AP - The wife of a Baptist preacher from R. Kelly's hometown, a business executive and a telecommunications company employee were the first three jurors chosen Monday for the R&B superstar's child pornography trial.

Reuters - Soul legend Solomon Burke saysthere's no great secret to getting major artists to write songsfor his albums.

Reuters - As the September release of itsfirst album in five years draws near, Metallica has launched aWeb site to offer fans exclusive content and teasers of newsongs.

Reuters - Actor Joaquin Phoenix, who playedJohnny Cash on the big screen, is cutting an album withCharlatans frontman Tim Burgess, Billboard.com has learned. Butwhether the set will be released remains unclear.

AP - Barack Obama is closing in on the Democratic nomination for president, but he clinched the race for the best campaign soundtrack long ago — no superdelegates needed.

AP - Carly Simon didn't find it easy reading "Girls Like Us," the nonfiction best-seller which interweaves her life story with those of fellow singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Carole King.

AP - Sometimes love isn't all you need. A judge in London granted a preliminary divorce Monday to former Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. If no one objects, the divorce will be final in six weeks.

E! Online - Want the dirt on Mötley Crüe? How about a new album?

E! Online - Forget that Peter Parker dude, when it comes to spidey sense, he's got nothing on Neil Young.

E! Online - Teri Hatcher isn't the only Desperate Housewives star yearning for a music career.

Reuters - Perhaps no single device has had moreimpact on mobile music than Apple's iPhone. While only 6.7percent of overall mobile customers use their phone to listento music, rising to 27.9 percent for smartphone users, a full74.1 percent of iPhone owners reported using the device as anMP3 player, according to M:Metrics.

Reuters - Iconic singer and songwriter NeilYoung has had an honor bestowed upon him that is not receivedby many musicians -- his own spider.

E! Online - Mary J. Blige is putting her money where her inspiration is.

E! Online - Sure, Alanis Morissette has an album coming out next month, but you have to wonder about the timing of this revelation: The Canadian pop singer says a recent breakup led to her to try "everything from pounding pillows to sharing with intimate friends" in order to get through "a personal unraveling of significant relationships in my life."

Reuters - Universal Music Canada hasjoined the search for Canada's version of Miley Cyrus.

AP - Ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in Manhattan into a giant musical instrument.