Elton John has ended his feud with George Michael that began two years ago, when John told reporters Michael seemed to be in a "strange place" and suggested he was wasting his talent. "George and I are fine," John said on a British talk show Friday.

The British government has granted a suburban basement where the Beatles played some of their earliest gigs protected heritage status, meaning it has "special architectural or historic interest," and can never be demolished. The venue still contains original artwork by the band and musical equipment from the '60s.

Police seized about 40,000 bootlegged discs and numerous CD and DVD burners in a raid that the industry is calling a significant blow to the nation's piracy market.

A judge tossed out part of former Beach Boy Mike Love's $2 million lawsuit that claims ex-bandmate Al Jardine illegally used the surf band's name at performances.

Christie Brinkley has officially filed for divorce from her estranged husband, Peter Cook, two months after reports surfaced of his alleged affair with an 18-year-old employee. Meanwhile, Brinkley and Billy Joel's 20-year-old daughter, Alex Ray, fainted before a performance Saturday night. The aspiring singer attributed the spell to "stress, lack of sleep and overall exhaustion" on her MySpace page.

Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger's girlfriend from the '60s, has canceled a world tour after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The 59-year-old singer is expected to make a full recovery.

Keith Urban has announced that his upcoming album will be titled Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Thing.

INXS has canceled its European tour because guitarist Tim Farriss needs knee surgery, the band said on its Website.

Russian parliament has turned down a lawmaker's proposal to send Madonna into space as a passenger on a Russian flight to the international space station in 2008.

Starwave Mobile are developing a cell phone game based on Beyoncé Knowles' House of Dereon clothing line.

MTV's little brother, 24-hour college network mtvU, have announced the nominees for the 2006 Woodies, the only awards honoring music voted best by the college demographic. Indie darlings Arctic Monkeys and Imogen Heap nabbed three noms apiece; the winners to be announced Oct. 25.

The British Royal Mail are honoring the Beatles by issuing six commemorative stamps based on the band's classic album covers.

Religious groups in Moscow are again protesting Madonna's mock-crucifixion scene. The pop star is scheduled to perform in the Russian city Tuesday.

KISS singer Paul Stanley and wife Erin Sutton welcomed a baby boy, Colin Michael Stanley, on Sept. 6, People reports. "Lucky for him, he looks just like his mother," Stanley told the magazine.

Mick Jagger has signed on to co-produce the animated film Ruby Tuesday, through his Jagged Films production slate, per Daily Variety. As part of the deal, 12 Rolling Stones songs will be featured on the soundtrack.

Sean Combs has agreed to stop using the name Diddy in the U.K. as part of a settlement with British music producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove, who sued the rap mogul for unfair competition.

Fergie told Time magazine that she struggled with crystal meth addiction in the past. "It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," the singer told the magazine.