Tupac
Rapper Tupac Shakur, legendary singer Dame Shirley Bassey, and rockers Muse have been named as the Vatican's favourite artists.
The Roman Catholic institution, headed by Pope Benedict XVI, was asked to chose 12 tracks to form a playlist to help launch MySpace.com's new music service.
The genres are very different from each other, but all these artists share the aim to reach the heart of good minded people
The eclectic list included works by Mozart and The Pope himself, who recently released an album, but also threw up surprise choices including Shakur's hit Changes and Muse's new song Uprising.
Bassey's After The Rain was included along with He Doesn't Know Why by Fleet Foxes, according to Allhiphop.com.
A statement from the Vatican reads, "The genres are very different from each other, but all these artists share the aim to reach the heart of good minded people."
Jay-Z & Keys Stay On Top In U.S.
Jay-Z And Alicia Keys have landed a third week on top of the U.S. pop charts with their New York anthem Empire State Of Mind.
The duo has kept Lady GaGa's Bad Romance off the top spot for a second week, while Ke$ha's TiK ToK climbs to number three on the new countdown.
Owl City's Fireflies and Replay by Iyaz round out the top five.
Lady GaGa and Beyonce's collaboration, Telephone, is the Billboard chart's highest debut at 30.
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