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."
Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges (AP)
AP - Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges.
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 byaverage 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.
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.
