50 Cent's 'Get Rich' album leads 2003 sales

LOS ANGELES -- Rapper 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin"' was the top-selling album in 2003, followed by Norah Jones' Grammy-winning debut, "Come Away With Me." "Get Rich or Die Tryin"' sold 6.5 million units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The jazzy "Come Away With Me," which won the Grammy for album of the year, sold more than 5 million. CD album sales declined 2 percent from the previous year and overall album sales fell 3.6 percent. Overall music unit sales were off 0.8 percent.

Remake of Hitchcock's 'The 39 Steps' planned

LOS ANGELES -- Screenwriter Robert Towne has struck a deal to develop a remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic "The 39 Steps." The Hollywood veteran, who won an Oscar for 1974's "Chinatown" and was nominated for "The Last Detail," "Shampoo" and "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes," will write and direct the thriller for Carlton International Media, Daily Variety reported on its Web site Thursday. Towne has also directed films including "Personal Best" and "Tequila Sunrise."

Australian singers wed at beach resort

BRISBANE, Australia -- Pop star Natalie Imbruglia married Daniel Johns, lead singer for Australian rock band Silverchair, in a secret ceremony. The couple exchanged vows Wednesday at an exclusive resort on Australia's northeastern coast, with a large white tent seen on the lawns of the Thala Beach Lodge, Australian Associated Press reported. Johns and Imbruglia, who announced their engagement earlier this year, flew into nearby Cairns airport Tuesday night and were driven away in a gold limousine. Imbruglia topped the charts with the 1998 single "Torn."

-- From wire reports