AP - A Boston University graduate student accused of illegally swapping music online nonchalantly admitted in court Thursday that he has downloaded and shared hundreds of songs by Nirvana, Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins and other artists.

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AP - A Boston University graduate student was a kid who did what kids do when he swapped songs through file-sharing networks like Kazaa, his lawyer said Tuesday as his copyright-infringement trial began.

Investor's Business Daily - I'll say out of the gate that I'm not an early adopter. I don't wait in line to buy the latest iPhone. I rely on a four-year-old desktop PC running Windows XP. My laptop has a broken power cord and is missing two keys. I still listen to CDs more often than I pull out my MP3 player.

AP - Redneck Woman Gretchen Wilson and her longtime record label, Sony Music Nashville, have parted.

Reuters - The major music labels are planning a new digital album format that will debut with a tablet-like personal computer from Apple Inc in September, people familiar with the plans said on Monday.

AP - Apple Inc. and the four major recording labels are working on launching in the fall a music offering code-named Cocktail that aims to add value to digital albums sold on the online iTunes Store, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.

AP - In an era where downloaded singles far outpace the sales of complete CDs, putting out a concept album seems a quaint, if not futile, way to present new music.

Reuters - A spoof song which makes fun of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's hard man image as the savior of Russia's battered economy has been winning fans on the Internet.

PC World - On-demand music streaming company Spotify is readying an iPhone client for its service, and expects to release it in a matter of weeks.