Audioslave rocker to record Bond song

Audioslave rockerto record Bond song
LONDON -- Chris Cornell, frontman of rock band Audioslave, will record the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film, "Casino Royale."
Cornell's song, "You Know My Name," will open the movie, which marks Daniel Craig's debut as agent 007. His "soulful and tough" music is a perfect complement to the film, producers said Thursday.
"Casino Royale" opens in theaters Nov. 17.
Some Bond themes, such as Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger" and Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die," have become as famous as the movies themselves. More recently, Madonna, Garbage and Sheryl Crow have recorded songs for the spy thrillers.
Cornell, 42, is a former singer and guitarist with Seattle grunge band Soundgarden.
Wife of pop star Princefiles for divorce
MINNEAPOLIS -- Prince's second wife, Manuela Testolini Nelson, has filed for divorce from the pop superstar, his attorney has confirmed.
Patrick Cousins, Prince's general counsel, said Wednesday the case was pending. He had no further comment.
An attorney for Nelson did not return a telephone call from The Associated Press.
The Star Tribune reported on its Web editions Wednesday that the case was filed May 24. A court administrator told the AP the case was sealed on July 11.
Prince, 48, has rarely spoken publicly about his marriage to Nelson. He married dancer Mayte Garcia in 1996; that union ended in 1998.
Kazaa agrees to alterdownloading software
WASHINGTON -- One of the big guns of the Wild West days of freely downloading music and movies over the Internet is going straight.
Settling lawsuits around the world, the company behind software called "Kazaa" said Thursday it will redesign its pioneering file-sharing program to block customers who try to find and download copyrighted music and movies. It also will offer licensed entertainment for a price, and it agreed to pay more than $115 million in penalties to leading music and movie companies.
The settlement ends one of the longest-running and fiercest copyright disputes of the Internet era, in which the entertainment industry spent millions suing Sharman Networks Ltd. and the company's customers to end the illegal trade of its products.
Sharman Networks pledged to "use all reasonable means" to discourage online piracy, including building into new versions of its software "robust and secure" ways to frustrate computer users who try to find and download copyrighted music and movies, court papers said.
Multiple weddingsfor Anderson, Kid Rock
LAS VEGAS -- Pamela Anderson has confirmed that she's ready to tie the knot with Kid Rock in France. And California. And Michigan. And Tennessee.
"I'm going to get married a few times this month to the same guy," said the 39-year-old actress, who wore a white veil pulled back from her face during a news conference about her new online poker site, PamelaPoker.com.
She said her nuptials to the rocker, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, will take place near St. Tropez, France. They are reportedly planned for Saturday.
The former "Baywatch" star said the celebrations will also take her across the United States after the first ceremony.
"We had to do Malibu, we've got to do Detroit, and we've got to do Nashville," she said.
Today's birthdays
Former Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., is 63. "Garfield" creator Jim Davis is 61. Rock musician Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) is 61. TV producer Dick Ebersol is 59. Actress Sally Struthers is 58. Rock musician Steve Morse (Deep Purple) is 52. Jazz musician-producer Delfeayo Marsalis is 41. Country singer Carly Goodwin is 25.