Reuters - Russian pop star Valeriya says she is drawing on her experience as a battered wife and "slave" to help migrant workers break free of sexual exploitation and forced labor in her homeland.

AP - Britney Spears may get a shot at redemption during this year's MTV Video Music Awards.

E! Online - This year it was the cops who got busy at the Uppsala Reggae Festival.

E! Online - When one of his final flicks, Soul Men, is released, Bernie Mac will not only be remembered for his comedic acting chops, but also his great singing voice.

Reuters - Glen Campbell's new home in Malibu probably resembles the residences of many other successful musicians in the wealthy beach resort.

Reuters - Members of The Allman Brothers Band sued UMG Recordings for more than $10 million on Monday over royalties from compact discs sales and digital downloads services such as Apple's iTunes.

Reuters - Rolling Stone magazine unveiled plans on Monday for a major design overhaul, scaling down its signature large-format pages to a standard magazine size in a bid to bolster advertising and sagging newsstand sales.

Reuters - Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde unveiled tunes from her band's first album in six years on Monday, reluctantly conceding that she is moving in a country direction.

E! Online - Lynne Spears' promised book has shaped up to be less of a parenting handbook and more of a juicy memoir of a Southern mother raising a pop star in the midst of paparazzi mayhem.