Singer Celine Dion [ tickets ] and photographer Anne Geddes--best known for her photos of costumed babies--are collaborating on "The Miracle Project," which is billed as "a compelling, powerful, and inspiring collection of songs and images [that] will honor the moving, tender, and unbreakable bond of love that exists between a mother and her baby."

The "body of work" will be distributed through music and booksellers beginning in October of 2004, according to a press release.

System of a Down is holed up in a Los Angeles rehearsal space, writing and rehearsing material for a new album, according to the group's publicist. The band, which hadn't written songs together for more than two years, is expected to release a new album by the end of 2004.

Napster, the former file-swapping network that was shut down two years ago in the wake of a flurry of lawsuits, will re-launch as a pay service on Oct. 29. The new Napster will charge customers 99 cents to download a single song and $9.95 to download a full album.

Roxio purchased the Napster name in a bankruptcy proceeding for about $5 million.

An Oct. 30 Rock the Vote benefit concert at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong Park will feature performances by N.E.R.D. [ tickets ], Clipse [ tickets ] and Spymob. All proceeds will benefit the non-profit organization, which aims to get young people involved in the political process.