The Day in Pop Digest for 12/13/10: (NME) One of the producers behind Michael Jackson's forthcoming posthumous album has hit back at criticism of the project from Quincy Jones. Teddy Riley, who has contributed three songs to 'Michael', argued that 77-year-old Jones' hearing is not up to the task of determining whether it is Jackson singing on the tracks. more(Yahoo) Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have gone from reality star and rocker to husband and wife.Richie's publicist Nicole Perna says in an e-mail to The Associated Press Sunday that the 29-year-old socialite and her longtime boyfriend Madden were married Saturday in Los Angeles. more
(Yahoo) Rap star Ja Rule may soon be in the spotlight in a New York City courtroom. A trial could start as soon as this week in a gun-possession case stemming from a July 2007 stop of his luxury sports car. more
(Jam!) KT Tunstall came close to scoring a movie role recently, but the job didnt work out. But shes determined not to give up as she has long dreamed of acting on the big screen, and can even see herself as a film writer. more
(Yahoo) The latest chapter in "The Chronicles of Narnia" saga has sailed to the top of the weekend box office, though the franchise sank to a weak debut compared to the first two movies. more
(NME) Matt Cardle wins 'The X Factor' after covering Biffy Clyro Singer beats Rebecca Ferguson and One Direction after performing 'Many Of Horror' more
(ASB) Paramore are going to take a break in 2011 to work on their next studio installment. Frontwoman Hayley Williams revealed their next year plan to MTV when attending Z100 Jingle Ball with bandmate Taylor York. more
(Yahoo) Gal-pal doctors Nat and Kat have crossed the finish line to win "The Amazing Race." They have also made history, becoming the first two-woman team to claim the million-dollar grand prize in the 17 seasons of the CBS reality series. more
(BBC) The Black Eyed Peas beat 10-year-old Willow Smith to the top of the chart, securing the fifth UK number one single of their career. more
(ASB) Robbie Williams has pulled out of a planned $3 million show for record label bosses on New Year's Eve because of "family commitments". The "Angels" hitmaker recently rejoined the group for an album and an upcoming 2011 tour, marking their first full shows with the original line-up since the star left in 1995. more
(ASB) Rapper Plies is at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit over allegations he illegally sampled a track written by a songwriter in North Carolina. more
