Leonard Cohen's new take on "Old Ideas" (Reuters)
Reuters - Sitting in a dimly lit New York City bar wearing a trilby hat and a dark suit, no tie, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen pauses before responding to a question about how his ideas have changed over his lengthy career.

Loved and loathed, Lana Del Rey set to face the music (Reuters)
Reuters - Rarely has a pop star just starting out been so loved and loathed as Lana Del Rey, the 25-year-old who has filled acres of newspaper column inches even before her debut album "Born to Die" hits shelves next week.

Unreleased ABBA track on new album (AP)

AP - Mamma Mia, here they go again.

Michael Jackson's legacy cemented by children (Reuters)
Reuters - Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the "Thriller" singer's glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Jay-Z, Beyonce make Billboard industry power list (Reuters)
Reuters - Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce joined a list of top music executives, led by Live Nation Entertainment chairman Irving Azoff, on Billboard magazine's first Power 100 chart on Friday.

Country music star Merle Haggard home from hospital (Reuters)
Reuters - Country music singer Merle Haggard was resting at home in Northern California on Friday after a long stint in a Georgia hospital, his publicist said.

APNewsBreak: Jackson enters fray over Grammy cuts (AP)

AP - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests with the awards less than two weeks away.

Stars cover Dylan songs for Amnesty International (AP)

AP - Anyone who ever doubted the transformative power of Bob Dylan's music need only look to Ke$ha.

McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic' finally hits streets (AP)

AP - Tim McGraw's long-delayed album "Emotional Traffic" has the attention of Music Row this week as it finally hits the streets.

AP Interview: Chris Isaak makes Memphis album (AP)

AP - Chris Isaak is returning to the roots of rock 'n' roll and doing it old-school: All in one take.