Kings of Leon hoping for recognition at home (Reuters)
Reuters - Kings of Leon may be from Tennessee, but the rock band's music has resonated in a bigger way overseas than it has in its own backyard.

Rapper T.I. sets record with singles chart-topper (Reuters)

Reuters - Rapper T.I. has set a new record for the biggest leap to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

Billboard CD reviews (Reuters)
Reuters - Young Jeezy balances commercial/pop aspirations with core hip-hop sounds on "The Recession," getting a lift from DJ Toomp, Drumma Boy, Midnight Black and longtime collaborator Shawty Redd on this sonically enjoyable follow-up to 2006's "The Inspiration." Previously criticized for strange rhymes and repeating lines, Jeezy delivers some great turns of phrase on songs like "Wordplay," where he answers claims of glorifying drug dealing with the couplet, "They want wordplay and I got bird play." Considering Jeezy's admission that he's a bit uncomfortable making female-skewed songs, the blend manifests itself most clearly on "Taking It There," with Trey Songz crooning a romantic chorus. While fans may gravitate more toward cuts like "Vacation" and "Yeah," "Taking It There" could wind up being the track Jeezy needs to cement himself as a mainstream artist and not just a favorite of rap aficionados.

Michael Jackson at 50: `The best is yet to come' (AP)

AP - Michael Jackson marked a personal milestone Friday: his 50th birthday.

Kenny Rogers releases exclusive hits collection (Reuters)

Reuters - Seventy-year-old superstar Kenny Rogers is celebrating 50 years in the music business and has invited Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores along for the fun.

Singer Winehouse falls ill, misses Paris concert (Reuters)

Reuters - British soul singer Amy Winehouse pulled out of a Paris concert at short notice on Friday after falling ill at home in London, her spokesman has said.

Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog (AP)

AP - Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog.

Wanted: Female Celebrity to Kiss Katy Perry! (E! Online)

E! Online - Madonna and Britney Spears did the girl-on-girl thing at MTV's Video Music Awards years ago, but can you ever really get enough celebrity same-sex smooching?

Guns N' Roses Blogger Busted for Chinese Leaks (E! Online)

E! Online - The FBI is gunning for the Guns N' Roses leaker.

Cuban punk rocker fined for disobedience (Reuters)

Reuters - A Cuban punk rocker whose songs have ridiculed the Cuban government was fined for public disorder on Friday after prosecutors reduced a more serious "social dangerousness" charge that could have sent him to prison for four years.