Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Apple Inc. said Thursday that it has sold 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store since it opened in 2003, cementing its position as the world’s largest music retailer. more info

MTV.com News — Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' boosts Rated R in slow sales week.By Gil Kaufman Sade's Soldier of Love Photo: Epic Sade's fans have clearly missed her. Soldier of Love, her first album since 2000, hangs onto the #1 spot for a second week on the B... more info

Guardian Music — The troubled diva recently gave a car-crash concert in Australia. She should stop performing until she can deliver something worthy of her nameWhitney Houston has a problem. In fact, she seems to have a lot of problems. According to reports from Mond... more info

Rolling Stone — This week brings what could be the last posthumous release of new music from Johnny Cash, American VI: Ain’t No Grave, which features tracks from the Man in Black’s last recording sessions with producer Rick Rubin. “Seven years after Cash’s d... more info

411 Mania — Controversial 60's Cash album could resurface... more info

Allmusic Blog — Released this morning, American VI: Ain’t No Grave features the final recordings Johnny Cash made with producer Rick Rubin before his death. Fans have begun asking Sony to release another Cash album, however, this one recorded some 40 years prior t... more info

Rolling Stone — • Armstrong, Anastasio to Honor Rock Hall of Fame Inductees • Slash: Velvet Revolver Still Seek Singer • Eric Clapton on Layla and Sobriety • How Beck Wound Up on Tobacco’s New LP • Johnny Cash Fans Want Bitter Tears Rerelease • EMI Pla... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — One of the most fascinating things about music is what the power of one song can do. When Johnny Cash first started his American Recordings with Rick Rubin during the 90s, it was seen with mild anticipation. Outside of Cash fans and the critics, ve... more info

411 Mania — It’s the final word from the Man In Black, as his final studio recordings (and the final songs he wrote) are issued as the sixth and last volume in the American Recordings series. What did Cash have to say in the last days of his life? And... more info

MSN Music — Last of Johnny Cash's `American Recordings' released more than 6 years after death more info