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Wyclef Jean Shot- Fans Injured at SXSW- Lady Gaga Queen of Digital - Jennifer Hudson Returning To Idol- Dr. Dre Beats Cops- Justin Bieber Tops Michael Jackson- more

03/21/2011
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The Day in Pop Digest for 3/21/11: (BBC) Wyclef Jean has been released from hospital after being treated for a gunshot wound to his hand, his spokesman has said. The shooting took place after 2300 local time on Saturday near the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince more

(Billboard) Four people were injured Friday night (March 18) after a camera boom fell into the crowd at OMD's South by Southwest concert at Stubbs on Friday night. more

(Billboard) "American Idol's" elimination episode last Thursday night, which sent Karen Rodriguez packing, represented a season low for the show's ratings. A 16% drop more

(FMQB) Lady Gaga is the top seller of digital singles. RIAA says Gaga is the highest-certified artist in Gold & Platinum history with 20 million downloads sold. more

Sugarland and Idol alum Jennifer Hudson will perform on American Idol this Thursday more

(Billboard) "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" has now surpassed Michael Jackson's "This Is It" to become the most successful concert-themed movie at the domestic box office. more

(Billboard) "Glee" actor Matthew Morrison hopes to take on the director's role on "Glee" and said he will "definitely in the third season." more

(FMQB) Rapper Soulja Boy has released a new online mixtape called 1UP. The free download premiered on popular mixtape site Datpiff and features 20 unreleased tracks. more

(Jam!) Dr. Dre has emerged victorious in a court battle with cops who sued the star for secretly recording them on 2000's Up In Smoke rap tour more

(BBC) Nicole Scherzinger topples Adele from the top of the UK singles chart with Don't Hold Your Breath. more

(BBC) A song by 13-year-old Rebecca Black, widely labelled as the worst ever, has gone viral on the internet getting more than 16 million hits on YouTube. more. It's honestly not very different from any of today's auto-tuned pop stars.

(FMQB) Selena Gomez plans to release her new album, which will feature the lead single "Who Says," sometime this summer. Gomez took on a bigger role this time around as a writer and she says that her life experiences will serve as inspiration for the lyrics. more

(FMQB) Gym Class Heroes are looking to record a new album this summer, and they have "a good 25, 26 demos and they just keep growing," singer Travie McCoy told MTV News. more

(NME) Tupac Shakur biopic chiefs ask for video auditions for lead role 'In Search Of Tupac' scheme running until April 30 more

(NME) Snoop Dogg, P Diddy and Warren G pay tribute to Nate Dogg at SXSW Rappers join forces for live show in Austin more

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