Popeater — Filed under: Music News, Michael Jackson, Usher, AOL Music Usher closed out the first day of the Essence Music Festival on Friday (July 1), with a rousing two hour performance in which he paid homage to the late Michael Jackson. Shocking the audie... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Each performer took to the stage in their own ways: Fantasia's round-the-way style, Hudson hindered by the razzle-dazzle, and Usher's 'last' Michael Jackson tribute.Each performer took to the stage in their own ways: Fantasia's round-the-way style, H... more info

ContactMusic — Former child star Aaron Carter is considering taking legal action against a U. S. tabloid after he was quoted suggesting Michael Jackson had offered him cocaine when he was a teenager. Carter, a longtime pal of Jackson's, reportedly told OK! magazine... more info

ContactMusic — Theatre impresario Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber considered casting Michael Jackson in a film version of his classic musical The Phantom Of The Opera. The critically-acclaimed composer reveals the Thriller hitmaker stopped by the Broadway production of Pha... more info

NME — Singer is due to make only UK festival appearance of 2011 at Hop Farm tonight (July 3) more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Pop star Aaron Carter has angrily denied reports suggesting Michael Jackson offered him cocaine when he was a teenager, insisting remarks he made to a reporter have been misquoted. more info

ContactMusic — Pop star Aaron Carter has angrily denied reports suggesting Michael Jackson offered him cocaine when he was a teenager, insisting remarks he made to a reporter have been misquoted. The former child star - a longtime pal of Jackson's - reportedly told... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonYou can see why Janet Jackson has taken to performing a live show entirely comprised of her hits. It's not only good business, but it serves to remind everyone how imperial her command of R&B once seemed. Her profile in the ... more info

ContactMusic — Aaron Carter, the American singer who rose to fame as a pop and hip-hop star in the late-1990's, has claimed he never told an entertainment reporter Michael Jackson gave him cocaine. Carter stunned fans on Thursday (30th July 2011) when he allegedly ... more info

Perez Hilton — News broke in OK magazine yesterday that Aaron Carter admitted to being lured into a cocaine and alcohol frenzy with Michael Jackson. The internet was going crazy playing a game of telephone and relaying the shocking info. Turns out it was all a BI... more info