Ozzfest will return this year in a much different form than in the past, with namesake Ozzy Osbourne [ tickets ] and Metallica topping the bill for a one-day only stadium show in Texas. The new, downsized heavy metal festival is set to take place Aug. 9 in Frisco, TX, a suburb of Dallas, at 20,500-seat Pizza Hut Park, home of Major League Soccer's FC Dallas club. In keeping with the event's history, the concert will feature bands playing concurrently on three stages.

* * *

Bon Jovi has tacked a Boston engagement onto the final stretch of shows for the group's ongoing Lost Highway World Tour The rockers have booked a two-night stand July 9-10 at Beantown's TD Banknorth Garden, and tickets are scheduled to go on sale next Monday.

* * *

G. Love & Special Sauce [ tickets ] will join forces with Aussie group the John Butler Trio trio this summer for a coast-to-coast North American outing. Both bands will mount their own European runs in June and July before launching their joint tour Aug. 1 in Council Bluffs, IA. The trek, which will also include a yet-to-be announced special guest, is scheduled to visit nearly 30 cities across the US and into Canada through mid-September.

* * *

Remy Ma was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for shooting a woman outside a Manhattan nightclub last July. The Grammy-nominated rapper, whose real name is Remy Smith, had faced up to 25 years in prison for assault, weapon possession and attempted coercion.

* * *

Neil Diamond [ tickets ]--whose four-plus-decade career is in the midst of a renaissance, thanks largely to producer Rick Rubin--has landed his first No. 1 album with the Rubin-helmed "Home Before Dark. Diamond's new set--which is his second with Rubin--sold about 146,000 copies during its first week in stores, more than enough to claim the No. 1 spot on the forthcoming Billboard 200 chart. Also scoring a big debut week is Toby Keith's best-of set, "35 Biggest Hits," which enters the chart at No. 2 on sales of about 103,000 copies. The aforementioned pair of debuts push Madonna's "Hard Candy," last week's No. 1, down to No. 3, while former "American Idol" contestant Clay Aiken debuts at No. 4 with "On My Way Here," and Mariah Carey's "E=MC2" drops from No. 2 to No. 5.