ZZ Top sign to American

According to Billboard, ZZ Top have signed to Rick Rubin's American Recordings and will work with the legendary producer on their next album which, according to their manager Carl Stubner, will be more akin to the band's early seventies 'La Grange' era material than their more recent crowd pleasing releases. Given American and Rubin's association with SonyBMG's Columbia the deal means the band will stay affiliated to that major - having most recently released albums via their RCA division.