Reuters - Prince will release his first book, "21 Nights," in October. The lush coffee table book of photographs depicts Prince during his 21 night-stand at London's O2 Arena in 2007. Included with the book is a new CD of his music.

Reuters - Legendary Beatles star Paul McCartney said he was pressed to cancel his upcoming performance in Israel, but reassured Israeli fans in comments published on Thursday he would go ahead with the planned concert.

AP - "Wow, thank you, I'm in shock right now. I was not expecting this." — Britney Spears, looking spectacular in a shimmering silver dress as she accepted her third trophy of the evening for "Piece of Me" at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Reuters - British female artists dominate Britain's Music of Black Origin (MOBO) nominations this year, with R&B singer Estelle in the running for five prizes, it was announced on Thursday.

AP - Kanye West and one of his bodyguards were arrested Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport after an altercation with paparazzi in which the rapper allegedly smashed a camera on the floor.

Reuters - Yahoo Inc plans to open its online music site to feature information about songs and artists from outside services such as Apple Inc iTunes or Amazon.com, an executive said on Thursday.

E! Online - Sixes were wild for Café Tacuba this morning as the Mexican alternarockers led all contenders for the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, snagging six nominations, including Album of the Year for their sixth studio release, Sino.

Reuters - Mexican rock group Cafe Tacuba led the field of Latin Grammy contenders on Wednesday, picking up six nominations in a list that recognized new talent like singer-songwriter Kany Garcia of Puerto Rico and established superstars like Andres Calamaro.

AP - Mexican alternative rock group Cafe Tacuba scored six Latin Grammy nominations Wednesday, including album of the year.

E! Online - It isn't exactly a stretch to picture Matthew McConaughey kickin' back, just chillin', his favorite tunes spinning in the background. Or tromping through African villages in search of a guitar-strumming buddy, for that matter.

AP - Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday with seven, including album of the year.

AP - The Age of Aquarius will dawn again on Broadway.

AP - Rob Thomas says he spends more time primping than his wife, model Marisol.