Entertainment News:
Katy Perry to host MTV Europe Music Awards (Reuters)

Singer Katy Perry performs 'I Kissed a Girl' at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles September 7, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Katy Perry, the singer/songwriter of the summer smash "I Kissed a Girl," will host the MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool on November 6.


Neil Young preps "new" live set, delays "Archives" (Reuters)

Canadian singer and director Neil Young addresses a news conference to present the film 'CSNY: Deja Vu' running at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 8, 2008. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)Reuters - There's good news and bad news for long-suffering Neil Young fans.


Oscar loosens rules for music categories (Reuters)

Glen Hansard (L) and Marketa Irglova pose backstage after winning an Oscar for best achievement in music (original song) for 'Falling Slowly' at the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 24, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Reuters - Reversing a year-old regulation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved the use of CDs of songs and scores in campaigns for the music Oscars.


Janet Jackson cancels more concerts (AP)

In this June 2, 2008 file photo, singer Janet Jackson appears onstage during a taping of MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York.  (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)AP - The doctor has again ordered Janet Jackson to postpone a return to her "Rock Witchu" tour.


With new "Black Ice," AC/DC turns off iTunes (Reuters)

File photo shows singer Brian Johnson (top) and guitarist Angus Young of ACDC at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel, March 10, 2003. (Mike Segar/Reuters)Reuters - For those about to rock, AC/DC salutes you. Unless, that is, you want to buy the Australian heavy metal group's newest album, "Black Ice," on iTunes, or anywhere but Wal-Mart when it drops in record stores on October 20.


ASCAP honors Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire (AP)
AP - Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits "A Woman's Love" and "Small Town Southern Man" during the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers country awards Monday.
Lisa Marie Presley Welcomes Twin Girls (E! Online)

Lisa Marie Presley Welcomes Twin Girls(E! Online)E! Online - UPDATE: The girls have been named Finley and Harper, E! News has learned.


Recuperating Janet Ready to Rock Witchu Again (E! Online)

Janet Jackson is ready for more onstage escapades.E! Online - Janet Jackson is ready for more onstage escapades.


Oasis "Dig" up top spot on album chart (Reuters)

Oasis lead vocals Liam Gallagher sings during a concert in Hong Kong February 25, 2006. (Paul Yeung/Reuters)Reuters - Oasis went straight to No. 1 on the album charts Sunday with their first album in three years, continuing their unbroken string of chart-toppers.


T.I. has dual No. 1s but claims underdog status (AP)

Actress Lindsay Lohan arrives at the Diesel xXx party Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)AP - Although T.I. owns both the No. 1 album and single in the country, the platinum-selling rapper says he still feels like the underdog.