AP - Hip-hop performer DJ Jazzy Jeff says his weekend performance in Kansas City was stopped because of censorship, not race.

AP - R&B singer Chris Brown and former girlfriend Rihanna were among the celebrities in the crowd at the fourth game of the National Basket Ball Association Finals in Orlando.

AP - They were childhood chums. Then they drifted apart, lost touch completely, and only renewed their friendship decades later, when illness struck.

AP - Pete Doherty has been freed on $82,000 bail as he awaits trial on a dangerous-driving charge.

E! Online - Bret Michaels wants action—or at least a hug.

AP - Jonas Brothers, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" (Hollywood Records)

AP - Street Sweeper Social Club, "Street Sweeper Social Club" (Warner Bros./ILG)

AP - For someone about to make her stage debut, Ashanti appears eerily relaxed.

AP - A weekend of glory days is planned at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Ohio, which is welcoming fans to a Bruce Springsteen FanFest.

AP - There's mercy for Madonna — Malawi's highest court ruled Friday that the pop star can adopt a second child from the African nation, citing her love, determination, and "income tax returns."

AP - John and Yoko hung out in their pajamas for eight days during their "bed-in" at a Montreal hotel in 1969. Reclining on a king-size bed, the famous Beatle and his new wife read Lao Tzu, snuggled and recorded the anthem "Give Peace a Chance."

Reuters - Spin magazine is going crazy with its July issue, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Prince's "Purple Rain" with a comprehensive oral history of the film and album and a free downloadable tribute that features nine bands doing song-for-song covers of the record's classic tracks.

AP - Aerosmith may be nearly 40 years old, but the group is staying connected with younger audiences.