The Day in Pop Digest for 7/30: Billboard reports that Ellen DeGeneres is leaving Fox's American Idol. "A couple months ago, I let Fox and the 'American Idol' producers know that this didn't feel like the right fit for me," DeGeneres said more. While Ellen was a strange pick to judge a singing competition, the show might replace her with another strange pick: J.Lo. Deadline reports that Lopez sealed her "American Idol" deal earlier this week, following a series of meetings orchestrated by the singer and actress' manager, Benny Medina. more.(ASB) Amy Winehouse's publicist has brushed off reports the "Rehab" star is collaborating with Lady GaGa on her highly anticipated comeback album, dismissing the rumors as false. more
(Yahoo) Rapper-turned-underwear model-turned-Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. more
(Yahoo) The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process. more
(FMQB) Eminem becomes the first artist in the digital age to concurrently hold the #1 slot on the album sales chart and the digital songs chart for five straight weeks, according to Billboard. more
(Yahoo) William Rast, the fashion line by Justin Timberlake and his childhood friend Trace Ayala, has a new partner: Target. more
(Yahoo) Attorneys were setting the stage for the trial of two doctors and the attorney boyfriend of the late Anna Nicole Smith, arguing about what evidence will be allowed in court. more
(ASB) Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs has been taking secret singing lessons to prepare for his first record release with new group Diddy-Dirty Money. The Bad Boy Records boss has teamed with singer Kalenna Harper and former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard to form the new trio more
(BBC) Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi. more
(ASB) Rascal Flatts have inked a record deal with Big Machine, the same label where Taylor Swift is currently signed. Disney Music Group finalized the new record deal arrangements on July 29 for the release of a new album on November 16 in U.S. more
(Yahoo) Benedictine nuns from a secluded convent in southern France have received death threats after winning a deal aimed at creating a chart-topping album, a newspaper reported on Thursday. more
(Yahoo) Cheeseburger found in SC woman's gas tank more