Briefly: The Vines, Usher, Latin Grammys

Australian rockers The Vines , who were scheduled to launch a summer tour with Incubus later this month, have dropped off the bill.

"The decision has been made to take a break to deal with the mental and physical exhaustion issues the band currently faces," the group said in a statement.

"The Vines have not broken up. The band would like to sincerely apologize to Incubus , our fans and friends. We would like to thank everyone close to us for the continued support."

A replacement act for the Incubus tour hadn't been named at press time.

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After dropping out of the No. 1 slot for a week, Usher 's "Confessions" has once again returned to No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart. The set has now logged nine weeks at No. 1.

Usher's set supplants Avril Lavigne 's "Under My Skin," which falls to No. 2 in its second week in stores, according to Billboard. Gretchen Wilson's "Here for the Party" climbs one spot to No. 3, and Prince 's "Musicology" jumps from No. 8 to No. 4.

Slipknot's "Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses" falls three places to No. 5.

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Comic and actor George Lopez will host the Latin Grammys for the second straight year, the Latin Recording Academy announced.

The show takes place on Sept. 1 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and will air live on CBS. Nominations will be announced July 14.

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