AP - How so much voice and so much emotional force can pour out of a person as tiny as Natalie Dessay should be one of the great mysteries of the opera world. -- read full article
Reuters - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the half-time slot at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, snagging the most-watched musical showcase of the year, according to the organizers.
AP - Another Super Bowl, another rock 'n' roll superstar at halftime. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at this year's Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night. -- read full article
AP - A Finnish soprano returning to the scene of her greatest triumph. A Polish contralto back at the Met after 24 years. A Uruguayan bass bringing his trademark role to the house for the first time. -- read full article
AP - American rapper Busta Rhymes won a court order Friday allowing him to perform at a charity concert in Britain, despite a government attempt to keep him out of the country.
E! Online - Just one week after the fatal plane crash that left DJ AM critically injured, a rep for the Hollywood spinner confirms that the artist otherwise known as Adam Goldstein has been released from the hospital.
AP - The personal assistant accused of killing a punk rock pioneer in New York faces new charges that she stole cash and property from her. -- read full article
Reuters - It took a fortuitous find and years of legal wrangling, but some of the lesser-known recordings by country great Hank Williams will soon be available for mass consumption. -- read full article
Reuters - Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer for Guns N' Roses' long-in-the-works new album "Chinese Democracy" before year's end, sources close to the situation told Billboard.