AP - Anna Netrebko has a new tenor in her life.

E! Online - Who knew The Game and Al Gore had so much in common?

Reuters - A week after setting a new record with a 70-place leap to No. 1, rapper T.I. logged a second round atop Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday.

AP - For the first time since he founded the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein didn't have to sign any checks or worry about how the fickle weather might affect the bottom line. Instead, his biggest concern at the recent festival was whether he could keep up on piano with his Newport All-Stars band during their set on the main stage that preceded performances by Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins.

AP - A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector.

Reuters - Initially expected this fall as a fourth-quarter blockbuster, U2's next album has been pushed to early 2009 while the band continues to write and record material.

AP - Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will.

Reuters - A year after vowing never to perform on the MTV Video Music Awards again, hip-hop star Kanye West will close the show's 25th annual ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday, joining a lineup that includes Christina Aguilera and the Jonas Brothers, organizers said.

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield are kicking off the NFL season with a free concert that's expected to draw thousands to Manhattan's Columbus Circle.

AP - The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was absentee.

AP - "I'm excited; I feel like I'm going to sign for a new car and I don't need a co-signer this time." — Young Jeezy, on registering to vote.