Music retailers report bleak sales on Black Friday (Reuters)
Reuters - Music merchandisers weren't sharing the general optimism of most retailers during Thanksgiving weekend.

Luciano Pavarotti tribute hits cinemas, DVD (Reuters)
Reuters - The Luciano Pavarotti tribute concert staged recently in the world heritage site of Petra, Jordan, in front of only 500 people, now will be available to a much wider audience.

Estranged relative arrested in Hudson killings (AP)

AP - Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday in the shooting deaths of the entertainer's mother, brother and young nephew, taking him from a prison where he had been held on a suspected parole violation.

Billboard CD reviews: Britney Spears, Delta Bluesmen (Reuters)
Reuters - From the synthy open of "Womanizer" to the regretful ache spurring "Blur," "Circus" gives Brit pop a whole new meaning, as the singer does double duty as a dance diva and brokenhearted balladeer.

Online seen claiming 41 pct share of U.S. music market (Reuters)
Reuters - Digital music sales account for 18 percent of the U.S. music market and that figure will grow to 41 percent in five years, Forrester Research said in a report released on Monday.

Chris Brown a big hit with on-demand viewers (AP)

AP - Chris Brown is in demand with on-demand viewers.

Paris Hilton completes Kylie Minogue-influenced second album (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Paris Hilton has confirmed that she has completed her new album--despite not knowing which label will release it.

Manic Street Preachers' Richey Edwards officially dead (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Manic Street Preachers' Richey Edwards has officially been declared "presumed dead."

Classical musicians get shot at fame on YouTube (Reuters)

Reuters - The video-sharing Web site YouTube will take classical music out of pricey concert halls and bring it to the masses by holding an online competition where the public chooses musicians to play at Carnegie Hall.

Former UCLA hospital worker admits selling records (AP)
AP - A former employee of UCLA Medical Center pleaded guilty Monday to selling information from the medical records of celebrities and high-profile patients, including Britney Spears and Farrah Fawcett, to the National Enquirer.