Official Michael Jackson merchandise could start arriving in stores soon if a judge grants approval to two agreements.

Rashied Ali, a free-jazz drummer who backed John Coltrane and accompanied him in a duet album in the final months of the jazz master’s life, has died. He was 76.

Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multi-track recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.  According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital.

After 20 years of of making music together, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn say the end is near.

Jennifer Hudson has given birth to her first child.

Mike Seeger, who helped revive traditional American folk music, has died at age 75.

Christian rock band MercyMe was involved in a fatal car crash while traveling through Fort Wayne, Indiana. Two people and and unborn child were killed. One person is in critical condition.

Barbra Streisand is returning to her New York Roots.
Fans will have the chance to receive free tickets to the September 26 concert.

The pilots of a Learjet that hurtled off a South Carolina runway realized something was wrong just seconds before the fiery crash that killed them and two others and injured two celebrities.

This is what happens when you’re livin’ on the edge…sometimes you fall off of it! 61-year-old Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler tried to entertain crowds with a crazy, spinning chicken dance, Wednesday night, in South Dakota, and ended up flying off the stage.

A federal judge says a lawsuit over a fatal South Carolina Learjet crash that killed four people and injured two music celebrities should be handled in state court. Court documents show U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Perry Jr. on Monday granted the request by Inter Travel & Services Inc. and Global Exec Aviation Inc.

Freestyle Music Park is helping sponsor a patriotic music festival intended to draw tourists to South Carolina’s coast. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports Wednesday that several musicians including country superstar LeAnn Rimes will perform at Grand Strand Freedom Fest.

A hearing on Michael Jackson’s estate has ended with the two men named in the pop icon’s will retaining control of his financial affairs, and the custody of his kids being granted to his mother.

Michael Jackson’s estate has reached a settlement with AEG, the concert promoter that was preparing to put on the King of Pop’s 50 comeback shows in London when he died.

French artist Jean-Baptiste Seckler is sculpting a public tribute to the late Michael Jackson in front of Paris’ Pompidou Center.

A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death says the singer’s doctor told investigators he administered the powerful anesthetic that authorities believe killed the pop star.

Federal authorities are searching the Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor.

An elite squad of guinea pigs has worked its own brand of magic at the box office, taking the No. 1 spot from boy wizard Harry Potter. The 3-D animated “G-Force” was the top movie at the box office this weekend, opening with $32.2 million.

A key senator is warning that the proposed merger of ticketing company Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and concert promoter Live Nation Inc. raises “serious competition concerns.“

TMZ.com just received a statement from the company hired to build the stage for Madonna’s Marseille concert, the stage that collapsed on Thursday, killing two people and injured 10. It’s the same company that built the stage for the Madonna/Britney Spears concert at Dodger Stadium, back in November, which also collapsed.

As for what they’re discussing, TMZ.com’s sources say the custody of the children, not money, is the issue on the table, but that it looks pretty clear Katherine Jackson will end up with custody, assuming the judge goes along. As for what Debbie Rowe wants…TMZ.com is told she too is interested in making sure the children are okay.

Federal regulators say changes should be made to the type of plane that ran off the end of a South Carolina runway last fall, killing four and injuring celebrity DJ AM and former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.

Now to the shocking new video of Michael Jackson…while filming a 1984 Pepsi commercial, Jackson’s hair caught fire during an explosion. Some believe it was the beginning of Michael’s long addiction to prescription drugs. ABC News’ Lisa Fletcher has more.

Music magazine ‘Paste’ is keeping its doors open for now. Editor-in-chief Josh Jackson said Wednesday that the suburban Atlanta-based monthly has raised more than $250,000 from 10,000 donors to help keep the magazine afloat. The magazine launched a “Save Paste” campaign last month after announcing it would have to shutter without help from readers.

We wish the best of luck to the ‘Augusta Idol 2009 ‘winner, Bertwane Ellison. Ellison beat out nearly 100 singers Friday night. Monday morning, he headed to Denver, Colorado, to sing in front of the famous ‘American Idol’ idol judges, Simon, Paula, Cara and Randy.

There are new details emerging from ABC’s exclusive interview with Michael Jackson’s father. Foul play is how Joe Jackson described what happened to his son ...and we’re learning more and more about the official investigation into Michael’s death. ABC’s Lisa Fletcher takes a closer look.

According to TMZ.com, Michael Jackson will be laid to rest in pure MJ fashion…as in he will be wearing one (and only one) of his favorite gloves.

Los Angeles city officials say $1.4 million was spent to provide security, traffic control and other services surrounding Michael Jackson’s memorial service.

WJBF News Channel 6 has obtained exclusive news from Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell that the band will be debuting the first single from their upcoming album at the end of July. The single, ‘Soldier Down’, has a Euro dance vibe and was produce by Red One, the man behind Lady Ga Ga’s hit ‘Pokerface’.

Michael Jackson’s dermatologist said he had sedated the pop star in the past for painful medical procedures but had never given him dangerous sedatives like Propofol to use. “I was not one of the doctors who participated in giving him overdoses of drugs or too much of anything,“ Dr. Arnold Klein said in an interview that aired Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.“ “In fact, I was the one who limited everything, who stopped everything.“