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More than a decade after the Notorious B.I.G.’s death, our Mixtape Daily team is still hashing it out. By Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes Notorious B.I.G. Photo: Getty Images Legacy Salute: Biggie’s Best, Part 1 Tuesday (March 9) marks the 13th anniversary of the death of the Notorious B.I.G. There aren’t enough accolades to give the Brooklyn bone-crusher

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Biggie’s Best: Debating The Brooklyn MC’s Finest, 13 Years Later

Paige Miles and Didi Benami need to step it up, while Crystal Bowersox and Lilly Scott should keep doing their thing. By Gil Kaufman Crystal Bowersox on “American Idol” last week Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images This is the week we’ve all been waiting for. Following Tuesday and Wednesday night’s performances, we will be down to season nine’s top 12, and the competition on “American Idol” will start to get serious.

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‘American Idol’ Top Eight Women: What They Need To Do

Adopted son Michael Bryan, 18, committed suicide on February 26. By Gil Kaufman Marie Osmond (file) Photo: Steven Lawton/ FilmMagic The Osmond family gathered in Provo, Utah, on Monday for the funeral of 18-year-old Michael Bryan, Marie Osmond’s son who committed suicide on February 26. “He was a man of his word.

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Marie Osmond Honors Son Michael At Funeral

‘In every category, you’re going to miss some wonderful people,’ Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences executive director says. By Larry Carroll Farrah Fawcett Photo: Keystone/ Getty Images Two days after fans of Farrah Fawcett began complaining that the late “Charlie’s Angels” star had been overlooked by the Oscars , an Academy Awards representative is speaking for the first time about the omission, and revealing that it was done on purpose. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences executive director Bruce Davis, speaking on behalf of the committee who assembles the Oscar’s yearly “In Memoriam” segment, told The Associated Press that it was a difficult decision to omit Fawcett and that they expected some controversy.

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Farrah Fawcett Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ Omission Was Intentional

‘It’s not an easy job,’ she says of judging the televised talent show. By Ryan J. Downey Kara DioGuardi Photo: Frederick M.

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‘American Idol’ Judge Kara DioGuardi Talks Replacing Simon Cowell

‘I hope he gets out early!’ one MTV News reader says as Wayne begins prison term. By MTV News staff Lil Wayne Photo: Louis Lanzano/AP Shortly after Lil Wayne turned himself in to serve his yearlong prison sentence, the superstar MC’s absence could be felt, both online — where Weezy had been busy tweeting and posting videos in recent weeks — and on the street. “It’s messed up looking at his situation, being a role model,” Wince Aubrey, 32, told MTV News. “But he got caught red-handed, so he’s being a man and owning up to his responsibility

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Lil Wayne Fans Say They Already Miss Jailed MC

‘It’s evident that nobody’s safe,’ Lloyd Banks says about rappers not being above the law. By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne at court Monday Photo: Ray Tamarra/ Getty Images Now that Lil Wayne has been sentenced to one year in prison following several delays, the reality is setting in for his fans and friends. No one in the hip-hop community wants to see Weezy leave, and rappers also realize they need to run tighter ships in Wayne’s absence.

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Lil Wayne’s Jail Time Is An ‘Eye-Opener,’ Young Jeezy Says

‘He’s very grateful for what he has, but he doesn’t let it go to his head. I’m like that too,’ Cyrus tells Teen Vogue. By Jocelyn Vena Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus At Elton John’s Oscar party on Sunday Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Chopard In the forthcoming issue of Teen Vogue, teen queen Miley Cyrus sits down with her “Last Song” co-star and real-life boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth , to talk about the pair’s instant chemistry with one another, as well as her career future now that she’s bidding the world of Hannah Montana a fond farewell for more adult pastures in flicks like “The Last Song” and her cameo in the “Sex and the City” film sequel. “I think we’re both deeper than normal people — what they think and how they feel,” Cyrus says about Hemsworth in the April issue, hitting newsstands March 16.

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Miley Cyrus Talks Liam Helmsworth, Taking Time Off From Music

‘I don’t think anything like this has happened in music since Elvis got drafted into the Army,’ he says. By Shaheem Reid Bun B Photo: MTV News Bun B has been friends with Lil Wayne since he was a teenager. The Houston legend said having Wayne out of the music game for a year will be a greater loss than people are realizing.

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Lil Wayne Going To Jail Is Like Elvis Being Drafted, Bun B Says

‘Now a lot of the records are happy,’ Gym Class Heroes frontman says. By James Montgomery Travis “Travie” McCoy First things first: Travis McCoy wants to be known as “Travie” these days. After all, that’s how he’s always been known amongst his family and friends. “I mean, anybody who knows me already calls me that.

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Travis McCoy Says New Album Is ‘Music To Have A Good Time To’