• The Boston Herald digs up an old topic: Celebrity playlists at iTunes, and how most of them are quite boring.

"They can pick from the entire iTunes library - more than 1 million songs. Now you might think you'd hear a lot of different music. You would be wrong. Most celebrities listen to the same music everyone else listens to on the radio or sees on MTV. The most popular celebrity song selections include OutKast's 'Hey Ya,' Kanye West's 'Jesus Walks,' Coldplay's 'Clocks' or 'The Scientist' and tunes by such acts as Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Prince, U2, Jay-Z and Eminem."

How long until somebody in L.A. starts a business as an iTunes music consultant to the stars? (Note that Stereogum gets a nod down at the bottom of the page.)

• And here's yet another article not about music, but how music is listened to: "Radio Feels the Heat of High-tech Competition." What's terrestrial radio doing to combat satellite radio, Internet radio and the iPod?

"The corporate strategy at Clear Channel is to be 'more entertaining, more interesting and more compelling to keep step with the ever-changing environment,' (Gene) Romano (senior vice president of programming for Clear Channel) says. Clear Channel stations made a concentrated effort to decrease the number of commercials per hour, which Romano says has led to a 'substantial reduction.' The number varies and is determined by individual station managers, And there is an emphasis 'on hiring -- and keeping -- great personalities, both local and syndicated,' he says."

• Aidin Vaziri's Q&A is usually good for a chuckle. Today we read his conversation with Erasure's Andy Bell.

"Q: I was wondering how exactly you were going to top the tutus and Queen Victoria costumes from the previous tours.

A: Ah, well, we're not really trying to top them.

Q: But bionics is like the next level.

A: Yeah. This time is going to be more low-key. I'm going to be an angel and Elvis Presley. "

• Sony BMG is set to release its first DualDisc (a dual-sided CD/DVD hybrid) titles. Reuters has a story.

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