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A new album will come out from the hands of Ludacris. The rapper has set a September 26 date to release his fifth solo album, titled "Release Therapy", the follow-up to 2004's "The Red Light District" which has sold 2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Prior to this, a single from the record entitled "Money Maker" featuring Pharrell Williams has already arrived at U.S. radio outlets on July 17.

Revealing that he envisions the LP as giving listeners "their temporary fix or release for the day", the rapper also reassures that the witty, animated style and bouncy, Southern-fried tracks that took him to the forefront of the "Dirty South" hip-hop movement can still be found in the album. "Release" itself has been confirmed to contain 15 tracks and features renowned music artists like Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Field Mob, and Young Jeezy apart from Williams.

In the brink of the release of her new album, "20 Y.O.", scheduled on September 26, Janet Jackson delightfully has come up with a plan to return to the road around March 2007. "My three choreographers and I are working on ideas now for a world tour," she admitted. "…We'll begin rehearsing at the end of the year."

If everything goes smooth, the tour thereby will be the first since she held the last one, named All for You tour, in 2001-2002. Responding to the tour plan, Brad Wavra, touring VP at concert promoter Live Nation which had handled Jackson's two previous tours, expressed his optimism despite negative publicity surrounding the singer following the Super Bowl flap of 2004.

The just-comeback pop singer Justin Timberlake hit hard the music industry with his new released single "SexyBack" sells 250,000 copies as a digital download, such attainment that places the man on the very top position of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart for the week ended Thursday August 31st.

With Justin there at No. 1 spot, last week's champ Stacy Ferguson's "London Bridge," slips one to 2nd position, followed close behind at No. 3 by Sean Paul's "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me". Meanwhile, the VMA winner Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" is at No. 4, just one place ahead of The Pussycat Dolls' "Buttons" at the 5th spot.

2006 is the actual date that music group Linkin Park eyed for the release of their new album, the follow up to their 2003 "Meteora". Yet, they have to unfortunately delay the release of the new set until next year concerning the recording that fell behind schedule.

Speaking on their website, band member Mike Shinoda said of the Rick Rubin produced album "We're doing well, we just need a little more time." Also he continued, "We have narrowed it down to about 30-50 songs, and some of those are heavy, some are softer and some are in between. So far it has a different sound that I cannot describe."

Grammy winning singer Pink has been slated to become one of the performers to take the stage at the National Football League, takes place Sept. 10 later this year.

On her choosing as one of the event's performers, Sunday Night Football producer Fred Gaudelli said, "We chose Pink as the signature voice because she is a tremendous talent with a crossover appeal that makes her relevant to all segments of our audience".

It was first Britney Spears, and now it's Kevin Federline's turn to sign deal with Sony for the sake of his music career.

The husband of the pop superstar reportedly has inked deal with the music label to release his upcoming debut album, "Playing with Fire."

The US album charts for the week ended Sunday August 27th saw the prominence of the MTV-constructed band, Danity Kane, as the music act topped the top spot with their album "Danity Kane" sold 234,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. In the meantime, OutKast's "Idlewild" opened at No. 2 with the LaFace release sold 196,000 units.

With the emerge of the new chart-toppers, reigning champ Christina Aguilera's RCA album "Back to Basics" fell to the 3rd spot with 135,000, ahead of Mexican rock group Mana's "Amar Es Combatir" at No. 4 sold 87,000 copies. With such attainment, the Mexican rock group indeed scored the highest charting and biggest debut for a Spanish-language album for a duo or group on The Billboard 200.

In the recent poll on Britain's Favorite Albums, conducted by BBC Radio 2 to commemorate the album chart's 50th anniversary, music legend The Beatles scores great. Not only the music group tops the No. 1 spot, but also the 6th, 8th and 10th respectively.

It is their 1967 hit "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" that tops the No. 1 spot, while on the 6th spot is their 1966 "Revolver". Their 1969 hit "Abbey Road" chosen as the 9th Britain's Favorite Album, and "The Beatles [White Album]" (1968) is the 10th one.

Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, both are former Blink-182 co-founders, have officially announced their newly formed band +44 on Tuesday August 29th.

+44, named after the international dialing code of Great Britain, will then have their debut album "When Your Heart Stops Beating" released via Interscope Records on November 14th later this year.

Not only Beyonce Knowles is beautiful and sexy, but she also is a good singer which is apparent through the success of her single "Deja Vu" in reaching the top position in UK singles chart.

The single, which Beyonce recorded with boyfriend Jay-Z, knocks down Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" off the top of the UK singles chart to second position after three weeks at No. 1. Elsewhere, Justin Timberlake has his first single in three years, "Sexyback", debuts at No. 13.

Summer break is over and now it's time for everyone to get back to their work days.

Following their summer vacations, Green Day is returning to the studio next week to record the follow-up to their 2004 hugely successful "American Idiot," MTV.com reports.

Eddie Hawrysch, keyboardist for rock band The Black Crowes has been fired, the band's publicist confirmed Monday August 28th.

Unspecified "personal issues" become the reason of the firing, while further details remain undisclosed.

To bring into life the plan to supply music for Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas", which Disney about to bring to the big screen following its success after being released on VHS in 1994, numbers of musician have been tapped to do its soundtrack.

The likes of Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, Marilyn Manson, Fiona Apple and She Wants Revenge have all been booked to appear on a special two-disc edition of the "Nightmare" soundtrack, contributing cover versions of songs featured in the film. The double-disc set will hit stores October 24.

MTV announced Monday August 28th that My Chemical Romance and Stacy Ferguson of the Black Eyed Peas will perform during the "2006 MTV Video Music Awards" pre-show "Red Carpet On The Rock" on Thursday, August 31st at 6:30pm-8:00 pm.

It is reported further that Fergie will open "Red Carpet on the Rock" with a performance of her No. 1 single "London Bridge" from her upcoming album "The Dutchess", in stores September 19th later this year.

Latin singer Ricky Martin has, during the recent taping of his first "MTV Unplugged" set in Miami, announced he would go on tour in February, beginning in Puerto Rico. Though so, he had no further details concerning that plan.

The forthcoming album, a follow up to Martin's "Life", has been slated for a November release on Sony BMG, which will coincide with Martin's being honored as Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy.