Imprisoned Spector returns to the musical stage by producing wife's album, calls it a 'gift'

With sweetness and soul, Aretha Franklin and Condoleezza Rice to make music at Philly concert

Gilliam to direct webcast of Arcade Fire concert at NYC's Madison Square Garden on YouTube

Black Eyed Peas 'I Gotta Feeling' hits 6 million-download mark; will.i.am talks new album

Here's our round-up of singers', rockers' and rappers' 20 coolest and funnest tweets from the past seven days. Be sure to tag @billboarddotcom to your favorite music retweets (and don't forget to follow us!)

Disturbed's last three albums have all debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and unless Susan Boyle drops a surprise last-minute record Aug. 31, its fifth album, "Asylum" (Reprise), will probably do the same.   

"Sometimes, y'know, s*** happens -- in this case literally," Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill tells Billboard.com. 

Continued coverage from Comic Con, where we talk to the cast and crew of "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show" about the animated programs' musical numbers.

Snoop Dogg posed with a thugged-out sea lion at Seaworld, Ke$ha banged on sideways drums, Soulja Boy showed off his tats, Justin Timberlake proved white men can jump and more.

The Chieftains created an Oscar award-winning soundtrack to the 1975 movie Barry Lyndon. In the decades since, the film industry has provided a platform for many commissions of new music drawn from Celtic roots and traditions. We listen to some memorable contributions for the cinema and small screen.

Beirut is home to some of the biggest Arab pop stars, but it's also home to a thriving independent music scene. Ziad Nawfal is a DJ with Radio Lebanon, and his choice for the city's song of summer is Mashrou' Leila's "Embembelela7," which borrows its main lyric from a Lebanese nursery rhyme and sets it to a harsh drumbeat.

Steeped in samba, Seu Jorge and Almaz is the name of the Brazilian singer, songwriter and actor's new album and band. Mostly performing cover songs, Jorge owns every track with his irresistibly melancholy, meandering style. Hear the album here until its release on July 27.

Tired of a life without adventure, last week Alt.Latino's Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras packed their bags and escaped to the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York to check out some exciting bands. In this episode, they play songs by their favorite acts at LAMC 2010, from a group of shy young Mexicans who went crazy on the banjo to a zombie-like Spanish punk rocker.

The band's latest album speaks to the experience of growing up American with Mexican roots. Inspired by the blues, rock 'n' roll and the American Southwest, David Hidalgo and Louie Perez are an adventurous songwriting team. Los Lobos' ability to fuse styles and translate vivid stories on Tin Can Trust can only come from playing for more than 30 years together.

The government says Univision's radio arm billed the company's record label for increased airplay.

Celebrated as a groundbreaking MC in Latin America, Tijoux blends her French-Chilean background with myriad other influences in "1977," a crazy quilt of rap, rhythm, strings and sentiment.

Amid reports that hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean may run for president of Haiti, NPR's Lee Hill explores whether the philanthropist and cultural ambassador is eligible.

Na h-Eileanan Samhraidh, The Summer Isles, is an archipelago lying at the mouth of a loch in the Highlands of Scotland. This is our notional departure point for a musical voyage through Hebrides in the light and warmth of the season.

A family dispute over some of the Lebanese singer's most famous songs has led to protests around the world. The children of Fairuz's brother-in-law own the rights to the songs, and are demanding approval before she is allowed to perform them.