Sugarland plans Ind. event, resumes tour Thursday (AP)

INDIANAPOLIS – Sugarland says it's in the process of planning a private memorial in Indiana to honor fans who died during a collapse of a stage and rigging at the Indiana State Fair.

The country duo posted a letter on its website http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_en_mu/storytext/us_indiana_fair_sugarland/42627429/SIG=110qfrnjo/*http://www.sugarlandmusic.com/ Tuesday saying the event will be held after families hold their own services and memorials for the five people who died from Saturday's collapse. Sugarland says until then it will be keeping vigil for the victims and their families.

Saturday's victims included a stagehand and a security officer.

Sugarland says in the letter it will resume its touring schedule Thursday in Albuquerque.

The duo's publicist, Kelly Russell, says she has no more information on the memorial other than what's contained in the letter.

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Sugarland plans Ind. event, resumes tour Thursday (AP)

INDIANAPOLIS – Country duo Sugarland says it's planning a private memorial in Indiana to honor five fans who died when a stage and rigging collapsed at the Indiana State Fair last weekend.

Sugarland says in a letter posted on the group's website that the event will be held after families of the victims hold their own services and memorials. The duo will resume its touring schedule Thursday in Albuquerque, N.M.

Indiana State Fair officials say the proceeds from a concert Thursday by Train and Maroon 5 will benefit the victims of the stage collapse. The concert has been relocated to downtown Indianapolis.

Organizers say the two groups are donating their performance fees to a fund for the victims. The fair and venue management will donate the concert proceeds.

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Spotify says it will launch in US on Thursday (AP)

NEW YORK – Spotify, the Swedish music streaming service that is popular in Europe, is finally launching in the United States.

A news release Wednesday says the service will become available to U.S. users by invitation and subscription on Thursday morning. The company promised more details at 8 a.m. Eastern time.

The service allows users to select specific tracks and albums for playback on computers and mobile devices. Users in Europe are allowed to listen for free for a while before being asked to pay for a subscription.

The service is one of many new ways companies are innovating to deliver music digitally. Recording companies have licensed songs to an array of new businesses to try to reverse a decade-long slide in music sales caused by piracy and falling CD sales.

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