Reggae star Buju Banton waives hearing in Miami (AP)

AP - Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton will fight the drug charge against him in Tampa instead of Miami.

Michael Jackson to get lifetime achievement Grammy (Reuters)

Reuters - Singer Michael Jackson next month will receive a posthumous Grammy for lifetime achievement, along with six other artists, organizers of the music industry's top awards said.

French president relieved that rocker Hallyday improving (Reuters)

Reuters - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday he was relieved that veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday appeared to be getting better after undergoing an operation this week at a Los Angeles hospital.

Lil Wayne to be sentenced in February (AP)

AP - Lil Wayne heads to court in February for sentencing in his New York gun case, just days after his next album comes out.