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New Eminem, 50 Cent Songs Hit Radio, Web There's still no solidified release dates for upcoming Interscope albums from Eminem and 50 Cent, but new music from both acts has emerged in the past 24 hours. Eminem's "Crack a Bottle," which features 50 as well as Dr. Dre, leaked online today (Jan Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Dead At 60 Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich., according to local police. He was 60. There was no sign of foul play or drug use; police estimate Asheton died on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. Stars Set For Super Bowl Party Performances Top music acts have begun lining up performances in conjunction with Super Bowl XLIII, to be held Feb. 1 in Tampa, Fla. Aerosmith Gets Back To Work After '08 Break After its members spent most of 2008 recovering from a variety of medical ailments, Aerosmith is ready to return to work on its next studio album, according to a Web post yesterday (Jan. 5) from drummer Joey Kramer. Annie Readies Album After Island Split After a worldwide record deal with Island Records collapsed last year, Norwegian electropop songstress Annie is forging ahead with plans to release her second album, "Don't Stop," sometime in 2009. Leona Lewis To Write Autobiography Leona Lewis, who won U.K. talent TV show "The X Factor" in 2006 and topped charts around the world with her debut album "Spirit," has signed a deal to pen her autobiography with publishing house Hodder & Stoughton. iTunes Dumps DRM, Adds Variable Pricing At the MacWorld conference today (Jan. 6) in San Francisco, Apple Inc. confirmed reports that all four majors were now onboard to deliver DRM-free music through the iTunes Music Store. Springsteen Goes Free With Amazon, 'Guitar Hero' Bruce Springsteen is offering free downloads through Amazon.com and "Guitar Hero" in the run-up to the Jan. 27 release of his next Columbia album, "Working on a Dream." Rumors are also swirling that the Boss will co-headline at the Bonnaroo and Glast Radiohead Snags Kraftwerk For Spring Shows Radiohead has drafted legendary German electronica act Kraftwerk to support its spring tour of Latin America, which begins March 15-16 in Mexico City. Kraftwerk will also play headlining shows April 25-26 in Wolfsburg, Germany. Burke, Take That Reign Again On U.K. Charts As Alexandra Burke's "Hallelujah" (Syco Music/Sony BMG) started a third week as the U.K.'s No. 1 single yesterday (Jan. 4) and Take That's "The Circus" (Polydor) a fifth atop the album chart, top newcomer status went to much-feted electronica star La

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