Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson 'targeted by Islamic extremists' (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Reports have emerged today (January 7) claiming that Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson have been included on a "terror target" hit list made in reaction to the current conflict in the Gaza region.

Phish announce summer tour dates (AP)

AP - The Phish reunion is in full swing: The band just announced plans for a summer tour.

Beatles music pulled from Norwegian podcasts (Reuters)

Reuters - Norway's national broadcaster has pulled a series of 212 podcasts each featuring a different song by the Beatles. The podcasts would have essentially constituted giving away the entire Beatles catalog for free.

Big Bopper's coffin to be sold on eBay (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - The son of iconic '50s rock n' roller the Big Bopper has said he plans to sell his late father's casket--which he was buried in for 48 years--on eBay in the next few weeks.

Aerosmith gets back to work after '08 break (Reuters)

Reuters - Aerosmith is ready to return to work on its next studio album, according to drummer Joey Kramer.

Kanye West's mother's plastic surgeon jailed for one year (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Dr. Jan Adams--the man who performed plastic surgery on Kanye West's mother Donda, shortly before she died--has been jailed for a year for drunken driving.

Happy 74th birthday, Elvis! (AP)
AP - Fans gathered for a cake-cutting on Elvis Presley's 74th birthday and got word of two new residents at Graceland.

A Shining Dark Knight for the People (E! Online)

E! Online - Was there any doubt that fans would remember 2008 as the year of the Caped Crusader and his gnarliest nemesis yet?

Help! No More Free Beatles Podcasts (E! Online)

E! Online - Norwegian would if they could.

Taylor Swift leads U.S. pop chart as sales slide (Reuters)

Reuters - The year is off to a bad start for the music industry with U.S. album sales off 6.2 percent from the first week of 2008, according to data issued Wednesday.