Reuters - Chances appear slim that Congress will vote this year on legislation requiring terrestrial radio stations to pay artists and labels performance royalties to play their recordings.

Reuters - If last year's reunion mania is any indication, the highly anticipated return of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs this fall stands to be a major fourth-quarter bright spot for the music business. The band will also be able to take advantage of modern tools of promotion not available in its heyday.

Reuters - When author Neil Strauss first met Motley Crue, the scene could have been ripped right from "The Dirt," the 2001 band autobiography he co-wrote with the group that became a New York Times best seller.

AP - Leonard Cohen returned to the Montreux Jazz Festival on Tuesday for his first concert here in 23 years.

AP - Nicole Kidman has described Nashville as a quiet escape, a nice place to raise a garden or grab coffee without photographers in tow.

E! Online - When you're as famous as the Jonas Brothers, it's to be expected that the ladies (and rumors) flock in your direction.

AP - As with most new parents, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban might have difficulty telling what day it is.

AP - Ringo Starr celebrated his 68th birthday in Chicago giving out messages of peace and love, along with dessert.

AP - Jon Bon Jovi is giving some people who are living on a prayer something a bit more substantial.

AP - Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair — despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Reuters - Canadian rock band Nickelback has signed a global recording, touring and merchandising deal with concert promoter Live Nation Inc that an industry source said was worth between $50 million and $70 million.

AP - Madonna has recruited Britney Spears for a virtual appearance on her upcoming tour.

AP - James Levine will have a kidney removed in surgery this week, causing the conductor to miss the remainder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood season.