SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - MTV said on Friday it will start selling full albums that can be downloaded and played in its “Rock Band” video game, with the first title coming next week from classic metal act Judas Priest.

Judas Priest’s “Screaming for Vengeance,” which contains the band’s hit “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin”‘ and nine other tracks, will cost $15, with individual songs from the album going for $2 each, MTV said.

In “Rock Band,” launched last November, players strum guitar controllers, pound a fake drum kit, or sing into a microphone in time with songs playing on a television screen.

MTV, a unit of entertainment firm Viacom Inc, has released new tunes every week for “Rock Band,” usually in the form of three-song packs focused on an artist or genre, with players buying more than 8 million songs so far.

“Our intention is to cover every base, both in terms of era and every sub-genre of rock,” Alex Rigopulos, founder of the Harmonix studio that makes the game, said in an interview.

“Rock Band” competes with the “Guitar Hero” franchise from Activision Inc, which adds fresh songs less frequently but is scheduled to roll out a new installment in June focusing on classic rock band Aerosmith.

“Rock Band” has long promised full albums, and the Judas Priest album will be followed in May by the self-titled debut album of 1980s rockers The Cars, and in June with “Doolittle” from alternative band The Pixies.

“These are three very different rock albums and each is very seminal in its own way,” Rigopulos said.

The Judas Priest album hits the online store for Microsoft Corp’s Xbox 360 on April 22, and arrives on Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 store two days later.

“American Idol” finalist David Cook sang in tribute to his brother Adam, who is battling advanced brain cancer and was in the audience for the first time Tuesday night.

Adam thought he would never be able to make the trip, but then his community rallied together to make the impossible happen.

The performance of Mariah Carey’s “You Will Always Be My Baby” was a star-making turn for David, resulting in raves from the judges.

“That was the best performance all year,” judge Randy Jackson said as he finished the song.

David couldn’t hold back the tears as he looked to his brother in the audience.

Adam, a 36-year-old lawyer, has a brain cancer that has spread to his spine. Thanks to the Cooks’ hometown of Terre Haute, Ind., nothing could stop him from being there for David’s big moment.

“We made a dream a reality, and he wants everybody who is battling something like this to know, you gotta keep fighting,” said the Cooks’ longtime friend Darrick Scott.

At the Wild Wings pub in Terre Haute, family and friends, including Adam’s two kids, gathered to cheer the brothers’ reunion.

“We’ve struggled just to see Adam get out of bed. To see them go on this trip like this and to be able to go out and support his brother, it’s overwhelming,” said Lori Hoffman, another old friend of Adam’s.

Close friends led the charge to get a special plane donated, equipped with a medic and flight nurse.

“He said, ‘You know, I really have to show people that I am strong and that I am going to make this trip,’” said Adam’s wife, Kendra Coko.

A radio station paid for the hotel. The total tab for the trip reached $80,000.

Adam’s health has been an emotional ride for the Cook family.

David was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital earlier in the month, experiencing heart palpitations and elevated blood pressure. An unnamed “American Idol” executive told entertainment Web site TMZ that the singer had been under extra stress because his brother had recently suffered a setback.

On the “American Idol” Web site David says he “draws inspiration from his brothers.” It certainly worked Tuesday night.

The singer with a five octave vocal range, Mariah Carey, was guilty of a whiny squealy night on American Idol.

As if the “inspirational night� had not been enough, at the latest show the contestants were not only trained by the pop diva, but they also had to sing songs from her songbook.

Accompanied by her little white dog, Carey actually took her time to patiently explain to the Idols how to reach certain notes and practice with them.

Simon was perfectly right when he commented that the night would be easier for the boys, who would not be directly compared to Carey, like the girls would. But still, nobody expected the guys to be this good.

