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Reuters - Sanjaya Malakar, the talk of "American Idol" fan sites and blogs, advanced on Wednesday to another round, as a bout with the flu forced crooner Tony Bennett to cancel a live performance on the hit show.

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AP - A slimmed-down Deborah Voigt will make it into Covent Garden's little black dress in June 2008.

AP - There are actors who sing and singers who act, but throughout pop history few entertainers have successfully balanced those twin careers.

AP - John Lennon's piano, on tour as a symbol of peace, was to arrive Friday to commemorate the anniversary of the death of civil-rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Reuters - Tim McGraw debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, but the country superstar was one of many major acts humbled by the music industry downturn.

Reuters - Black social clubs said an agreement on Wednesday with New Orleans Police on security fees could save the distinctive musical parades that symbolize the city's Jazz culture. More Info...  

Reuters - Keith Richards may never have met a drug he didn't like, but on Wednesday the Rolling Stones guitarist denied mixing his father's ashes with cocaine and snorting the ghoulish concoction.

Reuters - British independent music company Sanctuary Group Plc will shut down its U.S. label this summer, according to a source within the firm. Sanctuary did not return calls for comment. More Info...  

AP - In this city famed for its love of music, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer's glaring involvement in who will run Vienna's flagship opera house has made him a target for criticism that he is spending too much time on affairs of the stage instead of the state.

AP - Off the cuff or up the nose? That was the question Wednesday as Keith Richards said he was joking when he described snorting his father's ashes along with a hit of cocaine.

AP - Martina McBride has a new album, "Waking Up Laughing," and it's a good bet to sell a million copies or more — just like her last six. More Info...  

E! Online - As far as Whitney Houston's concerned, broken hearts could do themselves a favor by going to Orange County.

AP - Martina McBride, "Waking Up Laughing" (RCA) More Info...  

E! Online - Not that the Yanomamo know who Keith Richards is, but, boy, can they identify.

E! Online - And the guy with the biggest hat wins.

After a slow start to the year, album sales are finally ticking up with the arrival of more major releases and tougher competition at the top of the charts.

E! Online - The sex machine has ground to a halt.

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Yahoo! Music - Dinosaur Jr. have roped in Hollywood star Matt Dillon to direct the video for their next single. More Info...  

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Reuters - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards said in an interview published on Tuesday that he once snorted his father's ashes mixed with cocaine.

Reuters - Pearl Jam's only scheduled U.S. show of 2007 will be on the final night of the annual Lollapalooza festival at Chicago's Grant Park on August 5.

AP - Heather Mills says her love don't cost a thing.