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(AP) Aretha Franklin is already a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but this fall, she'll be honored by the hall once again, as part of its American Music Masters series. more

Lil Wayne Busts His Head In Skateboarding Accident

(rock nyc) Lil Wayne ended up in the hospital in St Louis after a skateboarding accident at a local skate park.

Weezy tweeted: "The Lou was good but I busted my … head at the sk8park! 9stitches! Gnarly gash over my left eye! Luv the people,"

Lil Wayne is about to release his new album, The Carter IV. A previous album, The Carter III, was the best-selling album of 2008 and the Grammy Award winner for best rap album of that year. more on this story

Glen Campbell To Talk New Album and Alzheimer's Disease On TV Tonight

Glen Campbell will discuss his final studio album, as well as his recent diagnoses of early stages of Alzheimer's Disease, in an exclusive interview with ABC News' Terry Moran, slated to air tonight August 23 (6:30pm EST) on World News with Diane Sawyer.

The interview will be followed by Nightline the same night (11:35pm) and the next day on Good Morning America. In addition, Campbell will make an array of live TV performances, including NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on September 12th and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 27th.

Surfdog Records will release Campbell's final studio recording, Ghost On The Canvas, on August 30th. more on this story

Game's R.E.D. Album Arrives

Rapper Game released his fourth studio project, The R.E.D. Album, today (August 23rd.)

R.E.D. features production from producers Dr. Dre and DJ Premier and guest appearances include Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, DJ Premier, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, Nelly Furtado, Tyler the Creator, Kendrick Lamar and more.

Fans have waited eagerly for a Game and Dr. Dre reunification in the studio. The R.E.D. Album provides "Drug Test," produced by Game's Compton neighbor, a possible contender for the album's second single, showcases Game straight west coastin' alongside his gangsta' rap accomplices Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, on a club banger which reminds listeners of the three G's collective California chemistry. more on this story

Charlie Sheen Fear Prevents Denise Richards From Appearing on Two and a Half Men

(TMZ) Denise Richards has turned down an offer to appear on the premiere episode of "Two and a Half Men," because she thinks Charlie Sheen would make her life miserable.

Sources connected with the production tell TMZ ... producers offered Denise a guest starring role for the debut with Ashton Kutcher, but they say she told them she wouldn't do it because "She would never hear the end of it from Charlie."

No doubt -- Chuck Lorre is trying to stick the knife in as far as he possibly can because ... well, he hates Charlie's guts. But we're told Denise just wouldn't play along. more on this story

Brandy Working On New Album For A New Label

Dancing with the Stars' Brandy is in the studio working on her debut album under her new RCA/Chameleon Records deal, which is scheduled for release in early 2012.

Says Peter Edge, Chief Executive Office, RCA Music Group, "Throughout her career Brandy has consistently won the vote as everyone's favorite female vocalist. I am sure that in her next chapter at RCA and in partnership with Breyon Prescott, we will record her most exciting music to date."

Says Tom Corson, President and COO, RCA Music Group, "Brandy is a worldwide superstar, an award winning performer and a critically acclaimed talent. We are excited to welcome her to RCA Records and look forward to working with her on her new musical endeavors." more on this story

Little Big Town Cover Jackson 5 Classic

Little Big Town continue their online video series Scattered, Smothered & Covered by going back to the 70's with a playful spin on "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5.

The foursome is known for switching out lead vocals and this time features Kimberly Schlapman in the spotlight. "I've always been a huge Michael Jackson fan," said Schlapman. "But when we started listening to 'I Want You Back' as a cover song, I realized what a musical genius he was, even as a child."

Shot in the beautiful Carson Center in Paducah, KY on July 15th, the video highlights the bands creativity in not only picking songs, but also using anything they can find to make their cover sound unique. Instruments used for this video are upright base, drums, mandolin, tambourine and a baby rattle courtesy of Karen and Jimi's baby boy, Elijah.

Watch the video here

Matisyahu Releases Song He Wrote and Recorded With Child Who Died From Cancer

Matisyahu has released a new charity single called "Elijah's Song" in memory of a young boy he met who was suffering from cancer.

During the time that Matisyahu knew him, he and Elijah became great friends; Matisyahu would keep in constant contact with the young man, even surprising him by performing at his bar mitzvah. Elijah had asked that he and Matisyahu record a song together, and in Elijah's final hours, the song was completed and is now available to download.

Says Matisyahu, "I wrote and recorded this song with my friend Elijah just hours before he passed away last December. Proud to be able to share his voice and story while helping his family on their road to recovery. If you like it, you can make a donation and get two versions of the song--including one with him singing." more on this story

Kim Kardashian Wedding Boosts Sex Tape Website Traffic

(TMZ) Kris Humphries wasn't the only person who wanted to consummate his marriage to Kim Kardashian this weekend, 'cause at the same time ... MILLIONS of "fans" were flooding the official website for Kim's XXX tape.

TMZ has learned ... roughly 2 MILLION people visited KimKsuperstar.com between Friday and Sunday night ... a HUGE boost from the average weekend traffic.

In fact, the site only averages 300k unique visitors PER MONTH -- so it seems all the fanfare from the wedding led to some serious handfare across the planet.

And get this laddies -- according to Google Trends, America did NOT lead the pack in Internet searches for "Kim Kardashian Sex Tape" ... that honor went to Ireland.

Clearly, the pipes were calling. more on this story

Singled Out: Zee Avi

Zee Avi releases her sophomore album, "Ghostbird," today. To celebrate we asked Zee to tell us about two tracks from the effort: "Swell Window" and "The Book Of Morris Johnson." Here you go!

Swell Window is the song that denotes the beginning of the next and new chapter of my never ending awakening, living, embracing hypnagogia. It also tells a tale of the meeting of two of the purest souls who understand that every ticking minute is a call for experiencing. A romantic overview of seizing the moment, capturing it, and re-visiting it.

The Book Of Morris Johnson Unlike most of the folk-art I've seen, Morris Johnson's art captures the essence of naivety and and innocence that were of a child. His words are a reminder to us that sometimes we should put our negative lens aside and see things in a different light. It isn't just about walking on the surface of the sun, it is about weighing it all out and realizing that there are more than one interpretation of any given situation. The animals that are mentioned in the song are a linear definition of that.

Hearing is believing. Listen to "The Book of Morris Johnson" right here!