MP3Board.com--currently embroiled in a copyright-infringement lawsuit with the Recording Industry Association of America--has, according to a CNet.com report, devised a new strategy as part of its defense: blame AOL.

In a complaint filed on Monday (8/23), MP3Board.com has reportedly claimed that, should it be found guilty of copyright infringement, AOL-Time Warner should share the blame, since many of the MP3s found by searching MP3Board.com’s site are results from Gnutella, which was created by an AOL-subsidiary.

De La Soul [ tickets ] will make its first U.K. appearance in over two years on Monday (8/28) at London's Notting Hill Carnival, where they will perform a set and also have a float in the parade. A spokesperson for the group's label Tommy Boy told liveDaily that the band hopes to bring its successful Spitkicker tour to the U.K. at the beginning of 2001.

Britney Spears [ tickets ] will give advice as an online "Agony Aunt" for teenagers on the BBC's "So..." website until Sept. 8.

The Cleveland Free Times printed this statistic:

Number of fan websites:
Britney: 176
Christina: 156

British boy band 5ive has deserted its current Asian tour after Abs Breen, Scott Robinson and Ritchie Neville were struck with "exhaustion," an RCA spokesperson told LiveDaily.

Launch reported that Badfinger frontman Joey Molland fell off a stage in Washington state and fractured his leg. The band said it has no plans to cancel any shows.