E! Online - Who knew The Game and Al Gore had so much in common?

E! Online - Ain't no other retailer for Christina Aguilera.

AP - Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will.

Reuters - Britney Spears is to star at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, a year after a calamitous comeback performance at the same award ceremony. But this time the pop singer won't be performing.

Reuters - A week after setting a new record with a 70-place leap to No. 1, rapper T.I. logged a second round atop Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday.

E! Online - She may have had nothing but vitriol for cohost Elton John, but at Tuesday night's London-set GQ Men of the Year Awards, Lily Allen did have some kind words reserved for one British icon: the bobbies.

E! Online - Looks like Akon may get Konvicted after all.

AP - For the first time since he founded the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein didn't have to sign any checks or worry about how the fickle weather might affect the bottom line. Instead, his biggest concern at the recent festival was whether he could keep up on piano with his Newport All-Stars band during their set on the main stage that preceded performances by Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins.

E! Online - The Library of Congress just called to say it loves Stevie Wonder.

AP - A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector.