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The GAME, a.k.a Jayceon Taylor, was arrested in Burbank, California, Saturday on charges of possessing a deadly weapon after being pulled over by police for a traffic violation. While searching the Compton rapper's vehicle, police found brass knuckles and took the Game into custody. He was released on $20,000 bail and is set to appear in court next month. In April, a warrant was issued for the Game's arrest after he missed a March 28th court date stemming from an incident in which the rapper was arrested in a North Carolina mall and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Rolling Stones Postpone Fifteen Shows

The ROLLING STONES announced Wednesday that the first fifteen European dates of their summer European A Bigger Bang tour have been postponed while guitarist KEITH RICHARDS recovers from a head injury he sustained during a fall April 27th in Fiji. French promoters announced yesterday that two Rolling Stones performances set for June 3rd and July 2nd had already been postponed. Organizers now expect the tour to begin sometime in July, and the revised dates will be announced shortly.

Chris Martin Serenade Costs Just $10,000!

COLDPLAY's CHRIS MARTIN will perform a single song in the living room of a London elementary school student as part of a charity auction held by the Canonbury Primary School. Martin fetched approximately $10,000 for the gig, to go towards a new resource and IT center for the institution. The singer became involved in the event through the band's manager, whose child attends the school.

Joan Baez Makes Peaceful Protest

Folk singer and longtime social activist JOAN BAEZ, along with JULIA "BUTTERFLY" HILL -- who resided in a Northern California redwood for more than two years to prevent it from being cut down -- are living inside a tree to draw attention to the plight of hundreds of families in Los Angeles whose fourteen-acre urban farm is being threatened with demolition. Two platforms have been placed inside the tree, which is being occupied in shifts. The threat comes after the nonprofit the Trust for Public Land was unable to come up with the more than $16 million needed to buy the site. Most of the residents facing eviction are working-class immigrants.

Brooks and Dunn, Underwood Come Up Honky-Tonk Royalty

The 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony, hosted by REBA McENTIRE, was held last night in Las Vegas, honoring the best and brightest the genre has to offer. Among the big winners were BROOKS AND DUNN, the highest-selling duo in country music history, who picked up their twentieth and twenty-first honors -- more than any artists in the award show's history. Also taking home multiple awards were previous American Idol winner CARRIE UNDERWOOD, for top new female vocalist and single of the year, and BRAD PAISLEY, for album of the year and vocal event of the year (with DOLLY PARTON). Other winners included KEITH URBAN, KENNY CHESNEY and SUGARLAND. Performers at the show included Underwood, Paisley, Urban, Chesney, RASCAL FLATTS, DIERKS BENTLEY, BIG AND RICH, TOBY KEITH, and MARTINA McBRIDE. A medley of songs honoring the late great BUCK OWENS, who died in March, was also performed.

Babyshambles Lose Record Deal

BABYSHAMBLES -- fronted by KATE MOSS' now infamous ex-boyfriend PETE DOHERTY -- no longer have a record deal. Although the band released its debut album in America just this year, it appears Babyshambles have been dropped from their label. While representatives from Rough Trade Records maintain the relationship came to a "natural end," a recent incident in which Doherty allegedly squirted a syringe of his own blood at an MTV camera crew might have been a factor in the decision.

Ludacris, Kanye West Facing Copycat Allegations

LUDACRIS was in a New York courtroom Tuesday to face allegations that he and KANYE WEST stole the hook of their 2003 hit "Stand Up" from another song, New Jersey outfit IOF's "Straight Like That." Although "Straight Like That" never made it past college radio, its writers contend that Ludacris heard the song and that representatives from his record company contacted its producers. Jurors listened to both songs, each of which repeats the phrase "like that" more than eighty times.