Reuters - It may just be a few seconds of music, but Dr. Dre fans will remember the new Dr. Pepper ad as the spot where they heard the first officially released beats from his much-delayed album "Detox."

Reuters - Actor Steve Martin returned to the U.S. pop album chart for the first time since 1981 with a new disc showcasing his considerable banjo-playing skills.

Reuters - Cheap Trick is stepping outside of the label world to release its next studio album, "The Latest," itself.

AP - The final act of the year's biggest pop culture sensation will not be seen on TVs, beamed out to multiplexes or heard much on the airwaves. Well, at least not in America.

AP - The performance finale of "Britain's Got Talent" will air live on British TV Saturday from 3:20-4:50 p.m. EDT. The winner will be declared Sunday on the program airing 3:30-5:00 p.m. EDT.

AP - An Australian woman was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for stalking "American Idol" contestant Diana DeGarmo over the Internet from the opposite side of the world.

AP - It's always a bad hair day for Susan Boyle — until she starts to sing.

Reuters - R&B singer Chris Brown said he is "not a monster" in a video message posted online this week ahead of a court hearing over a criminal charge that he beat pop singer Rihanna, leaving her bruised and bloodied.

AP - Comedian Bill Engvall will host the Country Music Television awards next month.

Reuters - Electronic music pioneers, Depeche Mode, are set to resume touring next month after the band revealed on Thursday that singer Dave Gahan underwent surgery to remove a tumor.

AP - Rihanna's attorney says the singer will appear at a hearing next month as a possible witness in the assault case against Chris Brown.

AP - A spokeswoman for Susan Boyle said Thursday that the Britain's Got Talent finalist lost her cool after being harassed by journalists at a London hotel.