Briefly: Oasis, Toby Keith, Michelle Branch, Jay-Z, Clay Walker
Oasis will head into the studio early next year with Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes--the production team behind Death In Vegas.
According to Oasis' official website, the group decided to work with the pair after a recent meeting "went well."
No target date has been announced for a new Oasis album.
Toby Keith 's fourth album, "Shock'N Y'all," sold about 585,000 copies during its first week in stores to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart, according to industry sources. It is the country singer's second straight No. 1 album.
Sarah McLachlan's "Afterglow," the singer's first studio album in six years, sold more than 360,000 copies to debut at No. 2. The compilation album "NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 14" sold more than 320,000 copies, and enters the chart at No. 3.
"The Very Best of Sheryl Crow" makes its chart debut at No. 4, and OutKast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" falls from No. 1 to No. 5.
Michelle Branch will headline this year's Major League Soccer Cup halftime show, which entertainer Daisy Fuentes will host. The show takes place during the Nov. 23 MLS final, which airs live on ABC Sports.
Rapper Jay-Z 's line of black Reebok shoes, dubbed "S.Carter Collection by Rbk," is scheduled to hit stores on Nov. 28. The shoe will be unveiled "in limited quantities" at Reebok's website, at Foot Locker and Champs Sports shoes in the U.S., and at select athletic specialty stores internationally, according to Reebok.
Country singer Clay Walker will receive the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Ambassador of the Year Award during the organization's national conference in Miami this week, according to a press release. Walker, 33, has battled MS for seven years. He regularly works to educate people about the disease and to raise money for MS research.
Oasis set to 'Dig Out' new album after tour [June 2008]
Toby Keith And Friends Raise Big Bucks For Charity [June 2008]
Festival Guide: Pemberton Festival, Pemberton, BC [June 2008]
Festival Guide: Virgin Festival 2008 Toronto Island Park, Toronto [June 2008]
NBC Television Show Honors US Troops [May 2008]
Death Cab for Cutie logs first No. 1 album [May 2008]
Madonna's "Confessions on a Dance Floor" tour
The Duke Spirit on stage and in the studio
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks
Metallica at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, CA
R.E.M. at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA
Herbie Hancock at the Sonoma Jazz Festival
Brad Paisley, Jack Ingram and Kellie Pickler
Dengue Fever at The Independent, San Francisco, CA

