Sour Notes (Monday Edition)

• Madonna vs. Gwen Stefani? Yawn... (Stereogum)
• Mick Hucknall of Simply Red says that the press is racist because they make fun of his red hair. I wonder what he'd call them if they made fun of his ugly face?
• Speaking of ugly faces, the police mistake The Game's unfortunate mug for a Halloween mask.
• Showing that he may just be even more annoying than his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin announces that he wants to record with Celine Dion. (Perez Hilton)
• Kenny Chesney (of "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" fame) shows off his poetic brilliance once again. (Jossip)
• Jay Kay rambles on about his addiction and redemption in The Independent.
• Fiona Apple's sister sings, too. (Newsweek)
• Marilyn Manson wants to create a television show for kids. Hopefully it will be animated, like the one that Joan Rivers is working on. (Perez Hilton)
• Speaking of TV shows, Elton John is working on developing a sitcom. Maybe they will call it "AbFab in Drag".
• Kate Bush returns from obscurity. (Guardian UK)
• Live 8 managed to net $12 million, despite having so many of the world's most greedy and selfish divas in attendance.
• Burt Bacharach pulls a "Carlos Santana". (Independent)