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3/3/2008 11:00:03 PM
Hill, Jackson, Underwood in CMA fest (AP)
3/3/2008 9:41:46 PM
AP - Faith Hill will perform at this summer's CMA Music Festival for the first time in 10 years, joining Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and several others.

Eddie Van Halen undergoing medical tests (Reuters)
3/3/2008 7:41:21 PM
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen during a news conference in Beverly Hills, August 13, 2007. Van Halen is undergoing tests for an undisclosed medical problem, causing his band to reschedule four upcoming U.S. concerts, a spokesman for the tour promoter said on Monday. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)

Guitarist Eddie Van Halen during a news conference in Beverly Hills, August 13, 2007. Van Halen is undergoing tests for an undisclosed medical problem, causing his band to reschedule four upcoming U.S. concerts, a spokesman for the tour promoter said on Monday. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)

Reuters - Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen is undergoing tests for an undisclosed medical problem, causing his band Van Halen to reschedule four upcoming U.S. concerts, a spokesman for the tour promoter said on Monday.

Simpson's exes and new guy honored (AP)
3/3/2008 6:55:05 PM
Cosmopolitan Magazine's Fun Fearless Male of the Year honorees, clockwise from back left, Dave Salmoni, Peter Krause, Tom Anderson, John Krasinski, Dane Cook, Tony Romo, Common, John Mayer and Dave Annable pose together at Cipriani's 42nd Street, Monday, March 3, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

Cosmopolitan Magazine's Fun Fearless Male of the Year honorees, clockwise from back left, Dave Salmoni, Peter Krause, Tom Anderson, John Krasinski, Dane Cook, Tony Romo, Common, John Mayer and Dave Annable pose together at Cipriani's 42nd Street, Monday, March 3, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

AP - Jessica Simpson was the blonde elephant in the room when two of her exes and her new guy Â— Dane Cook, John Mayer and Tony Romo Â— were honored together at Cosmopolitan's Fun Fearless Male Awards.

Van Halen postpones some tour dates (AP)
3/3/2008 6:20:49 PM

Eddie Van Halen is shown during a news conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles in this, Aug. 13, 2007, file photo. Van Halen is postponing some of their concert dates as guitarist Eddie Van Halen undergoes medical testing for an undisclosed condition. 'According to Eddie Van Halens physician, he is undergoing a battery of comprehensive medical tests to determine a defined diagnosis and recommended medical procedures,' according to a statement released by Van Halen's representative and the tour promoter, Live Nation. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)

AP - Van Halen has postponed concerts this week as guitarist Eddie Van Halen undergoes medical testing for an undisclosed condition.

Kid Rock pleads not guilty over fight (Reuters)
3/3/2008 6:11:23 PM
A handout photo shows a police mug shot of musician Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, after he was arrested early Sunday morning following an altercation at a Waffle House in Dekalb County, Georgia October 21, 2007. (Dekalb Sheriff's Office/Reuters)

A handout photo shows a police mug shot of musician Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, after he was arrested early Sunday morning following an altercation at a Waffle House in Dekalb County, Georgia October 21, 2007. (Dekalb Sheriff's Office/Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. musician Kid Rock pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges stemming from a fight at a restaurant near Atlanta in which he allegedly punched and kicked a victim and hit him with a chair.

Turning to fans to finance CD (AP)
3/3/2008 6:00:27 PM

In this image released by Deep Blue Arts, musician Jill Sobule is shown. In making six CDs, singer Jill Sobule has worked for two major record companies that dumped her and two indie labels that went bankrupt beneath her. Now she's turning to people she can really trust, her fans. Sobule, whose witty and poignant writing first attracted attention with the song 'I Kissed a Girl,' has set up a Web site asking fans to donate money so she can make a new CD. She set a goal of $75,000 and, in a month, she's made about $54,000. (AP Photo/Deep Blue Arts)

AP - In making six CDs, singer Jill Sobule has worked for two major record companies that dumped her and two indie labels that went bankrupt beneath her.

The Top 5 lists (AP)
3/3/2008 5:57:18 PM
AP - 1. "Academy Awards," ABC.

The Game checks into Twin Towers jail (AP)
3/3/2008 4:25:30 PM

Rapper Jayceon Taylor, known as The Game, listens during his arraignment in a Los Angeles courtroom in this Sept. 25, 2007, file photo. The rapper turned himself in Sunday night, March 2, 2008, at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, according to the Sheriff's Department. The 28-year-old entertainer was convicted last month of possession of a firearm in a school zone. He was accused of pulling a gun on a player from an opposing team during a pickup game at a South Los Angeles school nearly a year ago. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)

AP - Playtime is over for The Game, who began serving a 60-day jail sentence for felony firearm possession.

