(Jam!) KT Tunstall despises the way Simon Cowell has "clogged up" the music industry with TV talent show contestants - insisting it prevents other musicians from hitting the charts. more

(Yahoo) R&B singer and former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Mario has been charged with assaulting his mother at their Baltimore home. Police say Shawntia Hardaway told officers her 24-year-old son, Mario Barrett, had pushed her. more

(ASB) Kelis was left red-faced while recording a U.K. TV show last week after an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction left her nipple exposed. The "Milkshake" hitmaker was a guest on "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" on Friday, October 1 and sang her latest track Scream on the program, but pre-recorded her slot earlier in the week. more

(Yahoo) Facing fallout from a recent arrest, T.I. raised money on Sunday for his family's new Alzheimer's disease charity and explained how the idea for it took shape during a previous period of legal trouble. more

(Hollywood Reporter) A public suggestion to Carrie Underwood: Fireworks at the end of a Hollywood Bowl show are pretty much a tradition, but next time, try it after you're done singing so they don't drown you out, OK? That move was one of several awkward missteps Saturday from country music's hottest female artist more

(Yahoo) Celebrities, fans, friends and family members are saying goodbye to Tony Curtis during public funeral services to celebrate the movie star's life. more

(Yahoo) "The Social Network," director David Fincher's drama about the quarrelsome creation of Facebook, debuted as the No. 1 weekend film with $23 million. more

(ASB) It's confirmed that Rihanna will include her joint track with Drake on her upcoming studio album "Loud" which is due for November 16 U.S. release. more

(Hollywood Reporter) Among those who must pay Don Johnson his $51.7 million in "Nash Bridges" money are billionaires Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner and their 2929 Entertainment, the actor's representatives said. more

(ASB) Soulja Boy visited BET's "106 & Park" to premiere a music video for his latest single "Blowing Me Kisses". more

(Yahoo) Wartime leader Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister ever to enter the pop charts when an album featuring some of his most famous speeches set to music debuted in fourth place on Sunday. more

(Yahoo) ABC pulled the plug on the new drama "My Generation" after Thursday's little-watched episode drew even fewer viewers than the premiere a week earlier. more

(ASB) Leona Lewis axed a show in Nigeria on Saturday, October 2 after two car bombs caused carnage in the country's capital. more

(Hollywood Reporter) Andy Albeck, who as head of United Artists signed off on the acclaimed "Raging Bull" and the infamous flop "Heaven's Gate," died of heart failure September 29, four days after his 89th birthday, at NYU Hospital in New York. more

(ASB) Calvin Harris has dismissed rumors he is planning to take legal action against Chris Brown for allegedly sampling one of his songs without permission - insisting a lawsuit wouldn't do any "good". more

(Yahoo) The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced that music director Riccardo Muti is withdrawing from the rest of his fall residency because of illness, but officials hope he'll be back this winter. more

(Yahoo) CNN fired news anchor Rick Sanchez on Friday, a day after he called Jon Stewart a bigot in a radio show interview where he also questioned whether Jews should be considered a minority. more. CNN is still on the air?