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Yahoo! Music - Lily Allen's forthcoming U.S. tour has been thrown into doubt amid announcements of show cancellations and reports that the star is "homesick." More Info...  

E! Online - Madonna just can't keep out of Africa—or the rumor mill.

Yahoo! Music - Bryan Ferry is expected to face a storm of protest after speaking of his admiration for the Nazis. More Info...  

Reuters - Brands looking to align with Latin music are rolling out some innovative sponsorships at next week's Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami. More Info...  

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AP - The Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, which gave singer Ricky Martin his start, is coming back as part of an "American Idol"-style reality show.

Reuters - Hip-hop producer Timbaland, along with Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado, reached number one in Britain's singles charts on Sunday with "Give it to Me." More Info...  

Reuters - Don Ho, Hawaii's most popular entertainer who achieved fame far beyond his home state with the song "Tiny Bubbles," died on Saturday at age 76, an official said.

Reuters - Madonna is expected to arrive in Malawi on Monday where she will visit the orphanage from which she adopted a one-year-old boy last year, a top official said on Sunday.

Reuters - The drummer for British rock band Blur has announced his modest bid for public office via the Internet with a two-minute film on YouTube. More Info...  

Reuters - Nashville stars Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Reba McEntire, along with Kelly Clarkson and country combo Sugarland, will perform during the 42nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 15.

Reuters - She's an unlikely disco diva, but British neo-soul newcomer Amy Winehouse has already captivated the dance world with her honeyed rasp and down-in-it lyrics.

Reuters - It was an unlikely pairing, but it won the support of an unlikely new dance music ally. More Info...  

Reuters - A wax statue at Madame Tussaud's. A memorabilia case at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Playing for a crowd of 200,000 on a beach in Brazil. Closing this year's Coachella festival after the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Selling out two 25,000-ticket Amsterdam shows in less than two hours. More Info...  

Reuters - For the last few months, there's been a buzz around Music Row that Bon Jovi's next album would be a country record.

Reuters - Thanks to the novelty single "Stacy's Mom," Fountains of Wayne had it goin' on in 2003 and 2004. More Info...  

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AP - Legendary crooner Don Ho, who entertained tourists for decades wearing raspberry-tinted sunglasses and singing the catchy signature tune "Tiny Bubbles," has died. He was 76.

Reuters - Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor did indeed join Queens Of The Stone Age in the studio during the recording of its upcoming album.

Reuters - Sheryl Crow has headed back to school to talk with college students about the growing problem of global warming.

Reuters - When David Bowie moved to the divided city of Berlin in 1976, he joined 2 million inhabitants of what was effectively an island surrounded by the communist German Democratic Republic. This particular contrast between east and west inspired his "Berlin trilogy" of albums, "Low," "Heroes" and "Lodger," although only "Heroes" was recorded in the city. More Info...  

Reuters - Belgian jazz pianist Jef Neve is gearing up for some international attention for his major-label debut album. More Info...