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Music News for July 24, 2008
Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album (AP)
AP - It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was 8 years old and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing "Hey Porter."
What's in a Name? Nas No. 1 (E! Online)
E! Online - The ABBA-channeling Meryl Streep apparently doesn't have the same street cred as Nas and Lil Wayne.
Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.
Courtney Love sued by management firm (Reuters)
Reuters - Rock-star widow Courtney Love has been sued by a management firm for allegedly failing to pay commissions for the partial sale of her share of the Nirvana publishing catalogue.
50 Cent sues Taco Bell in NY over ad campaign (AP)
AP - 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.
Ashanti Hired to Pimp Her Own Fantasy Island (E! Online)
E! Online - Ashanti knows how to put on a tour. And she was born on Long Island.
Pretenders pour "Concrete" into MP3s (Reuters)
Reuters - The Chrissie Hynde-led rock band the Pretenders will roll out their new album, "Break Up the Concrete," as one MP3 per week leading up to the September 23 release of the CD via Shangri-La Music.

