LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - To drop all pretense of critical objectivity for a moment, it's probably safe to assume that a fair number of fellow Missy Elliott fans will also have goofy grins on their faces when they first hear the trademark sass and bounce of "Throw It Back," the opening track on her excellent but tantalizingly brief new EP "Iconology."

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Sitting in a hot tub on "Saturday Night Live," Will Ferrell and Rachel Dratch stole the sobriquet "love-ah" from the lexicon of acceptable terms of endearment -- and, by golly, Taylor Swift is reaching into that oily water and stealing it back. The word doesn't sound unctuous on her lips as she repeats it in the gentle, waltz-time title track of "Lover," her seventh album.

(Reuters) - The Rolling Stones have rocked stages around the world in their more than 50-year career. But now their influence has gone into space after NASA's Mars InSight Mission named a rock on the planet after the band.

Aug 23 (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones have rocked stages around the world in their more than 50-year career. But now their influence has gone into space after NASA's Mars InSight Mission named a rock on the planet after the band.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - At least five people were killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian capital on Thursday night, a hospital source said.

ALGIERS, Aug 23 (Reuters) - At least five people were killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian capital on Thursday night, a hospital source said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Miley Cyrus on Thursday said she was no angel, but angrily denied rumors she had cheated on her estranged husband, actor Liam Hemsworth.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Taylor Swift performed on ABC's "Good Morning America" as part of the run-up to the release of her new album "Lover." The singer played three songs, but she also provided more details about her plan to re-record songs from her past albums.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former publicist for Michael Jackson on Thursday announced plans for a charitable foundation not affiliated with the late pop singer's family or estate, intended to defend and promote the legacy of the controversial entertainer.