AP - Chris Botti has a few surprises up his trumpet when he makes his debut with the Boston Pops this week at two concerts that are being taped for national broadcast next spring during PBS' annual pledge drive.

AP - Start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon shut down after 10 years on the air.

AP - Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65.

Reuters - A planned covers album by the Who, to be produced by T-Bone Burnett, is on hold but still on the British duo's radar, according to frontman Roger Daltrey.

Reuters - Metallica's first album in five years will take the No. 1 slot on the U.S. pop chart when sales data are issued on Wednesday, according to preliminary estimates.

E! Online - How's this for a Behind the Music?

E! Online - Why, all of a sudden, am I seeing pictures and articles of Jessica Simpson everywhere? Isn't she a has-been?

E! Online - Big lawsuits are poppin' for T.I.

AP - Cries of adulation — and hunger — followed Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean and actor Matt Damon as they toured flood-ravaged Gonaives to call attention to widespread suffering in the marooned city.

AP - Britney Spears' second comeback is in full swing: She's due to release a new album in December, on her 27th birthday.

Reuters - Britney Spears is gearing up for another comeback attempt.

AP - Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65.

AP - Jennifer Hudson got a big surprise on her 27th birthday: an engagement ring.