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Michael Jackson's estate has earned more than $250 million in the year since he died, according to lawyers.

Miley Cyrus won't be told what she should wear or what she should sing about. The 17-year-old is releasing new album, "Can't Be Tamed," and is doing it her way, even though some say she is going to too far for her age ...

Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor declined a request by California authorities to suspend the ability of Dr. Conrad Murray to practice medicine in the state.

The fast food-chain Wendy's has pulled a disco CD included in kids' meals because of racy lyrics in one of the songs.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that one of the songs on the Disco Fever CD was Donna Summer's "Last Dance." The song has two sets of lyrics. One version includes the words "so bad." But some heard the alternative lyrics "so horny" on the CD, which had been marked as safe for 3 years old and up.

The fans love Carrie Underwood and they proved it again during the CMT Music Awards. The former "American Idol" champ won Wednesday night's top honor, video of the year for "Cowboy Casanova," and CMT performance of the year for "Temporary Home" two months after making history by winning her second Academy of Country Music Awards entertainer of the year. Both awards are chosen by fans tuned into the live shows.

Has Slim Shady recovered? Eminem's much-anticipated new album, Recovery, doesn't officially come out until June 22, but fans woke up Monday morning to the news it had leaked two weeks early.

Lady Gaga's new music video for her single "Alejandro" is chock full of bed-ridden S&M imagery that makes it look like the softcore answer to "The Matrix." Oh, and let's not forget, the nun rape.

As Morissette pregnancy rumors abound...
Alanis Morissette suffered what may have been one of the most tortured love lives of any pop star we've ever heard of, with her first single "You Oughta Know" rising to the top of the 1995 charts as the anthem for the betrayed and brokenhearted.

Marvin Isley, the bass player who helped give R&B powerhouse the Isley Brothers their distinctive sound, has died at a Chicago hospital. He was 56....

The founders of the file-sharing site, Kazaa, will unveil a venture, Rdio, which will allow users to stream and store music on a range of mobile phones.