David Archuleta, the king of inspirational songs, was probably thrilled to sing “When You Believe,� and so were his teenage fans, who adored him, as usual. Songs like this one never fail to make Mr. Vulnerability appear even more adorable in the eyes of the screaming girls. And of the judges, who had the usual positive reaction towards his performance.

To blend into the night’s atmosphere, Carly Smithson finally wore a dress with long sleeves, which covered her well-known tattoo, while singing “Without You.� Not only did she look good in that dress, but she did a pretty good job, although it took her some time to loosen up. Randy said he didn’t like the beginning, but that her voice was powerful in the middle of the song. Simon didn’t think she pulled it off.

Syesha Mercado wiped the dust off Mariah’s “Vanishing,â€? a song that the diva had written in her teens. Paula commented it was “unbelievably magical for you,” while Simon concluded it was technically very good. Randy was the only one who did not like the song choice. She might be in the Bottom Three this week.

Brooke White played the piano, which distracted her a little bit while singing “Hero.� But she made the good decision of not even trying to reach the high-pitched notes that are typical for Mariah. However, Simon said he felt something was missing from her performance, like when you order a hamburger and only get the bun. Randy added that the meat was there, but it was the condiments and mustard that were missing, while Paula made the most suitable comment: that Brooke and Ryan Seacrest looked good on the stage together.

David Cook turned the powerful ballad “Always Be My Baby� into a quite powerless one. Like everybody else, he seems to be having problems reaching the low notes, but that doesn’t appear to be a problem for the judges, who all praise him. Paula even wants it in a movie soundtrack.

Kristy Lee Cook gave Mariah chills when performing a very pitchy “Forever,� but she failed to impress the judges. “It didn’t give me any [chills],� Simon said.

And finally, Jason Castro sang “I Don’t Wanna Cry,� leaving aside his guitar this time. He started off badly, but managed to hit some impressive low and high notes. Randy compared it to a “luau,� which was not supposed to be a compliment, but Paula and Simon totally disagreed.

“The guys completely won the night,� Simon concluded in the end. Which pretty much says it all.

When you slip under the covers, it’s a warm feeling. That’s because you’re safe, secure, cozy.

It’s much the same in music. When you get into the covers, there is a special kind of comfort. You’ve been there before. You can trust that you’ll feel good again.

Of course, some covers are more enjoyable than others. Some of our favorite songs can be turned ugly in the wrong hands, or more specifically, vocal cords. Some people who cover classics without the proper expertise to do them justice should probably be locked in a small room with Connie Chung and a piano as punishment.

But this is not about them. This is to celebrate the covers that went right, the ones that make us feel privileged to listen to people who copy other people’s songs.

Admittedly, covers are rampant, so culling a “top 10�? list is a bit quixotic. There are so many that deserve inclusion. So don’t think of this as a definitive list. Think of it as a tasty sampler, which will cause you to salivate and want more.

And remember, covers aren’t necessarily better or worse than the originals. They’re unique. The best of them are versions that the cover artist has made his or her own.

So without further ado, these are the 10 covers we’re covering:

“LOTTA LOVE�? by Nicolette Larson. This was penned by Neil Young, who performed it with his usual country rock flair. Larson had established her reputation in the music biz as a backup singer, mostly in country and bluegrass, for the likes of Hoyt Axton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. Her take on “Lotta Love,�? which was her first single from her debut album in 1978, was breezier, with more energy and a fuller arrangement. The album went gold, but she could never duplicate that initial success. After forays into pure country, for which she received solid reviews and appearances on country charts but not the commercial success of “Lotta Love,�? she went into semi-retirement. Larson died much too soon, in December of 1997 at the age of 45, from complications arising from a cerebral edema.

