Kanye goes blogging

One of the blogosphere's frequent subjects has decided to join its ranks. Kanye West, whose petulant ways and much-hyped sales battle with 50 Cent served as blog fodder for much of the summer, has launched a blog of his own. West has so far used the blog to post YouTube videos, from music videos of like-minded artists, such as Lupe Fiasco and De la Soul to those of his own performance last weekend on Saturday Night Live.

On the latter of the pair of SNL performances, during the song "Everything I Am," West actually messes up his lyrics and freestyles, telling bloggers that he intended to mess up and freestyle. But so far, West has largely stayed away from diatribes against those who have been unfair to him and just used the blog as a forum to post content about himself and his friends.

Plant says no Zeppelin tour coming

Will Led Zeppelin's November 26 tribute show for the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun be the beginning of a lengthier run of live dates for Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham? The rumor mill has been rife with speculation that the gig would turn into a full-blown reunion tour, but Plant told British music mag Uncut that it's a one-time deal.

"There'll be one show and that'll be it," he said. "We need to do one last great show because we've done some shows and they've been crap." The tribute show, to be held at London's O2 arena, will also feature sets from other Atlantic artists that Ertegun worked with, including The Who's Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Paolo Nutini, and Foreigner.

Plant recently collaborated with bluegrass artist Alison Krauss and producer T Bone Burnett on an album called Raising Sand, which hits stores October 23 on Rounder Records.

Beyonce moves show to Indonesia

Faced with a requirement to cover up from knees to chest to comply with local law, Beyonce has scrapped plans to stage her first concert in Malaysia and will instead perform in neighboring Indonesia, which has less stringent rules about how performers should dress and behave.

"It is with regret that we announce the cancellation of The Beyonce Experience World Tour in Kuala Lumpur," International Creative Management, her Los Angeles-based talent agency, said in a statement. Beyonce, 26, will perform in Jakarta on Nov. 1.

Western performers face mounting pressure in Malaysia to keep skimpy clothes and steamy dance moves off the stage amid protests by conservative Muslims who believe liberal Western performances can corrupt young people. Gwen Stefani made what she called "a major sacrifice" in August by wearing clothes that revealed little skin at a Kuala Lumpur stadium concert.

Miley Cyrus pregnancy story a hoax

Hannah Montana is not pregnant. The teenage magazine J-14 admitted recently that it was the victim of an Internet hoax when its Web site reported that 14-year-old Miley Cyrus, the star of the television show Hannah Montana, was pregnant.

"The article in question was actually a fabrication," J-14 said, and the real article was entitled "Miley's Gross Habits" and described the jokes she made with her Disney Channel costars about pimples and the like. It was replaced by a prankster with a doctored version of the article that asserted that the daughter of country star Billy Ray Cyrus was pregnant.

J-14 issued a statement, which remains on its Web site in pink boldface, that it had "never reported that Miley Cyrus is pregnant." The statement also noted that "Miley is an intelligent, respectable role model for young girls, and we at J-14 pride ourselves on presenting our readers with credible stories and information. The story is completely fabricated.”

Buffet to sue theme park

In a legal case that stretches the bounds of hilarity, Jimmy Buffett is reportedly set to sue Six Flags' 20 theme parks over its 10,000-member "Carrothead Club" for kids who are fans of Bugs Bunny. Buffett alleges that the club is copyright infringement on his legions of fans who go by the name of "Parrotheads."

"I'm not sure how the concept of children in foam carrot hats is going to be confused with significantly older Hawaiian shirt-wearing, margarita-swilling Parrotheads," Six Flags rep Wendy Goldberg told The New York Post. "Clearly, imitation wasn't what we had in mind!" She says there are no plans to discontinue the club.