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…

It’s confirmed – Kelly Clarkson’s third single and video will be the incredible ballad “Already Gone”. She sat down with MTV News to talk about the video shoot, calling it ultra-glam and completely opposite of her everyday life. She jokes that she and the video’s director, Joseph Kahn (“When I Grow Up”, “Toxic”) call the video her “diva video”. The video is rumored to be released in the coming month, so stay tuned. Idol Insider will bring you the first look when it finally arrives – can’t wait! Also, while Kelly was in Canada shooting the video, she stopped by Much Music’s On Demand (MOD) and gave a hilarious interview.…

A very good friend of mine, Ben James, a brilliant man who run’s the business side over at Gigbot (the world’s coolest music website), decided a few months ago to take a wife. Now, whether it was Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” that did the trick or not, he finally decided to “put a ring on it”! And now, to celebrate the last couple months of singlehood, he is making his way to the city of sin, Las Vegas. Unfortunately for me, I can’t make it, but I wanted to send him off right! So Mr. James, this is for you: Benny:I wanted to be sure I sent a big “Yee Haw!”…

You may recognize this hot little lady from her recurring role on The CW’s One Tree Hill, but it’s music that is her first love. After Kate Voegele’s debut album failed to catch on in the main stream market, she got back in the studio to try again. The result? A polished, sexy new Kate – and we likey! Her first single from her sophomore LP, A Fine Mess, is already catching on and with this hot new video for “99 Times”, featuring Dancing With The Stars star Derek Hough, it may just be what the Dr. Record Label ordered. Our diagnosis? Watch two times and call us in the…

The Much Music Awards, hosted by The Jonas Brothers, aired last night live from Canada. On stage, Lady GaGa and Kelly Clarkson heated it up with their hits, but unfortunately the focus of last night’s awards turned to what went down offstage instead. Apparently, The Black Eyed Peas, who also performed last night, weren’t too happy with what celebrity blogger, Perez Hilton, had been writing about their new album. The group confronted Perez at the rehearsals for the show and then continued to confront the blogger throughout last night’s celebration. Based on Perez’s site, and a terrible vlog he posted where he calls Fergie “Fugly” and Will.I.Am a whole slew…