Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)

AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.

Perry aims to show more dimensions with 'Dream' (AP)

AP - To some, the most surprising part of Katy Perry's sophomore success is that it exists.

Eminem and Katy Perry lead U.S. singles chart (Reuters)

Reuters - Eminem led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a seventh week on Thursday with "Love the Way You Lie," while Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" moved up one to No. 2, swapping places with Taio Cruz's "Dynamite."

Music labels eager for Google-Apple battle (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

ASCAP flips switch on free app (Reuters)
Reuters - Performing rights organization ASCAP launched a free app for Apple's portable devices Wednesday, allowing its member songwriters and publishers to access their catalog, performance and royalty information.

Sara Bareilles learning to enjoy mainstream success (Reuters)
Reuters - Sara Bareilles is a very nice woman who broke through to music's mainstream by writing songs that sweetly and eloquently tell people precisely where they can go.

Rapper T.I. arrested for drug possession in LA (Reuters)
Reuters - Rapper T.I. has been released from jail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy, police said on Thursday.

Miranda Lambert picks up highest CMA nominations (Reuters)
Reuters - Texas country singer Miranda Lambert picked up four further Country Music Association nominations on Wednesday, bringing her total to nine nominations, the highest ever for a female country artist.

Chris Brown returns to No. 1 spot with 'Deuces' (AP)

AP - Chris Brown is back to a familiar place — the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.

Miranda Lambert garners five CMA nominations (Reuters)

Reuters - Texas country music singing sensation Miranda Lambert captured five Country Music Association nominations on Tuesday in three categories and will compete against her fiance Blake Shelton when the CMA hands out its annual awards on November 10.