Reuters - Chocolate biscuits and a disputed telephone conversation with a Citigroup Inc banker friend -- that is all the detail British buyout house boss Guy Hands said he could remember on Wednesday about a board meeting the day before his ill-fated May 2007 bid for EMI.

AP - Rihanna is now under Jay-Z's umbrella.

AP - Actress Gwyneth Paltrow will be taking the stage at next month's Country Music Association Awards — as a performer.

AP - Armed with only iPhones, an inventive rock band has gone viral by way of the subway.

Reuters - Singer Beyonce Knowles and her rapper husband Jay-Z are expecting their first child, US Weekly magazine reported on Wednesday.

AP - Two pictures were on the walls of the Switzerland studio where Maroon 5 recorded their latest album. One was of Marvin Gaye and the other of Tupac Shakur.

Reuters - Singer John Mayer on Tuesday joined "Twilight" actor Taylor Lautner in the ranks of men thought to be targeted by country pop singer Taylor Swift in her upcoming album "Speak Now."

AP - He's a little bit rock 'n' roll, she's a little bit country. Together, they're going to be a whole lot of Broadway.

Reuters - British singer Elton John described today's songwriters as "pretty awful," pop music as uninspiring and talent shows like "American Idol" as boring in an interview published on Tuesday.

AP - Elton John says he's heartbroken by a mean tone that he says is enveloping America.

AP - New York City's legendary Hotel Chelsea is for sale.

AP - Rapper T.I. says he's learned his final lesson after a federal judge ordered him back to prison for 11 months.

AP - Kanye West told an audience at a screening of his film, "Runaway," that he thought about killing himself, but now feels a responsibility to make a meaningful contribution to pop culture and art.

Reuters - Bon Jovi will receive a Global Icon prize at next month's MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid, the music channel said on Tuesday.