Rapper T.I. claims top two spots on singles chart (Reuters)

Reuters - Atlanta rapper T.I. broke his own recently set record for the largest leap to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday, as "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna leaped 79 places.

Britney Spears asks "What the hell was I thinking?" (Reuters)

Reuters - Pop star Britney Spears plans to set the record straight about her personal and professional woes in a documentary to be aired shortly before the release of her new album "Circus" in December.

EMI to launch new music service (Reuters)
Reuters - EMI is preparing to launch a music service by the end of the year, representing the latest direct-to-consumer business being planned by a major label.

Guns N' Roses to release new album next month (Reuters)

Reuters - More than a decade after its conception, Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" will finally see the light of day before year's end, sources close to the situation told Billboard.

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

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

Yes preps for tour without ailing frontman (Reuters)
Reuters - Although it's hitting the road this fall with a different lead singer, Yes hardly considers ailing frontman Jon Anderson to be out of the band.

Metallica drummer to sell Basquiat painting in NYC (AP)

AP - Lars Ulrich, songwriter and drummer for the heavy-metal band Metallica, is selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that could set a new auction record for the artist, Christie's said Friday.

"Womanizer" Photos Prove Britney's Really Back (E! Online)

E! Online - Aw, check it out. It's B. Spears looking hot and normal. Even her weave looks good.

Foos Fighting With McCain (E! Online)

E! Online - The Foo Fighters have taken a break from their hiatus to announce that John McCain is not their hero.

Rocker Meat Loaf hospitalized for 3 days in London (AP)

AP - A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony earlier this week.