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Meloni won't return to 'Law & Order: SVU'

Christopher Meloni isn't coming back to NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" when it returns this fall, The Associated Press reports. The actor and Universal Media Studios were unable to come to terms on a new contract, according to a person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Meloni's co-star, Mariska Hargitay, will be back for the upcoming season, the show's 13th, the person said.

'Spider-Man' album to be released next month

Despite an unharmonious start that turned the "Spider-Man" musical on Broadway into a late-night talk show joke, a cast album will go on sale June 14, The Associated Press reports. The 14-song album "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" written by U2's Bono and The Edge will be produced by Steve Lillywhite and will be released by Interscope Records. The songs will feature Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano, T.V. Carpio and Patrick Page. They'll be backed by a 20-member orchestra. The first single, "Rise Above 1," became available last night.

McGraw files countersuit

Attorneys for country music star Tim McGraw have filed a countersuit against Curb Records, seeking a ruling that would release him from his 20-year contract, The Associated Press reports. The countersuit comes 10 days after Curb sued McGraw for breach of contract over the unreleased album "Emotional Traffic." McGraw says he turned it in last fall. The label claims he did so outside the provisions of his contract and has missed a deadline, meaning he should be on the hook for two more albums now for Curb rather than one.