Britney Spears Ready to Hit the Road (E! Online)

E! Online - Britney Spears is one step closer to going on tour.

Neil Young preps "new" live set, delays "Archives" (Reuters)

Reuters - There's good news and bad news for long-suffering Neil Young fans.

ASCAP honors Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire (AP)
AP - Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits "A Woman's Love" and "Small Town Southern Man" during the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers country awards Monday.

With new "Black Ice," AC/DC turns off iTunes (Reuters)

Reuters - For those about to rock, AC/DC salutes you. Unless, that is, you want to buy the Australian heavy metal group's newest album, "Black Ice," on iTunes, or anywhere but Wal-Mart when it drops in record stores on October 20.

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

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

New Bjork single: to Yorke, or not to Yorke? (Reuters)

Reuters - Icelandic vocalist Bjork will release a new single featuring backing vocals from Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke on October 20, according to her camp.

Lisa Marie Presley Welcomes Twin Girls (E! Online)

E! Online - UPDATE: The girls have been named Finley and Harper, E! News has learned.

Surviving members of Grateful Dead rock for Obama (AP)

AP - Tie-dyed T-shirts and political slogans made for a heady mixture as the four surviving members of the rock band Grateful Dead put on a concert in support of Barack Obama.

Former Darkness frontman starts over with Hot Leg (Reuters)

Reuters - The collapse of his former band, the Darkness, and an unsuccessful attempt to represent the United Kingdom in 2007's Eurovision Song Contest have hardly dampened Justin Hawkins' drive.

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

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