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BANGKOK, Thailand As U2 kicks off its world tour, the Irish rockers are turning a spotlight on Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

LONDON Forget those reports that Swedish supergroup ABBA will be reuniting to cover Michael Jackson's sold-out concert dates.
Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.):
NASHVILLE, Tenn. A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer has been hospitalized in Tennessee.
NEW YORK Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network.

LOS ANGELES Questions about Michael Jackson's use of prescription drugs are intensifying after a powerful sedative was found inside his home.
LONDON Legendary music producer Quincy Jones says Michael Jackson's sudden death is too surreal to process.

JOHANNESBURG Several hundred South Africans gathered on Friday for a moonwalking tribute to the King of Pop that reflected the diversity of the rainbow nation.

NEW ORLEANS Queen Latifah dropped by the Essence Music Festival on Friday to help celebrate its 15th year of uplifting and empowering the African-American community through issues-filled seminars by day and high-powered musical performances by night.
Weekly charts for the nation's most popular videos as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission:
PRAGUE, The 44th International Film Festival opened Friday in the Czech Republic with a week of events planned, including an award for French actress Isabelle Huppert and a world premiere by Milos Forman.

LOS ANGELES Madonna is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback.
LONDON An all-star Michael Jackson tribute show? A Jackson family concert, minus Michael? An ABBA reunion?
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PITTSBURGH Tilesha McClurkin wanted to join other Michael Jackson fans to celebrate his life, but she knew she wouldn't be able to go to whatever official memorial celebration might be held.

NEW YORK Hilary Duff is joining the cast of "Gossip Girl" - but not on a regular basis.
BOGOTA Colombian pop star Shakira says after her latest album is born she plans to undertake a new labor: multiple children.

LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles fashion designer convicted of sexually assaulting seven women and teenage girls should not be granted a new trial even though a juror flirted over the phone with the defendant's sister, prosecutors argued Thursday.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11: