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

VH1 News — Metallica's Death Magnetic tops the Billboar albums chart, despite the fact that it was released on Friday. more info

Kings of A&R — Q Prime, an old school management firm that handles Metallica and The Red Hot Chili Peppers will launch a record label called Mom & Pop music company. “Our ambition is not to be ‘indie’ or ‘major.” Instead, we are striv... more info

AP - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has shared the world stage with Britain's queen, the pope and the Dalai Lama. more info

Rolling Stone — The Big News: Metallica only needed four days to storm to the top of the charts, as the current cover boys sold 490,000 copies since its Friday release. While the shortened week prevented the band from setting a personal one-week sales record, they d... more info

Starpulse — Rockers Metallica are desperate for an upcoming band to "steal their thunder" and knock them off the top of the charts.[...] Read more! more info

Chicago Tribune — LONDON (AP) _ Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has shared the world stage with Britain's queen, the pope and the Dalai Lama. more info

DrownedInSound — Mastering engineer claims new Metallica album Death Magnetic sounds better on Guitar Hero than it does via the CD release due to excessive compression more info

Rolling Stone — Death Magnetic is finally here, and so is the Metallica cover of Rolling Stone. Pick up the new issue today to find out what it took to make their heaviest record in decades, plus how they continue to deal with ego clashes and the fallout of Some Kin... more info