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· Of course, Oprah Winfrey would come in at #1, as usual, but some young turks made the annual Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 power list as well: Beyoncé is at #4; hubby Jay-Z follows at #7; Justin Timberlake made it to #12 (his pal Madonna is #21); #26 50 Cent edged out #27 Kanye West; Miley Cyrus came in at #35; Alicia Keys hit #65; the Jonas Brothers locked in #89; and Lauren Conrad just made the cut at #97.
· That ain't right! N.E.R.D. mastermind Pharrell Williams recently admitted that he made Madonna "cry like a baby" during the heated sessions for her Hard Candy album.
· The memoir from Britney's mom, Lynne Spears, that was on and then off a few months ago is back on. Now that Brit has begun working on her personal issues and Jamie Lynn is about to give birth to her first child, the book is being eyed for a September release.
· We get that "production issues" caused Coldplay to reshuffle their U.S. tour dates. But M.I.A. has cited a novel issue behind the cancellation of her European tour: "losing a sense of ... reality."
· A sexual-harassment lawsuit was filed Wednesday against New York radio personality Wendy Williams, claiming that the "Wendy Williams Experience" host's husband repeatedly propositioned an employee at the station and physically abused Williams in the workplace.
· We already knew "Hairspray" star Nikki Blonsky could sing, so naturally she's prepping her debut album, which she'll co-write. What will it sound like? She says a mix of Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge and Sheryl Crow.
· Remy Ma might be behind bars, but that's not stopping her from releasing a new mixtape. The 17-song BlasRemy tape will contain verses from her fiancee, Papoose, as well as Chingy, Jackie-O and Shawnna.
· One good cover deserves another. After Gnarls Barkley did a take on the Violent Femmes' "Gone Daddy Gone" on their St. Elsewhere album, the veteran indie-rock band has decided to record their own version of Gnarls' smash "Crazy." Available on limited-edition blue vinyl, no less.
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