» The BBC is set to launch a download store where it will sell the tracks that it has exclusive rights to, like live performaces on BBC Radio 1, along with others. They also have the full rights to record and broadcast Glastonbury, so those recordings will likely make an appearance.

» Amazon, along with IMDB, has released a website set to be a wiki for music information. According to their own square introduction: "We've got fab ways to explore the super-connected music universe. Best of all, if anything's wrong or missing, then you can fix it in a jiffy with our groovy edit mode!"

» Beyonce's painless amputation: Beyonce has said she's over being a pop star, but really into being Sasha, her persona who feels no pain: "I have out-of-body experiences. If I cut my leg, if I fall, I don't even feel it. I'm so fearless, I'm not aware of my face or my body."

» The Rest, in short: The Music call download culture mean to young bands and guilty of making music too disposable; ISP's may see retail in their future, if they comply with Britian's wannabe RIAA, the BPI; Henry Rollins recounts sending letters to Charles Manson; Just like always, the republican candidate has trouble picking out a theme song; X-tina releases her latest compilation only through Target; Bjork senses sexism; FOTC spots its demise; Kanye West ends boycott of MTV video awards; A Bob Dylan line of harmonicas is on its way.

» Obits, in short: Jerry Reed, 71.