Andrew Lloyd Webber Has Cancer- Timberlake Restrains Stalker- Kanye West Criminal Charges Dropped- Michael Jackson Warhol Auction- Leona Lewis' New Video and more

Justin Timberlake was granted a temporary restraining order on Friday against a 48-year-old woman his attorney described as a "mentally unstable celebrity stalker." court records show. The papers state that the woman was placed in protective psychiatric custody by police after she trespassed at the singer's home on Thursday. more

A court commissioner on Friday dismissed criminal charges against Kanye West and his road manager stemming from their altercation with two photographers at Los Angeles International Airport in September 2008. more

Tickets for Garth Brooks' first 20 shows at the Wynn Las Vegas resort sold out in less than five hours. more

Leona Lewis has release a new video for her single "Happy,"
from her forthcoming album Echo, which hits stores November 17th. Check out the video here

Christie's auction house will offer up a portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol in New York on Nov. 10. The auction house told The Associated Press on Friday that the 30-by-26-inch portrait should fetch an estimated $500,000 to $700,000. more

An official for Madonna's African charity says the star has arrived in Malawi to visit the girls school she is building in the impoverished country where she adopted two children. more

Tickets to four of country singer Taylor Swift's 2010 tour dates sold out in two minutes after going on sale on Friday, her publicists said. more

Alicia Keys is rumored to have moved release date for her new album "The Element of Freedom" from December 1 to December 15. more -

Death Row Boxset

The ultimate collector's edition is a collaboration of platinum selling hits from legendary Death Row artists Tupac Shakur, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr. Dre and more. The 3 discs set features 60 tracks from Death Row artist packaged with a DVD of popular music videos, unreleased footage, and a limited addition Death Row T-Shirt.

The box set boasts 20 unreleased tracks from Snoop Dogg, Danny Boy, Kurupt, Dogg Pound, OFTB, The Lady of Rage, Crooked I and more. Legendary hits from the nineties such as "How do you want it", "California Love", and "Nuttin but a G-Thing", show up amongst other Billboard topping tracks. - more on this story

Cash Money Stand By Lil Wayne

We have worked with Wayne since he was a teenager, and have seen him grow into one of the world's most successful hip-hop artists, with a work ethic that is second to none.

Wayne has our love and commitment during this difficult time. We always have and always will stand behind him. -

Country Crossing Announces First Concert: Kellie Pickler

Matt Hires Dates with Tyrone Wells and Marc Broussard

Just 23 years old singer/songwriter Matt Hires is the first artist signed to F-Stop Music, a new imprint label under Atlantic Records. The Tampa native released his debut album "Take Us To The Start"- which was produced by Eric Rosse (Sara Bareilles, Tori Amos) - exclusively through iTunes earlier this summer. The digital-only release hit the top 10 on iTunes' overall "Top Albums" chart, while also reaching the upper half of the Billboard 200. The album was officially released in stores on August 25th to advance critical praises.

Hires' is a prime example of TV placements being instrumental in promoting artists and their music. His song "Turn the Page" was featured on an episode of Grey's Anatomy last year, which prompted his EP "Live from The Hotel Caf�" to jump into the Top 10 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter chart. His music has also received placement on ABC's Private Practice and the trailer for the movie "The Boys Are Back." Most recently, Hires' song "Out Of The Dark" was featured on an episode of Grey's Anatomy on 10/22. Following the broadcast Hires' debut album "Take Us To The Start" jumped over 100 spots on the itunes album chart to #86- further proof that Hires' is creating music that people are reacting to. - more on this story

Meaghan Smith Announces U.S. Tour With Joe Purdy

Smith's full-length debut, The Cricket's Orchestra (Sire Records), was released on October 6 exclusively at Barnes & Noble as well as digital retailers. The 11-track album was written in Smith's home of Halifax, Nova Scotia and was recorded in Toronto with help from producer Les Cooper. The Washington Post has already declared The Cricket's Orchestra as "one of the best finds of late '08."

The child of a piano-teacher mother and a bass-playing father, Smith devoured old musicals and animated films as a child and later fell in love with the jazz and big-band music of the '20s, '30s and '40s. Those early inspirations influenced the material featured on the album, as Smith says, "My music is modern vintage. The record incorporates a lot of instrumentation from older eras in the form of horns, strings and arrangements, but I also love DJs and their turntables." These modern influences are reflected on the record through the use of turntables, omnichords, melotrons and optigons. - more including dates

Chali 2na, Lyrics Born and More for The Deadliest Catch Tour

Joining Chali 2na on the tour will be fellow MC's Gift Of Gab, Mr. Lif and Lyrics Born, making this a must-see event for lovers of fine Hip-Hop.

The first date on the tour is 11/07 in San Francisco, CA at The Independent. Complete tour schedule - here

Ash Koley Gets Nettwerked

"Nettwerk stands by its mantra of releasing music that we love, and Ash Koley is no exception to this rule," says Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride. "Her work with Phil is absolutely brilliant, and I am thrilled to have her join our management roster and look forward to the journey ahead."

A debut full-length is due in 2010, but in the meantime Ash Koley prepares to release a series of digital EPs comprised of produced demos; The White EP (Nettwerk) will be released through iTunes and other digital service providers on November 10, with The Blue EP, The Red EP and The Black EP to follow in the coming months. - more on this story

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