News …
$30 million for 30 nights of Michael Jackson? – Fox News
Google to enter China’s online music biz – Reuters
Sudbury, Ontario, mayor apologizes for letting city council members buy "so many" tickets for Elton John concert – The Sudbury Star
European Union considering boosting life of copyright for performing artists to 95 years – International Herald Tribune / Reuters
The Cheetah Girls and "Hollywood accounting" – Los Angeles Times (registration may be required)
Judge orders Paul McCartney and Heather Mills to keep their mouths shut about ongoing divorce negotiations – The Times Online U.K.
Views …
Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings – "It was all good, faultlessly played foot-tapping stuff" - Evening Post / This Is Nottingham.co.uk
Blue Rodeo in London, Ontario – "Blue Rodeo massages us with ageless songs and a brand of music that has stood the test of time as the group continues producing hits in their 25th year together." – The London Free Press
Babyshambles in Scotland – "While Doherty may have garnered headlines for his off-stage antics, as a live performer he still has a captivating presence" – Glasgow Evening Times
John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett in Toronto – "they delighted an audience that clearly hung on every nuance of their intimate exchanges, on Lovett's elegant finger work and polished vignettes and on Hiatt's throbbing, complex R&B-drenched strumming and howling, guttural voice" – Toronto Star
Linkin Park in the Twin Cities – "So much for the rumors that Linkin Park has mellowed out." – Minneapolis - St. Paul Star Tribune (registration may be required)
Tom Jones in El Paso - "Jones, filling the place with the rich, booming baritone voice he's famous for, belted out hit after hit from his vast repertoire of music." - El Paso Times
They Say It’s Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)
Razzy Bailey is 69
Maceo Parker is 65
Teller (Penn & Teller) is 60
Dwayne Wiggins (Tony! Toni! Tone'!) is 47
Ricky Wolking (The Nixons) is 42
Kevin Baldes (Lit) is 36
Rob Thomas (matchbox twenty) is 36