Hold onto your hats:
» Ne-Yo is offering to give The X Factor's Cheryl Cole a helping hand with her musical career 'Stateside'. Because what Cheryl Cole really needs now is some more watered down, badly-lyriced R&B not deemed good enough for US a‑listers. (Daily Star)
» Composer, producer and reknowned 'friend of Shirley Bassey' David Arnold embarked this morning on a passionate rant about confectionary, noting in one tweet that "Curly Wurlys look like chocolate ladders built by imbeciles". (Twitter)
» Sharleen Spiteri's new album is a collection of movie soundtrack covers, a concept so naff even Weslife refused to do it. If you haven't heard her version of 'Xanadu' yet you're in for a treat (not a treat at all). The Sun have the video. (The Sun)
» Gabriella Cilmi has been explaining her motivation for basically getting her knockers out. (Digital Spy)
» Keisha Buchanan is denying all knowledge of the recent Sugababes album leak. (Digital Spy)
» Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper have appeared on Good Morning America to discuss HIV. (YouTube)
» Leona Lewis has eaten some tofu. (Daily Star)
» Real's music service Rhapsody is not long for this world. (The Register)
» Fun Lovin' Criminals, the world's worst band, are back with new 'music' and a new video. (The Sun)
That's your lot. Except to say…
» Work on the Stuttgart 21 project, meaning that Stuttgart's main station will be replaced with a subsurface station 12m below ground, began last week. (Tunnel Builder)