‘Happy’: top song of 2014

    American singer-songwriter Pharell’s song “Happy” has topped Billboard’s top 10 songs of the year.

    The song written for the “Despicable Me 2” soundtrack* stayed a total of 47 weeks on the hot 100 charts.

    Justin Bieber sued again

    Justin Bieber is being sued after a nightclub brawl.

    Wayne Rennalls, 22, is suing the superstar over injuries sustained in a nightclub brawl* in New York last year.

    Bieber didn’t take part in the violence but since his assailants were on his payroll*, the singer would be potentially responsible for the damages. In addition to suing Bieber, Rennalls is also accusing the nightclub for providing drinks to Bieber, who at the time was 19 and underage.

    Sexy TV drama busted

    A Chinese television drama that was pulled off the air after the female characters appeared on screen showing cleavage* has returned to the screen, though this time showing only the actresses’ heads, Xinhua said on Saturday.

    The drama “The Empress of China” was removed by commercial satellite station Hunan TV for “technical reasons” in late December. Many viewers speculated the suspension was a punishment given by the country’s television regulators for the much-discussed revealing costumes of female characters on the show, which stirred online debate in which the female characters were dubbed “squeezed breasts.”

    JJ Lin says love beats violence

    Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin, whose left ear was hurt when he was punched by a man at a signing event on January 1, responded to the action by saying that love beats violence.

    “Thank you all. I believe the power of love surpasses violent actions,” he said in a post on social media site Weibo.

    Lin, 33, was signing autographs* for his new album “Genesis” in the bustling Ximending shopping district, Taipei, when a 32-year-old man surnamed Chen got on stage with other fans and took a swing* at the singer.(SD-Agencies)