Briefly: David Gilmour, T.I., Tim McGraw, Gorillaz
Opening night of David Gilmour 's North American tour featured surprise guests David Crosby and Graham Nash.
During Gilmour's Tuesday (4/4) appearance at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Crosby and Nash sang harmonies during "On an Island," the title track to Gilmour's new album (they also sang back-up on the album track), as well as "The Blue," Pink Floyd's "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" and the Steven Stills song "Find the Cost of Freedom."
Rapper T.I. 's "King" enters The Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1 this week, with sales of about 522,000 copies in the US.
Tim McGraw 's "Greatest Hits Vol. 2--Reflected" debuts at No. 2, while the TV-movie soundtrack "High School Musical" slips one notch to No. 3.
Ghostface Killah 's "Fishscale" enters the chart at No. 4, while Rob Zombie's "Educated Horses" rounds out the Top 5.
The Thursday (4/5) Gorillaz concert at New York City's Apollo Theater will be streamed live via the MSN Video website.
Following the show, highlights will be available on demand, along with other Gorillaz-related fare.
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