Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — PepsiCo Inc severed ties with rapper Lil Wayne on Friday over a graphic reference to slain U.S. civil rights figure Emmett Till in a song. more info

CNN Showbiz — PepsiCo is ending its relationship with rapper Lil Wayne over what the company calls an "offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon" -- 14-year-old Emmett Till, who was killed nearly 60 years ago. more info

Sky News — The face of Pepsi Co's Mountain Dew drink - Lil Wayne - gets the chop over a crude reference to a US civil rights martyr. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In a week that has already seen PepsiCo pull an ad developed by Odd Future ringleader Tyler, the Creator, the beverage giant is severing ties with another rapper, Lil Wayne. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Jersey Shore spinoffs are seemingly endless (Snooki and JWoww, The Pauly D Project that I'm sure no one remembers) and the most recent one MTV decided was a good idea is The Show With Vinny which premiered last night. Vinny was by far the most normal... more info

Mjsbigblog — JENNIFER LOPEZ, CHRIS BROWN, NICKI MINAJ, LIL WAYNE, ED SHEERAN, DAVID GUETTA, AKON, NE-YO AND ICONA POP ADDED TO ROSTER OF PERFORMERS AT “THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS,” – “The 2013 Billboard Music Awards” announce more star-studded acts... more info

Dlisted — A 13-year-old Cher in her mug shot or Adam from Girls? - Towleroad Lea Michele at a hockey game, too bad she wasn't the puck  - Lainey Gossip It's a good thing Paulina Gretzky can have some privacy time with her pool and a cameraman -... more info

411 Mania — They'll all perform... more info

Starpulse — Rapper Lil Wayne issued an apology to the family of slain civil rights icon Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American who was beaten and shot to death for flirting with a white girl in 1955, over... more info

The Independent — Nicki Minaj and her mentor, Lil Wayne, will join forces for a performance at the Billboard Music Awards, to be presented 19 May in Las Vegas.      more info