Day in Pop for 08/31: DJ AM Found Dead- American Idol's Kris Allen Sets Album Release- 50 Cent Cancels Home Town Gig Due To Insecurity- Michael Jackson = Homicide and more top pop music news stories of the day

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AP reports: DJ AM, the celebrity disc jockey who publicly acknowledged his history of drug addiction and had filmed a reality show in which he offered to help other addicts, was found dead in his apartment. He was 36.

Police found a crack pipe and prescription pills in the Manhattan apartment, said a law enforcement official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.

Paramedics had to break down the door before they found him, shirtless and wearing sweatpants, in his bed around 5:20 p.m. on Friday, the official said. - more on this story

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American Idol's Kris Allen Sets Album Release

antiMusic reports: We hear about leaks all the time, while American Idol winner's Kris Allen's debut album has not leaked, its release date did.

Amazon.com jumped the gun and announced a November 17th release date for the effort last week. The only problem is that Allen's record label had yet to announce the release.

Allen himself made it official via twitter with this announcement: "Hey guys! The album is set to release Nov. 17." - Billboard has more info on this info leak here

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50 Cent Cancels Home Town Gig Due To Insecurity

antiMusic reports: He's been shot fifty millions times and is the most badass rapper in the world, at least according to his hype, but 50 Cent backed out of a street fair in his old hood over "security concerns" according to an AP report.

AP reports that The fair had been planned for Sunday at a school yard in Queens New York's Jamaica section, blocks from a spot where the rapper was shot and wounded in 2000.

The musician's manager, Chris Lighty, says the event is being postponed while organizers work out new arrangements with police. - Read more at Jam!

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Coroner Officially Rules Michael Jackson's Death A Homicide

AP reports: The morning Michael Jackson died, his personal physician says, he was given a series of sedatives to help him sleep, and when those didn't work, he was given the powerful anesthetic propofol.

Dr. Conrad Murray, a Las Vegas cardiologist who has been interviewed twice by police, has not been charged with any crime but he is the target of what police term a manslaughter investigation.

The Los Angeles County coroner's office announced Friday in a highly anticipated ruling that Jackson's death was a homicide caused primarily by propofol and another sedative increasing the likelihood of criminal charges against Murray. - Read the rest of this AP report for more details

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The Ting Tings Returning To The US

Filter reports: UK dynamic duo, The Ting Tings, are once again making their way stateside this September. Showcasing their brand of art-minded dance rock, Katie White and Jules De Martino will be hitting the arena circuit in continued support of their infectious 2008 debut, We Started Nothing.

Columbia Records are hosting a fly-away contest for The Ting Ting's upcoming performance at New York's acclaimed Madison Square Garden. To enter (here), simply count the total number of times Katie says "That's Not My Name" in the video below.

Everyone who answers correctly is automatically entered to win, with one lucky winner earning two roundtrip tickets to NY, one night of hotel accommodations and a pair of tickets to the show! - more on this story

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D. Ramirez Remixes Joy Division

PR reports: The silver one winds up his North American tour this weekend with stops in Montreal, Toronto and Chicago.

But he's got one last parting gift: a stellar remix of Joy Division's all-time classic "She's Lost Control." Rock it all over again, exclusively at URB.com!

Let this also serve as a friendly reminder to check out D. Ramirez's August 2009 mix chock-full-a his brand new productions including "Satur8," his co-production with Matt Tolfrey "Bounce To Me" and his massive new collaboration (and Pete Tong Essential tune) D.Ramirez & Mark Knight vs Underworld entitled "Downpipe." - grab it here

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