Birthplace of hip-hop gets new lease (AP)
3/3/2008 4:23:55 PM

Tenants of 1520 Sedgwick Ave. walk through the lobby of their building in the Bronx section of New York, in this July 23, 2007, file photo. A Bronx building where a young DJ pioneered hip-hop in the 1970s has been saved from a plan that would have moved it from affordable to market rate housing, Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday, march 3, 2008. Last year, tenants of the building reached out to DJ Kool Herc after receiving word that the owner planned to leave an affordable housing program that would have opened the door to rent increases. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

AP - A building where a young disc jockey pioneered hip-hop in the 1970s has been saved from a plan that would have jacked up its rents to market rate.

Kid Rock pleads not guilty to battery (AP)
3/3/2008 1:48:07 PM

Kid Rock arrives at Warner Music Group post-Grammy party in this, Feb. 10, 2008, file photo, in Los Angeles. Kid Rock has pleaded not guilty to a charge stemming from a fight last October at a metro-Atlanta restaurant. Robert James Ritchie, better known as Kid Rock, was not present for the plea. His attorney, Darryl Cohen, waived an arraignment hearing and entered the plea on Ritchie's behalf in DeKalb County State Court, according to Cohen's office. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

AP - Kid Rock has pleaded not guilty to a charge of battery from a fight at a Waffle House in Atlanta.

N.C. city parts with Randy Parton (AP)
3/3/2008 1:44:10 PM
AP - Randy Parton and the city of Roanoke Rapids have reached a settlement that ends the country singer's affiliation with a flagging music theater that once bore his name.

Italian tenor Di Stefano dies aged 86 (Reuters)
3/3/2008 1:08:04 PM
The Italian opera singer Giuseppe di Stefano, seen here in an undated file photo, died on Monday at the age of 86.(AFP/OFF)

The Italian opera singer Giuseppe di Stefano, seen here in an undated file photo, died on Monday at the age of 86.(AFP/OFF)

Reuters - Italian tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano, to whom Luciano Pavarotti owed his launch to stardom, died in Milan on Monday. He was 86.

Eddie's Ailments Put Van Halen on Hold (E! Online)
3/3/2008 12:38:12 PM

Eddie's Ailments Put Van Halen on Hold(E! Online)

E! Online - The music hasn't died, it's just under the weather. Â

Musician, Road House Star Dies (E! Online)
3/3/2008 7:17:49 AM

E! Online - The house band at the Double Deuce has lost its leader.

The Game Goes to Jail (E! Online)
3/3/2008 6:14:36 AM
The Game Goes to Jail(E! Online)

E! Online - The Game is in the clink.

Kid Rock Not Copping to Battery (E! Online)
3/3/2008 5:29:55 AM

E! Online - Kid Rock's not waffling on his plea when it comes to a battery charge.

Storm saved Mick Jagger from assassination (Reuters)
3/3/2008 4:51:08 AM
Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger performs during the band's 'A Bigger Bang' European tour stop in Lausanne, August 11, 2007. Jagger only survived an assassination attempt by Hells Angels members nearly 40 years ago because a boat carrying his would-be killers was swamped in a storm, according to a new BBC documentary. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)

Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger performs during the band's 'A Bigger Bang' European tour stop in Lausanne, August 11, 2007. Jagger only survived an assassination attempt by Hells Angels members nearly 40 years ago because a boat carrying his would-be killers was swamped in a storm, according to a new BBC documentary. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)

Reuters - Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger only survived an assassination attempt by Hells Angels members nearly 40 years ago because a boat carrying his would-be killers was swamped in a storm, according to a new BBC documentary.

Idol Gives Back Bono, Brad, Reese (E! Online)
3/3/2008 5:21:46 AM

Idol Gives Back Bono, Brad, Reese(E! Online)

E! Online - American Idol may taketh away, at least in terms of its rapidly dwindling pool of contestants, but it's also gearing up to giveth back, with more than aÂ little help from its star-studded friends.

Canadian jazz guitarist, Jeff Healey, dies at 41 (Reuters)
3/3/2008 8:17:12 AM
Canadian singer Tom Cochrane (L) is hugged by musician Jeff Healey as he presented with the Hall of Fame Award at the Juno awards, in Ottawa, April 6, 2003. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

Canadian singer Tom Cochrane (L) is hugged by musician Jeff Healey as he presented with the Hall of Fame Award at the Juno awards, in Ottawa, April 6, 2003. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

Reuters - Canadian jazz guitarist Jeff Healey, known for his blues-based rock and his distinctive playing style, died in hospital on Sunday after a life-long battle with cancer. He was 41.

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