AP - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mary Lou Martell put it off as long as she could. But she finally had to head to Memphis for an anniversary vigil at Elvis Presley's grave.

E! Online - Is Britney Spears feeling some pressure to perform at MTV's upcoming Video Music Awards?

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best.

AP - Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, said his son, Paul.

AP - Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations.

AP - At a time when scantily clad female socialites are powerful enough to influence everything from pop music to presidential elections, it can be difficult to tout the virtues of a lower hemline and a life of purity.

E! Online - This week Rihanna's a bad girl gone good.

E! Online - Jackson Browne is always up for a good protest.

E! Online - In honor of the Olympics, DMX is apparently trying to break some sort of record.

AP - Online music thieves can't interfere with the hundreds of songwriters Hanna Rochelle Schmieder has on her payroll.

AP - There's nothing standard about the way Cassandra Wilson went about making her first album of standards in nearly a decade. On "Loverly," she goes back to the roots of jazz in West African rhythms so she can chart a new path to the future.

AP - New Chris Brown music has been popping up on the Web — and the singer is not happy about it.