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Music News: Diva makes screen debut in Screen Gems pic -- Christina Aguilera will make her screen debut for Screen Gems in 'Burlesque,' a contemporary musical that Steven Antin will direct. Antin wrote a script that was revised by 'Erin Brockovich' scribe Susannah Grant.

We know, Mom. We don't have to get you anything. You don't want to be a bother. But you wouldn't turn down a fashionable netbook, a top-notch camera, or a cool music player, right?

The Nokia E71x is now available from AT&T’s website for only $99.99 after a mail-in rebate. The 3G smartphone features a Voice-guided GPS navigation, Wi-Fi connectivity, HTML browser, music player and a 3.2MP camera. Its battery boasts up to 4 hours of talk time or up to 12 days of standby time. [AT&T]

It's one of the sure signs that summer is just around the corner: Celebrate Brooklyn! has released its summer 2009 lineup for music, dance and film events.

GTA masterminds are cultural titansUS magazine Time has described Sam and Dan Houser as the most influential people in the world - within their 'artists and entertainment' section. The innovations of the Grand Theft Auto series sees the Rockstar pioneers topping the category, while drawing parallels with Charles Dickens in the process. 'But what makes the Housers' creation unparalleled is that their games have a take on american cultural history,' offers Simpsons producer Matt Selman, according to Kotaku. 'A smart take. A take that solidifies the culture's vision of its recent past. Was it a prominent film or book or record that defined how we look back on gang-era Los Angeles? No, it was a video game that uses movies, music and writing to a greater effect. 'Who better summarized and satirized the drug-dealing Miami of the '80s? Or the New York City of now? The Housers are doing the work of Tom Wolfe, creating tapestries of modern times as detailed as those of Balzac or Dickens. At

Growing up in New York, Diana Jones devoured the music of Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris. She left home at the age of 15 in search of her roots, and discovered them in the music of the Eastern Tennessee hills. Jones' latest album is Better Times Will Come, a vivid 11-song collection that's biographical in nature.

Music Reviews: Pete Seeger's best-known acolytes turned out en masse for the four-hour perf

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico began to emerge from its swine flu isolation and tried to reclaim its bustle Tuesday, vendors once again hawking their goods amid the familiar noise of busy traffic and music blaring from Street stands....

The New York-based group Sonic Youth has been making some of the most inspired and influential rock music of the past quarter century. The band is about to release its 16th studio album and its first for the Matador record label. The Eternal won't be out until June 9, but you can hear an early cut on this edition of All Songs Considered. Also on the program: Bat For Lashes, Mamer, Marianne Dissard, Mulatu Astatke and Heliocentrics, and Manchester Orchestra.

As seen in 'Days of Our Lives' music video, Juelz Santana is driving around the city and lingering in studio.