Show about Afrobeat's Fela tests Broadway's tastes (Reuters)

Reuters - "Fela!," a new dance musical that introduces U.S. audiences to Nigerian rabble-rouser and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has been wowing critics, winning fans and testing modern-day ideas of what works on Broadway -- even in tough economic times.

Bullock survives, Voigt soars, in Met's `Elektra' (AP)

AP - Susan Bullock makes an honorable assault on the impossible title role in the current Metropolitan Opera revival of Richard Strauss' "Elektra." But the real vocal thrills are provided by another soprano, Deborah Voigt, in a glorious return to one of her best roles as the heroine's sister, Chrysothemis.

Lil Wayne's delayed album released by accident (Reuters)

Reuters - While most of Lil Wayne's fans will have to wait until at least February for the rapper's often-promised and often-delayed album, about 500 Amazon customers who pre-ordered "Rebirth" are enjoying the record already, thanks to a shipping mishap.

Reggae star Banton will be transferred to Tampa (AP)

AP - Grammy-nominated Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton will fight a drug charge against him in Tampa instead of Miami.