Lil' Kim duets with Phil Collins on the latter's "In the Air Tonight," which will be included on Urban Renewal, a collection of Collins' hits covered by R&B artists. The album, also featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, Brandy, Kelis and others, is due February 11th . . . Natalia Imbruglia and Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns got engaged last month; the couple has not yet set a wedding date . . . Alan Jackson, Montgomery Gentry, .38 Special, George Jones and Lynyrd Skynyrd have contributed tracks to The Songs of Hank Williams Jr. (A Bocephus Celebration), due February 11th . . .

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Wire and the Breeders will perform at the Los Angeles All Tomorrow's Parties festival, set for June 18-19 . . . Blues legend Bobby "Blue" Bland will release his new album, Blues at Midnight, on March 11th . . . Daft Punk, Alex Gopher, Air and others will be featured on the two-CD compilation, Sourcelabs (The Best of), due January 28th . . . John Doe will begin a thirteen-date tour on February 14th in Los Angeles . . . Patti LaBelle has recorded "Way Up There" as a CD-single; the song will also be used by NASA as its official song . . .

(January 6, 2003)