MUSIC: THE STARS, THE GOSSIPS AND THE NEWS

Ashlee Simpson redeems herself on 'SNL'. Ashlee Simpson sang -- really, she did -- without incident on "Saturday Night Live" in her return to the scene of last year's lip-synch fiasco. "I wrote this song after my last 'Saturday Night Live' appearance," she said, introducing the mournful "Catch Me When I Fall." She belted out the song with gusto, the only boost seeming to come....

Boy George nabbed on narcotics charge. Boy George was arraigned on drug charges early Saturday, nearly 24 hours after calling the police emergency line to report what he said was a burglary in his Manhattan apartment, authorities said. The British singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, claimed his home had been burglarized around 3 a.m. Friday, said Detective Kevin Czartoryski, a police spokesman. Officers arrived at O'Dowd's...

Jessica and Nick deny breakup rumours. Another day, another divorce story about Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. Magazine reports prompted representatives for the pop star couple to issue statements Wednesday denying they have split -- although semantically speaking, the statements left room for a future breakup. "Nick and Jessica have not separated," said a statement issued on behalf of Simpson and Lachey. "Rumours to the contrary are simply not true." In an e-mail to The Associated Press...

Eminem publisher chasing ring-tone loot. Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's publishing companies have filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop his songs from being used as cellphone ring tones. In the suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, Mich.-based Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated are seeking a court order...

Nobody's gonna rain on this Wolf Parade.Riders on the storm. Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner is talking on a cellphone as drummer Arlen Thompson drives the band's tour van through pouring rain, midway into a 20-hour drive from Vancouver to Chicago. It's an image befitting Wolf Parade's recently acquired status as indie rock's next big thing. The makings of the tempest: Heirs to hometown brethren the Arcade Fire's regal torch; unwitting beneficiaries of the media blitz surrounding all things Montreal music; anointed by Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock, who produced the band's...