Let's see what's cooking in the metaphorical news pot. Hmm, that didn't make as much sense as I would've liked it to. Oh well.
Lionel Richie recently celebrated his 65th birthday with an on-stage tribute from Kid Rock, and many other famous friends contacting him via video, including Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand, and Tim McGraw. Kid Rock's visit was apparently a surprise, as he trotted on stage with a birthday cake singing Stevie Wonder's "Happy Birthday" to a very surprised Richie. I only wish all of my birthday parties were that awesome. Maybe when I'm 65.
Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence has recently hit #1 on the UK charts. The album outsold Linkin Park's new release The Hunting Party, which must settle for #2 this week. Debuts on the chart include deadmau5's while(1<2) and Tiesto's A Town Called Paradise.
Maroon 5's new song "Maps" has set a new record for the best first-week plays total in the Adult Pop Songs chart's history, with 1,909 first-week plays. It also ties Eric Clapton's 1996 hit "Change the World" for the second-best debut rank on the chart.
Justin Bieber has been involved in a car crash. He was not injured, no charges were filed, and he wasn't even driving. I guess you could call this a good day for Bieber.
While Iggy Azalea's song "Fancy" remains at #1 on the Hot 100, change is in the air as MAGIC!'s "Rude" tops the Digital Songs chart and Maroon 5's "Maps" debuts on the chart at #14. However, Azalea is set to break records with "Fancy" still at #1 and "Problem" still at #2. The only other female artist to have two featured songs at the #1 and #2 spots for five straight weeks has been Ashanti with "Foolish" and Fat Joe's "What's Luv?"
Finally, some sad news: Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack has died at the age of 70. He was inducted into the rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, and the world is already taking notice via social media. RIP.
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