Country music star Willie Nelson wants his newest ode to love to coincide with the hype surrounding Brokeback Mountain. Nelson says that he's "just opening the door" with the release, "Cowboys Are Secretly, Frequently (Fond of Each Other). "

An Italian priest who runs a music label specializing in religious songs says Michael Jackson could be one of several artists to sing Pope John Paul's prayers on a CD. The Reverend Giuseppe Moscati says the project is just " a small idea" that has yet to be approved by the Vatican.

Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff ReporterThe live auction Briton Cooper Owen scheduled for Oct. 27 was canceled after the band objected to the event, reports DailyBreeze. com

A human rights group is alleging the United States uses music by Eminem and Dr. Dre to torture detainees in a secret Afghanistan prison. New York-based Human Rights Watch quotes an Ethiopian-born detainee as saying he was kept in a pitch-black prison and forced to listen to Eminem and Dr. Dre's rap music for 20 days before the music was replaced by "horrible ghost laughter and Halloween sounds. "

A Dallas music teacher may be this season's "Grinch" after telling a group of first-graders there is no such thing as Santa Claus. As a result, the school has been inundated with parental complaints, and the Richardson School District has issued a pro-Santa statement.