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• Star-studded lineup for Brooks & Dunn special (AP)

  AP - Brooks & Dunn have landed a star-studded lineup for their "Last Rodeo" concert special to be filmed following the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.

  
  

• 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.

• Pink Floyd wins UK court battle with EMI label (Reuters)

  Reuters - British rock band Pink Floyd won its court battle with EMI on Thursday with a ruling that prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the Internet from the group's concept albums.

  
  

• Pete Doherty handed driving ban (Reuters)

  Reuters - Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty was handed a 12-month driving ban and fined 500 pounds ($750) on Thursday after admitting he allowed his manager to use his car without insurance.

  
  

• Pink Floyd wins battle with EMI over online sales (AP)

  AP - In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original records.

  
  

• Elvis' clash with media on view at Newseum in DC (AP)

  AP - A spark that helped ignite Elvis Presley's fame more than 50 years ago was lit by the newspaper editors and critics who hated him.

  
  

• Elvis' clash with media on view at US museum (AP)

  AP - A spark that helped ignite Elvis Presley's fame more than 50 years ago was lit by U.S. newspaper editors and critics who hated him.

  
  

• Girlicious band member arrested in Calif. (AP)

  AP - Police say a member of the pop group Girlicious was arrested after Glendale officers found more than a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse during a traffic stop.

  
  

• 'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol' (AP)

  AP - Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work."

  
  

• Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth (AP)

  AP - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters.

• British rookie Taio Cruz rules U.S. singles chart (Reuters)

  Reuters - British newcomer Taio Cruz has broken a seven-year-old record by soaring to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart in the United States.

  
  

• Underwood flying high as "Play On Tour" starts (AP)

  AP - After selling more than a million tickets to her last concert tour, Carrie Underwood is aiming higher this time.

  
  

• Lady Antebellum returns to No. 1 on U.S. pop chart (Reuters)

  Reuters - Country trio Lady Antebellum returned to the top of the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, ending Sade's three-week reign.

• Rapper DMX arrested for violating probation (Reuters)

  Reuters - Troubled rapper DMX was arrested in Arizona on Tuesday for violating his probation by regularly using illegal drugs during the last nine months, authorities said.

  
  

• Simon & Garfunkel begin Canada trek next month (Reuters)

  Reuters - Canada, get ready: a few "Old Friends" are heading your way.

• Cliff Richard turns to jazz to mark 70th birthday (Reuters)

  Reuters - Veteran British singer Cliff Richard will mark his 70th birthday with the release of an album of jazz and swing music, he announced on Tuesday.

  
  

• Guns N' Roses plan "secret" shows in South America (Reuters)

  Reuters - Guns N' Roses will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America, the organizer said on Monday.

• Producer Lillywhite seeking Cowell's "Idol" seat (Reuters)

  Reuters - Steve Lillywhite wants to "help America find the next Elvis Presley." And that's why the Grammy Award-winning producer -- whose resume includes work with U2, the Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Morrissey, the Rolling Stones, Phish and scores of others -- wants to be "American Idol's" next Simon Cowell.

• Dostoyevsky set for Lincoln Center Festival 2010 (AP)

  AP - A 12-hour adaptation of a Dostoyevsky novel will be among the highlights of Lincoln Center Festival 2010, running for 45 performances this summer.

  
  

• Slash recruits vocalist A-team for solo project (Reuters)

  Reuters - As a former member of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, Slash knows more than most musicians about what he calls "band drama."