“BACK DOOR MAN�? by the Doors. Lots of artists have covered this Willie Dixon composition, from Howlin’ Wolf to Black Oak Arkansas. But the Doors’ 1967 version is the one most folks remember for Jim Morrison’s lascivious delivery of lines like, “You men eat your dinner, eat your pork and beans; I eat more chicken any man ever seen.�? It’s hard to believe straight-arrow Jim would embrace a song about someone who sneaks in through the back door to rendezvous with another man’s wife, but the music doesn’t lie. In fact, Jim was confronted by police backstage at a show in Connecticut in ‘67 after a sexual encounter with a young woman and became so incensed that he went onstage and exposed himself while performing this song, which brought about his arrest. Fortunately, the Doors omitted a verse in the original Dixon song about committing murder.

“PERSONAL JESUS�? by Johnny Cash. The original was done by techno-pop downers Depeche Mode. The group got the idea for the song from Priscilla Presley, who in a book described her relationship with Elvis as one in which he played a spiritual role. “Feeling unknown and you’re all alone, flesh and bone, by the telephone, lift up the receiver, I’ll make you a believer.�? Cash might appear to be an unlikely candidate to translate this staple of alternative airplay into his own brand of earthy country and western, but his “Personal Jesus�? resonates with the Man in Black’s unique power. Cash did a series of recordings in the ‘90s with producer Rick Rubin, which helped him connect with a whole new generation of music lovers, and “Personal Jesus�? appears on one of them entitled, “American IV: The Man Comes Around.�?

“KILLING ME SOFTLY�? by the Fugees. “Killing Me Softly With His Song�? was written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox, who also wrote the theme song to the “Happy Days�? TV show. They wrote “Killing�? for Lori Lieberman after she described to them her feelings about seeing Don McLean perform at a concert. Roberta Flack heard Lieberman’s 1971 version and decided to record it herself. The result was three Grammys for Flack in 1974. In 1996, the group Fugees, with Lauryn Hill on lead vocals, did a cover mixing their special brand of hip-hop, soul and reggae, and it went to No. 1 in both the U.S. and UK. While this might be the song mainstream music lovers identify with the Fugees, it also caused somewhat of a backlash by hardcore fans of the group who felt this was a crossover sellout engineered by the record company.

“ODE TO BILLIE JOE�? by Satan and Adam. This duo’s history is too rich to cram into one blurb. In a nutshell, Sterling “Mr. Satan�? Magee was an African-American Mississippi blues devotee who hit on hard times and was performing in the streets of Harlem when Adam Gussow, a white Columbia grad student and part-time guitarist and harmonica player, happened by. They joined forces to re-invent modern blues in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. “Ode to Billie Joe�? was a No. 1 hit by Bobbie Gentry and tells the story about a young man who commits suicide by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Greenwood, Mississippi. It caused all kinds of speculation about what Billie Joe and the song’s narrator threw off the bridge the day before he jumped. A baby? A body? Satan and Adam’s lowdown version keeps the mystery alive.

CLEVELAND - It’s not often a rock star opens up his bedroom closet to the world.

Tom Petty did and the results are on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which is showcasing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in an exhibit that opened Friday.

When representatives from the Rock Hall visited Petty’s Spanish-style ranch in Malibu, Calif., in April looking for artifacts, he invited them into his bedroom, then into his rather sizable closet.

Petty pulled out a flowered shirt he wore in the video for his biggest chart hit, “Free Fallin’,�? and the gray jacket he wore as a member of the esteemed Traveling Wilburys. He also produced a nylon bag of notebooks filled with handwritten lyrics.

“We left his house pinching ourselves,�? said Howard Kramer, Rock Hall curator.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, inducted into the Rock Hall in 2002, are a classic American band, a blue-collar act that has always stuck to the basics.

While Bruce Springsteen has become the iconic American rocker of the last few decades, Petty’s laid-back, homespun style has made him and the Heartbreakers the country’s house band — one with a catalog of hits that could fill a five-hour set.

“In terms of continuity, you don’t have many guys like this,�? said Warren Zanes, the Rock Hall’s vice president for education.

Zanes, whose band the Del Fuegos toured with Petty in the mid-‘80s, says Petty and the Heartbreakers resonate because they play what comes to them, what feels right.

