Reuters - The fourth single from Carrie Underwood's double-platinum "Carnival Ride" finds the singer charting new territory.

AP - "85 Years of Great Writing in Time" (Time Books, 560 pages, $26.95): Those of us who traffic in words for a living feel somewhat under siege these days, like a Donkey Kong machine sitting forlornly in the corner of a ramshackle pizza parlor while teenagers on the sidewalk outside play Grand Theft Auto on their handhelds.

AP - When we last saw Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen on stage, the two theater-obsessed lads were basking in the glow of a successful off-Broadway run in "title of show," their delightful tale of writing and putting on a musical.

AP - "85 Years of Great Writing in Time" (Time Books, 560 pages, $26.95): Those of us who traffic in words for a living feel somewhat under siege these days, like a Donkey Kong machine sitting forlornly in the corner of a ramshackle pizza parlor while teenagers on the sidewalk outside play Grand Theft Auto on their handhelds.

AP - The Grascals, "Keep On Walkin'" (Rounder)

AP - Albert Hammond Jr., "Como Te Llama?" (Black Seal)

AP - The Hold Steady, "Stay Positive" (Vagrant Records)

AP - Black Kids, "Partie Traumatic" (Almost Gold)

AP - Sitting in the back of a darkened arena, a Celtics hat pulled low on his head, a black warm-up suit covering his lanky frame, Dominican bachata and merengue star Juan Luis Guerra cuts an unassuming figure.

AP - John Mellencamp, "Life, Death, Love, and Freedom" (Hear Music)

AP - Randy Travis, "Around The Bend" (Warner Bros.)