AP - Sheryl Crow wants your vote — and figures she can get it for a song.

Reuters - Madonna kicks off her "Sticky & Sweet" world tour at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday, the latest test of her enduring appeal that comes a week after her 50th birthday.

Reuters - South Korean pop sensation Rain has vowed to keep acting and trying to break into the U.S. market despite his debut Hollywood movie, "Speed Racer," crashing at the box office.

AP - Rihanna is back for another performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, along with Pink, Paramore and T.I., who will be making his first appearance at a major awards show since his arrest right before an awards ceremony last year.

AP - "Sometimes, you know, I cry and sometimes I scream and I get really angry and I get really like, you know, into wallowing in self-pity sometimes. ... It's all part of healing, and anyone who's going through it out there, it's OK to cry. It's OK to fall on the ground and just scream if you want to." — Christina Applegate, on the emotional rollercoaster she's experienced in her battle with breast cancer.

AP - Former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya (san-JY'-yah) has gone from "pitchy" to pitchman.

E! Online - David Cook topped David Archuleta in their American Idol showdown, but now the little D has gotten some extra-large revenge.

E! Online - Love, angel, music...baby?