A representative for Ke$ha has moved quickly to dismiss reports the pop newcomer has been caught up in a sex tape scandal, insisting the singer is not the woman featured in explicit images posted online. moreSpeaking of the silly $ named girl RCA gave us. Billboard had this about her guest "performance" on Idol: Ke$ha attempted to show the Top 12 AI finalists what it takes to be a real American Idol. Though, after reviewing her (possibly lip-synched?) performance, we're not quite sure she sent the right message. more including video
A songwriter and music producer who claims he helped launch pop star Lady Gaga says she squeezed him out of her lucrative career after he co-wrote some of her songs, came up with her stage name and helped get her record deal. Rob Fusari filed a $35 million lawsuit against the pop star, saying his protege and former girlfriend ditched him as her career soared. more
Michael Jackson biographer Ian Halperin, who last year released the book Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson, is prepping an accompanying documentary, due out this summer. more
Miley Cyrus has defended her decision to include a raunchy pole dance in her performance at last year's Teen Choice Awards - insisting the sexy routine was "right for the song". more
Paula Abdul won't be judging "Star Search." The former "American Idol" judge and ABC couldn't come to terms (read $$) on Abdul judging a reboot of the classic talent show. more
Taylor Swift's 2008 studio album "Fearless", which went Platinum for six times, recently was recognized as the most awarded album in the history of country music. more
Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85. more
One brother wins an Oscar, the other gets a show on a network hardly anyone watches. Beau Bridges is set to co-star opposite Dermot Mulroney on NBC's new version of "TheRockford Files." more
Roman Polanski's attorneys filed an appeal Thursday asking that a special counsel be appointed to investigate alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the director's 32-year-old sex case. more
Janet Jackson's brand new single is going to be unleashed next week on March 30. Titled "Nothing", the song is recorded by the singer for the soundtrack of upcoming movie "Why Did I Get Married Too?". more
We've said it once; we've said it far too many times to count in face but this makes it official: creativity and originality in Hollywood is dead. Case in point: Jennifer Lopez is in talks to star in the remake of the romantic comedy "Overboard." more
Charlie Gillett, a DJ and music historian who helped bring music from around the world to wider attention, has died at the age of 68, his employer, the British Broadcasting Corp., said Thursday more
