AP - Barbara Walters says she has been contacted by Britney Spears’ manager and “very good friend,” Sam Lutfi, who says the pop singer has seen a psychiatrist.
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AP - A judge has denied Foxy Brown’s request to get out of jail early so she can go to California for an ear examination and for repair of an electronic ear implant.
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Reuters - The world’s biggest music companies, including Warner Music Group Corp and Sony BMG, denied that they have agreed to license songs for a free download service that was launched by Qtrax on Monday.
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AP - North Korea’s main symphony orchestra will play in Britain in September in the communist country’s largest-ever musical performances abroad, a U.S. government-funded radio station reported.
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E! Online - If Jimmy Page has his way, Led Zeppelin will ramble on the road for a world tour sometime later this year.
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Reuters - Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the decline in CDs.
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Reuters - Paul McGuinness, longtime manager of rock band U2, has called on Internet service providers to immediately introduce disconnection policies to end illegal music downloads and urged governments to make sure they do.
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E! Online - They may no longer be new. They may no longer be kids. But NKOTB just might be out to prove they still have the right stuff.
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