Entertainment News:
Funk band War tells PepsiCo they're not friends (AP)
AP - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo.
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.
Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas (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.
`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.


Top 20 Concert Tours (AP)
AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
Miranda Lambert garners five CMA nominations (Reuters)

Miranda Lambert accepts the award for Top Female Vocalist at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 18, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Texas country music singing sensation Miranda Lambert captured five Country Music Association nominations on Tuesday in three categories and will compete against her fiance Blake Shelton when the CMA hands out its annual awards on November 10.


Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait (Reuters)
Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses.
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.