Impose Magazine — Keep an eye on this Stephin Merritt dude. This song is pretty good. Sounds like it was recorded in a basement in the early-to-mid 90s. Looks like it'll show up in a collection by the guy, called Obscurities (1994-99), out August 23 on Merge Recor... more info

Guardian Music — Dolly Parton is looking to seal her place in pop's colourful history of duets with a Lady Gaga collaborationThe history of pop is littered with colourful duets, from sensual (Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie), to the surprising (Nick Cave and Kylie Mino... more info

Impose Magazine — A couple months ago, Impose decided to revamp their Tumblr. Since then, we've been linking, posting and reblogging our favorite stuff from all over. From dreamy pools to Lionel Richie LOLz, the internet-- per usual-- has been gifting us with some awe... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper joins stars including Nelly Furtado, Beyoncé and Usher in expressing regret for performing for the Gaddafi family50 Cent has followed the example set last week by Nelly Furtado, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Usher, expressing regret for performi... more info

Guardian Music — R&B star follows Nelly Furtado, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey in expressing regret over performing for family of Libyan leaderWeeks into the uprising in Libya, Usher has finally responded to calls that he donate his fee from a private concert for the son... more info

ContactMusic — Soul star Lionel Richie has discovered his great great grandfather was a slave owner, who freed the woman who bore him a child - the singer's great grandfather. The Hello hitmaker recently taped an episode of Lisa Kudrow's hit family tree show Who... more info

Guardian Music — The list of stars who have performed for the Gaddafi clan is impressive, but few have gone quite as far as rapper 50 CentA huge source of frustration for any performing artist is that you can't choose your fans. And the more popular you get, the more... more info

Guardian Music — If Gaddafi goes, who will bankroll enormous gigs of the kind played by Lionel Richie and Beyoncé?Like everyone, Lost in Showbiz has spent this week looking aghast at events in Libya: the violence, the bloodshed – and Gaddafi's insistence that ever... more info

Stereogum — Yeasayer trotted out Odd Blood’s “I Remember” on Valentine’s Day for obvious reasons. Sophia Peer’s suitably romantic video for the track melds Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello,” a Toro Y Moi smoke-out, and Vincent Gallo’s The Brown Bunny. ... more info

ContactMusic — LIONEL RICHIE's track STUCK ON YOU has been named the most popular love song of all time.The 1984 hit topped Last.fm's rundown of the most romantic tracks their users listen to, while it was closely followed by the Bee Gees' Follow the Wind. Mohit Ch... more info