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Reuters - Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne wants record labels to focus more on marketing than on manufacturing and distribution in the face of increasing digital album sales.

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Reuters - Casual fans who were hoping for a parade of Eric Clapton's radio hits were disappointed Wednesday, or at least mildly frustrated. Then again, there was enough guitar mastery onstage at Staples Center to satisfy a blues stickler, a rock die-hard, even a pure metalhead.

Reuters - Martina McBride is both Everywoman and the Everywoman's superstar.

Reuters - Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie earned her second No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with "Glamorous," a tune featuring rapper Ludacris.

AP - Simon Cowell says he's bigger than The Boss. In an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," the "American Idol" judge says he's worth five times more to Sony BMG than Bruce Springsteen.

AP - At an age when many are leaving college and embarking on their first professional job, Omarion is firmly cemented in his third career.

AP - Rodrigo y Gabriela, known for their dueling acoustic guitar instrumentals blending heavy-metal riffs with Latin rhythms, have canceled several U.S. appearances because of a problem with a work visa.

AP - The world premiere production of Georg Friedrich Haas' "Melancholia" and Anna Netrebko singing Giulietta in a revival of Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" highlight the 2007-8 Paris Opera season. More Info...  

Reuters - B.B. King, Al Green and Etta James will tour together for the first time on a 16-city trek that begins July 24 in Miami.

E! Online - It's just like starting over for Yoko Ono's ex-chauffeur.

AP - The show will go on for The Who, despite lead singer Roger Daltrey's recent bout of bronchitis. The band will play in Mexico City on Saturday.

E! Online - Another lawsuit has been signed, sealed, delivered.

E! Online - After forgetting the words to his song on Tuesday's American Idol, Brandon Rogers can forget about going any further in the competition.

Reuters - Country music cable channel CMT will honor Kris Kristofferson with its "Johnny Cash Visionary Award" at the CMT Music Awards on April 16.

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AP - Brandon Rogers, who forgot the words to his song on Tuesday's "American Idol," had a feeling he wouldn't last. He got confirmation Wednesday. Rogers, a former backup singer from Los Angeles, became the first of the final dozen to be voted off the top-rated Fox network sing-off.

Reuters - Grammy-winning songwriter-producer Glen Ballard is putting the final touches on Annie Lennox's first album in four years, which will be released in the fourth quarter.

AP - Paula Abdul says she and Simon Cowell, who torments her on the set of "American Idol," are chummy in real life. "Simon and I actually get along great," the 44-year-old "Idol" judge says in an interview in TV Guide magazine's March 19 issue. "We have cultivated a fun relationship. ... He's actually become a really good friend."

AP - The family of Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston, said his death was a suicide.

Reuters - The recent death of Brad Delp, lead singer of the rock band Boston, has been ruled a suicide, police in New Hampshire said on Wednesday. More Info...  

AP - Grammy-winning trumpeter Phil Driscoll reported to federal prison this week to begin a one-year tax evasion sentence after a judge denied his request to remain free while he appeals the conviction.