(CNN) -- This must be the holiday weekend for further explanations, because, like Seal before him, Stevie Wonder is also taking a moment to clarify remarks he's made in the press, with his being about hot topic Frank Ocean.

(CNN) -- In honor of what would've been Michael Jackson's 54th birthday, the hometown of the late pop icon is throwing a four-day long celebration.

(CNN) -- Rapper will.i.am can boast of an accomplishment that is out of this world: His latest single premiered from Mars, making it the first song to debut on another planet.

Luck One has just released the video for his latest single, "Get Your Money." The summertime anthem is the first single to be released from his album in production, Critical Mass. The Skanner News spoke to Luck One during the last week of Ramadan in Director's Park in downtown Portland.

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- A man charged with breaking into LL Cool J's home Wednesday morning faces a long prison sentence if convicted because of his previous convictions, the prosecutor's spokeswoman said Thursday.

(CNN) -- You're not alone if, upon hearing the title for Alicia Keys' new album, you assumed the singer must have been spending sleepless nights devouring Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" trilogy.

(CNN) -- While "American Idol" fans are still waiting to see what will become of those Nick Jonas rumors, on Monday came yet another name to add to the "potential new 'Idol' judge" list: Nicki Minaj.

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Singer Bobby Brown checked into a "confidential rehabilitation center" last week for treatment "relating to alcohol use," his spokesman said Thursday.

(CNN) -- Beyonce might want to do a remix to "Run the World" and amend "Girls" to "Beyonce and Jay-Z."

Terrance Scott, known to many by his stage name Cool Nutz, has been the preeminent ambassador for Portland hip-hop since the 90s. His work with high profile artists such as E-40 and Bosko has given fans outside of the region a glimpse of what the Portland music scene has to offer.