The Maldives Added to No Depression, Lil' Wayne's IRS Bill, Rock's Biggest Earners, $10 Idol Tickets, and More Music & Money

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-- NME: Lil' Wayne will has a swell homecoming present waiting for him when he gets out of the clink: a $1.13 million bill from the IRS.

-- Forbes: U2 are the world's top-earning musicians, netting an estimated $130 million. Lady Gaga's also on the list at $62 million.

-- STG Presents: The Maldives have been added to the No Depression Festival on Saturday, August 21 at Marymoor Park. They join The Swell Season, Lucinda Williams, The Cave Singers, Alejandro Escovedo, Chuck Prophet, and Sera Cahoone.

-- NPR Music has got an early stream of Jesca Hoop's Hunting My Dress.

-- SPIN's "125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years" puts U2's Achtung Baby at #1, above Nirvana's Nevermind at #4. Um, whatever.

-- LiveNation is selling select tickets to American Idol Live at KeyArena on August 20 for $10 through Wednesday.

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