Sam Smith's Stay With Me Was Plagiarized From Tom Petty?

Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” has been proved to be a rip-off of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” released to great acclaim back in 1989. The British singer basically acknowledged this when he agreed an out of court settlement a few days ago to pay royalties to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne for writing credit on Stay With Me. Tom Petty says of the agreement by both musicians to settle out of court;

"About the Sam Smith thing. Let me say I have never had any hard feelings toward Sam.  All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen.  Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door but in this case it got by.  Sam’s people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement.

Kanye West Premieres Only One With North West On Ellen, Talks About Trying For More Kids

Kanye West has premiered the new video for his “Only One” single with Paul McCartney and it features himself and his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter with Kim Kardashian, North West. The rapper shared an exclusive first look at the video on Ellen, and the talk show host lavished praise on Kanye, calling him “amazing.”

Directed by Spike Jonze, the video shows him and North wandering and gazing at each other in a field. After the video, Kanye also talked with Ellen Degeneres about wanting more kids.

Amazing 200-Year-Old Meditating Mummy Found In Mongolia

Mummified remains of what appears to be a lama teacher or monk meditating in the lotus position has been found in Mongolia. Amazingly, the mummy is believed to have been like that for about two hundred years! A forensic examination is underway on the mummy, said to have been preserved in animal skin which could be the skin of a cow, horse, or camel.

'The mummified body sits in a lotus position, as if still meditating,' said a report in The Siberian Times - citing Mongolian accounts of the discovery.

Funny Video - Truck Carrying Heavy Load Topples Over

This is probably the funniest video you'll watch today. A lorry carrying more bags of grain than it should loses its center of gravity as it drives down a sloping road. The people in the car behind had their entertainment of the day by getting it all on camera as the truck battled gravity and lost, falling flat on its side. Watch closely to see a guy on top of the bags saving himself by jumping off at the last moment, LOL...

Covers - Big Sean Talks On Friendship Before Love With Ariana Grande For Complex Magazine

Big Sean is on the cover of the next issue of Complex Magazine, and in the cover story, the 26-year-old rapper talks about how his relationship with girlfriend Ariana Grande started as friendshi before blossoming into love. He also clears out any doubt about rumors that he stole a Rolex watch from former fiancee and Glee actress, Naya Rivera.

After the breakup with Naya, Big Sean and Ariana Grande tried for a while to hide the fact they were dating, but now they couple are really flaunting their love. Big Sean once posted the red hot picture of the two to his Instagram page and the couple have also shared photos from a vacation together. HERE. Read excerpts from his interview below

Why Do Married People Cheat On Their Partners? 3 Abuja Residents Open Up

Here is an interesting report by News Agency of Nigeria, NAN where some married people in Abuja identified some of their reason for cheating on their spouses. There were two men and one woman, and while the woman said her reason was to make some more money, the men said their infidelity stemmed from careless lust and emotional incompatibility respectively.

Nigerian Teacher Came Up With Idea For Harvard Visit Fundraiser By Humans of New York

Yesterday, I told you about the fundraiser by Humans of New York photoblogger who has raised almost $1 Million in a donation drive for a school in inner city NY. Read the story here.

But what I didn't know until I looked further into the page was that the Nigerian teacher Ms Achu, pictured above, sparked the idea for the fundraiser to expose and enrich her students through taking them to the prestigious university.

Ludacris Wins Full Custody of 13 Month Old Love-Child From Short Fling

Ludacris, real name is Chris Bridges, has been granted full custody of his 13-month-old daughter Cai, whom he had with ex, Tamika Fuller.The rapper-actor had been engaged in a court battle with Tamika Fuller regarding their daughter's child support payment amounts and custody, and on Monday, a judge found in favor of Ludacris.

If you remember, Ludacris got engaged and married Eudoxie on the same day just some weeks ago. He also has another daughter Karma, 13, from a previous relationship. Probably the judge thought he would provide a better home environment.

Parents Outraged After Students Were Forced To Remove Underwear For Poop Inspection

Via HuffPo

When officials at an elementary school in Gustine, Texas, kept finding poop on the gym floor, they decided to get to the bottom of the matter.

But their method of investigation has parents and students raising a stink.

On Monday, officials at Gustine Elementary rounded up 24 students, and divided them up by gender. Then the kids were ordered to pull down their pants far enough so educators could see if there were any tell-tale fecal stains.

Joel Grey, 82-Year-Old Broadway Star Comes Out As Gay

82-year-old Joel Grey, an award winning broadway actor, has publicly announced that he is gay. Grey was married to actress Jo Wilder for 24 years and they have two children together: actress Jennifer Grey and son James, a chef. The Oscar- and Tony-winning actor tells People magazine,

"I don't like labels, but if you have to put a label on it, I'm a gay man. All the people close to me have known for years who I am. [Yet] it took time to embrace that other part of who I always was.”