(Billboard) Lil Wayne's just-released "Tha Carter IV" album could have the second-biggest sales week of the year (behind Lady Gaga's 1.11 million units but ahead of Jay-Z and Kanye West's 436,078 units), as industry forecasters suggest it may sell 700,000-850,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Sept. 4. more(BBC) Janet Jackson will not be attending her brother Michael Jackson's tribute concert in Cardiff, the singer confirms in a statement. more
(Billboard) T.I. is reportedly leaving the Forrest City Correctional Facility in Arkansas for a halfway house on Wednesday (Aug. 31), after spending 11 months in prison for a parole violation. more
(BBC) The judge in the forthcoming trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray bars the singer's dermatologist from giving evidence in his trial more
(Billboard) With 12.4 million viewers tuning in, the 2011 Video Music Awards scored MTV's biggest audience in the network's history. more
(Jam!) Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake appear to be close again after splitting earlier this year - they were spotted hanging out at a favourite Toronto cafe over the weekend. more
(Billboard) While her sister Beyonce was getting ready to announce her pregnancy, Solange Knowles was involved in an argument with police in Miami over an inflatable banana she was trying to carry into a nightclub. more
(Billboard) Demi Lovato wants to let those who were critical of her appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards that she does not care what they say or think about her weight. more
(Jam!) Tupac Shakur's rap group The Outlawz smoked the tragic icon's ashes after the hip-hop star's death in an effort to honour one of his bizarre final wishes more
