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Reuters - The Red Hot Chili Peppers have postponed their scheduled shows in Tokyo and Osaka while lead singer Anthony Kiedis recovers from bronchial pneumonia.

AP - A heavy metal rock festival hoping to hold an open-air concert in an area known as the Dutch Bible Belt received a permit on one condition: no cursing. More Info...  

Music News

AP - Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of legendary music producer Phil Spector, four years after an actress who starred in a cult movie was shot to death in the foyer of his castle-like home.

Reuters - Former Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell will begin an 11-city club tour of the United States and Canada in Las Vegas on April 6, a spokeswoman said on Monday.

E! Online - No Luke, no Bo? No way! 

Former Georgia Congressman Ben Jones, who played mechanic Cooter on the Dukes of Hazzard TV series, is up in arms over a decision by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra to cancel an upcoming appearance by two of his onetime costars.

AP - Save the Music, the VH1 foundation dedicated to promoting music education in the nation's public schools, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a concert featuring John Mayer — and 50 of the students the organization has helped over the past decade. More Info...  

AP - Jackson Browne, Don Black and Michael Masser are among this year's inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which recognizes the work of composers and lyricists who create popular music worldwide.

Reuters - Jury selection began on Monday in the murder trial of pioneering rock producer Phil Spector, who came to court in Los Angeles sporting a new blond, Beatles-style shag and smiling broadly as he made his way past photographers.

Reuters - Romancing is Musiq Soulchild's game, so it's refreshing that a label shift (Def Jam to Atlantic) hasn't changed his ways.

AP - Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell has donated nearly 300 acres of his middle Georgia hunting preserve to the state as a conservation easement.

E! Online - Does a blond Phil Spector have more fun?

The answer is yet to be determined as the music producer's murder trial opened Monday with jury selection.

E! Online - Has somebody been messin' with the Kid?

Reuters - Nine girls make up teen act Girl Authority. And they are ready for their close-up. More Info...  

Reuters - In a small office overlooking Manhattan, R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo reflects on his recent career growth.

Music News Reuters - It seems like yesterday that Joe was last on the R&B charts. Well, going on four years to be exact. That's when the singer/songwriter released his last album ("And Then ..." in late 2003) and scored a No. 22 R&B/hip-hop single with "Ride Wit U" featuring G-Unit. More Info...  

Reuters - Indie rock act Tapes 'N Tapes has scored a home run with 2K Sports. More Info...  

Reuters - Arcade Fire's "Intervention" is most likely the only Coolest Song there will ever be that waits a minute and a half for the drums to enter. More Info...  

AP - For decades, famed music producer Phil Spector was a recluse, hiding in his hilltop suburban castle. It took the gunshot death there of a glamorous actress who starred in a cult movie to force him out into the Hollywood spotlight.

Reuters - Iggy Pop says he endured the worst "artistic, psychic pain" of his life every time he dusted off tunes by his old punk rock band the Stooges during his solo concerts. More Info...  

Reuters - The reunion of the Ronnie James Dio-fronted version of Black Sabbath has been a long time coming. But it's not likely to be a long-term affair. More Info...