Entertainment News:
`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.
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.


Quincy Jones, John Mayer to headline LA music expo (Reuters)

Singer John Mayer performs during the Z100 Jingle Ball in New York December 11, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Producer Quincy Jones, pop guitarist John Mayer and retired soul singer Bill Withers will headline performing rights group ASCAP's annual songwriters convention in Hollywood on April 22-24, organizers said.


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.


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.
Kanye West begins recording new album (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Courtesy of NME -- Rapper looks to Gill Scott-Heron and Nina Simone for inspiration
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.