Entertainment News:
Music labels eager for Google-Apple battle (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
Miranda Lambert picks up highest CMA nominations (Reuters)
Reuters - Texas country singer Miranda Lambert picked up four further Country Music Association nominations on Wednesday, bringing her total to nine nominations, the highest ever for a female country artist.
Perry aims to show more dimensions with 'Dream' (AP)

In this July 23, 2010 photo, singer Katy Perry poses for a portrait in New York. (AP Photo/Victoria Will)AP - To some, the most surprising part of Katy Perry's sophomore success is that it exists.


Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)

FILE - Rapper T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris speaks to reporters outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Courthouse in Atlanta, in this March 27, 2008 file photo. Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood for possession of a controlled substance late Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.


Eminem and Katy Perry lead U.S. singles chart (Reuters)

Singer Katy Perry performs on NBC's 'Today' show in New York, August 27, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Eminem led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a seventh week on Thursday with "Love the Way You Lie," while Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" moved up one to No. 2, swapping places with Taio Cruz's "Dynamite."


`American Idol' adds L.A. audition on Sept. 22 (AP)

Judge Simon Cowell arrives for the 9th season finale of 'American Idol' in Los Angeles May 26, 2010. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniAP - "American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month.


Katy Perry tops U.S. album chart for first time (Reuters)

Singer Katy Perry performs on NBC's 'Today' show in New York, August 27, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Katy Perry achieved her first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, ending Eminem's reign of seven nonconsecutive weeks.


Appeals court sets hearing in Jackson estate case (AP)

FILE - In this June 14, 2010 file photo Joe Jackson,  the father of  Michael Jackson, and Michael Jackson's sister, LaToya Jackson, arrive to a Los Angeles courthouse for a preliminary hearing setting and motions in the trial of Jackson's personal doctor Conrad  Murray. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)AP - An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estate.


NY ex-employee, 51, accuses 'Diddy' of age bias (AP)
AP - A New York woman has sued rapper-producer Sean "Diddy" Combs, saying he fired her because of her age two decades after she helped launch his career.
Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home (AP)
AP - Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience — and a much louder alarm clock.