The Day in Pop Digest for 9/14/10: (Billboard) "American Idol" Did Not Meet J.Lo's Demands. Although she will receive a handsome deal for becoming a judge on "American Idol," Jennifer Lopez's demands for a $15 million pay check and guaranteed TV/film deals were not met by Fox and "Idol" producers, Deadline reports. more(Yahoo) George Michael is facing a fine or jail time after he admitted driving while under the influence of drugs when he is sentenced on Tuesday. The singer pleaded guilty last month to driving under the influence and possession of cannabis following an incident on July 4 more
(ASB) Producer Sean Garrett who told E! Online that he is back working with Britney Spears. "I'm going into the studio with her," Sean said during MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, September 12. "I love Britney. I want to help her grow. I want to do stuff that's going to be able to travel around the world." more
(Billboard) Meat Loaf and Barry Bostwick, who starred as Eddie and Brad Majors in the 1975 classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show," will lend their talents to "Glee" next month for the show's tribute to the film, E! reports. more
(Yahoo) A South African pop group known for its World Cup collaboration with Shakira has been barred from performing in neighboring Zimbabwe after releasing a video depicting President Robert Mugabe as a chicken, band members said Monday. more
(Yahoo) A spokeswoman for John Mayer says that the singer has discontinued his Twitter account with his Battle Studies Tour "now at a close and a return to the studio planned." more
(Yahoo) Bob Marley's family lost a lawsuit seeking the copyrights to several of the late Jamaican reggae singer's best-known recordings. more
(Yahoo) Actor John Malkovich will star as the 18th-century womanizer Casanova in a new Austrian theater production. more
(Yahoo) Winfrey kicked off her 25th and final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Monday with promised surprises. After teasing the 300 audience members with a suggestion she might take them on a trip to New York, Philadelphia or Los Angeles, she said her last season merited something "bigger." more
(ASB) Cypress Hill and Apple executives have been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit over a song released almost 20 years ago. The bosses of California-based Drive-In Music Company have accused the group of illegally sampling a portion of The Music Machine tune "Come on In" on the band's 1991 track "How I Could Just Kill a Man", more
(ASB) Elton John has promised fans "very special guests and memorable moments" at his upcoming show to kick off the BBC's annual music festival. The "Rocket Man" was announced on Monday, September 13 as the first performer in the line-up of the BBC's Electric Proms event in London next month. more
Just in time for the Christmas rush, the DVD/Blu-ray version of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" is set for release on December 4th. more
(NME) Lady GaGa has named her new album 'Born This Way'. The singer revealed the title during her acceptance speech for the Video Of The Year category at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards more
(Billboard) Lady Gaga has signed a licensing deal with beauty company Coty to issue fragrances under her moniker, Perez Hilton reports. more