Recuperating Janet Ready to Rock Witchu Again (E! Online)

E! Online - Janet Jackson is ready for more onstage escapades.

Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hospital (E! Online)

E! Online - Looks like Meat Loaf came down with a case of the Janet Jacksons.

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.

R&B trio Labelle back in spotlight with new album (Reuters)

Reuters - Old school can still command attention -- just ask Tina Turner, who recently launched a sold-out world tour at age 68. Hoping to sashay its way into that zeitgeist is futuristic '70s rock-soul-funk trio Labelle.

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.

Donovan still a Sunshine Superman at 62 (AP)

AP - Standing in the rain wasn't going to dampen Donovan's spirits.

Billboard CD reviews: Chesney, Williams (Reuters)

Reuters - Kenny Chesney does his heroes George Strait and Jimmy Buffett proud on his latest set, which has a free-and-easy feel befitting its island inspiration.

Rocker Meat Loaf hospitalized for 3 days in London (AP)

AP - A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony earlier this week.

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.

Beastie Boys draft stars for "Vote" tour (Reuters)

Reuters - The Beastie Boys have drafted Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper to join them on the Get Out and Vote tour, which will begin October 28 in Richmond, Va. Shows are also set for November 1 in St. Paul, Minn., and November 2 in Milwaukee.