"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").

Weiland Pilots New Solo Effort (E! Online)

E! Online - Come on, fans, Scott Weiland wants you to get Happy.

"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.

Fall Out Boy rolls out viral campaign for "Folie" (Reuters)

Reuters - A starlet having lunch at the Ivy is not a rare sight in Los Angeles; it's common knowledge that the restaurant is the place to see and be seen by the paparazzi.

Soprano Anna Netrebko gives birth to baby boy (AP)

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

Hispanic radio targets young listeners (Reuters)

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

Move Over, Amy Winehouse! (E! Online)

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

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.

Chris Cornell, Timbaland prepare to "Scream" (Reuters)

Reuters - Chris Cornell will release his new Timbaland-produced album, "Scream," on October 14.

Rocker Bon Jovi hosts Obama fundraiser (AP)

AP - Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help.