The authoritarian president of Turkmenistan has ordered a ban on lip synching performances across the tightly controlled Central Asian nation, citing "a negative effect on the development of singing and musical art," his office says Tuesday. President Saparmurat has outlawed opera and ballet and railed against long hair and gold teeth in the past, reports The Associated Press.

A woman is hospitalized with broken bones after climbing on the Fenway park rafters, during Sunday night's Rolling Stones concert, and falling 35 to 40 feet. Police say the 20-year-old woman broke both her ankles and a wrist. She was hospitalized in stable condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. A hospital spokeswoman, says no further information on the woman's condition will be released; her name has not been made public.

Despite being mocked by Eminem in the past, Moby declares his respect for Eminem, following the controversial rapper's recent criticism of President Bush and the war in Iraq. Moby says, "I found myself respecting him for doing that. "The two artists have bashed each other publicly for years. Moby criticizes Eminem's lyrics as misogynistic. Eminem lashed out at Moby and electronic music in "Without Me" and spoofed him in the song's video. He also called Moby a girl at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. Moby says, "Honestly, if he retired, I think the world of music would be a poorer place. He's a really fascinating public figure. "The change of heart is a result of Eminem's lyrical bashing of Bush an Iraq policy in his song "Mosh," that says, "Let the president answer on higher anarchy / Strap him with an AK-47, let him go fight his own war. "

Billboard says many of the biggest hits with "Summer" in the title have peaked in the dead of winter. Billboard has come out with what it calls "the top 10 "summer" songs," which was based on chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100.

The former-current vocalist for Smashing Pumpkins lost his cool with fans during a concert in Melbourne, Australia Tuesday night after fans kept yelling at the singer to play Smashing Pumpkins songs. According to the Aussie music website "undercover. com", a fan shouted to Corgan "play some Pumpkins", Corgan reportedly snapped back, "Can I live my life for today?"