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E! Online - It's official: Brandy has been eliminated from America's Got Talent.

E! Online - Papa's got a brand new tab.

A dispute has erupted between the trustees responsible for handling James Brown's estate and his six adult children over who's going to pay the $70,000-plus bill covering the care of the soul singer's body and burial.

E! Online - Wild horses? More like stoned ponies.

Serbian animal activists are up in arms over a plan to sedate as many as 300 horses stabled at a racecourse in Belgrade where the Rolling Stones are slated to play on July 14.

Yahoo! Music - Arctic Monkeys have cited Ricky Martin, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, and MC Hammer as key influences on their new album. More Info...  

Yahoo! Music - Aussie singer-songwriter Ben Lee has enlisted the help of several famous friends for his new album, currently being recorded in Los Angeles. More Info...  

Yahoo! Music - Sharon Osbourne has said she hopes Queen Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme "gets syphilis and dies" after he criticised her husband Ozzy's Ozzfest tour. More Info...  

Yahoo! Music - Beyonce is at the center of a lawsuit brought by Des'ree, according to reports. More Info...  

Music News

AP - An aspiring actress who had told lawyers in the Phil Spector murder case she considered him guilty was dismissed from the prospective jury panel Wednesday after she said she couldn't change her mind.

AP - In the wake of Don Imus' firing for his on-air slur about the Rutgers women's basketball team, a high-powered group of music-industry executives met privately Wednesday to discuss sexist and misogynistic rap lyrics.

AP - The family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. has filed a second wrongful-death lawsuit against the city, alleging that rogue police officers killed him 10 years ago.

AP - Kitty Carlisle Hart, whose long career spanned Broadway, opera, television and film, including the classic Marx Brothers movie "A Night at the Opera," died after a battle with pneumonia, her son said Wednesday. She was 96.

AP - The trust handling James Brown's estate owes more than $70,000 for his elaborate funeral and care of his body for nearly three months before it was laid to rest in March, according to the funeral director who handled the soul singer's arrangements.

Reuters - Rolling Stone magazine is serious about celebrating its 40th anniversary.

AP - Tony Bennett has postponed two concert appearances in Ohio this week because he's recovering from the flu.

Reuters - In a slow week for new releases, the "NOW 24" hits package and Tim McGraw's "Let It Go" held the top two spots on the U.S. album charts Wednesday, while Nebraska rock troupe Bright Eyes scored its best week on the tally.

AP - Madonna and her 9-year-old daughter, Lourdes, visited a center for street children that benefits from the charity work the pop star is doing in this impoverished southern African country.

E! Online - Notorious B.I.G.'s relatives are stating their case once again.

Reuters - Preparations to sedate as many as 300 horses stabled at Belgrade's racecourse to keep them calm during a Rolling Stones concert have enraged Serb animal lovers who are lobbying to have the gig moved to another venue.

Yahoo! Music - Pete Doherty is allegedly on the verge of being broke. More Info...  

E! Online - It might be storming in America, but it's a drought on the charts.