(Billboard) Rapper and actor Ja Rule was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for failing to file income tax returns, and said a combination of youthful inexperience, bad advice and an inability to manage fame and fortune lead to his financial troubles. more

(MTViggy) America, hide your wives. Limerick City's baddest rappers came to conquer (and offend) the US for the first time, and we got the whole thing on tape. Stay tuned for four episodes of their adventures in New York City and, yes, the Jersey Shore. Did they moon New York (in a friendly way!) or find swans with teeth? Will their first American performance make them MTV rockstars? The two Irish lads in plastic bags were on mission — don't miss it! here

(Billboard) A reunited Take That -- the British boy band featuring Robbie Williams -- has stormed through the U.K., shattering gross records, including Bruce Springsteen's eight-year title as the highest grossing concert stand ever, a mark it topped twice on this tour. more

(BBC) Robbie Williams will be back on stage with Take That later after a bout of food poisoning forced the band to cancel a show in Denmark more

(Billboard) Gwen Stefani, already a fashion designer, singer-songwriter and mother to two, will now be working with Target to design a line of clothes and accessories for babies and kids more

(Jam!) Pop singer and Napanee, Ont., native Avril Lavigne launches a Canadian tour on Victoria, B.C., on Oct. 1 in support of her fourth release, Goodbye Lullaby, released earlier this year. more

(Billboard) It's 4:50 a.m. and the sun is just beginning to rise at the beginning of David Guetta's beach party-themed music video, but that doesn't mean its stopping anytime soon. The clip sees Guetta and his army of glowstick-wearing partiers shifting the Earth's rotation backwards to keep the party going in "Little Bad Girl," feat. Taio Cruz and Ludacris. Watch it here