Flint, MI’s MC Breed — one of the first Midwestern rappers to achieve national success with his 1991 single “Ain’t No Future in Yo’ Frontin’,” passed away Saturday at age 37 from kidney failure. [Associated Press via Google]

Chris Brown and Kanye West were among the winners at Sunday night’s American Music Awards, with Brown winning Artist of the Year and Favorite Male Artist in the Pop/Rock and R&B/Soul categories, and West snagging Favorite Male Rap/Hip-hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for Graduation. [PopEater.com]

The family of Manic Street Preachers singer/guitarist Richey Edwards has officially declared him “presumed dead” nearly 14 years after his disappearance from a London hotel. The band’s next album will feature lyrics penned by Edwards. [NME.com]

No Doubt’s reunion is coming into focus: The band announced on its official website that it will tour in 2009, once its first album in over seven years is completed. [Billboard.com]

Michael Jackson and the son of the King of Bahrain have agreed on an out-of-court settlement for the breach of contract lawsuit Sheikh Abdulla Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa brought against Jackson earlier this month. [Gigwise.com]

The Raconteurs will release a new, blugrassier version of “Old Enough” featuring Ashley Mondroe and Ricky Skaggs as a digital release on Amazon starting December 2, and as a regular digital release and CD the following Tuesday. [PitchforkMedia.com]

Did you miss yesterday’s deadline for a free, Chinese Democracy-celebrating Dr. Pepper? Not to worry — the offer has been extended to 6pm EST tonight. [Idolator.com]