Goo Goo Dolls news

People were living it up Thursday night at the Bird’s Nest, and SkyFOX was there.

American Idol and Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson, Sugar Ray, and the Goo Goo Dolls headline this year’s Mardi Gras celebration at Universal Orlando.  

Lineup for 2012 also includes Kelly Clarkson, others.

Parachute. Parachute had an excellent 2011. Their latest album, The Way It Was , debuted in the Billboard Top 20 in May and they spent the summer touring with the Goo Goo Dolls, along with some headlining shows for good measure.

John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls performed in the Taylor Guitar booth at NAMM, across the street from the

A list that doesn't feature Adele or Lady GaGa.

Coldplay will perform a special iHeartRadio Benefit Concert on Wednesday, February 8 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The intimate concert will be presented by Clear Channel Media and Entertainment radio stations KIIS , 98-7FM and MYFM , and proceeds will benefit A Place Called Home and Youth Mentoring Connection , two L.A.-based youth charities.

The Goo Goo Dolls and Will.i.am are just some of the celebrities scheduled to perform at this year's Waste Management Phoenix Open. But before they can take center stage, crews are working to transform the golf course into a party zone.

Grammy-award winning artists the Goo Goo Dolls and Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, who will be performing a special DJ set, will headline the line-up at theCoors Light Birds Nest during the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Feb. 1-4.

Goo Goo Dolls will play at 8 p.m. Feb. 2 at the party tent near the TPC Scottsdale.

Music is Art, the yearly festival and educational organization launched by Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac in 2003, named Sarah Ruszczyk its new director last week.