Lily Praises Po-po, Eviscerates Elton (E! Online)

E! Online - She may have had nothing but vitriol for cohost Elton John, but at Tuesday night's London-set GQ Men of the Year Awards, Lily Allen did have some kind words reserved for one British icon: the bobbies.

Target scores Aguilera hits album exclusive (Reuters)
Reuters - Target and Target.com (http://www.target.com/) will be the sole retailers to carry Christina Aguilera's first greatest hits collection, "Keeps Gettin' Better - A Decade of Hits," due November 11.

Russell Brand brings a British twist to MTV awards (AP)
AP - America, meet Russell Brand.

Britney Spears to raise curtain on MTV awards (Reuters)

Reuters - Britney Spears is to star at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, a year after a calamitous comeback performance at the same award ceremony. But this time the pop singer won't be performing.

More Sunshine for Stevie Wonder's Life (E! Online)

E! Online - The Library of Congress just called to say it loves Stevie Wonder.

Wein works to preserve the Newport festival legacy (AP)

AP - For the first time since he founded the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein didn't have to sign any checks or worry about how the fickle weather might affect the bottom line. Instead, his biggest concern at the recent festival was whether he could keep up on piano with his Newport All-Stars band during their set on the main stage that preceded performances by Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins.

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold (AP)

AP - A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector.

Weiland Pilots New Solo Effort (E! Online)

E! Online - Come on, fans, Scott Weiland wants you to get Happy.

VMAs offer glimpse of music and mayhem (AP)

AP - Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will.

Dylan rolls out rocking show in rarely used venue (Reuters)
Reuters - Leave it to an enigmatic-after-all-these-years rock legend to play a 50-year-old creaky venue that hasn't been a concert hotspot for quite some time. Back in the 1970s and '80s, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium played host to shows from the Kinks to Queen to the Clash. The sound was never very good.