C103 Rock Report Monday March 10, 2008

• The Beatles back-catalogue is finally set to be released for download thanks to a deal between Paul McCartney and iTunes that’s said to be worth upwards of $400 million.

• Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, claims ‘identity thieves’ have posed as her late husband to buy a $3-million New Jersey mansion, obtain some 188 credit cards in his name, and loot his estate to the tune of $72 million. She says she’s known about the scams for 5 years but nobody believed her because ... she was too strung out on drugs.

• Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are set to headline this year’s Lollapalooza, according to the Chicago Tribune. Although the festival’s line-up won’t be announced for several more weeks, “industry sources” state that both bands have been booked for the fourth annual Chicago fest, to be held August 1-3 in the city’s Grant Park.

• U2, Eminem and Paul McCartney have reportedly been asked to perform at Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebration. Queen and Annie Lennox are among the acts already confirmed for the June 27th show in London.