Briefly: U2, Tim McGraw, CMA performers, Snoop Dogg

A title--"How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"--has finally been attached to the new U2 album, which is due in stores on Nov. 23.

The band plans to back the 11-track set with a 2005 tour, the details of which are in the works, according to U2's website.

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Tim McGraw has postponed his annual Swampstock charity concert--which was to take place Sunday (9/19) in Rayville, LA--due to the approach of Hurricane Ivan. No make-up date will be considered until after the storm passes, according to a press release.

"I regret that we have to postpone the show this year but it's the right thing to do with the weather that's headed that way," McGraw said in a statement. "My thoughts and prayers are with people of Louisiana as they prepare for the storm."

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Show hosts Brooks & Dunn , special guest Shania Twain and Toby Keith will be among the performers at this year's CMA Awards ceremony, which airs Nov. 9 on CBS-TV.

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Rapper Snoop Dogg has been tapped to host the second annual Video Game Awards, which will air live Dec. 14 on the Spike TV cable network.

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