Ne-Yo to Team Up With...Marilyn Manson? WTF?! (E! Online)

E! Online - Can you picture it: Ne-Yo jammin' onstage with Marilyn Manson?

Music exec Flom lines up Universal post (Reuters)
Reuters - Former Atlantic and Capitol top executive Jason Flom is nearly finished with negotiations that would bring him into the Universal Music Group fold, Billboard has learned.

Donovan still a Sunshine Superman at 62 (AP)

AP - Standing in the rain wasn't going to dampen Donovan's spirits.

Beastie Boys draft stars for "Vote" tour (Reuters)

Reuters - The Beastie Boys have drafted Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper to join them on the Get Out and Vote tour, which will begin October 28 in Richmond, Va. Shows are also set for November 1 in St. Paul, Minn., and November 2 in Milwaukee.

Billboard CD reviews: Chesney, Williams (Reuters)

Reuters - Kenny Chesney does his heroes George Strait and Jimmy Buffett proud on his latest set, which has a free-and-easy feel befitting its island inspiration.

All-American Rejects seek 'World' acceptance (Reuters)

Reuters - About two months before the release of his band's third studio album, "When the World Comes Down," All-American Rejects singer/bassist Tyson Ritter is spending most of his free time drinking beer and engaging in kite-flying wars on the beaches of Northern Florida.

Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twins (AP)

AP - Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and the other came in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces.

Record buyers head-"Over"-heels for 7-year-old (Reuters)
Reuters - Connie Talbot's first release, "Over the Rainbow," has already gone gold in the United Kingdom (100,000 copies) and platinum in Korea (15,000 copies) and has logged more than 46 million hits on YouTube. Not bad for a 7-year-old.

A virtual battle of the bands (Reuters)

Reuters - Wannabe rock stars will have a greater choice of instruments and songs to choose from as videogames like "Guitar Hero World Tour" and "Rock Band 2" introduce new features.

Peermusic forms partnership with Ghana's Kampsite (Reuters)
Reuters - Independent music publisher Peermusic and Ghana-based Kampsite Music have formed a partnership to develop the West African music publishing marketplace and boost the international profile of the region's music.