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Billboard singles reviews: Beyonce, Britney Spears (Reuters)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:34:51 GMT

Reuters - Score one for Sasha Fierce. When last competing with her alter-ego, Beyonce opened up her double album "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" with the two-sided single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "If I Were a Boy," designed to be promoted separately for R&B/rhythmic and pop radio outlets, respectively.

Man made infamous by Bob Dylan folk song dies (Reuters)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:23:30 GMT

Reuters - William Zantzinger, a Maryland man who became the subject of 1964 Bob Dylan song "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll, has died at age 69.

R. Kelly no longer trapped in marriage (AP)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:32:58 GMT

AP - R. Kelly can officially bump and grind with whomever he chooses: He has finalized his divorce from his wife.

Bono to write Op-Ed column for New York Times (AP)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00:07 GMT

AP - Can he type with those shades on? Bono will write an Op-Ed column for The New York Times.

Greg Allman Burgled (E! Online)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:07:16 GMT

E! Online - If anyone thinks they can rip him off, Gregg Allman wants you to know you can't take it with you.

Motown turns 50, proud of musical, social legacy (Reuters)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:36:18 GMT

Reuters - Motown has always been about more than music. As the soul empire turns 50 on Monday, its founders are looking back at its brand of music dubbed the "Motown sound" that remains popular today and the record company's role in breaking down racial barriers in America.

Greg Allman Burgled (E! Online)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:07:16 GMT

E! Online - If anyone thinks they can rip him off, Gregg Allman wants you to know you can't take it with you.

Despite economy, Spoleto sales brisk (AP)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:41:13 GMT

AP - The Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston reports brisk initial ticket sales, despite a troubled economy.

Motown turns 50, proud of musical, social legacy (Reuters)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:36:18 GMT

Sixties pop star Dave Dee dies aged 67 (Reuters)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:13:43 GMT

Reuters - Sixties British pop star Dave Dee has died aged 67 after a long battle with cancer.

Paul McCartney Q&A: Behind the Fireman's New Psych-Pop Gem

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:24:00 GMT

"Making this album seemed like improv theater" After a 10-year break, Paul McCartney has revived his experimental side project, the Fireman — the name he uses for his low-key collaborations with British producer Youth. 1993's Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest and 1998's Rushes were virtually vocal-free sets of ambient techno, but the new Electric Arguments feels more like a classic McCartney record, with "Blackbird"-like ballads, tight songcraft and live instrumentation. McCartney recently spoke with Rolling Stone about how his...

2 arrested in burglary at Gregg Allman's Ga. home (AP)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:09:31 GMT

AP - Gregg Allman almost had a few less silver dollars after someone broke into his southeast Georgia home and stole a coin collection, knives and unreleased concert recordings, police said.

German youths try to fight neo-Nazis with music (Reuters)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:32:24 GMT

Reuters - Young German musicians are protesting against a rise in neo-Nazi extremism with concerts and songs which they hope will turn voters away from right-wing parties in state polls and a federal election this year.

German youths try to fight neo-Nazis with music (Reuters)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:32:24 GMT

Kings of Leon rule Down Under (Reuters)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:23:51 GMT

Reuters - American cult rockers Kings of Leon boasted the best-selling album of 2008 in Australia, according to the Australian Recording Industry Association.

Dierks Bentley fired up for new album (Reuters)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:28:59 GMT

Reuters - After disappointing sales for his last album, country singer Dierks Bentley is hoping to recapture some heat with his February 3 release "Feel That Fire."

New `Idol' judge waiting for a call from Daughtry (AP)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:22:01 GMT

AP - New "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi has a full schedule but there's someone she'd take a phone call from � Chris Daughtry.

New `Idol' judge waiting for a call from Daughtry (AP)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:22:01 GMT

AP - New "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi has a full schedule but there's someone she'd take a phone call from � Chris Daughtry.

Merle Haggard sues environmental group (AP)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:28:25 GMT

AP - Country star Merle Haggard has sued an environmental awareness group, claiming it illegally used his name and likeness to raise money.

Merle Haggard sues environmental group (AP)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:28:25 GMT

AP - Country star Merle Haggard has sued an environmental awareness group, claiming it illegally used his name and likeness to raise money.

Lady GaGa dances to top of U.S. singles chart (Reuters)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:58:07 GMT

Reuters - Dance-pop singer Lady GaGa earned her first No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with her Grammy-nominated tune "Just Dance."

Kanye West's mother's plastic surgeon jailed for one year (Yahoo! Music)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Yahoo! Music - Dr. Jan Adams--the man who performed plastic surgery on Kanye West's mother Donda, shortly before she died--has been jailed for a year for drunken driving.

Phish Dives Into Summer Tour (E! Online)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:54:12 GMT

E! Online - Well that didn't take long.

Pearl Jam rolls out "Ten" with Verizon (Reuters)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:23:08 GMT

Reuters - Pearl Jam is rolling out tracks from the remastered version of its 1991 debut album, "Ten," exclusively through Verizon Wireless.

Happy 74th birthday, Elvis! (AP)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:28:36 GMT

AP - Fans gathered for a cake-cutting on Elvis Presley's 74th birthday and got word of two new residents at Graceland.