T.I. “Likes” Making Hot 100 History (E! Online)

E! Online – House arrest has paid off big time for T.I.

Bitzer Joins RPM Managment
Ryan Bitzer joins Nashville-based RPM Management in the newly created position of chief strategy officer.

Billboard CD reviews (Reuters)
Reuters – Young Jeezy balances commercial/pop aspirations with core hip-hop sounds on “The Recession,” getting a lift from DJ Toomp, Drumma Boy, Midnight Black and longtime collaborator Shawty Redd on this sonically enjoyable follow-up to 2006′s “The Inspiration.” Previously criticized for strange rhymes and repeating lines, Jeezy delivers some great turns of phrase on songs like “Wordplay,” where he answers claims of glorifying drug dealing with the couplet, “They want wordplay and I got bird play.” Considering Jeezy’s admission that he’s a bit uncomfortable making female-skewed songs, the blend manifests itself most clearly on “Taking It There,” with Trey Songz crooning a romantic chorus. While fans may gravitate more toward cuts like “Vacation” and “Yeah,” “Taking It There” could wind up being the track Jeezy needs to cement himself as a mainstream artist and not just a favorite of rap aficionados.

Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog (AP)

AP – Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog.

Kings of Leon hoping for recognition at home (Reuters)
Reuters – Kings of Leon may be from Tennessee, but the rock band’s music has resonated in a bigger way overseas than it has in its own backyard.

Yearwood philosophical after emergency landing (AP)

AP – Trisha Yearwood had a harrowing experience on a recent flight to Oklahoma when her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Baltimore because of a cracked windshield.

Denver band Flobots all over town during DNC (AP)

AP – Colored wristbands run halfway up Stephen Brackett’s arm, each one marking a show he and his band, the Flobots, have played the last several days.

Lindsey Buckingham delivers “Gift” to fans (Reuters)
Reuters – Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham is getting ready to hit the road to promote a new album he considers “a little more accessible and familiar” than some of his other solo releases.

Q&A: Thicke reflects on race, music and “Something Else” (Reuters)

Reuters – It’s an unusually hot and humid summer night in Hollywood. A murmuring line of fans — mostly women — snakes around the Sunset Boulevard perimeter of the House of Blues. They’re waiting for one thing and one thing only: Robin Thicke.

Blogger Arrested Over Guns N’ Roses Leaks
Federal authorities say they have arrested a blogger suspected of streaming songs from Guns N’ Roses unreleased album, “Chinese Democracy,” on his Web site.

Jonas Brothers Begin Second Week At No. 1
Despite a huge drop-off from the gaudy numbers it posted last week, the Jonas Brothers begin a second week at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with “A Little Bit Longer.”

Yearwood philosophical after emergency landing (AP)

AP – Trisha Yearwood had a harrowing experience on a recent flight to Oklahoma when her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Baltimore because of a cracked windshield.