Franz Ferdinand will return to North America to preview 2009's Tonight: Franz Ferdinand with a handful of live dates in December. The Scottish band will play three Canadian gigs, and a number of radio festivals for WFNX, KNRK, KITS, KVGS and KROQ. The tour ends with a headlining gig in San Diego on December 15.

On Sunday night, 50 Cent kicked off a new weekly show on Sirius XM's Shade 45 channel called G-Unit Sundays. Every Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. EST on G-Unit Sundays, listeners will hear new DJs playing the newest and best music with special guests and surprises. This past Sunday, 50 was live in the studio for the launch of the show, hosting a special show called This is 50 Radio. The rapper played music and took calls from listeners as well as Ludacris, Jadakiss and Bow Wow. The rebroadcast of 50 Cent live in the studio will air on Thursday, November 27 from midnight to 4 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m.; Friday, November 28 from noon to 4 p.m. and Sunday, November 30 from 4 to 8.

The Blur reunion rumor mill is heating up again overseas, as singer Damon Albarn told the BBC that the founding members of the Brit-pop band "are certainly going to rehearse [in 2009] and see if we sound like we used to."

"California" Pop-Rockers Phantom Planet are calling it a day after almost 15 years together. The band, which formed as teenagers in the '90s, announced to their fans today that they will play a final gig on December 12 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, "the same venue that we played our very first live all ages gig, back in 1994." They add, "We have had an amazing time playing together for 15 years, but we have officially decided to go on hiatus, and will not be playing any more live shows or making any new records, indefinitely. There is so much more to write, but at this time, we just want to say thank you, to everyone, for their support, friendship, inspiration, attendance, and love."