Andrew Lloyd Webber comes in at no. 1 with a valuation of $1.2 billion. Popdust name checks big shows like “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Cats”, mentions the good fortunes of live theater at that level of the game and Webber’s formation of Really Useful Group back in ’77 to profit from his work in as…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwr7ZvnpUQY] According to WSVN, after Rozay’s celebration at Liv, his vehicle crashed into an apartment building, when someone opened fire at his Rolls Royce. No injuries nor arrests have been reported. [RapRadar]

Gary Allan will score his first-ever #1 album next week (meaning the BBQ is on MCA Nashville chief Mike Dungan). The Lumineers, following their SNL appearance, see a nice increase to land at #2. Their self-titled Dualtone release is approaching 900k to date, which would merit an admiring “Ho Hey” even if they weren’t on an indie label. Here’s how things look headed into the weekend….

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEqpRByKWeA?rel=0]Following an eleven-year recording hiatus, rapper-actress Eve has announced that her fourth studio album will be released this spring. “You can officially expect ‘Lip Lock’ on May 14,” she promises in a new interview. While she originally started work on the follow up to 2002’s “Eve-Olution” in 2007, Eve scrapped the project due to…

In the history of advertising, it’s not unusual for brand companies to commission “sound-alikes” of popular songs for commercials. About a decade ago, NPR’s On the Media examined the phenomenon of ad agencies falling in love with a particular piece of music and presented the choice facing those who create advertisements: 1) obtain the rights to use the song…

Great news for the good kid K.Dot. “Swimming Pools” (Drank) has officially went platinum as a digital single. As of right now “good kid, m.A.A.d. city” pushed 18,000 copies this week, bringing the grand total of 675,000 units sold. I have no doubt that the album will become platinum shortly. Congrats to the entire team. [AlLindstrom]