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Briefly: Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Aaron Neville, Leif Garrett, Vernon Reid

Mary J. Blige's "The Breakthrough"--which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart three weeks ago, but was bumped to No. 2 for the last two weeks by Jamie Foxx's "Unpredictable"--returns to the top of the chart this week.

Briefly: 50 Cent, Foghat, 'American Idol,' The Roots

About 364,000 copies of rapper 50 Cent's "The Massacre" were sold last week, just enough to hold off the latest "NOW That's What I Call Music!" hits compilation, which sold about 361,000 copies.

Briefly: Norah Jones, Diana Ross, Vernon Reid, Kanye West, Duran Duran

"Feels Like Home," the sophomore release from singer/pianist Norah Jones seems to feel at home atop of the U.S. album chart.

Stars to converge on New York for blues benefit concert

A diverse group of blues, rock, rap, country and jazz artists--among them B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Chuck D and Vernon Reid--will perform at "Salute to the Blues," a Feb. 7 benefit concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

Living Colour gears up for reunion tour

Living Colour, who reunited last December for a surprise concert in New York City, will set out on a full-fledged U.S. and European tour this year. The outing--the group’s first since disbanding six years ago--will begin in May with a series of dates in the Western U.S.