Vienna director sick, but good music saves opera (AP)

AP - Damnation was the dominant theme Saturday in a new Vienna State Opera production of Charles Gounod's Faust. But redemption triumphed in the form of wonderful singing and a powerful orchestral performance.

Oasis "Dig" up top spot on album chart (Reuters)

Reuters - Oasis went straight to No. 1 on the album charts Sunday with their first album in three years, continuing their unbroken string of chart-toppers.

Lisa Marie Presley Welcomes Twin Girls (E! Online)

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

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.

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

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

Please please me.. with no more mail, Ringo says (Reuters)

Reuters - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has told fans to stop sending letters and requests for autographs, saying mail will be thrown away after October 20 because he has too much to do.

Ringo to Fans: Got to Get You Out of My Life (E! Online)

E! Online - A day in the life of Ringo Starr no longer includes answering fan mail.

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.

Lil' Kim Sued and Silenced (E! Online)

E! Online - Lil' Kim has a big problem on her hands.

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

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