By Rachel Josue
It was a very exciting 2008 here in the MTV Newsroom. It was a year of triumph and tragedy, a year of secret weddings and pregnancies, a year of overcoming adversity and a year of inspiration and change.
2008 brought us everything from the shocking death of Heath Ledger and the tragedy that befell Jennifer Hudson and her family, to the reinvention of Britney Spears and the successes of "The Dark Knight" and Tha Carter III. Your favorite artists and celebrities eloped (is it legal yet, Speidi?), married overseas (nice tats, Mariah and Nick) and got hitched in secret (thanks for finally admitting to that, Jay and B). They had babies and — in true Hollywood style — named them strange things (I am available to babysit when Bronx befriends Brooklyn and they have a play-date in Manhattan. Just saying.). And, Chinese Democracy actually materialized, to the delight of Dr. Pepper fans.
Lil Wayne is learning about what happens when you play with fire, or at least with classic rock tunes. The publishing company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones' "Play With Fire" has sued the rapper over the song "Playing With Fire," a bonus cut on his smash album Tha Carter III album that doesn't sample the tune, but features a pair of lines that are very similar to one from the Stones tunes, though sung in a different meter.