AP - Forty seasons after making his unscheduled Metropolitan Opera debut as Maurizio in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur," Placido Domingo is returning to the role.

Reuters - The Verve considers its upcoming album, "Forth," the reunited British group's first new set in 11 years, to be the beginning of its new era -- and the continuation of a career that's been interrupted by two previous breakups.

AP - BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children.

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheryl Crow is giving away free music — a tactic she calls the "Tupperware" party approach to inspiring young people to vote.

E! Online - Gary Glitter's fear of flying has apparently flown away.

E! Online - There's only one pairing more natural than beer ads and buxom blondes, and that's Jessica Simpson and Texas.

AP - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.

E! Online - If Malaysian officials' logic holds, Avril Lavigne is sexier than Gwen Stefani and the Pussycat Dolls and just as potentially morally corrupting as Beyoncé.

AP - Jessica Simpson is now selling beer. The singer and actress has signed on as spokeswoman for Stampede Light Plus, made by Dallas' Stampede Brewing Co.

E! Online - Keeping up with the Joneses is nothing compared to keeping up with the Jonases.

AP - There won't be much "livin' la vida loca" for Ricky Martin these days — he's now the father of twin boys.