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April 25, 2009
'American Idol' Judges May Jump Ship
Rihanna Seeks Return Of Pricey Jewelry

April 24, 2009
Bob Dylan Announces Summer Ballpark Tour
Timothy Wright, Famed NY Gospel Singer, Dies At 61
'Gossip Girl' Star Leighton Meester Signs Record Deal
Flex Takes Eight Billboard Latin Music Awards
Wilco Tour, Album Take Shape
John Legend Plans Eco-Friendly Summer Tour
BET J, VH1 Soul To Join Forces For New Centric Network
Stephen Marley, Snoop, Slightly Stoopid Plot Blazed And Confused Tour
Civil Beating Trial Against Snoop Dogg Begins

April 23, 2009
Double Elimination On 'Idol' As Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai Exit
Killers Prepping Live DVD, Covers Album
Eminem, Green Day Make Big Hot 100 Debuts
Elton John Ends Las Vegas Run
NYC Judge Reopens Rapper Lil Wayne's Gun Hearing
Girl Talk Experimenting With Actual Songs For Next Album
Alison Mosshart Does Double Duty With Kills, Dead Weather
Lady GaGa Scores Euro Chart Double
Pirate Bay Lawyer Calls For Retrial
After Four Decades, Jazz Fest Grows But Honors Roots

April 22, 2009
'Hannah Montana' Takes Top Spot On Billboard 200
Exclusive: Rob Thomas Premieres Single, Gears Up For Album, Tour
Record Store Day Boosts Indie Stores' Sales
Rick Ross On Pace For Third Straight Billboard 200 No. 1
Lil Wayne Loses Documentary Lawsuit
Korn Recording Two New Albums, Prepping For Tour
Adam Lambert Secures 'Idol' Lead With Disco Song
John Vanderslice Going ‘Romanian' For New Album, Label
Franz Ferdinand Get Dub Infusion With 'Blood' Release
St. Vincent's Annie Clark Acts Out For Second Album
Watch: Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck Reunite Onstage in Los Angeles
Ian Dury 'Sex & Drugs' Biopic On The Way

April 21, 2009
Coachella Fest Posts Second Biggest Year Ever
Lollapalooza 2009 Lineup Announced
Pixies Getting Reissue Treatment With 'Minotaur' Box Sets
Eagles' Timothy Schmit Taps Kid Rock, Dwight Yoakam For Solo Set
LCD Soundsystem, Gnarls Barkley, My Morning Jacket For Darfur Benefit
Lauryn Hill Adds Stockholm Jazz Fest To European Tour
Richie Havens Concert To Mark Woodstock Anniversary
Newport Jazz, Folk Fests Returning To Roots
'Divas' Returning to VH1

April 20, 2009
Green Day Announces Summer Tour
My Bloody Valentine, Cure Close Out Coachella
Lady Gaga and Calvin Harris Remain Atop U.K. Charts
Jane's Addiction Reunion Marred By Feuds
Keyshia Cole Announces Tour Dates
Madonna Injured In Hamptons Horsing Accident
Record Store Day Traffic, Sales Up

April 19, 2009
Killers, M.I.A. Cap Off Day Two At Coachella

April 18, 2009
McCartney, Morrissey and Leonard Cohen Kick Off Coachella
Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Raconteurs Win Detroit Music Awards

April 17, 2009
Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis Lined Up for Roskilde
Beyonce Announces U.S. Tour Dates
'Anvil!' Movie A Hit, 'Metal on Metal' Headed To 'Rock Band'
Sean 'Diddy' Combs To Star In 'Sarah Marshall' Spin-Off
Drive-By Trucker Patterson Hood's 'Love Songs' Due This Summer
Steven Tyler Enlists In Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp
Pirate Bay Founders Get Jail Sentence
Record Store Day: The 10 Coolest Events and Releases
K-os Embraces 'Name-Your-Price' Strategy For Tour

April 16, 2009
Dead Weather Recording More Music Before Tour
Matt Giraud Spared, Miley Cyrus Appeared on 'American Idol'
Tinted Windows Ready To Hit The Road
'Hannah Montana' Boosts Six Songs On Hot 100
Jamey Johnson's 'In Color' Award Sends Album Sales Soaring
Rascal Flatts Vs. 'Hannah Montana' For Next Week's No. 1
Nate Dogg Cleared Of Stalking Charge
Raekwon Signs With EMI For 'Cuban Linx 2'
U2, Lady GaGa Continue Euro Chart Domination
Poco Reuniting With Timothy Schmit For Stagecoach Fest
'Idol' Champ Fantasia To Star In Reality Series

April 15, 2009
NBA Drafts Kanye West For Playoffs
Rascal Flatts Scores Fourth Billboard 200 No. 1
Etienne de Crécy Brings The Cube To Coachella
Rodney Jerkins Becomes 'Starmaker'
Jill Sobule Releases Fan Financed 'California Years'
Rapper Kid Cudi Signs With Universal Motown
Iron Maiden's 'Flight 666' Doc Takes Off
Ben Folds Gives His Hits A Capella Twist
George Harrison Gets Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
Adam Lambert Gets 'Wild' On 'Idol' As Judging Format Changes
Michael Jackson Auction Canceled

