" KISS [ tickets ] Symphony, Alive IV in Concert from Melbourne, Australia" is airing on Pay Per View television through Jan. 31.

In celebration of the band's 30th anniversary, the 60-piece Melbourne Symphony backed KISS during a Feb. 28 show at Melbourne's Telstra Dome. The performance was filmed for the Pay Per View event and DVD, and was recorded for the CD "KISS Symphony: Alive IV."

Fans who purchase the Pay Per View event will receive the "KISS Symphony" DVD for free, according to KISS Online.

[Editor's Note: This item was edited on 12/17/2003 to reflect the correct end-date of the Pay Per View event.]

Rapper Raekwon [ tickets ] of Wu-Tang Clan [ tickets ] releases his third solo album, "The Lex Diamond Story," on Tuesday (12/16), according to Universal/Motown Records.

The disc features collaborations with Mobb Deep, Fat Joe, Sheek Louch and Wu-Tang members Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Cappadonna and Method Man.

Hip-hop/R&B star Mary J. Blige [ tickets ] married producer Kendu Isaacs at a Dec. 7 ceremony in New Jersey.

K.D. Lang will perform two concerts--on July 3 in Boston and on July 5 in Provincetown, MA--during a cruise organized by Olivia, a travel company that markets to lesbians. The Boston-to-Montreal cruise, which will follow a mass wedding ceremony in Boston, takes place July 3-10. More information is available at Olivia's official website.