Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Janet Jackson said on Monday she would not attend her brother Michael Jackson's tribute concert because it coincides with the trial of the singer's doctor. more info

ContactMusic — Michael Jackson's kids returned to their late dad's hometown in Gary, Indiana to celebrate what would have been the pop star's 53rd birthday on Monday (29Aug11). Making a rare public appearance, Prince, 14, Paris, 13, and Blanket, nine, visited the K... more info

ContactMusic — Defence lawyers for Michael Jackson's personal physician DR. Conrad Murray aim to prove the fallen pop star was a drug addict in court - using testimony from his closest aides. Reports suggest the attorneys representing the embattled doctor intend to... more info

L.A. Times - News — Defense lawyers for Michael Jackson's personal physician signaled Monday that they intend to rely on witnesses from Jackson's own inner circle to portray the singer as a desperate drug addict constantly "on the hunt" for the surgical anesthetic that ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Michael Jackson's children and father visited the late pop star's boyhood home in Gary, Ind., as the town celebrated what would have been his 53rd birthday. more info

VH1 Blog — Today would have been the 53rd birthday of Michael Jackson, one of the greatest entertainers this world has ever known. Sadly, though, his life was cut short back in 2009 after he overdosed on Propofol (a case that has yet to see a full resolution). ... more info

Unreality Music — MTV have just fired over a press release about last night’s MTV Video Music Awards which aired live on the channel from the Nokia Theater L.A. Here’s the details the network sent over… K... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Smoke DZA today in NYC * Mingus Mondays @ Jazz Standard * ZZ Top @ NYCB Theatre at Westbury * Rocco DeLuca @ Rockwood Music Hall * Dickey Betts, Kristy Lee @ City Winery * Male Bonding, Love Inks @... more info

Guardian Music — Hard-boiled record industry executive who managed Michael Jackson in the 1980sMichael Jackson's manager Frank Dileo, who has died aged 63 following complications from heart surgery, was a virtual caricature of the old-school record industry mogul. A ... more info

Perez Hilton — Several Michael Jackson fan clubs have publicly condemned the tribute concert! Say what?? The event, Michael Forever: The Tribute Concert, which is set to take place Oct. 8th in Wales’ Millennium Stadium, will have artists like Christina Aguilera, ... more info