First Responder: Conrad Murray’s Story Didn’t Add Up From the Start

After just a few moments in Michael Jackson’s bedroom, the paramedic dispatched to save the singer’s life knew things weren’t adding up. There was the skinny man on the floor, eyes open and a surgical cap on his head. His skin was turning blue. Paramedic Richard Senneff asked the sweating, frantic-looking doctor in the room what condition the stricken man had.

‘Fringe’ Recap: Best of ‘One Night in October’

Fringe has launched its fourth season after a very impressive third season ending that opened a whole new world, literally. The alternate universe has now been bridged to ours thanks to Peter Bishop.

Uncharted Territory: Noisia Crack Top 5; Mackelmore Re-Enters

This week, the Dutch electronica trio Noisia shot into the Top 5 of Uncharted this week on the strength of a their new, spaced-out-turned-bass-whomping track, “Tommy’s Theme.” At No. 13 last week, Noisia racked up a whopping 142,000 SoundCloud plays (”Tommy’s Theme” itself has over 76,000 plays since its release just five days ago) and 20,000 Last.fm plays in the past week, enough to propel them to No. 3. The trio does have a growing following–not to mention the fact that “Tommy’s Theme” was released on famed DJ Deadmau5 ’s label, Mau5trap Recordings–but as we’ve seen in the past, cracking the Top 5 doesn’t necessarily mean a secure spot in the upper echelon–then again, it could be Noisia that breaks that trend.

Billboard Bits: Mick Jagger: Facebook Addict, Katy Perry Reveals New Single Art

Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip.

Shania Twain Testifies Against Stalker

Canadian country star Shania Twain testified Friday that she has compassion for a man accused of stalking her but remains concerned that he will continue to pursue her. Giovanni Palumbo has been charged with three counts of failure to comply with a court order and criminal harassment. He pleaded guilty Friday to the charges after pleading not guilty earlier this week. The former Ottawa doctor allegedly sent Twain a series of letters, made unwanted visits to her family cottage in Ontario and even attended her grandmother’s funeral before being arrested at a Canadian awards ceremony this year. Shania Twain Duets With Lionel Richie on ‘Endless Love’: Watch

‘Nikita’ Recap: Best of ‘Falling Ash’

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T.I. Returns With Triumphant ‘I’m Flexin’ Single: Listen

The King of the South gets uncaged on “I’m Flexin’,” the triumphant new single that debuted on T.I. ’s official website on Friday (Sept. 30). The song, which features fellow Southern hip-hop heavyweight Big K.R.I.T

Grading ‘Glee’: Has the Series’ Music Peaked on Billboard Charts?

The return of “Glee” to the small screen naturally brings the return of the “Glee” cast to the Billboard Hot 100 , as well as an extension of the troupe’s record for most entries in the chart’s history. The Fox ensemble sends three songs onto the Hot 100 from the series’ Sept. 20 third-season premiere: “It’s Not Unusual” (No.

‘American Idol’ Scotty McCreery Talks Debut Album & High School Graduation

It’s the rare artist who can perform in the Philippines and attend his high school homecoming in the same week. Rare, too, is the artist who releases his debut album just five days before his 18th birthday, but so it goes for Garner, N.C., native Scotty McCreery , winner of the 10th season of “American Idol” and matriculating high school senior.

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