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• Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait (Reuters)

  Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses.

• Funk band War tells PepsiCo they're not friends (AP)

  AP - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo.

• Appeals court sets hearing in Jackson estate case (AP)

  AP - An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estate.

  
  

• `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.

  
  

• 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.

• Miranda Lambert picks up highest CMA nominations (Reuters)

  Reuters - Texas country singer Miranda Lambert picked up four further Country Music Association nominations on Wednesday, bringing her total to nine nominations, the highest ever for a female country artist.

• Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)

  AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.

  
  

• Chris Brown returns to No. 1 spot with 'Deuces' (AP)

  AP - Chris Brown is back to a familiar place — the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.

  
  

• 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."

  
  

• Bob Dylan's paintings on show in Danish gallery (Reuters)

  Reuters - Forty new paintings by American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan go on show this weekend in Denmark, but museum-goers will hardly find "Blowin' in the Wind" or references to other famous lyrics in the pictures.

  
  

• 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.

• 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.

• Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home (AP)

  AP - Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience — and a much louder alarm clock.

• Katy Perry tops U.S. album chart for first time (Reuters)

  Reuters - Katy Perry achieved her first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, ending Eminem's reign of seven nonconsecutive weeks.

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• 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.

• Bob Dylan's 'Brazil Series' on display in Denmark (AP)

  AP - Denmark's National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob Dylan that have never before been shown to the public.

• 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.

• 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.