Britney posts drivel on Web site

The Web sites of most pop stars are seemingly controlled by hired hands who manage an artist's interaction with fans and Web surfers carefully. But as been made abundantly clear for much of the past few years, Britney Spears is not your average pop star. Since her rehab stint, the pop star has taken to making spontaneous posts to her Web site, often littered with grammatical errors and full of stream-of-consciousness blather.

In today's edition, Spears wrote, "I apologize to the pap[arazzi] for a stunt that was done 4 months ago regarding an umbrella. I was preparing my character for a roll in a movie where the husband never plays his part so they switch accidentally. I take all my rolls very seriously and got a little carried away. Unfortunately I didn't get the part." Britney Spears, preparing for dinners rolls and taking them quite seriously.

Avril Lavigne accused of song thievery

An obscure 1970s power pop group has accused Avril Lavigne of thievery, filing a copy infringement lawsuit against the Canadian pop princess. In a complaint filed this week in US District Court in San Francisco, a pair of songwriters in The Rubinoos alleged that Lavigne's hit song "Girlfriend" steals the hook of the group's 1978 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend."

The Rubinoos' song features the poppy chorus: "Hey, hey, you, you, I wanna be your boyfriend," much like Lavigne's refrain, on which she sings: "Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend." The filing comes on the heels of songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk's claim in a magazine interview that Lavigne used a song she wrote without her permission.

Doherty and Moss have tabloids in a tizzy

Just days after pleading guilty to drug possession charges and being ordered back to rehab, Baby Shambles frontman Pete Doherty is reportedly single and homeless. UK tabloids reported this week that Doherty's supermodel girlfriend has kicked him out of her house after claims of infidelity. Moss has even changed the locks on her home, hired a moving van to remove Doherty's belongings, and hired a security firm to keep him away from her property, according to The Daily Mail. Doherty and Moss have had a on-again, off-again relationship for years, while Doherty has continually battled drug problems.

Vanity Fair tracks down Sly Stone

Nearly silent since his brief and bizarre appearance at the Grammy Awards in 2006, Sly Stone has given an interview to Vanity Fair magazine. In it, the reclusive soul man reveals a number of odd tidbits about himself, including the fact that he loves custom choppers, uses baby oil regularly to keep his hands soft, and sustained a major neck injury after falling off a cliff in his backyard. "I had a plate of food in my hand," Stone said on the incident. "And when I landed, I still had a plate of food in my hand. That's the God-lovin' truth. I did not drop a bean."

Hanson offers digital freebies for presale

Hanson is enticing fans with some free DRM-free music. The rock trio is set to release its fourth studio album, The Walk, on July 24 on its own 3CG Records, and has launched a presale promotion to promote it. Fans who buy the album prior to the release date will receive instant digital downloads of the album through the band's Web site. Those downloads will be DRM-free, meaning they won't have any restrictions tied to them. On the day of release, fans will then receive their hard copy of the CD.

Hanson is also launching a contest offering fans the chance to win a personalized song written about them by Hanson. "We are all music fans first so we know that inviting people to get a hold of the record early can only excite and motivate," drummer Zac Hanson said in a statement. "If we are doing something we think is unique it is only natural to encourage our fans to help spread the word."