Quickies: Monday, April 18 2011

> Road warrior: Lady Gaga reveals the cover of her upcoming Born This Way album.

> Rumor alert: Madonna has apparently ditchedKabbalah to join the Opus Dei - the secretive Catholic sect made famous in The Da Vinci Code.

> Straight rapper Lil B tells Coachella crowd he's going to "do the most controversial thing in hip hop..." which is apparently naming his next album "I'm Gay."

> Inspired by the controversial J. Crew ad, May 9th has been declared "Pink Toenail Polish Day."

> Mariah Carey confirmed to play some kind of "role" on Simon Cowell's upcoming X Factor reality singing competition.

> Glee's Darren Criss reveals he's going to release a solo album.