Michael Jackson's doctor halted CPR on the dying pop star and delayed calling paramedics so he could collect drug vials at the scene, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press that shed new light on the singer's chaotic final moments. more. After numerous delays, Big Boi's album "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty" is close to seeing the light of day. Reuters reports that the rapper, who with Andre 3000 forms the collective Outkast, announced via Twitter late last week that he has signed a solo deal with Def Jam records. more
The LA Times reports that "Parks and Recreation" star Aziz Ansari is in final negotiations to host the 2010 MTV Movie Awards more
Mariah Carey indeed has scrapped "Angels Advocate" which features remixed songs from her latest album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel". Instead, the singer is now looking forward to returning to studio and making new music for her next effort. more
Beside welcoming Justin Bieber as a guest, "The View" also had Miley Cyrus sitting down with the ladies on March 22. Coming to the talk show to do an interview, the Disney songstress said, "I have a record coming out in June." more
In related news: Miley Cyrus makes her first appearance as a guest mentor on "American Idol" this week and will perform her latest hit on Wednesday's results show, the Fox television network said on Monday. more
Gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek and Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger emerged as early favorites on the new season of "Dancing With the Stars." more
Following the arrival of her unreleased song "Styrofoam" which disses Britney Spears, Ke$ha is now backtracking on the criticism. "I didn't write that bit," the singer/songwriter said. "That was when I was 15, and that's the reason why it's not on my record," she continued. "So I have to admit, now, I do regret ever even singing that, because I have mad respect for her but at the time I was 15 and I didn't have the balls to not sing it, so I mean that is why it's not on my record, cuz I really can't stand by it." She also backtracked on a diss of Justin Bieber more
The widow of country music singer Roger Miller has won a protracted legal battle over the copyrights to "King of the Road" and some of the artist's other well known songs. more
Four people have been injured at a Sri Lankan broadcaster's headquarters after Buddhist protesters campaigning against an upcoming Akon concert hurled rocks at the building. more
So what did Stephen Sondheim get Monday on his 80th birthday? A Broadway theater renamed for the composer of "Company," "Follies," "Sweeney Todd" and other memorable shows. more
One of Peter Jackson's frequent collaborators says the "Lord of the Rings" director passed the torch to Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to give the trilogy's two-part prequel, "The Hobbit," a fresh look. more
Hollywood Reporter says that Chris Evans will play Steve Rogers, also known as Captain America. more
Dish Network and DirecTV are suing each other over recent advertisements. more. Having used both services, DirecTV offers more channels for less (asked Dish to match the price but they wouldn't). DirecTV's overall HD quality is better but Dish had a "smarter" HD DVR and DirecTV's HD DVR has some annoying issues like sound dropouts, is sluggish and a recent upgrade stopped DVR timers from working properly, so the automatic recordings no longer happen, they have to be set up manually. On a side note, a refund for close to half a month Dish TV service was never issued. Time Warner Cable TV service is another tale. Winner? Depends on what's important to you.
