Updated: 8:43 AM - Emails displayed in court show a lawyer for the parent company of AEG Live LLC referred to Michael Jackson as a "freak" on the day the singer signed a contract for his ill-fate comeback concerts.

Posted: 7:30 AM - President Barack Obama says music is often one place where people turn during trying times, both for comfort and for inspiration.

Posted: 7:22 AM - Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. is turning his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts - alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Updated: 05/20/2013 - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

Updated: 05/20/2013 - Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

Updated: 05/20/2013 - NEW YORK (AP) - Officials in New York City say a man suffered minor injuries after falling out of a window onto the marquee of a Broadway theater.

Posted: 05/20/2013 - Blue Ivy's gonna be a big sis! That's right: Superstar supermom Beyoncé is expecting her second child with hubby Jay-Z, multiple sources exclusively confirm to E! News.