Welsh vocalist Duffy(A&M/Universal) debut her album, "Rockferry," yesterday (March 9) at No. 1, while the single "Mercy" remained for a fourth week at the top.

The first annual Rock and Jock Festival to be held in Las Vegas, NV, April 25-27, is now accepting submissions for their battle of the bands competition called Live Indie Rock Wars.

This year’s Edgefest in Toronto on July 12th is sure to be a summer favorite, with such acts as the reunited Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, the Sam Roberts Band and the Bravery. STP is also slated to perform at Columbus, Ohio’s Rock on the Range fest on May 17th.

Eric Clapton had been officially invited to perform in the Communist city of Pyongyang, North Korea -- the first such invitation to a Western rock star to the isolated nation.