Illegal music file-sharers sent warning letters (CNN.com)

Virgin Media stepped up its campaign to combat music piracy Thursday, when it issued letters to around 800 customers warning them against downloading illegal music files via file-sharing sites.

New Orleans' Essence Music Festival opens Friday (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival.

Music at the Museum (New York Times)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will feature classical music and rock in its concert series this fall. In addition to Itzhak Perlman, above left, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra playing Saint-Saëns?s ?Carnival of the Animals? and the farewell season of the Guarneri String Quartet, artists including Patti Smith, above right, Richie Havens and Lesley Gore will be featured. Music from Mali, Mexico, ...

Stars back music copyright system (BBC News)

Music stars and composers are in Brussels to campaign against changes to the rules governing music copyright.