MICHAEL JACKSON - MEMORIAL

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Eleven-thousand Michael Jackson fans will be allowed inside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning for a memorial service. Tickets will be required. They'll be free, but details on how to register to get those tickets will be announced at a news conference today. The president and the CEO of the concert promotion company, AEG, will explain how it'll work.

MICHAEL JACKSON - JERMAINE WISHES IT HAD BEEN HIM

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (AP) -- Jermaine Jackson says he'd be "hurt" if it turns out his brother Michael abused prescription drugs. He told NBC's "Today" show that "you never know what one turns to" to handle the pressures of show business. Jackson says he wishes it had been him, not Michael, who died. He says Michael "went too soon."

MICHAEL JACKSON - FORMER CONFIDANTES SAY JACKSON GOT WHATEVER DRUGS HE WANTED

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two former confidantes of Michael Jackson say they tried to get him to stop abusing painkillers. Uri Geller says he told Jackson he was "going to die" if he kept taking the pills, but he says Jackson just stared at him. Geller says others close to Jackson supplied him with drugs. He says, "When Michael asked for something, he got it. This was the great tragedy." Jackson's former bodyguard agrees with Geller. He says he and Geller once found Jackson so spaced out they shook him trying to sober him up, but it didn't work.

MICHAEL JACKSON - UNRELEASED MUSIC

NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Jackson left a huge amount of unreleased recordings in a vault. The music will almost certainly be packaged and repackaged for years to come. There are unused tracks from some of his best albums as well as songs he recorded more recently with Akon and will.i.am. Former Sony CEO Tommy Mottola says the releases "could go on for years and years, even more than Elvis."

MICHAEL JACKSON - PRESIDENT OBAMA DEFENDS NOT RELEASING STATEMENT AFTER JACKSON DEATH

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is defending himself for not making a formal public statement when Michael Jackson died. In an interview with the AP, Obama said, "Look, you're the first person who's actually asked me about it." Obama went on to say that Jackson was "one of our greatest entertainers," but that he also lived a "tragic and in many ways sad personal life."

MICHAEL JACKSON: POLL SAYS MOST AMERICANS THINK JACKSON DEATH IS GETTING TOO MUCH COVERAGE

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sick of hearing about Michael Jackson? You're not alone. A survey shows that nearly two out of every three Americans think the media have been giving too much coverage to Jackson's death. However, half the people surveyed think the media have struck the right balance between covering Jackson's personal life and musical career. Thirty percent say they're following the story closely. Among blacks, 80 percent are watching the story closely.

ESSENCE FESTIVAL

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Essence Music Festival kicks off today in New Orleans and Lionel Richie hopes it'll provide some comfort following Michael Jackson's death. Richie was friends with Jackson for years. The festival will include a tribute to Jackson. Richie will be joined by Beyonce, John Legend, Ne-Yo, Anita Baker and others. The festival runs through Sunday.

"AMERICAN IDOL" TOUR STARTS SUNDAY

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- Kris Allen is looking forward to the "American Idol" tour that starts Sunday, but he's also a bit concerned about how it'll affect his marriage. Allen says he'll have to learn how to deal with being on the road while his wife is at home. He says it's important that they "keep that bond" even though they won't always be together. As for the show itself, Allen expects it to be more energetic than the performances on the TV show because it'll be easier to loosen up in front of a large crowd. The tour kicks off in Portland, Oregon.

BLAKE LEWIS - FIRST SINGLE OFF SECOND ALBUM OUT THIS MONTH

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The first single from Blake Lewis' second album should be on the radio early this month. The single is called "Sad Song." It's off his upcoming album called "Heartbreak on Vinyl." Lewis says the title is a reference to all the record stores that have been closing. The album is due out in early October.

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