The RCA debut by Clay Aiken, "Measure of a Man," has earned gold, platinum and double-platinum honors for U.S. shipments of more than 2 million units, according to November certifications by the RIAA. Also, the pop singer's remake of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" has become one of the few singles to be certified platinum this year.

Universal Music Southeast Asia is combining the operations of Universal Music Hong Kong and the major's Go East Entertainment subsidiary in the city. "We will streamline the two companies to generate more efficiencies," says Universal Southeast Asia president Harry Hui.

PayPal, a popular online payment service owned by eBay Inc., wants to become a payment option for digital music transactions. The company is offering reduced payment processing fees to a la carte download services that do high-volume business.

MTV will produce the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVIII, which sister Viacom company CBS will televise Feb. 1 from Houston's Reliant Stadium. Performing acts have not been announced.

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for civil-rights icon Rosa Parks to proceed with her lawsuit against rap group OutKast over a hit song with her name as its title. The justices let stand a U.S. appeals court ruling that reinstated Parks' claims against OutKast, LaFace Records, Arista Records and BMG.

The Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra (INSO) will perform a free concert tonight at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.