April 14, 2009
Update: LA Jury Convicts Phil Spector In Murder Of Actress
Levon Helm Going "Electric" This June
'Spring Awakening' Headed To Big Screen
Kanye West's Arraignment Delayed
Decemberists, Stephen Colbert To Meet Again
Peter Wolf Preps Solo Record, J. Geils Reunion

April 13, 2009
Pearl Jam Album, Film, Tour In The Works
'Hannah Montana' Rocks Box Office With $34 Million Opening
Dave Matthews, Beasties, Pearl Jam For Outside Lands Fest
Aerosmith, ZZ Top Announce Tour Dates
Cam'ron Returns From Exile With 'Crime Pays'
Regina Spektor Looking ‘Far’ This June
New York Dolls Revisit Roots On 'Sez So'
Lady GaGa, Calvin Harris Top U.K. Charts
Delfonics Founder Randy Cain Dies
Ziggy Marley Remixing Dad's Classics For Kids

April 12, 2009
Dead Tour May Lead To New Music, Recordings
Billy Bob Thornton's Band Cancels Canadian Tour

April 10, 2009
Dave Matthews Band's 'Big Whiskey' Is A Toast To LeRoi Moore
Green Day To Celebrate Album Release With NYC Club Gig
Music Festivals Not Feeling Economic Pinch
Ted Nugent Reuniting Amboy Dukes For Detroit Music Awards
Guns N' Roses Brings 'Democracy' to 'Rock Band'
U2, Lady GaGa Stay On Top Of Euro Charts
Kanye Says 'South Park' Put Him In Check

April 09, 2009
Rascal Flatts On Track To Score No. 1 On Billboard 200
Kanye West Launching Energy Drink, Cologne
Black Eyed Peas, Lady GaGa Top Hot 100
'American Idol' Down To Seven As Scott MacIntyre Exits
Gym Class Heroes Warm Up For New Album
Ani DiFranco Readies New Songs For Tour, Album
Gospel Patriarch David 'Pops' Winans Sr. Dies

April 08, 2009
Keith Urban Soars To No. 1 On Billboard 200
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Announces Solo Tour
Nas, Damian Marley Prep Collaborative Album
Black Eyed Peas Score First No. 1 On Hot 100
Common Launching Diesel Cologne, Microsoft Clothing Line
Iggy Pop, Ron Wood Sign On For Benefit Concert
Rounds Derided, Lambert Gets Standing O On 'Idol'
Willie Nelson, Lee Ann Womack To Play Detroit's Downtown Hoedown
Lauryn Hill, Herbie Hancock, Black Eyed Peas Top Montreux Jazz Fest Bill
iTunes Price Changes Take Effect

April 07, 2009
Nas, Damian Marley, The Roots Lead Rock The Bells Bill
Beatles' Catalog Re-Mastered, Digital Talks Continue
Coldplay Denies Satriani's Copying Claim In Court
Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty
The National To Play AIDS Benefit Song On 'Fallon'
Jo Dee Messina Planning Intimate Concert Tour
Eminem, Lil Wayne: Billboard Bits
Kiss Lets Fans Vote For Upcoming Tour Stops
Rosanne Cash Readies 'The List'
Frankie Beverly & Maze Tribute Album In The Works
Marc Ribot Plans May Retrospective

April 06, 2009
AC/DC Adds Summer Stadium Shows
Carrie Underwood Takes Top Prize At ACM Show
Son Volt Returns With New Album, Label
Sen. Schumer Proposes New Federal Scalping Law
Simon And Garfunkel Confirm Reunion Tour
Phish To Play Fenway Park
Pet Shop Boys Say 'Yes' To 25 Years Of Synth Pop
Bon Jovi Docu To Debut At Tribeca Film Fest
Basement Jaxx, Tiësto Top Creamfields Lineup
Chris Brown Due Back In Criminal Court
Lady GaGa Rules U.K. Charts
Jazz Great Bud Shank Dies At 82

April 05, 2009
Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Reunite At New York Benefit
Metallica, Run-DMC Inducted Into Rock Hall Of Fame

News Corp Names Van Natta As MySpace CEO
MySpace has named former Facebook executive and current CEO of Project Playlist Owen Van Natta as the new CEO of the company, effective immediately.
McDonald's Grooves To Kidz Bop
McDonald's will do its first music-CD-based Happy Meal promotion starting today in a global partnership with children's entertainment brand Kidz Bop.
Amazon Q1 Sales Up 18%
Amazon.com Inc. has posted Q1 results showing net sales up 18% from $4.13 billion in the first quarter last year to $4.89 billion.
Billboard Q&A: Lawyers Analyze Pirate Bay Case
Gregor Pryor, London-based partner and digital media specialist at international law firm Reed Smith, and Elisabeth Hoffnell, a lawyer from the Swedish law firm Lindahl seconded at Reed Smith, analyze the case for Billboard.biz and look ahead to the next court action.
John Legend Plans Summer Tour
John Legend will embark on a 50 city U.S. tour this summer with India.arie as the opening guest for select shows.
Warner/Chappell Latin Launches Digital Initiative
Warner/Chappell Music Latin America has partnered with Warner Music Group's recorded music division on a digital initiative to benefit its artists and songwriters globally.

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