WASHINGTON (AP) — Barbra Streisand got an awkward kiss on the cheek from the president, and yes, she gave him a smooch back.

"The Grammys at 50 are showing their age," crows the latest headline from Newsday. Have the Grammys ever showed anything but? It takes years for them to even deign career artists buzzworthy enough for the Best New Artist trophy. (The most glaring example? Alt country siren Shelby Lynne taking home Best New Artist prize 13 years into her career.)

Frank Callari, the svengali behind the careers of Ryan Adams, The Mavericks and Lucinda Williams, has died. He was 55.

Hollywood, California – June 26, 2007 – Around the world, entertainment superstar Dean Martin has the market cornered on charisma, easygoing charm, playful wit, and gracious humility, all of which combine to make him infinitely cool.

Custard artist, Ben Jelen, raises major environmental awareness with his most recent music video 'Pulse', the opening track off his latest album Ex-Sensitive. This heartfelt video was directed by Lucas Longacre and produced by the National Resources Defense Council.

Ben Jelen will kick off his new CD and tour with a record release party headlining the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on July 16th and in-store performance to follow on July 17th at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square. Jelen will then set out on tour with Pete Yorn on his East Coast tour starting in St. Louis on July 21st.

Some of the biggest names in country music, including Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson and Reba McEntire, are coming together to record a tribute album for country legend Barbara Mandrell, who stepped away from her singing career in 1997. The album will be titled She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool, after one of Mandrell's best-known tracks.