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Want to download a new Justin Timberlake song and help sick children at the same time? All you have to do is “Follow My Lead.”
Timberlake’s new tune, “Follow My Lead,” is available on his MySpace Music page beginning today. All proceeds from download sales will help fund the Shriners Hospitals for Children, which provide free [...]

To celebrate the platinum success of its 2007 debut “Dreaming Out Loud,” OneRepublic was originally planning to reissue the album with bonus content in time for the holidays.
But guitarist Zach Filkins tells Billboard.com the Colorado band is shifting gears and instead focusing on its sophomore effort.
“Initially we were going to add a new song to [...]

Neil Diamond is about to embark on the final leg of his latest world tour, but he’s already put his next album in motion.
The veteran singer tells Billboard.com that he recently met with Rick Rubin, who produced his last two albums and they’ve set a meeting for Jan. 12, four days after Diamond’s final concert, [...]

The Clark County district attorney’s office in Las Vegas is seeking criminal charges against hip-hop mogul Marion “Suge” Knight.
A criminal complaint sent to the Las Vegas Justice Court yesterday charges Knight with two counts of felony drug possession and one count of misdemeanor battery.
A court spokeswoman says the charges were being processed. Knight’s attorney wasn’t [...]

Michael Jackson might be too sick to travel to London to testify in a suit claiming he owes an Arab sheikh $7 million, the pop star’s attorney said today (Nov. 18).
Jackson is seeking to give his testimony by video link from the United States. “It would be unwise for him to travel, given what’s he’s [...]

Foo Fighters, John Mayer and B.B. King will perform at the first Grammy Nominations Concert, to be held Dec. 3 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live and broadcast on CBS.
In addition to the performances, the event will reveal the nominees in several as-yet-unspecified Grammy categories. Mariah Carey, LL Cool J and Taylor Swift will serve as [...]

NEW YORK - Carson Daly chatted with Eminem, Beyonce gave a show-stopping performance, girls shrieked at the sight of Justin Timberlake and hundreds of fans lined up outside in Times Square for a glimpse at superstars.
For few hours, it seemed like old times at MTV’s “Total Request Live” — back when the show was not [...]

As expected, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s new album, “Working on a Dream,” will arrive Jan. 27 via Columbia. Excerpts from the title track debuted during NBC’s NFL halftime show last night (Nov. 16).
The album includes 12 new songs plus the bonus tracks “The Wrestler” (from the Mickey Rourke-starring film of the same [...]

The son of an Arab monarch took the King of Pop to court today (Nov. 17) in London, charging that Michael Jackson took $7 million as an advance on an album and an autobiography that he never produced.
Lawyers for Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain say the money was given to Jackson as [...]

Commercial success stories triumphed over critical darlings at the 2008 Latin Grammys, with Juanes, Julieta Venegas, Wisin & Yandel, Flex and Kany Garcia emerging victorious during ninth annual awards in Houston.
Colombian pop/rock star Juanes won for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal album for “La Vida Es Un Ratico.” His ‘Me Enamora” [...]

Two-and-a-half years after a key placement on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” helped turn the Fray into platinum stars, the band is utilizing another high-profile TV partnership to introduce its new single, “You Found Me,” Billboard can exclusively reveal.
In a commercial break from the tense elevator confrontations of the Nov. 20 episode of “Grey’s,” a one-minute promo [...]

The former Lizzie McGuire has signed a talent and development deal with NBC. The network said it will come up with a new series for Duff to star in, though it offered no details on what that might be.
In addition, the network said Friday that Duff will appear as a guest in several other NBC [...]

With the final leg of Bon Jovi’s “Lost Highway” tour completed, guitarist Richie Sambora tells Billboard.com the New Jersey rock act is looking ahead to plenty of new projects.
“We’ve been filming a documentary and are in the process of mixing a live DVD of last year’s ‘Lost Highway’ concert tour,” Sambora says. “Also, I think [...]

Kanye West was arrested after an alleged assault outside a U.K. nightclub, but was released without charge, according to British press reports.
The 31-year-old artist was detained in the early hours of this morning (Nov. 14) after an incident involving a paparazzi photographer.
The incident took place outside the Tup Tup Palace club in Newcastle, north-east England, [...]

Originally due Dec. 16, 50 Cent’s new album, “Before I Self Destruct,” has been pushed to an unspecified date in early 2009.
Interscope says the artist was “rushing” to meet the December date but “with the deadline to secure advertising and retail placement for the album imminent,” the rapper opted to wait until next year.
The album [...]