Guardian Music — Jermaine Jackson, the late singer's brother, has confirmed that Chris Brown, Mary J Blige, Sister Sledge and Natalie Cole are among the artists who will perform at the event later this monthMary J Blige, Sister Sledge and Natalie Cole are among the a... more info

MTV.com News — MC declines to take sides; VMAs air on Sunday night!By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Shaheim Reid 50 Cent Photo: MTV News At Sunday's Video Music Awards, there will be all kinds of battles going on for the coveted Moonmen, but... more info

MTV.com News — Singer calls Graffiti his 'best album' to date, posts photos of his home.By Gil Kaufman Chris Brown Photo: Steve Granitz / Getty Images Less than two weeks after his sentencing for a February assault on former girlfriend Rihanna, singer Ch... more info

MTV.com News — The interview Hov gave to O magazine will air on the show September 24.By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images It looks like the Jay-Z/Oprah connection isn't going to be limited to the pages of O magazine. The Br... more info

Perez Hilton — viewNode("d2c8f296ae208", { player_profile:'vega4', width: 410, height: 315 }); This is not a joke! At the 2009 MDA Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, Miss Cuchi Cuchi herself, Charo took a stab at Princess RiRi's Please Don't Stop The Music. She took a... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Jay-Z has shot to number one in the UK Singles Chart with Run This Town.   The track, which features Rihanna and Kanye West, mark’s Jay-Z’s first number one in the UK.   Run... more info

Topix — The Kiss Kiss singer has been ordered to stay away from the Umbrella star for the duration of his five-year probation period after pleading guilty to assaulting her after a pre-Grammy Awards party in Los Angeles on 8 February . more info

Perez Hilton — The release date of Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 has been bumped up! The rapper's upcoming album, featuring Rihanna, Kanye West and Alicia Keys, just to name a few, will be available for sale on Tuesday, September 8th. The album was originally scheduled ... more info

Music Juice — After the incident with Rihanna, Chris Brown career is going down pretty fast! Even Oprah is against his actions, although Chris Brown helped her in the past, MSNBC reports: In the new issue of People magazine, Chris Brown says he felt like Oprah W... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Oprah Winfrey is urging Chris Brown to get the "counselling he needs" after the disgraced singer criticised the media titan for lending her support to Rihanna after his February bust-up with his ex-girlfriend. more info