Reuters - Pianist Brad Mehldau and guitarist Pat Metheny have teamed for a collaborative album, "Metheny Mehldau."

Reuters - Country-pop trio the Dixie Chicks, still feeling a backlash for criticizing President George W. Bush, have been forced to mostly abandon the American heartland and Deep South on their latest tour.

Reuters - After achieving the second-biggest leap in Billboard Hot 100 history last week, Fergie's "London Bridge" ascends four rungs to the top of the chart.

AP - Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Will Smith's preppy cousin Carlton on TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," is splitting from his wife of four years.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN network said on Thursday that its sister ABC Sports broadcasts will air from ESPN-branded sets starting in September, part of the entertainment giant's effort to win market share by luring consumers with its best-known brands.

AP - MTV reality marriages are looking more and more like "Divorce Court." The latest celebrity schism moved further toward official kaputness Thursday when Carmen Electra filed for divorce from rocker Dave Navarro, according to Superior Court documents.

Ray Davies, co-founder, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Kinks, will be presented with a lifetime achievement award from the American performing rights organization BMI. BMI said it bestows its Icon honor on songwriters and artists who have had "a unique and indelible influence on...

The MTV Music Video Awards are about to get a dose of Jack Black, with the comedian/actor/rocke­r slated to host this year's version of the awards extravaganza, set for Aug. 31. Newly anointed host, Black says, "Prepare yourself for a rip snortin' humdinger. I am Jables, hear me roar."...

E! Online - The newest king of comedy was crowned Wednesday night.

AdWeek.com - The videos were typical YouTube fare: a handheld digital camera, bad lighting and a goofy subject matter. They featured "Dave B.," a bored office worker, doing seemingly amazing tricks with a rolled up wad of paper as a soccer ball. Thanks to his "fingerskilz," chronicled on a blog (www.fingerskilz.tv) and seeded on video-sharing sites, Dave B. attracted more than 230,000 viewers.

E! Online - Believe it or not, Richard Hatch is having a tough time adjusting to prison life.

E! Online - The comic's namesake talk show has been locked up for three more seasons by NBC-owned stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and seven other big cities.

E! Online - Dustin Diamond, the irrepressible Samuel "Screech" Powers of Saved by the Bell fame, says he and a female fan got into a dust-up in an Omaha, Nebraska, hotel room that resulted in her trying to mug him.

Travis Barker, the drummer for Blink-182, files for divorce from ex-beauty queen Shanna Moakler. The couple was featured on the MTV reality show "Meet the Barkers."

AP - Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Will Smith's preppy cousin Carlton on TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," is splitting from his wife of four years.

E! Online - The Black Eyed Peas' frontwoman has announced a release date for her hotly anticipated solo debut just as the album's first single, "London Bridge," climbs to the top of the Billboard charts.

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily - Los Angeles - When her long-running sitcom "Friends" went off the air, the timing couldn't have been more perfect for Courteney Cox. She was about to turn forty, and about to have her first child, too, with husband David Arquette. Now, two years later, Cox is back on the big screen, in the sci-fi family adventure comedy "Zoom," starring opposite Tim Allen and a passel of kids.

During his impending world tour, rapper Jay-Z will use his influence on the young people as a tool to educate them about the water crisis in poor countries. The 36-year-old singer has launched the tour in collaboration with the United Nations....

An insider source tells AHN (AHN) that former "Survivor" contestants Alex Bell and Kim Powers will wed this weekend in Los Angeles. A High School friend of the groom's who will attend the wedding confirms that Bell from CBS' "Survivor: Amazon," and Powers from "Survivor: Africa," will tie the...

Reuters - Nashville will honor leading music industry figures with a "Music City Walk of Fame," city officials announced on Thursday.