Rapper DMX enters not guilty plea (AP)

AP - DMX has pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.

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.

The Cure to release new single each month (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - The Cure have announced that they will release a new single each month leading up to the release of their 13th studio album in September.

T-Pain leads BET Award nominees (Reuters)

Reuters - T-Pain led the nominees for the eighth annual BET Awards, an event celebrating the leading lights in African-American music, film and sport, organizers said on Thursday.

Does Hannah Montana Know Scotty? (E! Online)

E! Online - Music today all sounds the same.

Damon Albarn's 'Gorillaz' musical journeys west (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Damon Albarn's circus opera is set to make its U.S. debut on May 22.

Fans rip Radiohead after rain-drenched concert (Reuters)

Reuters - British rock band Radiohead's rain-drenched show near Washington D.C. last weekend has triggered an Internet-driven firestorm, with message boards and the blogosphere lighting up amid fan frustration.

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.

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.