Briefly: Tool, Pearl Jam, Great White, Ne-Yo
Pearl Jam 's new, self-titled album enters the chart at No. 2, with about 279,000 copies sold, according to Billboard.
Making its chart debut at No. 3 is Mobb Deep 's "Blood Money," while the soundtrack to Disney's "High School Musical" rises three notches to the No. 4 slot. Rounding out the Top 5 is Rascal Flatts' "Me and My Gang."
A Providence, RI, judge sentenced former Great White tour manager Daniel Biechele to serve four years in prison for his part in a 2003 nightclub fire in which 100 people died.
Biechele pleaded guilty in February to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the case; he admitted to lighting the pyrotechnics that started the fire during a Great White concert.
The two owners of The Station nightclub, which burned to the ground, have pleaded not guilty to 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter (two counts for each person killed). They are accused of illegally installing a highly flammable soundproofing foam at the club.
R&B singer Ne-Yo had planned to perform at Mercy High School in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills, MI, but school officials reportedly have nixed the show due to the sexually explicit lyrics on his debut album.
The school's students won the concert in a radio-station sponsored seat-belt use contest, according to local news reports.
The radio station reportedly will reschedule the concert at the as-yet unnamed school that finished second in the contest.
Weekend Ticketing: Rod Stewart, Eagles, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Alicia Keys [April 2008]
Weekend Ticketing: Pearl Jam, Kenny Chesney, Rod Stewart, Tim McGraw, Alicia Keys [April 2008]
Pearl Jam announces spring dates [March 2008]
Eddie Vedder plans first solo trek [February 2008]
Bonnaroo nabs Pearl Jam, Metallica [February 2008]


Trace Adkins expands busy schedule
We Are Scientists plot 'Thrust' toward summer
Xiu Xiu seeing 'Women' on summer tour
David Cook claims 'Idol' crown
Death Cab for Cutie logs first No. 1 album
Reconstructed Sweet maps summer comeback plan
Janet Jackson reveals initial tour dates
The Fiery Furnaces promote democracy in songwriting, plot summer dates
Gretchen Wilson gets to work on summer trek, new album
R. Kelly's child pornography trial finally begins
Tina Turner piles on the shows


VH1, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters Honor The Who
The Raconteurs, Justice Headline Treasure Island Fest
Former Music Mogul Gets 25 Years
LiveDaily Song of the Day: Lili Haydn - "Strawberry Street"
LiveDaily News Break, May 22: Gretchen Wilson, Miley Cyrus, The Fiery Furnaces and more
Sheryl Crow Cancels St. Louis Show
Miley Cyrus Breaks Out From Hannah Montana Persona
LiveDaily Song of the Day: Black Francis - "The Seus (Infadels Mix)"
LiveDaily News Break, May 21: Janet Jackson, Toby Keith, Amos Lee and more
LiveDaily Song of the Day: Joseph Arthur - "Rages of Babylon"

