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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.

Perry aims to show more dimensions with 'Dream' (AP)

AP - To some, the most surprising part of Katy Perry's sophomore success is that it exists.

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.

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

Reuters - 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)

AP - "American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month.

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)

Reuters - 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.

Rapper T.I. arrested for drug possession in LA (Reuters)
Reuters - Rapper T.I. has been released from jail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy, police said on Thursday.

ASCAP flips switch on free app (Reuters)
Reuters - Performing rights organization ASCAP launched a free app for Apple's portable devices Wednesday, allowing its member songwriters and publishers to access their catalog, performance and royalty information.

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.