MadRod's Thanksgiving Weekend Capped By Madonna-Brother Reunion, Mexico Trip (E! Online)

E! Online - Madonna may have just split with her husband, Guy Ritchie, but she's getting into the groove with at least two men in her life.

"Halo Trilogy" soundtrack set previews new game (Reuters)
Reuters - "Halo Trilogy," a compilation of the complete soundtracks of Microsoft's top-selling "Halo" video game franchise, will be released Tuesday (December 2) as a five-disc collectible set.

Second Spears comeback almost as good as the first (AP)

AP - Britney Spears, "Circus" (Jive)

French first lady joins global fight against AIDS (AP)

AP - France's glamorous first lady threw her considerable star power behind the global fight against AIDS on Monday, as the world tallied the victims of the HIV virus that infects a new person every 15 seconds.

Take That 'write a song about Amy Winehouse' (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Take That have written a new song, :How Did It Come To This," which fans are speculating is about the plight of Amy Winehouse.

Weezer raids its vaults for "Odds and Ends" (Reuters)
Reuters - On the heels of the release of the second volume of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo's home recordings, the alternative rock group is now taking a look back into its own vaults.

Springsteen feels "Lucky" with Amazon, MySpace (Reuters)
Reuters - Bruce Springsteen has unveiled a second new song from his next album, "Working on a Dream," jointly through Amazon.com and MySpace Music.

Boy George denies he intended to hurt escort (AP)

AP - Singer Boy George admits in a recording played in a London court that he restrained a male escort with handcuffs.

Latest Details on Travis Barker, DJ AM Reunion Gig (E! Online)

E! Online - More details on the Travis Barker-DJ AM reunion we reported last week.

Akon ushers in "new phase" with "Freedom" (Reuters)

Reuters - Holding a red velvet cupcake with white frosting and colored sprinkles, Akon stands atop an extended conference room table at Universal Records' New York headquarters. He's ecstatic.