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T-Pain gets animated in 'Freaknik,' talks new CD (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2008 file photo, rapper T-Pain makes an appearance on MTV's 'Total Request Live' show in New York.  (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP - You wouldn't think T-Pain was inhibited at all. But the rapper-singer, known for his synthesized vocals and catchy hooks, says he sometimes feels creatively restrained when it comes to music.


Blige, Bocelli to sing for Haiti at Grammys (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer Mary J. Blige and Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at the Grammy awards on Sunday to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Trent Reznor confirms Nine Inch Nails will record new material (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Courtesy of NME -- Band set to continue releasing new music despite quitting live circuit
UK musicians pay tribute to songs of Nick Drake (Reuters)
Reuters - Nick Drake is an unlikely romantic hero. In the 1970s he was a minor English singer and songwriter who peddled a lyrical brand of introspection that earned him a small but devoted following and few record sales.
Beyonce? Taylor? Lady Gaga? The AP's Grammy Picks (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2010 file photo, singer Taylor Swift performs with Sony's 3D is shown in background as she promotes Sony at their booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - This year's Grammy Awards seem to be shaping up as the battle of the blond divas.


"Hope for Haiti" album shakes up pop chart (Reuters)
Reuters - The "Hope For Haiti Now" charity album debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart, becoming the first digital-only release to achieve this feat, according to sales data issued on Wednesday.
Cheryl Cole to support Black Eyed Peas on UK tour (Reuters)
Reuters - British singer Cheryl Cole, best known as a judge on the hit "X Factor" television series, will support U.S. group the Black Eyed Peas on the British leg of their forthcoming THE E.N.D. world tour.
Sly Stone sues ex-manager, claiming millions kept (AP)

FILE - In this July 14, 2007 file photo, funk music pioneer Sly Stone from the group Sly and the Family Stone performs on stage during the 41st Montreux Jazz Festival at the Stravinski hall in Montreux, Switzerland. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE, Martial Trezzini)AP - Sly Stone is suing a former business manager and others claiming tens of millions of dollars in royalties were kept from the singer.


Hearing scheduled in Jackson dad's bid for stipend (AP)

FILE - In this March 17, 2005 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif.  (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, file)AP - A judge has scheduled a hearing to decide if Michael Jackson's father should receive a monthly allowance of more than $15,000 from the pop star's estate.


After Mamma Mia!, fans can sing along with ABBA (Reuters)
Reuters - If singing along to ABBA classics on the "Mamma Mia!" soundtrack is not enough, fans have the chance to perform alongside 3-D, holographic versions of the Swedish quartet at a new exhibition dedicated to them.