Rob Zombie assembles box for "Corpses" (Reuters)
Reuters - Assembling the White Zombie boxed set "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" was "weird" and somewhat bittersweet for band founder Rob Zombie.

U.K. band Franz Ferdinand "swings" on 3rd album (Reuters)
Reuters - Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album may have promised "You Could Have It So Much Better," but the sales figures begged to differ -- the band's second album failed to match the transatlantic success of its self-titled predecessor.

Singer Laura Pausini welcomes "Early Spring" (Reuters)
Reuters - Laura Pausini is mad, and she's not going to take it anymore.

New Guns N' Roses album hits stores, a little late (Reuters)

Reuters - The day many rock fans never expected to see in their lifetimes is nigh.

Screen Actors Guild to seek strike authorization (AP)

AP - The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.

Musicians page through their pasts for book deals (Reuters)
Reuters - As recording artists experiment with all manner of digital media to reach their fans, a few are engaging in a centuries-old practice -- writing books.

MTV holds its first African music awards (AP)

AP - Two Nigerian singers won top awards Saturday as MTV held its first-ever music award program for Africa, with acts from across the world's poorest continent being nominated for prizes.

Duo Xtreme helps fuel rise of urban bachata (Reuters)
Reuters - Every once in a while, urban bachata duo Xtreme will dial up the fans that leave their phone numbers on the group's MySpace page.

U2 producer talks about their new album (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - U2's producer Daniel Lanois, has spoken on about his time with the band and their new album.

Singer Enya eyes concert stage as "Winter" arrives (Reuters)
Reuters - With her new album off to a strong start, ethereal-voiced Irish singer Enya is considering touring for the first time in her career.