AP - When Elvis Presley made his TV special in 1968, he was coming off a string of forgettable films and a long dry spell on the charts, and the rock 'n' roll music he'd helped pioneer had given way to the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.

Reuters - It took five weeks, but the ABBA-driven soundtrack to "Mamma Mia!" rose two places to No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart Wednesday.

Reuters - Madonna won't have much time to fret about turning 50.

Reuters - Britney Spears says her sixth album will be out within nine months as the U.S. pop star seeks to rebound from troubling behavior and hospital stints for psychiatric evaluations.

Reuters - Bob Geldof's teenage daughter Peaches has married her American rocker boyfriend at a Las Vegas wedding chapel, her spokesman said on Wednesday.

E! Online - Metallica is headed home.

E! Online - What's with movies opening up on Wednesdays? First Pineapple Express and now Tropic Thunder as well.

E! Online - The Allman Brothers Band claims that when their music went high tech, they got lowballed.

AP - Fabian Forte will be honored by the museum dedicated to actor Jimmy Stewart.

Reuters - Singer-actress Vanessa Hudgens of the made-for-kids TV hit "High School Musical" is being sued by a producer who claims she reneged on a deal to share her earnings with him after he helped make her a star.