Rolling Stone Picking Up Amazon Story

Music mag Rolling Stone has picked up the Amazon.com charity drive story we first broke yesterday. This was also reported by BizNewOrleans.com.

In Brief: McGraw, Aiken
Tim McGraw, Clay Aiken and others helm Amazon charity drive

Country star TIM McGRAW will kick off Amazon.com's charity drive for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Wednesday with the online release of his new song, "Louisiana." Each weekday, through December 20th, different artists will release new material through the Web site, along with a related charity organization of their choice and an accompanying donation link. Content will range from tour footage from CLAY AIKEN and BON JOVI, behind-the-scenes music video footage from KELLY CLARKSON and FAITH HILL, and a drawing by ROB THOMAS . . . The stage version of Billy Elliot, which features music by ELTON JOHN, was named best musical in London's Evening Standard Theater Awards on Monday . . . CHRIS CORNELL filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife and SOUNDGARDEN manager Susan Silver on Monday, alleging that she mishandled his former band's royalty checks. The current AUDIOSLAVE frontman is seeking $1 million from Silver, and a number of items he claims are wrongfully in her possession -- including two Grammy awards, and a range of recordings and music lyrics . . .