Eminem set to open MTV Video Music Awards (AP)

AP - Eminem is not afraid to open the MTV Video Music Awards.

Rockers Disturbed dethrone Katy Perry on album chart (Reuters)

Reuters - Alt-metal rock band Disturbed claimed its fourth No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday despite a hefty drop in first-week sales.

Americana Awards celebrate legacy of Wanda Jackson (AP)

AP - Wanda Jackson had no idea the influence she would have on future rock 'n' roll women when she carved a sharp, distinctive line across the heartwood of the new genre back in the 1950s and '60s.

Lawsuit over filming of Beyonce video settled (AP)

AP - A lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles man upset with the disruption from a Beyonce Knowles music video shoot has been dismissed and settled.

Rapper Tempah leads MOBO award contenders (Reuters)
Reuters - English rapper Tinie Tempah is leading the way among contenders for this year's MOBO awards with four nominations including Best Newcomer and Best UK Act.

Ex-Guns N' Roses bassist leaves Jane's Addiction (Reuters)

Reuters - Rock band Jane's Addiction said Monday it has parted ways with its latest bass player, former Guns N' Roses member Duff McKagan, five months after announcing his addition to the oft-vacated post.

Amy Winehouse sings again on Quincy Jones album (AP)

AP - Amy Winehouse is making music again.

Former singer with boy band LFO dies of leukemia (Reuters)
Reuters - Rich Cronin, former lead singer of the boy band LFO and the writer of its 1999 hit "Summer Girls," died on Wednesday after a battle with leukemia, celebrity news site TMZ reported. He was 35.

Country singer James Otto hospitalized in Nashville (AP)

AP - Country singer James Otto is hospitalized in Nashville.

Leonard Cohen to end world tour with 4 U.S. shows (Reuters)

Reuters - Leonard Cohen's neverending world tour will actually end in December with four newly announced theater shows in the western United States, his promoter said on Tuesday.