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Lily Allen Illness- American Idol's Tour Idles- Crazy Nicki Minaj- Eminem Still Rules- Grammy Boo Boo For Lady Gaga- Remember Amy Winehouse- Raunchy Miley Smart?- more

07/08/2010
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Here is today's quick roundup of the top pop news stories from across the web: Lily Allen has pulled out of two of her final promotional pop appearances, citing ill health. The "Smile" hitmaker is due to take a hiatus from music later this year and has only a handful of gigs left before she begins concentrating on other business ventures more

American Idol is voting off several stops on its summer tour. Seven shows on the American Idol Live! Tour have been canceled while others have been changed more

Eminem's latest studio installment "Recovery" adds 313,000 copies this week, passing a 1 million mark and earning a Platinum certification while staying at the top of the Billboard 200. more

Drama surrounding the exclusion of Lady GaGa from Best New Artist nominees of 2010 Grammy Awards has prompted the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) to change rules for the category. "There will be some changes so that particular situation won't repeat itself," NARAS President Neil Portnow said more. Her debut album did come out in 2008 after all, but rules shulez. Milli Vanilli won that same award after all.

Nicki Minaj said she has an alter ego and will reveal it when releasing her first studio album later this year. She tells MTV, "As of now, you'll know Nicki and you'll know Roman, my crazy alter ego Roman Zolanski. But you'll meet Onika [her birth name is Onika Maraj] before the year ends." more

Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev has been allowed to leave Thailand after being charged with raping a teenage boy on the condition he return following a concert appearance in Europe more

Oh the irony... Walt Disney Co will have to pay the British company that created "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" $270 million in unpaid revenues from the popular TV game show more

Amy Winehouse was left red-faced after forgetting the words to her hit "Valerie" during a rare onstage performance she joined her "Valerie" collaborator Mark Ronson at an intimate gig in London on Tuesday. more

A jury has awarded Don Johnson $23.2 million in profits from the TV series "Nash Bridges" and issued rulings that may mean even more money for the actor. more

Eric Lange, who played Stuart Radzinsky on "Lost," will now have a recurring role on the Showtime comedy "Weeds." more

Denzel Washington is in negotiations to star in the spy thriller "Safe House," which Universal snapped up during a heated bidding war in February. more

No group for Snoop's pups: A rep for Will Smith's son Jaden Smith has dismissed reports the 11-year-old star is launching a rap super group with Snoop Dogg's teenage sons. more

Elton John has confirmed he plans to change the way he releases music in future - he is determined to make records that "fit" his age and has decided to move away from "pop" and concentrate on producing mature albums instead. more

A new album by Daft Punk is set to be released in November, according to Amazon.com. more

Whoopi Goldberg is set to make her West End debut, starring in the musical Sister Act. more

MTV reports that Mystikal says he's recruited Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes and Pharrell for his new album. more

Three music industry insiders tell HollywoodLife.com that, despite the temporary drop in sales, Miley Cyrus' decision to ditch her Disney image for her raunchy new one was the smartest thing the 16-year-old starlet could possibly do. Read on here


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