Trial Set in Akon's Fan-Tossing Case (E! Online)

E! Online - Looks like Akon may get Konvicted after all.

Meyers turns toward pop to make "Beautiful Noise" (Reuters)
Reuters - "Make Some Noise," Christian rocker Krystal Meyers' third studio album, represents a shift in direction for the 20-year-old singer-songwriter.

Hispanic radio targets young listeners (Reuters)

Reuters - Hispanic radio is showing new interest in reaching a bilingual and bicultural population.

"Gimme More" songwriter steps up to the mic (Reuters)

Reuters - Keri Hilson is already a successful songwriter. Her enviable list of credits includes songs for Britney Spears ("Gimme More"), Mary J. Blige ("Take Me As I Am"), Ludacris ("Runaway Love") and Usher ("Love in This Club").

Move Over, Amy Winehouse! (E! Online)

E! Online - Do you think you've got what it takes to be the next Amy Winehouse?

Soprano Anna Netrebko gives birth to baby boy (AP)

AP - Anna Netrebko has a new tenor in her life.

Blues legend B.B. King achieves new chart record (Reuters)

Reuters - With his 83rd birthday fast approaching, blues legend B.B. King has just scored the highest-debuting solo album of his career.

Santana offers fans a "Multi Dimensional" valentine (Reuters)

Reuters - Guitarist Carlos Santana says his new compilation, "Multi Dimensional Warrior," is "a love letter to fans" -- as well as a reminder that his repertoire includes more than the hit duets he's been releasing since 1999's "Supernatural."

"Idol" grad Pickler writes from the heart (Reuters)
Reuters - She has domestic turmoil and tabloid-fodder romance in her past, but Kellie Pickler just wants people "to get to know me through my music." It's fitting, then, that the "American Idol" alumna's sophomore album, due September 30, is self-titled.

Rilo Kiley's Lewis unleashes "Acid Tongue" (Reuters)
Reuters - It took Los Angeles band Rilo Kiley the better part of a decade to rise through the indie rock ranks, but with her 2006 solo debut, "Rabbit Fur Coat," the group's frontwoman, Jenny Lewis, quickly proved a force to be reckoned with.