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

Rock act Creed in talks to reunite (Reuters)

Reuters - Creed is hammering out details for a lucrative 2009 reunion tour, sources tell Billboard. The Scott Stapp-led hard rock group, which was one of the top sellers of the past decade, has not performed since a rancorous split in June 2004.

Kylie wows fans at first Beijing concert (Reuters)

Reuters - Kylie Minogue, who went from soap actress to become one of the world's most famous female recording artists, wowed fans on Monday at her first performance in Chinese capital Beijing with an electric show.

Spears, wrestling, Obama lead Yahoo top 10 searches (Reuters)

Reuters - Barack Obama's presidential victory got more clicks than any other story on yahoo.com this year, but the most searched term was "Britney Spears," Yahoo reported on Monday.

French first lady joins global fight against AIDS (AP)

AP - France's glamorous first lady threw her considerable star power behind the global fight against AIDS on Monday, as the world tallied the victims of the HIV virus that infects a new person every 15 seconds.

Springsteen feels "Lucky" with Amazon, MySpace (Reuters)

Reuters - Bruce Springsteen has unveiled a second new song from his next album, "Working on a Dream," jointly through Amazon.com and MySpace Music.

Latest Details on Travis Barker, DJ AM Reunion Gig (E! Online)

E! Online - More details on the Travis Barker-DJ AM reunion we reported last week.

Estranged relative arrested in Hudson killings (AP)

AP - Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday in the 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.

Boy George denies he intended to hurt escort (AP)

AP - Singer Boy George admits in a recording played in a London court that he restrained a male escort with handcuffs.

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.