AP - "Unless I'm home, I cannot be a great husband and father — especially the father of a child with special needs." — Benjamin Bratt, explaining that his 5-year-old daughter Sophia suffered brain injury at birth, resulting in physical disabilities.

AP - Every so often, Ron Sexsmith runs into the music executive who curated Bob Marley's "Legend" disc — the prototype for a phenomenally successful career retrospective — and the man asks if it's time to give the Canadian singer-songwriter the same treatment.

AP - Her parents are in the middle of a tawdry divorce, her brother is in jail and she's cut off contact with her mom because of her mother's teenage boyfriend. It would seem that with all the drama engulfing Brooke Hogan these days, the last place she'd want to be is in front of the cameras.

Reuters - The hand-painted drum skin that appeared on the sleeve of the Beatles' ground-breaking 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" sold for $1.1 million at auction on Thursday, four times its estimate.

AP - A memoir by Madonna's brother says the singer really does love her husband, director Guy Ritchie, but, apparently, not as much as she loves her career and herself.

E! Online - Sorry Fiddy, but your new G-Unit album is more Mr. Freeze than Terminator.

E! Online - Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow engaging in some same-sex smooching? Kiss those loose-lipped allegations goodbye!

E! Online - Here's the scoop, bitch.

AP - A memoir by Madonna's brother says the singer really does love her husband, director Guy Ritchie, but, apparently, not as much as she loves her career and herself.

AP - Blues guitar virtuosos and honey-voiced singers filled the Chicago streets with music during the 1950s. Muddy Waters' guitar seeped from corner juke joints. Willie Dixon strummed bass guitar beats, echoing the city's blues sound.

Reuters - The Smashing Pumpkins will play a host of shows in the coming months to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

Reuters - Rapper Lil Wayne returned to the top of the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, ending the two-week reign of British rock band Coldplay.