Today the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, will be laid to rest in a “private” ceremony at the Staples Center with performances by Jennifer Hudson and Mariah Carey. His closest family and friends will join over 17,000 fans in the L.A. memorial. The ceremony will also be telecast on CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and E!. We will update the blog with video of the ceremony after it airs. UPDATE W/ HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MEMORIAL: R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

Earlier this year, Blender Magazine announced it was no longer printing any further print magazines. The publication still currently maintains a website, delivering the latest music news. But now, as a sign of the times and where the print industry is headed, Vibe, founded by Quincy Jones in 1993, will be shutting it’s doors. Official news broke last Tuesday that the August issue, featuring R&B power couple, Christina Milian and The Dream, on the cover, will be its last to hit shelves. R.I.P. Vibe Magazine – thanks for puttin’ the “VIBE” out there for all these years.

Britney’s new video for the single, “Radar”, was released online this week. The song, a standout on her Blackout album and a bonus track on the Circus album, has been a long running favorite among the hardcore Britney fans…I’ve heard (ha!). And while Britney looks great in the video, it is missing a key element of Britney: dance. Which came as such a huge surprise because the stage version of the song is so insane. The video just doesn’t translates, which is a bit unfortunate. But, check it out and let me know your opinion – It’s not our fave Brit-Brit video, but it is definitely not our least. What…

Happy 4th, All! CAUTION FIREWORKS AHEAD: As we continue to anticipate the release of Cobra Starship’s album, Hot Mess, the band dropped their new video for the single “Good Girls Go Bad”. Leighton Meester, our fave new “it” girl, is featured in the song (yes, she too is releasing a record later this year) and it is ferosh! Check out the hot new video and let me know your thoughts on these rising new artists!

Immediately after news broke that Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, had passed away work began on this tribute song, “Better On the Other Side”. The song, featuring The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, Polow Da Don, Usher, Mario Winans, and Boys II Men, will be the first of many tributes to the late music icon. The song leaked to Internet by Friday morning after the news broke – it came together awfully fast. Check out the song’s video, edited by Taydoe.

When GMTV London sat down with Justin Timberlake and Trace Alaya to talk about their clothing line, William Rast, the recent death of Michael Jackson came up and this is what J.T. had to say…

During her press time backstage at the BET Awards, Ciara, who will be opening for Britney Spears on her 2nd North American leg of The Circus Tour, was overcome when she remembers her time with Michael Jackson and speaks to why he was such an inspiration to her.

When the BET Awards started on Sunday night, it was clear the focus would be on the recent death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Last night we brought you Michael’s sister, Janet, as she gave gratitude to all the fans and outpouring of love and support. Today, we bring you the incredible performance from Beyonce, who sang Ave Maria and Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel”. It wasn’t what “B” initially intended to perform, but switched it up after the horrific news broke on Thursday afternoon.

Janet Jackson made a surprising appearance at the BET Awards last night to speak on behalf of the family. It was a touching and moving moment for the awards show, which paid tribute to the late Michael Jackson in many ways. Idol Insider will be bringing special performances from the awards show all week, but in the meantime check out Janet’s statement followed by host, Jamie Foxx and NeYo’s tribute performance of “I’ll Be There”.

As you all know by now, it has been a devastating week in the entertainment industry. First, Ed McMahon passed away and then yesterday morning Farrah Fawcett lost her battle with cancer. But it was the news the the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, had suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday afternoon and died shortly after that left the world stunned. Jackson, who was scheduled to begin his last tour from London in two weeks, leaves behind his three children and millions of adoring fans, who have shown a huge outpouring of admiration and love for the legendary hit maker on blogs, MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. Fellow celebs also took a…