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• Behind the buzz (×3)
  The lowdown on a trio of highly hyped bands coming to town.
  
• The Big Gigs: Our critics' music picks
  Friday: Jason Isbell at Turf Club; Rob Zombie at Wilkins. Saturday: Ingo Bethke at Dakota; Phil Vassar in Burnsville. Sunday: Brian Setzer at Mystic Lake; Mason Jennings at First Avenue.
  
• U2 tickets for TCF Stadium gig gone in two hours
  U2's concert at TCF Bank Stadium sold out in a hurry, leaving many fans unhappy with the procedures.
  
• Le Producer
  The Black Eyed Peas' best buddy, French DJ David Guetta, brings his electro-hop show to Spin this week.
  
• Turntable Cannibal
  Brother Ali's DJ BK-One put his travels to Brazil - and his friends - to work on an appetizing new CD.
  
• Psst: Continuing Britney-fication of Miley
  Miley Cyrus has miles to go before making a successful transition from child idol to grown-up pop star.
  
• CD reviews: John Mayer, Wyclef Jean
  John Mayer, "Battle Studies" (Columbia)
  
• 25 recordings inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame
  The Doors' "Riders On The Storm" and the Beach Boys' "California Girls" are among 25 recordings being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
  
• Sade to release new album
  Sade is making music again. The soulful English group fronted by 50-year-old singer Sade Adu will release a new album Feb. 8, according to Epic Records. "Soldier of Love" will be the group's first studio album since 2000's "Lovers Rock." All five of Sade's studio albums have landed in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200, selling more than 50 million copies worldwide.
  
• Sambora of Bon Jovi honored as NJ hometown hero
  The New Jersey town where Richie Sambora grew up says Bon Jovi's lead guitarist can come home whenever he wants.
  
• A.R. Rahman, Jennifer Hudson headline state dinner
  It's an all-star lineup for Tuesday's first state dinner of the Obama White House: Oscar-winners Jennifer Hudson and A.R. Rahman headline the entertainment list.
  
• Warner Music posts surprise 4Q loss; shares tumble
  Warner Music Group Corp., one of the nation's largest record companies, on Tuesday posted an unexpected loss in the fourth quarter as severance costs weighed on results despite a strong slate of music releases from artists including Jay-Z and Madonna.
  
• ABC: Lambert's performance draws 1,500 complaints
  Complaints poured in Monday about Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards, including criticism of his kiss with a male keyboard player that was left out of rehearsals for the show.
  
• The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes
  iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 23, 2009:
  
• Music Review: Jimmy Wayne shows sensitivity on CD
  Jimmy Wayne, "Sara Smile" (Valory)
  
• Q&A: Shakira says new CD looks out for single gals
  All the single ladies — Shakira is looking out for you!
  
• 'Good Morning America' cancels Lambert
  Adam Lambert's racy American Music Awards performance cost him a gig on "Good Morning America," but he will perform live instead on ABC's morning rivals at CBS.
  
• Music Review: Cosby rap CD bold but lacks spark
  "Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency" (Turtle Head Recordings)
  
• Little Richard asks fans for prayers after surgery
  Little Richard is asking fans to pray for his speedy recovery after undergoing hip surgery at a Tennessee hospital.
  
• Kickin' it MexaRican Style: Remembering Judy Ojeda
  Kickin' it MexaRican Style: Remembering Judy Ojeda
  
• LA official negotiating over Jackson memorial cost
  A Los Angeles official says she's negotiating with the company that owns Staples Center about reimbursing at least some of the $3.2 million taxpayers spent on the Michael Jackson memorial.
  
• Jackson's doctor returns to his Houston clinic
  Michael Jackson's doctor returned to work at his Houston medical clinic on Monday for the first time since the pop star's death and his patients welcomed him back without reservation.
  
• Best of both worlds
  Drummer/composer Dafnis Prieto achieves a rare fluency in both Latin and American jazz.
  
• Today is the day of the divas
  Monday brings an earlier-than-usual flurry of pre-holiday pop CDs. Here's the top of the crop.
  
• AC/DC, MJ, Miles Davis, Def Jam and more box sets
  Here are a selection of box-set offerings this season:
  

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