AP - Alex Rodriguez's wife filed for divorce Monday, calling her husband an adulterer who "emotionally abandoned his wife and children."

AP - Despite the astonishing success of the stage musical "Mamma Mia!," ABBA has ruled out any reunion tour.

Reuters - Because his records so rarely sound like anyone's but his own, it's easy to forget how much Beck thrives on collaborating with name-brand producers like Nigel Godrich and the Dust Brothers.

AP - Opera legend Joan Sutherland is recovering well after breaking both legs during a fall at her Swiss home, her agent said Monday.

AP - Nicole Kidman gave birth Monday to a baby girl named Sunday.

E! Online - He might be MIA, but that doesn't stop trouble from finding Eminem.

E! Online - A Britney Spears insider tells E! News that Britney and Madonna soon might appear onstage together...sort of.

E! Online - While some celebrated the holiday weekend with a Budweiser, the Cruise family enjoyed theirs with Becks.

E! Online - Teen sensation Miley Cyrus headlined America's Freedom Festival in Provo, Utah, on the Fourth of July.

AP - The opening note of Bernd Alois Zimmermann's "Die Soldaten" has to be the most moving in opera when heard in David Pountney's production: The 974-seat bleacher containing the audience slowly starts to roll down train tracks in the Park Avenue Armory's Drill Hall, passing over a football field-length runway where most of the action takes place.

AP - The Essence Music Festival wraps up its 14th year with musical performances Sunday in the Louisiana Superdome, headlined by Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige and comedian Chris Rock but that was not the only draw for thousands of festival goers.

Reuters - It's summer and it's hot, but even so, Faith Hill is quick to warm up to talk about Christmas.

Reuters - Christmas came early for Sheryl Crow this year, thanks to a holiday album that will go on sale in Hallmark Gold Crown stores in September.

Reuters - Things are starting to get "a little bit" sentimental around the Bon Jovi camp as the New Jersey rockers enter the home stretch of their 2007-08 world tour, according to guitarist Richie Sambora.