AP - In Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 stories about New Year’s Eve parties, The Associated Press reported that the economic downturn contributed to slow ticket sales for events hosted by R&B singer John Legend and Lindsay Lohan. It is typical for New Year’s Eve parties hosted by Opium Group to sell out the afternoon of Dec. 31, and they did for the latest parties, spokeswoman Vanessa Menkes said.

Reuters - The Allman Brothers Band will play 10 shows at New York’s Beacon Theater in March after scrapping the 2008 edition of its annual residency while frontman Gregg Allman recovered from hepatitis C.

Reuters - Beyonce logged a fourth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Friday, while near-record digital sales drove dance-pop singer Lady GaGa to the No. 2 slot.