"Do you want some lunch?"

File this one under "awesome idea combined with a great cause." The War Child International charity, which provides aid to children in war-torn countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, recently asked 16 legendary musicians, including Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and Bruce Springsteen, to choose a song from their catalogue and a contempo

Call it a hunch, but we're pretty sure that "forgive and forget" was not included in Lily Allen's New Year's resolutions.

Katy Perry: You should be ashamed of yourself.

We thought you were all about girl-on-girl love, so what's this we hear about you hating on your sisters? It's no wonder Lily Allen was a tad stand-offish when you met. And you chalked it up to "British reserve." Yeah, not so much.

In the midst of promoting her forthcoming album It's Not Me, It's You, Lily Allen has come to the defense of fellow UK songstress Amy Winehouse, claiming that the media's special interest in both Allen and Winehouse's personalities has damaged their public images.

As we here at SPIN.com sit back and look at the past week, we can't help but wonder: Is the U.K. planning a musical takeover? Oasis and Snow Patrol both kicked off massive North American tours; Lily Allen premiered a brand new single and video; Coldplay was slapped with a new lawsuit; and Robbie Williams revealed his, uh, weird drug habits. It appears the invasion has already begun.