Rihanna tops U.S. singles chart for third time (Reuters)

Reuters - R&B singer Rihanna's "Take a Bow" soared 52 places to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, the second-biggest jump to the top in the chart's 50-year history.

R. Kelly jury complete as sides argue racial makeup (AP)

AP - Jury selection was completed at R. Kelly's child pornography trial Thursday amid contentious exchanges between prosecutors and defense attorneys, who accused each other of trying to stack the panel along racial lines.

Does Hannah Montana Know Scotty? (E! Online)

E! Online - Music today all sounds the same.

Metallica play club show, eye fall tour (Reuters)

Reuters - Metallica will launch a tour in October, a month after the rock titans release their first album in five years, drummer Lars Ulrich revealed during a rare club show in Los Angeles Wednesday.

Neil Diamond Dings Claynation (E! Online)

E! Online - It may have taken him more than four decades and 40-plus albums to get there, but Neil Diamond is finally No. 1, to the dismay of Toby Keith, Clay Aiken and Josh Groban.

Taylor Hicks to play Teen Angel in Broadway's `Grease' (AP)

AP - Taylor Hicks is going from "Idol" to "Angel."

Lou Reed to host satellite radio show on Sirius (Reuters)

Reuters - Rocker Lou Reed is taking a walk on the wild side to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc, where he will host his own weekly show, the company said.

Government launches appeal to deny Snoop Dogg a U.K. visa (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - The British Government has launched a second appeal to try to prevent Snoop Dogg from entering the U.K.

Winehouse and Doherty: Doing What They Do Best (E! Online)

E! Online - Her debut album may be called Back to Black, but at this rate, Amy Winehouse seems destined to simply fade to black.

Pearl Jam says new album in "very infant stages" (Reuters)
Reuters - Pearl Jam has started work on a new album, but it's still in "its very infant stages" according to the rock group's lead guitarist, Mike McCready.