E! Online - Long before there was "Oops, I Did It Again" and her subsequent public meltdowns, little Britney Spears was a squeaky-clean castmember of the Mickey Mouse Club.
Reuters - Latin music pop star Shakira is in
talks with concert promoter Live Nation for a contract that
will include touring, merchandising and recording, according to
people familiar with the talks.
AP - Conductor George Manahan will remain a music director of the New York City Opera under incoming general manager Gerard Mortier, agreeing to a four-year contract through the 2011-12 season.
AP - When he was growing up, most of T.I.'s male role models were either selling drugs or locked up in jail; he ended up following in both of those paths. Even after T.I. started his rap career and became one of its biggest stars, he didn't abandon a life of crime: He recently pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges and faces almost a year in jail.
Reuters - Recent "American Idol" finalist
Kristy Lee Cook has signed a contract with 19 Recordings/Arista
Nashville, home of the talent show's 2005 winner Carrie
Underwood.
Reuters - British singer Boy George has
canceled his North American tour after U.S. authorities refused
to issue him a visa because of legal trouble overseas, he said
in a posting on his Web site on Tuesday.
AP - Booker T. and the MGs, the Memphis Horns and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section will become the newest members of the Musicians Hall of Fame. -- read full article
AP - A rape charge against Rikki Rockett has been dropped after authorities determined that the Poison drummer was not in the state at the time of the alleged crime.
