People.com — With a new No. 1 country album, the singer will perform at a rape crisis center benefit more info

Pop Crunch — Jessica Simpson is celebrating the No. 1 debut of her first country album. The “retired” pop singer’s country-inspired effort, Do You Know, landed atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart after selling 65,000 since its release last Tuesda... more info

Detroit Free Press — 5th Annual Showdown in Motown: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25. Magic Stick, $20. Jessica Simpson: 8 p.m. Sept. 25. Caesars Windsor, $50. Mogwai: And more, 8 p.m. Sept. 25. The Crofoot Ballroom, $18. Steve Forbert: 8 p.m. Sept. 25. The Ark, $20, $27. more info

Dlisted — .....on the country music charts. I'm surprised it sold even 1 copy, let alone 65,000 copies. Jessica Simpson's album Do You Know (without the question mark) also debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 100. Metallica's Death Magnetic wa... more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Metallica's first album in five years soared to No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, while Jessica Simpson's country debut and hip-hop icon LL Cool J's label swan song faltered. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Metallica's first album in five years soared to No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, while Jessica Simpson's country debut and hip-hop icon LL Cool J's label swan song faltered. more info

E! Online — There's no doubt that Death becomes Metallica, much to the chagrin of Jessica Simpson. Metallica's first new album in half a decade, Death Magnetic, shot straight to No. 1,... more info

Unreality Music — Here’s a bunch of cool music-related blog posts I’ve come across recently. Jessica Simpson Makes Her Country Debut: Do You Know All of the highs combined with her natural twang make her sound like a chipmunk soaked in violins and myriad other tra... more info

MTV.com News — Friday release doesn't hurt sales for band's first album in five years.By Chris Harris Metallica's Death Magnetic Photo: WEA/ Reprise Three short days was all it took for Metallica to outsell every other album on next week's Billboard albu... more info

MTV.com News — Early estimates have band's first studio set in five years selling 500,000-plus.By Chris Harris Metallica's James Hetfield Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images On Friday, Metallica released their ninth album, the Rick Rubin-helmed Death Magn... more info