• Mary J. Blige is set to star in a new Nina Simone film. Hey, Angela Bassett didn't really look like Tina Turner, but we didn't haterate. [MTV]

• Google Music launched this morning, sans links to unauthorized download sites. [Coolfer]

• A competition to win a photo of Gorillaz's Damon Alburn getting shit dumped on his head? It's for a good cause, folks. [NME]

• Ricky Martin is set to perform at the Taj Mahal, where he will likely cheat on Nate Berkus with a flaming Bollywood star. [Billboard]

• Love, love will bring Joy Division together. Money, money will tear them apart. [SoundGenerator]