Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)

AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.

Katy Perry tops U.S. album chart for first time (Reuters)

Reuters - Katy Perry achieved her first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, ending Eminem's reign of seven nonconsecutive weeks.

Miranda Lambert picks up highest CMA nominations (Reuters)

Reuters - Texas country singer Miranda Lambert picked up four further Country Music Association nominations on Wednesday, bringing her total to nine nominations, the highest ever for a female country artist.

Chris Brown returns to No. 1 spot with 'Deuces' (AP)

AP - Chris Brown is back to a familiar place — the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.

Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait (Reuters)

Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses.

Funk band War tells PepsiCo they're not friends (AP)

AP - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo.

Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home (AP)

AP - Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience — and a much louder alarm clock.

Rapper T.I. arrested for drug possession in LA (Reuters)

Reuters - Rapper T.I. has been released from jail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy, police said on Thursday.

Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas (Reuters)

Reuters - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.

Perry aims to show more dimensions with 'Dream' (AP)

AP - To some, the most surprising part of Katy Perry's sophomore success is that it exists.