Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)

AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."

Calif. judge: rapper 40 Glocc must heed gang ban (AP)
AP - A judge has ruled that a rapper known as 40 Glocc who touted his gang member status in songs and videos is subject to a 2008 gang injunction barring him from an apartment complex in his hometown of Colton.

Appeals court sets hearing in Jackson estate case (AP)

AP - An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estate.

Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait (Reuters)
Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses.

Brooks & Dunn end 20-year career at Nashville show (AP)

AP - The first song Brooks & Dunn ever sang together has become their last.

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German court rules against YouTube over copyright (AP)
AP - A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws.

Ne-Yo on T.I.: 'He makes a lot of poor decisions' (AP)

AP - Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances — and it's time he gets his act together.

`American Idol' adds L.A. audition on Sept. 22 (AP)

AP - "American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month.

Kanye West: 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle (AP)

AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his ambush of Taylor Swift last year 7 11ff7808d765e2c6fb7655abe057ea4amp;mdash; and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.

Katy Perry's chart-topper sparks new sales worries (Reuters)

Reuters - The Capitol release bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, thanks to first-week sales of 192,000 units in the United States, the ninth-best debut week so far this year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.