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Aretha Franklin hopes to make a quick and full recovery after falling at her home earlier this week and breaking her ribs.

An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker has collaborated with Bruce Springsteen on a new documentary that chronicles the recording of the Boss' 1978 album.

Ke$ha talks about her MTV VMA nominations and says it's "unfortunate" that Adam Lambert didn't get any nods. 

Kanye West is "painting" a new picture on MTV on Thursday, debuting a video he hopes will offer fans a better image of himself than the one he made at the VMAs last year when he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.

The Los Angeles mansion where Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest last year is up for sale, with an asking price of $28.9 million.

Industry sources suggest that Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" could sell maybe between 120,000 to 140,000 by week's end Aug. 8.

Taylor Swift's new single "Mine" has officially been released to radio and iTunes after the song leaked online Wednesday.

In today's Bilboard Bits, Justin Bieber's biopic director drops out, Mike Posner toasts to his new album, Aersomith's Joe Perry slams Steven Tyler, Bruce Springsteen sets a premiere date for his new documentary, and more.

Lollapalooza boasts a bill this year of nearly 200 musical acts ranging from glam diva Lady Gaga to reggae legend Jimmy Cliff and punk band Green Day.

Momsen told Billboard.com that signing on to represent Material Girl was an easy decision: "It's Madonna -- she doesn't really do anything wrong, ever."

Avenged Sevenfold's "Nightmare" takes top spot on Billboard 200, will.i.am objects to upcoming posthumous Michael Jackson release, Taio Cruz talks about hitmaking.

  Lil Wayne's Drake-assisted "Right Above It" track is the lead single off the incarcerated rapper's "I'm Not A Human Being" EP.  

A preview of the making of Kanye West's video for "Power," the first single of his still untitled upcoming album, was released online today (July 4).

Fun Fun Fun Fest adds third day, announces full line-up including Weird Al, Devo, the Hold Steady, MGMT.

Nicki Minaj finally revealed the title of her highly anticipated debut album last night (Aug. 3), and legions of her fans joined her via Ustream for the reveal.

After storming through Europe on the Big Four tour with fellow thrashers Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax, the members of Slayer say they're ready to do it again.

"'Ey yo Sean, you Mr. Kingston," Nicki Minaj calls out in the intro of Sean Kingston's dancehall jam "Letting Go (Dutty Love)."

"'Ey yo Sean, you Mr. Kingston," Nicki Minaj calls out in the intro of Sean Kingston's dancehall jam "Letting Go (Dutty Love)."

DJ Funkmaster Flex had a very special guest for the launch of his website, as incarcerated rapper Lil Wayne made his first phone interview, calling in from Rikers Island where he is serving a sentence for criminal possession.

DJ Funkmaster Flex had a very special guest for the launch of his website, as incarcerated rapper Lil Wayne made his first phone interview, calling in from Rikers Island where he is serving a sentence for criminal possession.