Producer Jerry Finn, known for his work with Morrissey and Blink-182, was taken off of life support after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage last month, though he has not passed away. A close family friend wrote on the Prosound Web forum, "At this time the hemorrhage has done massive damage to his body which will leave him severely disabled and in need of acute care for the rest of his life. We know Jerry wouldn't want to live like this in a vegetative state." Finn got his start in the music industry as an engineer in the early 1990s and then began production work on albums such as Rancid’s …And Out Comes The Wolves. Finn also worked with Green Day, Bad Religion, Sparta, AFI and the Offspring.

After making headlines at last year's MTV Video Music Awards over a fist fight with Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, Kid Rock will be performing his hit "All Summer Long" September 7 at this year’s VMAs. After his latest album Rock N Roll Jesus debuted at #1 a year ago, Kid Rock has been climbing back into the top 10 due to the success of "All Summer Long." The 25th annual show will be airing live from Los Angeles and will be hosted by comedian Russell Brand.

The Who has announced that they will donate their earnings from an October 21 concert near Detroit to charities in the Motor City. The band has selected the Gleaners Food Bank and Focus: HOPE as the beneficiaries. "Pete and I are very aware of the problems people are having in Michigan and feel we should give something back for all the support we have had over the last 40 years," Who singer Roger Daltrey told Rolling Stone. The Who are also asking their fans to contribute to the charities as well.

Ben Folds opted to play a prank on fans hoping to find an early leak of his new album, Way To Normal, by re-recording six songs off the album with absurd lyrics and leaking them online himself. "You see so many rock bands in the studio and it's serious, serious business," Folds tells Rolling Stone. "They got the making-of camera up their ass the whole time and they're on the BlackBerry the other half of the time. I just think that we all need to remember how to have fun." Way To Normal will be out September 30.

VH1 has announced the five acts that will be honored at this year’s Hip-Hop Honors. De La Soul, Naughty By Nature, Cypress Hill, Too $hort and Slick Rick will be celebrated at the event’s fifth ceremony. "This year’s five honorees are being recognized for their significant contributions to hip-hop culture and for helping to elevate hip-hop into a truly global phenomenon," Tom Calderone, VH1 EVP/GM, told Rolling Stone. This year’s VH1 Hip-Hop Honors will air October 7 and be hosted by 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan.

David Gilmour will release Live In Gdansk on September 16 via Columbia Records. The album was originally supposed to be a live album of his whole recent tour, but all the best recordings came from the performance in Gdansk. The CD/DVD set also shows Gilmour reveling in a new era of his career where he is comfortable with his Pink Floyd legacy and as a solo artist. "I think on the last solo record (About Face) I made back in '84, I was a bit nervous about the Pink Floyd thing and wanted to stay away from it, whereas most of what the Pink Floyd thing is is a sound that I love. On (On An Island) I finally got to a place where I felt free from any pressure either way from that whole specter," Gilmour told Billboard. Live In Gdansk will also be released in 5 different CD/DVD packages.