Katy Perry is One #1 Away from Tying Michael Jackson's "Bad" Record

Fresh off the second anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, Katy Perry is on the heels of one of his biggest records. The pop star is closing in on five #1 singles from the same album, a feat that hasn't been achieved sinceBad. Her current hit "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" sits at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, moving up 27 slots since last week. We bet it reaches the top in the coming weeks.

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Lil Wayne Makes Forbes' "Under 30" List

Rapper Lil Wayne managed to make Forbes’ list of “Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30,” despite spending the majority of 2010 behind bars on a weapons charge. The magazine's list looked at the money younger celebrities made between May 2010 and May 2011 and featured celebs from music, movies and sports.

Lil Wayne was estimated to have made about $15 million in the past year.

Katy Perry, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, LeBron James, and Beyoncé Knowles were also among the celebrities that made the list. Lady Gaga tops the list. The pop superstar made $90 million primarily due to album sales, her "Monster Ball" Tour, and endorsements.

Gwen Stefani On Rihanna & Katy Perry

Gwen Stefani became a style icon in the mid 1990s through the 2000s with her punky-but-sexy image and girl-power persona. Now at 40, Stefani's influence is being reflected in younger artists, but how much so? The No Doubt frontwoman recently revealed to Elle magazine that she doesn't see much of her influence on today's young starlets--she was too much of a tomboy.

"I don’t see myself in those girls," she says of comparisons to the Rihannas and Katy Perrys of the world. "I usually put pants on. I see these girls as more going for the sex-symbol thing. I was more, in the band, like a tomboy. Of course, I think every girl is sexy, so there’s going to be a little of that. But I see a lot of younger artists going more toward the sexy thing."

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