UK pop star enjoys new life as hit songwriter (Reuters)
Reuters - UK Singer/songwriter Cathy Dennis stormed America at the beginning of the '90s with top 10 hits "C'mon and Get My Love," "Just Another Dream," "Touch Me (All Night Long)" and "Too Many Walls," and spent 67 weeks on the Billboard 200 with her debut album "Move to This."

Rapper Nas set to rule next U.S. album chart (Reuters)
Reuters - Veteran rapper Nas is on course to notch his fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 when data are issued Wednesday, but sales will likely be considerably lower than those for his previous release.

Black Kids are all right with blog buzz (Reuters)
Reuters - The first chapter of the Black Kids' story reads like an indie rock fairy tale.

Billboard single reviews: Carrie Underwood, Beck (Reuters)

Reuters - The fourth single from Carrie Underwood's double-platinum "Carnival Ride" finds the singer charting new territory.

Music retailer thrives serving captive audience (Reuters)
Reuters - As music retailers struggle to stay in business, a Los Angeles firm is doing nicely targeting a demographic that gets bigger every year -- prisoners.

Rod Stewart Still Mixed Up in Son's Club Case (E! Online)

E! Online - A jury might still get to answer the question, Do ya think Rod Stewart's liable for his son's alleged misbehavior?

Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.

Run's DMC Hospitalized (E! Online)

E! Online - Darryl McDanielsthe rap progenitor who put the DMC in Run-DMChas been admitted to a New Jersey hospital, where he is expected to undergo surgery to remove two major blood clots later today, publicist Tracey Miller confirmed to E! News.

Heartland rockers Hinder back with 2nd album (Reuters)
Reuters - After moving nearly 3 million copies of its 2005 debut album, "Extreme Behavior," Oklahoma City rock band Hinder is eyeing another big release with its new album, "Take It to the Limit."

Jonas Brothers' Video Music Awards Surprise (E! Online)

E! Online - The Jonas Brothers want their MTV. And MTV wants them.