In June, while beset with allegations of crack abuse, apologizing for singing a nursery rhyme laden with racial slurs, and lamenting an incarcerated husband, Amy Winehouse found time to give a private concert in Moscow.

Music has always come easy for Glen Campbell -- his gift for ballads ("Wichita Lineman") and rodeo-bar staples ("Rhinestone Cowboy") made him the king of country pop, but it's away from the mic where life's been hard -- drug abuse, divorces, a much-ridiculed mug shot from a 2003 DUI arrest.

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You gotta give Nas points for trying. After a year in which he caught flak from Bill O'Reilly for participating in a benefit, saw his nemesis turned label boss Jay-Z leave Def Jam, and shot a failed reality show with his wife Kelis, the 34-year-old Nasir Jones lost his long, contentious struggle to name his ninth album Nigger, replacing the title at the last minute.

Critics may deride Disturbed's orthodox approach to doomy nü metal, but one segment of the band's fan base wouldn't have it any other way. A growing cult of students at yeshivas -- all-male Jewish parochial schools -- are risking expulsion by sneaking in copies of the band's albums and listening between Talmud classes and prayer services.

1. HOMEMADE POSTER "I was on tour with Chris Brown, and one of my fans gave me this poster with my pictures. To have a grown male fan, it really shocked me, but I was happy to know that someone really cared and knew my background, like where I'm from. I think that's pretty special."