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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
James Taylor gets prestigious Carnegie Hall gigs (AP)

FILE - James Taylor leaves a taping of 'The Late Show with David Letterman' in New York, in this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo. Taylor is goin' to Carnegie Hall for a prestigious four-concert gig. The silken-voiced songwriter will host a gala on April 12, 2011, to celebrate Carnegie's 120th anniversary, the hall announced Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010.  (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)AP - He's gone to Carolina and taken that snow covered turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston. Now James Taylor is goin' to Carnegie Hall for a prestigious four-concert gig.


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.
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.
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.


"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.
Quincy Jones wants 'We Are the World' Haiti redo (AP)

FILE - In this June 19, 2009 file photo, multi-Grammy winning  musician Quincy Jones attends an  event at Fudan University in Shanghai. China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)AP - Quincy Jones is re-recording the charity song "We Are the World" and sending the proceeds to Haiti.


`Il Postino' opera premiere set for Sept. 23 in LA (AP)
AP - The delayed premiere of Daniel Catan's "Il Postino" has been rescheduled by the Los Angeles Opera for Sept. 23, the opening night of the 2010-11 season.
Rocker Joe Walsh takes on namesake politician (Reuters)
Reuters - Another musician is claiming that a political candidate is tone deaf to the nation's intellectual property laws. And this one has an amusing twist.
Grammy nod adds leverage to Melanie Fiona's career (AP)

Recording artist Melanie Fiona poses for a portrait Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 in New York.  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)AP - Melanie Fiona still cries when she thinks about her ex-boyfriend. He is the main reference in her R&B smash, the haunting ballad "It Kills Me."