Singer Laura Pausini welcomes "Early Spring" (Reuters)
Reuters - Laura Pausini is mad, and she's not going to take it anymore.

Punk musician Barker sues over SC plane crash (AP)

AP - Punk musician Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Musicians page through their pasts for book deals (Reuters)
Reuters - As recording artists experiment with all manner of digital media to reach their fans, a few are engaging in a centuries-old practice -- writing books.