These days, rumors of artist collaborations start more quickly than you can say, "The lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish has the No. 1 Country album." Below, we weed through the reports to set the record straight.

Meeting up with your ex can be awkward. Then again, sometimes you find that those old feelings are still there. "The truth be known Graham and I have been hanging out together a bit. We had lunch the other day," Damon Albarn told BBC Newsbeat.

Call erstwhile ex-Blur leader and multi-culti guru Damon Albarn anything you'd like -- just don't call him lazy. The pop Renaissance man has announced plans to release an official recording of his score for the opera Monkey: Journey to the West this coming fall on XL Recordings.