LA prosecutors charge Nate Dogg with stalking (AP)
AP - Prosecutors have filed felony charges against Nate Dogg, who authorities suspect threatened and stalked his wife.

Throat Surgery for Village People Cop (E! Online)

E! Online - Here's one macho man who's been laid up by some bum pipes.

Kidman birth adds to Nashville's image as oasis (AP)

AP - Nicole Kidman has described Nashville as a quiet escape, a nice place to raise a garden or grab coffee without photographers in tow.

Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.

Jordin and Jesse Hitting the Road Together (E! Online)

E! Online - Jordin Sparks is getting in touch with Jesse McCartney and his Beautiful Soul.

Battle for radio royalties gains momentum (Reuters)

Reuters - Chances appear slim that Congress will vote this year on legislation requiring terrestrial radio stations to pay artists and labels performance royalties to play their recordings.

Nickelback joins Live Nation in global deal (Reuters)

Reuters - Canadian rock band Nickelback has signed a global recording, touring and merchandising deal with concert promoter Live Nation Inc that an industry source said was worth between $50 million and $70 million.

Kenny Chesney's songs sound the same after a while (Reuters)

Reuters - Only one guy has mounted a full tour of outdoor stadiums during this economically shaky summer, and that lone figure, Kenny Chesney, brought his show to about 45,000 fans at Nashville's NFL stadium Saturday.

Set Issues Derail Britney's Madonna Shoot (E! Online)

E! Online - Britney Spears and Madonna's latest hookup has been temporarily derailed by a technical glitch.

Nickelback Lands in Live Nation (E! Online)

E! Online - Nickelback just pulled a Madonna.