AP - Hank Williams. Patsy Cline. Alan Jackson. Martina McBride. And now, Josh Turner. They’re all members of the Grand Ole Opry, the nation’s longest continuously running radio show. Turner was invited to join Saturday, and had no trouble accepting.

E! Online - "I think we're trying to make activism cool again for kids."

AP - Earlier this year an arson fire in the historic auditorium at Garfield High School charred almost all of the famed portraits that hung on the wall of fame.

AP - After getting hundreds of pledges to tackle the world’s problems at his philanthropic summit this past week, former President Bill Clinton did what any good host would: He threw a party.

AP - Uncle Kracker pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor assault charge in an incident last month at a Raleigh nightclub.

AP - Hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas put on a benefit concert in Mexico Friday night to raise money for local children who can’t afford a decent education.

Reuters - The use of Canadian
singer-songwriter Feist's song "1, 2, 3, 4" in an iPod Nano TV
spot is generating major attention — online and on the
Billboard charts.

Reuters - The enduring importance of Bob
Marley's music was underscored when Fifty Six Hope Road Music,
the Marley family-owned company that holds the rights to his
music, recently announced an impending lawsuit against
Universal Music Group (UMG) and Verizon Wireless.

Reuters - Kicked back comfortably in a
meeting room at the Sony BMG Nashville offices, Ronnie Dunn and
Kix Brooks exude the same easygoing charm and mischievous sense
of camaraderie that characterizes their high-octane stage shows
and consistently propels their music up the charts.

Reuters - When she recalls that her last solo
record was released 14 years ago, Debbie Harry has a note of
incredulity in her voice. "I guess time flies, huh?' she says
with a laugh.