• Jessica Simpson’s first foray into country music has emerged with the song “Come On Over.” Explaining her move from pop to country, her father/manager Joe Simpson said “I think country is the only pure genre left.” Listen to the song here.
• Rapper LL Cool J will design a line of kids’ clothes for the department store Sears. Among the clothes is a tattoo-embroidered jacket and a T-shirt featuring LL’s lyrics.
• U2’s Bono received an honorary degree yesterday from Japan’s Keio University for his contribution to music and humanitarian causes.
• The original members of the Simple Minds will reunite for the first time in twenty-seven years to begin work on a new album.

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