ASCAP honors Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire (AP)
AP - Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits "A Woman's Love" and "Small Town Southern Man" during the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers country awards Monday.

Please please me.. with no more mail, Ringo says (Reuters)

Reuters - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has told fans to stop sending letters and requests for autographs, saying mail will be thrown away after October 20 because he has too much to do.

Ringo to Fans: Got to Get You Out of My Life (E! Online)

E! Online - A day in the life of Ringo Starr no longer includes answering fan mail.

Travis Barker From Hospital Bed: "Every Step's Huge" (E! Online)

E! Online - Three weeks after narrowly surviving a Learjet plane crash, Travis Barker has taken to his MySpace blog to thank fans for their support and to update them on his condition.

Lisa Marie Presley Welcomes Twin Girls (E! Online)

E! Online - UPDATE: The girls have been named Finley and Harper, E! News has learned.

Oscar loosens rules for music categories (Reuters)

Reuters - Reversing a year-old regulation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved the use of CDs of songs and scores in campaigns for the music Oscars.

Neil Young preps "new" live set, delays "Archives" (Reuters)

Reuters - There's good news and bad news for long-suffering Neil Young fans.

Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hospital (E! Online)

E! Online - Looks like Meat Loaf came down with a case of the Janet Jacksons.

New Bjork single: to Yorke, or not to Yorke? (Reuters)

Reuters - Icelandic vocalist Bjork will release a new single featuring backing vocals from Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke on October 20, according to her camp.

Ringo Starr: No more fan mail (AP)

AP - Ringo Starr doesn't want to hear from you.