Carly Simon rebounds by revisiting old songs on CD (AP)

AP - Carly Simon felt like quitting the music business last year after a once-promising relationship with a record label ended in a messy breakup. But she now feels reinvigorated after her son, Ben Taylor, pushed her to make an indie album, "Never Been Gone," on which she revisits her most famous songs.

Jay-Z, Alicia Keys lead singles chart for 5th week (Reuters)

Metallica, Slayer to tour together (Reuters)

Reuters - Heavy metal's Big Four -- Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax -- will ride together in 2010. In Europe, at least.

Grammy winner detained on suspected cartel ties (AP)

AP - A Latin Grammy winner rounded up during a raid on a Mexican drug cartel's Christmas party last week is being held on suspicion of organized crime ties, his attorney said Wednesday.