News Roundup: 1/12/09

BruceBruce Springsteen won his second Best Song Golden Globe for his theme to The Wrestler at Sunday night’s ceremony. His first was for Philadelphia’s “Streets of Philadelphia,” which went on to win a Best Song Oscar. Bollywood composer A.R. Rahman won Best Original Score for his Slumdog Millionaire music. [Billboard.com]

Bono’s first op-ed for the New York Times, which celebrated Frank Sinatra, appeared on Sunday. [NYTimes.com]

Johnny Marr and Final Fantasy’s Owen Pallett collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on their upcoming album Yes, which is due in stores in late March. [NME.com]

Fleet Foxes will be the musical guests on the January 17th episode of Saturday Night Live. [Pitchforkmedia.com]

Bob Mould will release his as-yet-untitled solo album on April 7. [PunkNews.org]

Kanye West blogged about the gray in his beard on the cover of Vibe magazine, and coined a new catchphrase while doing so. [Buzzgrinder.com]

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