AP - The Police ended one of rock 'n' roll's most successful reunions in Madison Square Garden on Thursday with a tribute to other famous trios, an assist from some real cops and a not-particularly close shave.

Reuters - One of Australia's most successful rock exports, the Grammy-winning trio Wolfmother, has been torn apart by "longstanding frictions," according to a statement published on the group's Web site on Thursday.

Reuters - Pop singer Jewel eloped with her rodeo-star boyfriend in the Bahamas on Thursday, People magazine reported.

E! Online - The Dixie Chicks are minus one rooster.

E! Online - Count on Britney Spears to steal the spotlight at a soiree, even when she's not even doing anything.

E! Online - Looks can be deceiving. Apparently.

Reuters - Warner Music Group Corp, the world's third-largest music company, said on Thursday that video game makers will need to pay more to license songs for music-based video games like "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band."

AP - "It seemed to me to be like a product of extreme sexism, and I kept thinking to myself, 'God, if this was just, like, Kal Penn or George Clooney or any of the other (Obama) surrogates or supporters ... there wouldn't be (any) question about it. Nobody would even talk about it." — Scarlett Johansson, who says she was embarrassed by the media coverage of her so-called "e-mail relationship" with Barack Obama.

Reuters - Amid disappointing sales for his new album, R&B singer Usher has cleaned house, parting ways with his manager and publicist.

AP - Elvis Presley's favorite performance costume, the peacock jumpsuit, has sold for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction.

AP - Dixie Chick Emily Robison and her husband, singer Charlie Robison, have divorced.

AP - Usher's mother is back as his manager following a much publicized split.