DMX ARRESTED AGAIN
The one man challenge to US law enforcement that is DMX, aka Earl Simmons, has been arrested again. The rapper was apprehended as he left an aeroplane in Arizona on Wednesday, as he was on his way home after a trip to Miami. Where, you'll remember, he was also recently arrested. Twice. TMZ report that the latest arrest relates to two outstanding warrants in Phoenix, and suggest that the warrants were the result of Simmons having violated the terms of a bond relating to other charges.

As previously reported, DMX was arrested in Florida last week, allegedly for purchasing cocaine and marijuana, and also arrested the previous week for driving in Miami with a suspended licence. It's the latest in a long, long, long line of run-ins with the police, on various different charges, but usually involving drugs or traffic infractions.

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BRIAN MAY IS CROSS WITH ITV
Brian May has had a go at ITV for cutting most of Queen's performance from their broadcast of Nelson Mandela's ninetieth birthday concert last week. The band appeared with new vocalist Paul Rodgers and were the final act to appear onstage at the event, which took place in London's Hyde Park recently. May is a bit upset about being cut, which is probably understandable. He says: "It baffles me how, given the privilege of televising an internationally significant event, a TV company can miss the point so badly. All ITV had to do was televise the whole event, with no insertions from them. Well, it seems they largely failed. I wonder who's responsible for these bad decisions?"

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FIDDY DENIES HAVING A GO AT FELLOW RAPPER
50 Cent has denied suggestions that his lyrics on new G-Unit track 'You So Tough' are squarely aimed at fellow rapper TI. The lyrics in question are as follows: "Nowadays this rap shit ain't adding up/How niggers get caught with 10 machine guns, only get 12 months?"

The reason this is thought to be a reference to TI is because the hip-hopper, real name Clifford Harris, as previously reported, allegedly reached tried to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers from an undercover agent last autumn and subsequently reached a plea deal over the ensuing charges which saw Harris sentenced to a year in prison and 1000 hours of community service.

Fiddy, however, says he's not taking a pop directly at his rival, telling MTV.com that rap, like hit US TV show 'CSI', doesn't have to be true, even if it is inspired by real life. Or something like that. Here's what he said verbatim: "It's like 'CSI'. You use real-life situations to create something that's entertaining without being specific. When have you known me to be indirect with an issue? If I had a problem with any artist, trust me, they would know".

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JAY-Z'S GLASTONBURY SET BOOSTS SALES
Jay-Z's track '99 Problems' has received a massive boost in sales following his Glastonbury performance at the weekend, four years after the single was released. Judging by the midweeks, the track will feature in the top 25 when the charts go official this Sunday. Another of his tracks, 'Encore', which closed his set, should also appear in the top 40. But it's not only his own songs that have received a boost. Oasis's 'Wonderwall', a cover of which the rapper opened his set with, has seen a 200% increase in sales, which will place it in the top 100.

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HARRIS ENTERTAINS DELAYED FLYERS IN OZ
There's an airline strike in Australia at the moment, which has been causing major delays at the country's airports. But the stress was relieved a little (or possibly exacerbated, depending how you look at it) at Melbourne airport by Mr Rolf Harris who dug a ukulele out of his bag and entertained delayed flyers with a few songs. He was in his home country to be inducted in the country's rock n roll hall of fame.

-- Stories taken from today's CMU Daily, www.cmudaily.co.uk