Reuters - Rock-star widow Courtney
Love has been sued by a management firm for allegedly failing
to pay commissions for the partial sale of her share of the
Nirvana publishing catalogue. -- read full article
E! Online - For Disney, it seems sex and rock 'n' roll are one thing—at least when it comes to their younger and fairer stable of talent. But when it comes to drugs, the Mouse House apparently draws the line.
E! Online - Just about every week, there's speculation on how Miley Cyrus will transition into adulthood. This week, MSNBC's Scoop decided to go with a promiscuous role in an R-rated movie, where "you'd be seeing a lot more of Cyrus than what appeared in the Vanity Fair photos." Ooh, naughty!
AP - Among the most notorious on-screen gaffes ever, Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" on CBS during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show drew a $550,000 indecency fine from the Federal Communications Commission. Now a federal appeals court has thrown it out.
Reuters - Britain's largest pay-TV firm BSkyB is
to launch an online subscription music service and has signed
the world's largest music group Universal as its first partner,
in a deal that could challenge Apple. -- read full article
AP - Sen. Frank Lautenberg's re-election campaign has dropped its request to get the operator of Giants Stadium to provide it with Bruce Springsteen tickets for a fundraiser event this weekend. -- read full article
AP - Doctors say the cyst removed from conductor James Levine's kidney was malignant, but the cancer was caught early and no further treatment is needed.
Reuters - British pop star George Michael has a
tip for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama --
team up with former rival Hillary Clinton. -- read full article