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Saturday, 22 November 2008 at 03:36 Posted by smp

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Punk musician Barker sues over SC plane crash (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 03:44 AM CST

This Nov. 17, 2006 file photo shows Travis Barker as he appears onstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios, in New York. Travis Barker has sued over a plane crash that left him injured and killed two of his friends. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)AP - Punk musician Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends.

New Guns N' Roses album hits stores, a little late (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 01:26 AM CST

Axel Rose, lead singer for the band Guns N' Roses, performs during a concert in Budapest in this file photo from June 1, 2006. (Karoly Arvai/Reuters)Reuters - The day many rock fans never expected to see in their lifetimes is nigh.

Guns N' Roses not bringing "Democracy" to China (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 10:26 PM CST

Reuters - Guns N' Roses fans in China will have to go underground to get their hands on a copy of the band's first album in 17 years, "Chinese Democracy," which will be released worldwide on Sunday.

Duo Xtreme helps fuel rise of urban bachata (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 09:20 PM CST

Reuters - Every once in a while, urban bachata duo Xtreme will dial up the fans that leave their phone numbers on the group's MySpace page.

U.K. band Franz Ferdinand "swings" on 3rd album (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 09:17 PM CST

Reuters - Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album may have promised "You Could Have It So Much Better," but the sales figures begged to differ -- the band's second album failed to match the transatlantic success of its self-titled predecessor.

Rob Zombie assembles box for "Corpses" (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:06 PM CST

Reuters - Assembling the White Zombie boxed set "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" was "weird" and somewhat bittersweet for band founder Rob Zombie.

Billboard CD reviews: Guns N' Roses, Kanye West (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:05 PM CST

Reuters - Grunge. Techno. Boy bands. Both President Bushes. These are just a few of the things Guns N' Roses has improbably outlasted in the 17 (!) years since its last album of original music.

Singer Laura Pausini welcomes "Early Spring" (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:02 PM CST

Reuters - Laura Pausini is mad, and she's not going to take it anymore.

Musicians page through their pasts for book deals (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:01 PM CST

Reuters - As recording artists experiment with all manner of digital media to reach their fans, a few are engaging in a centuries-old practice -- writing books.

Britney Shows Up in Court to Talk Touring (E! Online)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:34 PM CST

Britney Shows Up in Court to Talk Touring(E! Online)E! Online - Maybe Britney Spears was just waiting for the madness to die down—and the music to get turned up.

Priests take leap of faith with debut album (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:59 PM CST

Reuters - It's not every day that a music industry executive compares a group of singing clergymen to a superstar rapper.

Spears makes unexpected appearance in court (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:45 PM CST

In this Nov. 6, 2008, file photo, Britney Spears performs during Madonna's Sticky and Sweet tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Britney Spears made another cameo in the midst of her comeback — this time at a Los Angeles courtroom.

T.I.: Witness to Murder (E! Online)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:45 PM CST

T.I.: Witness to Murder(E! Online)E! Online - Looks like we might have a clue why T.I. went on a gun-shopping spree that got him in so much doo-doo.

Singer Enya eyes concert stage as "Winter" arrives (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:55 PM CST

Reuters - With her new album off to a strong start, ethereal-voiced Irish singer Enya is considering touring for the first time in her career.

Kanye West's new album to debut on MySpace Music (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:17 PM CST

In this Sept. 26, 2007 file photo, Rapper Kanye West arrives at the 'Us Weekly Hot Hollywood 2007' party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)AP - Add Kanye West to the list of artists previewing their new CDs on MySpace Music.

Jacko P.A.: Michael, Sheik Brothers From Another Mother (E! Online)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 10:24 AM CST

Jacko P.A.: Michael, Sheik Brothers From Another Mother(E! Online)E! Online - Michael Jackson's latest court battle keeps getting weirder. And he hasn't even shown up yet.

Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:13 PM CST

Madonna performs during her 'Sticky & Sweet Tour' at the Wachovia Center, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, in Philadelphia. The pop star and husband Guy Ritchie will likely be granted an initial divorce decree on Friday, according to the schedule for London's High Court. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)AP - After the wedding in a Scottish castle, the mansion on a green English estate and the drinks in their own pub, Madonna and Guy Ritchie's eight-year marriage ended in a dreary London courtroom.

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