“Petty has stuck closer to the great American tradition of the garage band,�? Zanes said. “In doing so, he’s the guy who best represents the coolest thing about rock ’n’ roll.�?

The exhibit comes at a momentous time for Petty, who is on a 30th anniversary tour with the Heartbreakers and is releasing his third solo album, “Highway Companion,�? on July 25. The band also will be the subject of a documentary being filmed by director Peter Bogdanovich.

Petty, 55, told The Associated Press last month that he’s happy to be on the road. The band ranked in the Top-10 tours last year, according to Pollstar, a concert-industry trade publication. But Petty said he may cut back on the band’s touring schedule because of the many recording projects he wants to pursue.

“We’re in such a nice position right now, things have gone so well,�? he said. “I have people approach me on the streets and say, ‘Thanks for writing the soundtrack to my life.’ I can’t tell you how good that makes me feel as a songwriter.�?

From the band’s self-titled debut album in 1976, to the watershed “Damn the Torpedoes,�? to Petty’s first solo album, “Full Moon Fever,�? the Gainesville, Fla.-native has consistently churned out hit tunes, and groundbreaking videos.

The exhibit includes a montage of the band’s videos, including the psychedelic, “Alice in Wonderland�?-inspired “Don’t Come Around Here No More.�? Petty’s oversized hat from his “The Mad Hatter�? role is a permanent part of the museum’s collection.

Coincidentally, Petty is the fourth member of the Traveling Wilburys to get the museum’s spotlight treatment this year. It opened an exhibit on Roy Orbison in April and a major exhibit exploring the early years of Bob Dylan’s career in May. An exhibit on George Harrison was on display last year and will reopen this summer.

MACON, Ga. - Johnny Jenkins, a guitarist who worked with Otis Redding in the early 1960s and influenced Jimi Hendrix through his acrobatic playing style, has died. He was 67.

Jenkins died Monday night at a hospital in Macon, according to Jones Brothers Eastlawn Chapel.

Jenkins was touring around the South, playing fraternity parties and other venues with his band, the Pinetoppers, when he met up with Redding.

“So I went up to him, and I said, ’Do you mind if I play behind you? … I can make you sound good,�?’ Jenkins recalled in the book “Sweet Soul Music�? by Peter Guralnick. “Well, he sounded great with me playing behind him — and he knowed it.�?

Jenkins became part of the fledgling Capricorn Records label co-founded by Phil Walden and partner Frank Fenter.

“I thought my entire world rotated around Johnny Jenkins’ guitar,�? Walden, who died in April, said in a 1996 interview with The Telegraph in Macon. “I was convinced he could have been the greatest thing in rock ’n’ roll.�?

The Pinetoppers had a regional hit in the early 1960s with an instrumental called “Love Twist.�? Redding began recording with the famed Stax Records in Memphis after accompanying Jenkins and his band there to record a follow-up, according to an account in Rolling Stone magazine in 2004 by producer-musician Steve Cropper. The singer died in a plane crash in 1967 at 26.

Paul Hornsby, a musician and producer who worked with Jenkins, said Jenkins was famous regionally as “the left-handed guitar player who was doing all these acrobatics.�? His stunts included playing his guitar behind his head.

His style became known indirectly through Hendrix, who saw him perform when visiting his aunt in Macon.

Vocalist Arthur Ponder, who sang with Jenkins, recalled Hendrix as a “little guy who would follow us around a lot. Next thing we know, he’s Jimi Hendrix.�?

After Capricorn went out of business in the late 1970s, Jenkins faded from the music scene. In 1996, Walden produced Jenkins’ comeback album, “Blessed Blues.�?

Jenkins continued to perform sporadically, including a 2000 show at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. His last two albums, “Handle with Care�? (2001) and “All in Good Time�? (2003), were produced by Mean Old World Records.