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Suge Knight arrested on drug, assault charges
Suge Knight, a West Coast rapper and music mogul, has been arrested in Las Vegas on charges of drug possession and assault, police say.

Blogger arrested over leaked Chinese Democracy tracks
U.S. federal authorities have arrested a Los Angeles-area blogger accused of posting leaked tracks from the forthcoming Guns N' Roses album online.

Plains of Abraham to Tel Aviv: McCartney confirms concert in Israel
Paul McCartney is set to play his first concert in Israel, 43 years after Israel blocked a concert by the Beatles for fear the band would corrupt Israeli youth.

Artists, actors say Tory arts cuts equal censorship
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Montreal on Wednesday to protest government cuts to arts and culture programs.

Rapper Dr. Dre's son dies at 20
Rapper Dr. Dre, whose real name is André Young, has lost his 20-year-old son, his publicist said Tuesday.

Eyes have it for modern songwriters
An analysis of 10,000 songs, from many different genres, found the eyes are the body part most mentioned in song lyrics.

Another Wagner descendant seeks to control Bayreuth Festival
Another of composer Richard Wagner's descendants has stepped into the fray in the race to take over at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany.

Songwriter to join American Idol judging panel
Contestants for TV powerhouse American Idol will have another judge to impress starting this fall: pop singer-songwriter and music producer Kara DioGuardi.

McCain camp calls Madonna concert segment 'outrageous, unacceptable'
After angering religious groups around the globe with past concert performances and music videos, Madonna has raised the ire of U.S. Senator John McCain with a video segment on her latest tour.

Malaysia OK's Avril Lavigne concert
Malaysian officials have changed their minds and will permit Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne to perform a concert in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

Charlottetown shouldn't pay $25,000 for concert: councillor
A Charlottetown city councillor said the city shouldn't have to help pay for next month's Alanis Morissette concert in P.E.I next month, because it's outside city limits.

Barenaked Ladies singer, 3 others survive plane crash
Barenaked Ladies singer Ed Robertson and three others walked away from a plane crash Sunday afternoon in eastern Ontario, police said Monday.

American licks the competition in air guitar contest
It was a rockin' performance by American Craig Billmeier - nickname Hot Lixx Hulahan - who triumphed at the annual world air guitar championships in Finland this year.

Tibet album triggers iTunes firewall in China
Access to Apple's iTunes online music store in China appears to be blocked and the reason may be a Tibet-themed album created by an activist.

Morrissey, Blink 182 producer dies
Jerry Finn, the wunderkind producer behind the American band Blink-182 and British singer Morrissey, has died, 12 days after being taken off life support.