Michael Jackson Doc Denies Manslaughter Charge- What Killed Brittany Murphy- Beyonce Tripped Up On Stage- Taylor Swift Working on Next Album- more was a top story in Feb. Here is the recap: Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop superstar's sudden death last year from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs. Conrad Murray, 56, appeared before a packed courtroom to deny a single charge of causing Jackson's death, the culmination of a painstaking seven-month probe which involved local and federal investigators. moreBrittany Murphy died of pneumonia, a Los Angeles coroner has ruled. Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey added that iron-deficiency anaemia and "multiple [prescription] drug intoxication" were secondary factors in her death. more
Lil Wayne is poised to spend as much as the next year in a New York City jail cell instead of a spotlight. The Grammy Award-winning rapper is set to be sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in a gun possession case. more
Former child television star Gary Coleman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April. Court clerk Jane Swan says the original charge of domestic violence assault was dropped. more
Beyonce Knowles was nearly thrown into the audience at a show in Brazil on Thursday, February 4 - after slipping onstage and skidding dangerously towards the crowd. The show nearly came to an abrupt halt when the singer tripped on a walkway and slid towards her audience. Video footage shows Beyonce crashing to the floor, before picking herself up and continuing her routine. more
The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday. more
Taylor Swift has started writing new songs for her next studio album. The first single from the forthcoming release is expected to be released in late summer or early fall with the album to follow later on. more
Katy Perry has incurred the wrath of her followers on Twitter.com - after posting a lurid picture of upcoming 17 year old singer Sky Ferreira and describing her as "fresh meat." more So much for being honest about what the tween music biz is all about.
Ke$ha clocked a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Thursday with "TiK ToK," while four charity songs for Haiti entered the singles chart. "Lean on Me" by Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock and Keith Urban was the top debut at No. 47; Taylor Swift's "Breathless" came in at No. 72; and Jennifer Hudson's cover of the Beatles' "Let It Be" opened at No. 98. more
Lady GaGa sets the record straight about her refusing to join "We Are the World" remix. "I've actually been in rehearsal for my new tour, but I was never supposed to do 'We Are the World', so that's a rumor," she told Access Hollywood's Billy Bush before then adding. "I believe that they may have asked, yes, about it, but I was unable to do it." more
Kelly Clarkson fires back at Taylor Swift's label boss Scott Borchetta after he attacked "American Idol" artists when defending the country music singer's performance at the recent Grammys. more -
2010 is almost halfway gone. Join us each weekend this month as we look back at the top stories from the first half of this year. This was a top story from Feb.
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