AP - Part way through making Spiritualized's latest album, the band's frontman, Jason Pierce, came down with a bout of pneumonia that almost killed him.

Reuters - Surrounded by thousands of screaming fans, Mariah Carey performed five songs during a brief concert at a Hollywood shopping mall on Thursday.

E! Online - Miley Cyrus may find herself going head-to-head—and foot-to-foot—with Will Smith at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards.

E! Online - Maybe Snoop Dogg should've popped for the pine-tree air freshener.

AP - Britney Spears will remain under her father's care for a few more months, but she may ring in 2009 on her own terms.

AP - DALLAS (AP) — A tour bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Reuters - Former Christian music singer Katy Perry's bi-curious tune "I Kissed a Girl" began a sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, solidifying its status as the song of the summer.

E! Online - Alicia Keys' Indonesian concert just slapped on the patch.

E! Online - Talk about politically incorrect.

AP - An attorney for Britney Spears said Wednesday that he will not seek an extension for a restraining order against Osama "Sam" Lutfi, but that doesn't mean the pop star wants her former sidekick back in her life.

AP - Philip Morris International has pulled down billboards and posters promoting an Alicia Keys concert Thursday in Indonesia's capital after the singer protested the cigarette company's sponsorship.

AP - India.Arie will have to wait a little longer to make her Broadway debut.

AP - John McCain's presidential campaign has released a withering television ad comparing Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, suggesting the Democratic contender is little more than a vapid but widely recognized media concoction.