All-American Rejects seek 'World' acceptance (Reuters)

Reuters - About two months before the release of his band's third studio album, "When the World Comes Down," All-American Rejects singer/bassist Tyson Ritter is spending most of his free time drinking beer and engaging in kite-flying wars on the beaches of Northern Florida.

Music exec Flom lines up Universal post (Reuters)
Reuters - Former Atlantic and Capitol top executive Jason Flom is nearly finished with negotiations that would bring him into the Universal Music Group fold, Billboard has learned.

Dell expands music tie-ins on festival circuit (Reuters)

Reuters - At the Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival in Texas at the end of September, sandwiched between a stage and a small recycling center stood a white dome decorated with colorful cloud patterns. Inside the air-conditioned structure, visitors could get customized T-shirts, temporary tattoos and a mixtape of songs by artists performing at the festival.

Vienna director sick, but good music saves opera (AP)

AP - Damnation was the dominant theme Saturday in a new Vienna State Opera production of Charles Gounod's Faust. But redemption triumphed in the form of wonderful singing and a powerful orchestral performance.

Lil' Kim Sued and Silenced (E! Online)

E! Online - Lil' Kim has a big problem on her hands.

Peermusic forms partnership with Ghana's Kampsite (Reuters)
Reuters - Independent music publisher Peermusic and Ghana-based Kampsite Music have formed a partnership to develop the West African music publishing marketplace and boost the international profile of the region's music.

Music photographer William Claxton dies at 80 (AP)

AP - William Claxton, a celebrated photographer who worked with such entertainers as Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra and who helped establish the organization that runs the Grammy Awards, has died. He was 80.75b3c3826aebb65040cc6f74 9e3c7714#60;/p>

Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twins (AP)

AP - Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and the other came in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces.

T.I. has dual No. 1s but claims underdog status (AP)

AP - Although T.I. owns both the No. 1 album and single in the country, the platinum-selling rapper says he still feels like the underdog.

Record buyers head-"Over"-heels for 7-year-old (Reuters)
Reuters - Connie Talbot's first release, "Over the Rainbow," has already gone gold in the United Kingdom (100,000 copies) and platinum in Korea (15,000 copies) and has logged more than 46 million hits on YouTube. Not bad for a 7-year-old.