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Rumors are circulating that David Lee Roth will replace Howard Stern when the DJ leaves Infinity Broadcasting for Sirius satellite radio at the end of the year. Stern acknowledged the rumor when he aired a hoax segment called the David Lee Roth Show on July 18th, in which comic Billy Mira impersonated Roth. Karen Mateo, vice president of communication for Infinity, says no decision on Stern's replacement has been made. "We're talking to a number of people," she says. Roth's manager had no comment.

A financial firm that secured more than $500,000 in loans for Michael Jackson has sued the singer for allegedly failing to pay $48 million in fees. The loans were intended to help Jackson hold on to publishing rights for the Beatles catalog and his own songs.

Hall and Dates frontman Daryl Hall, 55, was diagnosed with Lyme disease on the Fourth of July weekend, forcing him to cancel fourteen shows while he recovers at home in upstate New York. He is expected to perform on August 6th in Toledo, Ohio.

LL Cool J has signed a production deal with Lions Gate Films to use LL's "creative vision to produce commercially viable movies for the urban market," according to his manager Jason Barrett. The first film is an urban remake of 1987's Fatal Attraction.

Dave Newfeld, producer for Canadian indie-rock band Broken Social Scene, was arrested July 14th in New York for attempting to buy marijuana from an undercover policeman in Washington Square Park. Newfeld claims he was beaten by the cops during his arrest.

Detroit rap-rocker Kid Rock bought a three-story, $800,000 condominium in Nashville's west End neighborhood. The 2,814-square-foot condo has marble bathrooms, an elevator and three fireplaces.

Victor Edward Willis, the original cop in the Village People, was arrested July nth in Daly city, California, after police found a loaded gun and crack cocaine in his car during a routine traffic stop. He was charged with six felony counts and released the next day on $100,000 bail.

PHOTO (COLOR): Weiland: Free at last and ready to rock Ozzfest in August

PHOTO (COLOR): LL: Ready for his close-up

PHOTO (COLOR): Kid nests in Nashville.