The Donnas will join Jane's Addiction, Audioslave, Incubus and others on Lollapalooza's main stage this summer . . . Following her Grammy sweep last week, Norah Jones claimed the top spot on the British album chart for the first time, as sales of her "Come Away With Me" surpassed nine million copies worldwide . . . Toby Keith leads all nominees for the Country Music Awards with eight nominations . . . Ashanti is working on a follow-up to her self-titled debut that she hopes to release this summer . . . Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue and Justin Timberlake lead the nominees for the second annual American Dance Music Awards. Dirty Vegas and Mariah Carey are among the other nominees . . . The Rolling Stones have confirmed an April 1st date in Beijing and one three days in Shanghai, the band's first ever shows in China. Peter Gabriel will tour North America this summer . . . Foxy Brown will release "Ill Nana 2: The Fever" on May 6th. Lauryn Hill guests on the track "Everyday People" . . . Snoop Dogg will host "Doggy Fizzle Televizzle," a variety show that will run on MTV this spring and summer . . . The Eagles have expanded their "Farewell" tour to run though July, and will continue to add dates to the itinerary . . . Judas Priest release the double-disc "Live in London" April 8th. A DVD version of the performances came out last year . . . Annie Lennox will tour the U.S. in March and April to support her upcoming album "Bare, due June 10th. Madonna has signed a deal with Penguin Group to publish five illustrated children's books she's already written. The first, called The English Roses, will hit shelves in September . . . Pop singer Anastacia will undergo a six-week course of radiation therapy to eradicate breast cancer doctors discovered in January. She had surgery to remove the tumor last month, and her prognosis is good . . . Bob Dylan and Sheryl Crow will play this year's SunFest in West Palm Beach, Florida, from April 30th to May 4th . . . Bruce Springsteen made Ticketmaster history by selling out seven July dates at Giant's Stadium in one day . . . Five-time Grammy winner Norah Jones recently released the DVD Norah Jones Live in New Orleans, featuring new material.

Sinead O'Connor's recent concert in Dublin will air on Freeview, DitrecTV's free-of-charge performance showcase . . . The Mooney Suzuki, The Raveonettes, Longwave and White Light Motorcade will headline the Advance Warning Tour, which kicks off March 13th. . . 50 Cent will release a DVD including new songs, concert clips and behind-the-scenes footage later this month. He will tour the U.S. for twenty-seven dates beginning later this month . . . The 17th Annual Soul Train Awards named Ashanti's Foolish and Musiq's Juslisen best album. LL Cool J and Mariah Carey received Lifetime Achievement Awards . . . P. Diddy will expand his restaurant chain by opening another Justin's in downtown Detroit.

(March 4, 2003)