Plus: Beyonce Not Pregnant, Lady Gaga Cancels in France

Beyoncé Not Pregnant, Says Mom
Contrary to reports that Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z are expecting their first child, B"s mother Tina Knowles appeared on Ellen yesterday to say that rumors of her daughter's pregnancy are "not true." [TMZ]

Kings of Leon, Sugarland Battle for 'Billboard 200' Top Spot
Sugarland's new album The Incredible Machine is expected to edge out Kings of Leon's Come Around Sundown for the Number One spot on next week's Billboard 200. Forecasters predict Incredible Machine will sell in the 220,000 range, about 30,000 more than Come Around Sundown, which would prevent the Followill clan from scoring their first-ever Number One. [ Billboard ]

Lady Gaga's Paris Concert Postponed By Strikes
Transportation concerns stemming from a refinery worker's strike in France have forced Lady Gaga to postpone two concerts from this weekend. The shows will now happen in December. [Lady Gaga]

Far*East Movement Take Number One on Hot 100
It took 10 weeks and several Number Two finishes, but the Far*East Movement's "Like a G6" finally captured the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The band become the first artist since D4L and 2006's "Laffy Taffy" to take the top spot with their first charting single. [Billboard.biz]

Sirius XM Launches Pearl Jam Station
To celebrate Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary, happening on October 22nd, Sirius XM will launch a station dedicated to the Seattle rockers. It will kick off with a broadcast of Pearl Jam's 10th anniversary show in Las Vegas on October 22nd, 2000, plus highlights from the band's first-ever concert at Seattle's Off Camp Café on October 22nd, 1990. The station will also feature unreleased music from the band's personal music library, tracks from their solo projects, their greatest hits and more. [Press Release]

Plus: Smashing Pumpkins plan new EP, White Stripes single sells for $18,000 and more.

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Song Stories

“Is It True”

Brenda Lee | 1964

As the British Invasion reached its peak in 1964, Brenda Lee went from Nashville to London to record one of her hardest-rocking hits, her perky vocal backed by a stuttering, squalling guitar. That guitar was played by session musician Jimmy Page, yet to skyrocket to fame with first the Yardbirds and then Led Zeppelin. "She said to me, 'I've come here to make a record with the British sound,'" remembered producer Mickie Most. "She felt she wouldn't get the same sound in Nashville because they're only just catching up on the British beat group sound of about six months ago."

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