So here’s a fun thing I just learned today:

According to Wikipedia (which is never wrong) and this interview with Ellen (which is perhaps more verifiable), Akon‘s full birth name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam.

*Changes iTunes Artist section.*

Rihanna should release “Fire Bomb” as a single RIGHT. NOW.

Think about it: If you dub “Fire Bomb” over the video for “Love The Way You Lie,” the storyline and visuals would still make complete sense. Plus, hello–the hair? IT WOULD BE PERFECT.

Now release the song, damnit!

I’m a genius.

What if Britney Spears recorded a complete track-by-track cover of Janet Jackson‘s Control, all produced by Bloodshy & Avant?

Yeah. That would fucking rule.

It was only a little more than one year ago that Lady Gaga was the opening act for the Pussycat Dolls.

Can we all just stop and think about that for a hot minute? Wow.

If an album is released by a band composed of none of its original members, does it still make a sound on the charts?

We’ll find out: the Sugababes‘ Sweet 7 was just released yesterday.

The Sugababes have never looked better.

This is my pop pondering of the day, though I’ve already said it many times before:

What if the ‘Babes decided to breathe new life into the Vanity 6 project and return to us as a gaggle of classy sassy, sex-starved nymphs?

Dirty hands, I demand.

What if AIR produced the unplanned-yet-wildly-anticipated Nicola Roberts solo album?

Aural orgasm, that’s what.