CNN
Not a major player in the music news dept., but they do have coverage on artist and issues you will not find elsewhere.

E Online
A great place for interesting stories not covered by most music sites. Plus other Entertainment news stories. 

Enews
Enews separates their music news by genre's as well as listing  the top stories on their main page. 

Live Daily by Ticket Master.
Find out the latest news, and tour information from the industries Ticket Heavy Weights.

MTV Online
MTV still has it in the rock news department, beside offering the newest music headlines, you can search for all news stories by artist. They categorize their old news by artist, this is a great resource to catch up on how your favorite artist has been making headlines. 

Much music
For those who like their music news fast, try Much Music's Rapid fax. They offer Rock headlines in a highly paraphrased summaries. 

Rock Daily
A site that spot-lights rock radio stations, they also have daily news updates. 

Rock News
Specializing in Modern Rock, they offer national as well as regional rock news.

Rolling Stone Online 
The authority in Rock brings you news coverage with the staff and resources of the editorial staff of Rolling Stone Magazine. 

VH1 Music First
Get Rock news updates, and "This Day in Rock History."