Despite a slow, arduous recovery process in the hurricane ravaged region, the Voodoo Music Festival draws nearly 25,000 people to New Orleans' Riverview Park. The show is headlined by Nine Inch Nails, whose frontman, Trent Reznor, lived in New Orleans for many years. Other performers include Queens Of The Stone Age, Tiesto, the Bravery, the New York Dolls, Secret Machines, Kermit Ruffins, Jon Cleary and the Rebirth Brass Band. "It was a surreal environment in that there was no chaos," says organizer Stephen Rehage. More...

New York rappers Jay-Z and Nas end their longtime feud and promoted peace onstage during New York radio station Power 105.1's Power House concert at New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena. The show also featured appearances by Kanye West and Diddy. More...

Recording of the Michael Jackson-penned single "From the Bottom of My Heart" -- a project aiming to raise funds for victims of recent hurricanes -- gets underway in Los Angeles. Although originally expected to be an all-star affair on par with "We Are the World," a spokesperson says, "he didn't need as many artists as he originally had planned for" when it came time to record. Jackson was not on hand for the sessions, but sources confirm Ciara, Snoop Dogg and Shirley Caesar were among those who were. More...

The Killers headline the inaugural U.S. edition of the U.K.-founded Download Festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. Performers include Modest Mouse, the Arcade Fire, Doves and H.I.M.

In an attempt to steal his Lamborghini, three gunmen shoot rapper Cam'ron in the arm.

Drummer Tommy Lee sustains burns on his face and body during a Motley Crue concert in Casper, Wyo. Suspended 30 feet above the stage, he is bombarded by explosions from pyrotechnics that are part of the act.

Infinity names former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth as a replacement for Howard Stern, who will exit at the end of this year. Stern is headed for satellite broadcaster Sirius. More...

Haitian-born Fugees principal Wyclef Jean signs a deal with HBO to produce and star in a comedy series loosely based on his life. More...

LEGALITIES:

The Game is arrested in North Carolina after refusing to take off his mask while he hands out candy to kids in a mall. Police also accuse him and his entourage of bad behavior and swearing.

DMX is sentenced to 60 days in jail for a number of incidents over the past year, including bout of road rage, speedy driving and getting into a car accident.

Apple is issued a class-action lawsuit over is iPod Nano. Plaintiffs claim the screen is easily damaged and that Apple, though aware of the problem, chose to release the product regardless.

Ronald Isley pleads not guilty to charges of tax evasion. Prosecutors say that the veteran R&B singer demanded his tour fees to be paid in cash so as to make it impossible to determine exactly what he profits.

Boy George is arrested on drug charges after police paid him a visit at his New York apartment. The singer had called them to file a false report on a break-in.

Eminem sues five ringtone companies over the use of his songs without permission.

Dancehall/reggae artist Buju Banton is arrested on assault charges after he and a group of men allegedly beat six other men, who were believed to be homosexuals.

Comedian Richard Pryor sues Universal Music Group for allegedly marketing and selling 11 of his recordings without having the license to do so. More...