The Day in Pop Digest for 10/5/10: (ASB) Rihanna is going to celebrate Halloween on "Saturday Night Live". According to Rap-Up, the "Battleship" actress will rock the late-night show on October 30 with Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" hosting. more(ASB) Beside singing on "Saturday Night Live", Kanye West who made headline over the weekend when he chose to omit the lyrics of his song which take aim at "SNL" reportedly was also scheduled to visit "The Oprah Winfrey Show". But, the "Heartless" rapper is rumored to have canceled the gig at the last minute via short email. more
(Billboard) Yoko Ono amplified anticipation this weekend when she headlined "We Are Plastic Ono Band" tribute shows Oct. 1-2 at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, sharing the eclectic bill with Lady Gaga, Iggy Pop, the RZA, Perry Farrell, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, and others. Watch Yoko and Lady Gaga here
(Yahoo) T.I. is headed back to federal court in Atlanta next week to explain why his probation shouldn't be revoked after his recent arrest in Los Angeles. more
(Yahoo) Lil Wayne is facing the music after being accused of breaking jail rules by having gear for listening to tunes: He can expect to go solo for the rest of his time behind bars in a gun case. more
(Yahoo) Actor Tony Curtis was buried Monday with a melange of his favorite possessions — a Stetson hat, an Armani scarf, driving gloves, an iPhone and a copy of his favorite novel, "Anthony Adverse". more
(Yahoo) "Die Hard" director John McTiernan was sentenced to one year in prison Monday for lying about his association with a private investigator to illegally wiretap a movie producer. more
(Yahoo) Adam Jasinski, the winner of the CBS reality show "Big Brother 9" pleaded guilty Monday to a drug charge and for failing to file a tax return for the year he won the show's $500,000 prize. more
(Yahoo) Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber are both approaching a major milestone of the new music industry: one billion all-time YouTube views. more
(Hollywood Reporter) Ke$ha is asking the California Labor Commissioner to declare her contract with DAS Communications void because it acted as an unlicensed talent agent while representing her. more
(ASB) Susan Boyle's hopes of performing on U.S. TV show "Dancing with the Stars" have been dashed by a bout of bronchitis. Michael Bolton was announced by host Tom Bergeron to replace Susan Boyle. more
In today's if you snooze, you lose category is Brandy. The song in which she was originally set to appear in "Shout It Out" by Marc Mysterio, was just sent to radio last Monday and in its first week, bested Eminem to slot #2 on the New Airplay Chart for Top 40 Radio this past week across Canada. Check out the official video here. In related news, there is a new interview with Marc here