Imprisoned Spector returns to music with wife's CD (AP)

In this June 29, 2010 photo, Rachelle Spector, wife of imprisoned music producer Phil Spector, poses at her home in Alhambra, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)AP - In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest.
Bright Eyes plans concert to fight immigration law (AP)
AP - Bright Eyes, Cursive and other Nebraska music acts will perform at a concert to raise money to fight a law that would ban the hiring of or renting to illegal immigrants in the Nebraska city of Fremont.
Rush iPhone app sure to drum up interest (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The $2.99 Rush iPhone app is one I can get behind because I like Rush. As any self-respecting drummer has, I have watched videos of Neil Peart playing, drooled over pictures of his drum kit, and tuned in to his beats when listening to Rush songs.
Eminem leads album chart for fifth week (Reuters)

Rapper Eminem performs 'Not Afraid' at the 2010 BET Awards in Los Angeles June 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Eminem ruled the U.S. pop album chart for a fifth week on Wednesday, fending off a strong debut from fellow rapper Rick Ross.
No charges filed in probe of other Jackson doctors (AP)
AP - State investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson have decided not to file charges against seven doctors who treated him, authorities said Wednesday.
Kanye West performs for Facebook, joins Twitter (AP)

FILE - In this June 28, 2009 file photo, singer Kanye West appears backstage at the 9th Annual BET Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - With the release of a new album approaching, Kanye (KAHN'-yay) West is making sure he's up to date with the social networking sites.
Frank Sinatra musical `Come Fly Away' to close (AP)

FILE - In this theater publicity image originally released by The Hartman Group, Keith Roberts, left, and Karine Plantadit in a scene from Twyla Tharp's 'Come Fly Away,' in New York. (AP Photo/The Hartman Group, Joan Marcus, file)AP - The Frank Sinatra jukebox musical "Come Fly Away" will close on Broadway.
What's Jay-Z's state of mind over spoof? (AP)
AP - An online parody of a Jay-Z hit that swaps New York's metropolis for a modest Welsh port town has won hundreds of thousands of fans, the director of the spoof said Wednesday.
Condoleezza Rice opts for Mozart concerto (Reuters)

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plays the piano during a performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2010. REUTERS/John RandolphReuters - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice abandoned international affairs for a Mozart piano concerto on Tuesday, teaming up with Soul legend Aretha Franklin to perform at a charity concert.
Ohio museum to show art by Stones' Ronnie Wood (AP)
AP - Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is coming to Ohio with a different kind of solo show, spotlighting his paintings and other art.
Traverse City Film Festival honors John Hughes (AP)
AP - The late writer and director John Hughes is being honored at the Traverse City Film Festival.
Death toll from Love Parade crush rises to 21 (AP)

People mourn at the tunnel in Duisburg, western Germany, on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, where more than a dozen people were killed in a stampede during the Love Parade techno music festival last Saturday. More than a million people celebrated at a former cargo train station, when 20 young people were killed and hundreds got injured in a mass panic at the only entrance and exit. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)AP - German prosecutors say the death toll from a crush at last weekend's Love Parade techno festival has risen to 21 after a young woman died from her injuries.
Paul McCartney, pals serenade Obamas at White House (Reuters)
Reuters - Whatever your opinion of President Obama, there's no question he has spectacularly revived the number and quality of musical performances in the White House.
Yoko Ono opposes parole for John Lennon's killer (Reuters)

A mug-shot of Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon, is displayed on the 25th anniversary of Lennon's death at the NYPD in New York December 8, 2005. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Yoko Ono will again oppose the release of the man who nearly 30 years ago killed her husband, former Beatle John Lennon, and who comes up for parole next month, her lawyer said.
Mike Love says no Beach Boys reunion plans in works (Reuters)
Reuters - The Beach Boys will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first single "Surfin'" in 2011, but band member Mike Love says any specific reports about how they'll do that are premature.
Kings of Leon abandon U.S. concert due to pigeon poop (Reuters)

Caleb Followill, lead singer for Reuters - American rock band Kings of Leon said they were forced to abandon a concert in St. Louis at the weekend after three songs because pigeons kept pooping on them from the rafters.
China's pop queen Faye Wong plans comeback (Reuters)
Reuters - The woman widely regarded as the "Queen of Mandopop" is making a long-waited comeback with a limited series of concerts in Beijing and Shanghai in October and November, six years after her last release.
Rage Against Machine energize fans at protest gig (Reuters)
Reuters - Hordes of police cruisers circled the Hollywood Palladium on Friday as Rage Against the Machine played its first hometown show in a decade to protest Arizona's new immigration law.
French nuns seek chart run after record deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Benedictine nuns from a secluded convent in southern France have had their prayers answered after beating 70 other religious orders to a deal with Universal Music with the hope of creating a chart-topping album.
Franklin and Rice make music at Philly concert (AP)

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin pose after they performed their first song together at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Condoleezza Rice is no stranger to the whims of royalty. So when the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin, decided the two should get together to play a song or two for charity, it was decreed.