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Music News Reuters - Elton John should be banned from performing at a jazz festival in Tobago because his homosexuality could influence young people, some Christian leaders on the Caribbean island said on Monday. More Info...  

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Edge is donating his favorite instrument to an auction benefiting Music Rising, a charity the U2 guitarist co-founded to replace musical equipment lost or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to cut its digital music download fee to 99 cents per song, matching prices at iTunes, the leading Internet music service run by Apple Inc.. More Info...  

Reuters - David Bowie will bring hot indie band Arcade Fire, English comedian Ricky Gervais, and an 87-year-old spoken-word poet to the inaugural High Line Festival, which will take place in New York in May, organizers said on Monday.

AP - Many acts avoid reading reviews of their albums for fear one sour critic will reduce their noble efforts to rubble. Good Charlotte's Benji Madden is not one of those artists.

AP - Eminem and Kim Mathers agreed Monday not to criticize each other in public for the sake of their daughter.

Reuters - U.S. singer-songwriter Terra Naomi is a star of a new generation -- finding fame on the Internet.

AP - The wife of Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland was arrested in the torching of his clothes outside their Toluca Lake home hours after the couple brawled at a luxury hotel, police said Monday. More Info...  

AP - Deutsche Grammophon and EMI Classics are celebrating Mstislav Rostropovich's 80th birthday with the reissue of some of his recordings.

AP - After a health scare, Mstislav Rostropovich is planning to go to the Kremlin on Tuesday to celebrate his 80th birthday.

AP - The video series "Ask a Ninja" and OK Go's treadmill-choreographed music video are among the winners in the first YouTube Video Awards.

Reuters - French basketball star Tony Parker, an NBA All Star engaged to Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria, released his debut hip-hop album on Monday, glorifying his lavish lifestyle in French.

E! Online - Busta Rhymes should've busted a move when he had the chance.

E! Online - Turns out there is such a thing as bad press.

E! Online - Scott Weiland's career is solid. His clothes are hotter.

E! Online - Eminem and Kim Mathers have agreed to quit talking trash.

Music News AP - The Statler Brothers, who enjoyed a four-decade run as one of the most successful groups in country music, have been named Virginians of the Year by the state's press association. More Info...  

AP - The word that comes to mind when watching the white-maned, 79-year-old conductor Colin Davis is — youthful. More Info...  

AP - PHOENIX (AP) — Billy Crystal has been friends with Muhammad Ali for 33 years. That's why he showed up Saturday night for Celebrity Fight Night, the glitzy gala that raises funds and awareness for Parkinson's research.

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AP - Pop legend Elton John will celebrate his 60th birthday with a record-extending 60th performance at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.