourdon (drums), Brad Delson (guitar), Joe Hahn (DJ), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bass), and Mike Shinoda (vocals). They have earned two Grammy Awards, the first for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002 with their hit single "Crawling" and the second for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Jay-Z in ...

The much anticipated new single, "What I've Done," was unleashed on fans worldwide on multiple formats today, Monday, April 2, 2007. This is the first single from their new record, "Minutes to Midnight" (Warner Bros. Records/Machine Shop Recordings) co-produced by Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin.

Along with the single impacting at radio, beginning Tuesday, April 3, fans will be able to purchase the single, pre-order the album, and buy the video for "What I've Done" exclusively on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). The pre-order offer includes a deluxe digital album with bonus tracks and a "Season Pass" of 15 episodes of LPTV, a behind the scenes series documenting the last four years of the band and the making of the new record. iTunes will exclusively debut the video for "What I've Done" on Tuesday, April 3. The video, directed by bandmember/DJ Joseph Hahn, will make its broadcast debut on MTV as well as its online debut on AOL, Thursday, April 5...

After years of admiring each other's musical masterworks and Clapton covers of Cale songs such as "After Midnight" and "Cocaine," guitar greats J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton have teamed up for the first time to create an original album together, "The Road To Escondido." The 14-track CD was produced and recorded by the duo in August 2005 in California. The resulting music defies being labeled into any one category, but instead finds influence across the spectrum of blues, rock, country and folk. A hybrid sound that is unique musically, while still bearing the signature styles of Cale and Clapton recognized by fans around the world. The songs are warm and rich, with deep flowing rhythms, yet use an economy of words to express much.

In a true collaboration, Cale and Clapton jointly produced and recorded the album, each playing and singing on the tracks. Cale wrote 11 of the songs, Clapton wrote "Three Little Girls," John Mayer wrote "Hard To Thrill" and the duo cover the blues classic ...