MTV launches African music awards (AP)
AP - MTV launches its first-ever music award program for Africa on Saturday, with acts from across the world's poorest continent nominated for prizes in the Nigerian capital.

Billboard CD reviews: Guns N' Roses, Kanye West (Reuters)
Reuters - Grunge. Techno. Boy bands. Both President Bushes. These are just a few of the things Guns N' Roses has improbably outlasted in the 17 (!) years since its last album of original music.

Slash releases video supporting gay marriage (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has released a video in support of gay marriage.

Britney Shows Up in Court to Talk Touring (E! Online)

E! Online - Maybe Britney Spears was just waiting for the madness to die downand the music to get turned up.

Singer Enya eyes concert stage as "Winter" arrives (Reuters)
Reuters - With her new album off to a strong start, ethereal-voiced Irish singer Enya is considering touring for the first time in her career.

U.K. band Franz Ferdinand "swings" on 3rd album (Reuters)
Reuters - Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album may have promised "You Could Have It So Much Better," but the sales figures begged to differ -- the band's second album failed to match the transatlantic success of its self-titled predecessor.

Guns N' Roses not bringing "Democracy" to China (Reuters)
Reuters - Guns N' Roses fans in China will have to go underground to get their hands on a copy of the band's first album in 17 years, "Chinese Democracy," which will be released worldwide on Sunday.

Kanye West's new album to debut on MySpace Music (AP)

AP - Add Kanye West to the list of artists previewing their new CDs on MySpace Music.

Prince slams gay marriage? (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Prince has said that he does not believe that gay marriage is "right."

Jacko P.A.: Michael, Sheik Brothers From Another Mother (E! Online)

E! Online - Michael Jackson's latest court battle keeps getting weirder. And he hasn't even shown up yet.