Mariah Carey and Madonna both surpassed two of Elvis’ chart records this week. [nytimes.com]

The New York Times has launched Measure for Measure, a songwriting blog with Andrew Bird, Suzanne Vega and Roseanne Cash among its contributors. [nytimes.com]

Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell will play an “Irish murder victim” alongside Samantha Morton and Robert Carlyle in Irvine Welsh’s upcoming film The Meat Trade. [nme.com]

The Velvet Revolver split is getting ugly. [AOL.com]

Mötley Crüe continues to exist; hypes new album. [RollingStone.com]

Ellen DeGeneres will not be co-hosting American Idol’s “Idol Gives Back” fundraiser show next week. [nydailynews.com]

Looks like Myspace is going to be taking on iTunes with a digital download site. [nytimes.com]

Jay-Z is close to completing absolute world takeover. [NYTimes.com]

Elvis Costello is preparing to host his own TV show. [NME.com]

Estelle, Flo Rida, and Duffy all continue to top the U.K. charts. [acharts.us]

A nice tribute to late Kraftwerk/Neu! drummer Klaus Dinger. [mog.com]