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PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Former Czech President Vaclav Havel opened the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Velvet Revolution with a concert attended by celebrities. Full Story »

MIAMI (Billboard) - Record label Fania, the most recognizable name in tropical music, is poised for a new phase. Full Story »

DETROIT (Billboard) - After spending the past year with the New Kids on the Block reunion, Joey McIntyre is striking while the iron is hot and resuming his solo career. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Court documents say the estate of Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein is suing several defendants for wrongful death. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - When Rivers Cuomo, of alternative rock band Weezer, penned the opening lyrics to the group's "Buddy Holly," he probably never imagined he'd be making a fan out of R&B/hip-hop producer/songwriter Jermaine Dupri. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Former Oasis guitarist and vocalist Liam Gallagher says that he and the other members of the band -- aside from his brother Noel -- are writing songs and will perform as a new group. Full Story »

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - The bright lights and roaring crowds of New York's Madison Square Garden are a long way from the juvenile detention centers of North Carolina where Jimmy Wayne spent parts of his youth. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Matisyahu, whose music merges Hasidic Judaism with reggae beats, hip-hop and rock, is lending his voice to NBC's promotion of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Gucci Mane has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for probation violation. Full Story »

DETROIT (Billboard) - Country singer Wynonna says that she and her mother, Naomi Judd, are up for "everything" in 2010, including working together again in some capacity as the Judds. Full Story »

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Teenage singing star Taylor Swift, who swept the top Country Music Association awards this week, also garnered the CMA's International Artist Achievement Award during a rehearsal for Wednesday's show. Full Story »

NEW YORK - A different type of Deadhead will be heading to the Metropolitan Opera in the next few weeks. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES – On the eve of a hearing in the Michael Jackson estate, a lawyer for the singer's father filed a 60-page motion Monday that intensifies a bid to get money from his son's estate by making accusations of fraud against the administrators of his will. Full Story »

Courtesy of NME.com - Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has said that singer Steven Tyler has quit the band "as far as I can tell." Full Story »

Courtesy of NME.com - Slash says White 'was the one guy [he] wanted to work with' Full Story »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Grand Ole Opry and MySpace are uniting to live stream an Opry performance with video for the first time this Saturday. Full Story »

Courtesy of NME.com - 'We've already done bits and bobs,' he says Full Story »

JACKSON, Miss. - The mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson's life and death feeds the lingering fascination with his work. Full Story »