50 Cent demands $500,000 to perform at a private party. The hip-hop star was paid the enormous fee for just 30 minutes work the last time he rapped at a private bash, to celebrate a Jewish boy reaching the age of maturity.

50 insists he isn't prepared to appear for anything less than the staggering fee.

Michael Jackson's proposed Las Vegas shows have been thrown into doubt after he demanded a staggering $135 million to perform.

The eccentric singer has been in talks with a major hotel to launch his pop comeback with a live residency in the city, but negotiations have broken down because of his alleged outrageous financial demands.

Elton John celebrated his 60th birthday in style by throwing a glitzy party at a New York cathedral followed by concert at Madison Square Garden.

The flamboyant singer kicked off his birthday weekend by hosting a lavish bash at the Cathedral Church of St. John The Divine on Saturday.

Just when you thought he didn't have anything else to lose, Michael Jackson is now set to lose his Beatles' songs.

The singer, who infuriated Paul McCartney when he outbid him for the rights to the group's music 22 years ago, is being forced to sell the songs after running up huge debts.

For an overly plasticized star who is on the verge of going broke (or is he already?), a reunion with the boys could be the answer he needs.

Michael Jackson's reunion with the Jackson Five could earn him $330 million.