Briefly: Madonna, Barry Manilow, Pete Doherty, Les Paul

Madonna's publicist told RollingStone.com that Madonna probably will embark on a world tour this spring.

Spokesperson Liz Rosenberg reportedly said that Madonna isn't likely to make a final decision about touring until early March, but that "it looks good." Rosenberg added that if she does tour, Madonna's setlists probably would focus on her latest album, "Confessions on a Dance Floor."

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Barry Manilow's new set, "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties," enters this week's Billboard 200 at No. 1, marking the artist's first chart-topping album in almost 29 years.

Manilow edges out Mary J. Blige's "The Breakthrough," which jumps two notches to No. 2 on the chart.

Tenor Andrea Bocelli's "Amore" enters the chart at No. 3, while Jamie Foxx's "Unpredictable" slips one place to No. 4.

Rounding out the Top 5 is the Tony Award-winning Heather Headley's "In My Mind."

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Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty reportedly was sentenced Wednesday (2/8) to 12 months of community service in connection with a Jan. 27 drug-possession charge, to which he'd pleaded guilty on Jan. 27. He also was ordered to undergo monthly drug tests.

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Guitar legend Les Paul was unable to attend his planned 90th birthday celebration in Los Angeles on Tuesday (2/7) because he was hospitalized in his home state of New Jersey.

According the Bergen County Record, Paul was admitted to the hospital on Friday (2/3) after X-rays showed that he had fluid in his lungs. He reportedly is in good condition.

"The worst is over," Paul said in a statement. "I am doing better. I am grateful to all my friends for their thoughts and will be back shortly making them laugh."