The Day in Pop Digest for 1/7/11: (Jam!) Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has stripped off to pose naked for a top U.K. women's magazine in a bid to raise awareness about prostate and testicular cancer. more(Jam!) Without confirming reports that she has been battling cancer or even saying why she was sick, soul icon Aretha Franklin said in a magazine interview Thursday that she is now "feeling great" after recent surgery. more
(Billboard) A paramedic testified Thursday that he saw the doctor charged in the death of Michael Jackson grab three bottles of painkillers and place the vials in a bag during futile efforts to revive the pop star at his mansion. more
(Jam!) Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch has been given the all-clear in his cancer battle, 18 months after he was diagnosed with the disease. more
(NME) Kanye West is being sued by a photographer, who claims he was assaulted by the rapper in New York two years ago. Michael Vasquez is alleging that West and his security team "assaulted, battered, beat and threatened" him at Guastavinos restaurant. more
(Billboard) Snoop Dogg revealed in a recent radio interview that he and up-and-coming rapper Wiz Khalifa are working on a movie together. "High School" will be released straight to DVD more
(BBC) A Los Angeles judge dismisses the drug conspiracy convictions of the boyfriend and psychiatrist of late model Anna Nicole Smith. more
(Billboard) Rap music made a 3% comeback last year, driven by the top-selling album of the year, Eminem's "Recovery," and the non-traditional store sector became the No. 1 retail channel. more
(Yahoo) The wife of rapper T.I. is no longer facing charges for possession of ecstasy after she finished a drug diversion program. more
(BBC) A US judge has dismissed legal action accusing Harry Potter author JK Rowling of copying the work of another author. more
(BBC) Oscar-winning Taxi Driver star Robert De Niro will head the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers announce. more
