Michael Jackson is found not guilty on all counts in his Santa Maria, Calif., trial on charges of child molestation. The 46 year-old entertainer had been charged with molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor in 2003, serving him wine and conspiring to hold the boy and his family hostage at his Neverland estate to force them to rebut a television documentary. More...

Seven years after his death, rap legend 2Pac earns the first U.K. No. 1 single of his career with as "Ghetto Gospel" featuring Elton John. More...

Billy Corgan takes out an ad in the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times announcing his intentions to "renew and revive" Smashing Pumpkins, more than four years after the seminal alternative rock act's final show. "I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams," Corgan wrote, but revealed no further details about which, if any, original members would be involved. More...

The third annual Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tenn., is held with Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, the Black Crowes, Jack Johnson and the Allman Brothers are among the performers. Approximately 80,000 people are in attendance. More...

Ground is broken on the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretative Center in Indianola, Miss., near the blues great's birthplace. More...

A 292-year-old, previously unknown Bach aria is discovered in Germany amongst documents from the Anna Amalia Library in Weimer.

Country superstar Garth Brooks and Capitol Records Nashville part ways with a "mutual agreement" and a confidential settlement. Capitol has been Brooks' only label home since his career began in 1989. He later reveals an agreement with Wal-Mart that makes the chain the only retailer to carry his new "Limited Series" box set, released in late November. More...

HBO launches the late-night comedy series, "P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy," which airs nine episodes.

LEGALITIES:

The Notorious B.I.G. wrongful death lawsuit finally goes to trial in Los Angeles. The rapper's family hoped to discover who is responsible for his 1997 murder, but the judge on the case declares a mistrial, reprimanding city lawyers for "deliberately withholding pertinent documents."

Wanted for murder and facing arrest, rapper Cassidy turns himself in to authorities in Philadelphia. The charge stems from an April 15 shooting, in which one man was killed and two others were injured. More...

Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter is ordered into rehab and fined $1,200 after pleading guilty to drunk driving charges in Orange County, Calif.

Mexican pop star Juan Gabriel is arrested in the northern state of Chihuahua for alleged income tax evasion. More...

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson sues the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Naples, Fla., over a scuffle that broke out between Lifeson, his son and hotel security on New Year's Eve 2003.

A warrant is issued for the arrest of Bobby Brown, who failed to appear for a child support hearing in Massachusetts. He eventually appears in September, citing a stomach virus as the reason for skipping the initial appearance, and pays the $63,500 he owes to child services.