Jackson's side Michael Jackson's lawyer told a judge Friday that the defense has uncovered a wealth of material pointing to Jackson's innocence that should be presented to a grand jury investigating child molestation allegations against the pop star.
Carter's blues Carlene Carter, the stepdaughter of Johnny Cash and daughter of country singers June Carter Cash and Carl Smith, has been jailed, according to authorities in Gallatin, Tenn. Sumner County jail officials would not say why the 48-year-old country singer was in custody.
Ecuador fights pirates Ecuador Friday destroyed thousands of compact discs and DVDs in a fight against rampant piracy that has driven some foreign companies out of this impoverished nation.
Mourning Sanchez Thousands of fans gathered Thursday on a rainy night to pay their respects to Adan Sanchez, a 19-year-old ballad singer who died last week in a car crash in Mexico. The viewing at St. John of God Church in Norwalk attracted up to 10,000 people, who lined up for 12 blocks.
Jackson in D.C. From all the fuss that was made over Michael Jackson in Washington this week, you would think he still ruled as The King of Pop.
Euro MTV, indies pact MTV Networks Europe signed a new three-year deal with independent record labels Thursday, ending a threat that the music broadcaster would lose scores of videos by such artists as the White Stripes, Ozzy Osbourne and Craig David.
EMI axes 1,500 LONDON -- British music group EMI said Wednesday that it will cut 1,500 jobs worldwide, shed some niche artists and stop manufacturing its own CDs and DVDs.
Warner revamp The dream team for the Warner Music Group's newly formed Atlantic Records Group -- which includes Atlantic, Elektra and Lava Records -- has been put in place.
Usher tops chart Usher has landed the best opening-sales week for a male R&B artist in SoundScan's 13-year history and this year's best debut week, overtaking Norah Jones.
MusicNow selling In the latest sign that the online music market currently is one of the hottest targets for all sorts of companies, consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores said Wednesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire digital music firm MusicNow Inc.
The sales of 1.09 million copies of "Confessions" by Arista performer Usher gave him the best opening-sales week for an R&B artist in the history of SoundScan.
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Top albums
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Usher, "Confessions"
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Various Artists, "NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 15"
Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" was among 50 recordings chosen for the Library of Congress' Sound Recording Registry. Also making the cut: "Sgt. Pepper" and "Born to Run."
