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.

The first stop of Oasis' North American tour was unusually calm: no onstage sibling scuffles, no crazed fans, just a few clouds of pot smoke and a slightly less-than-ecstatic crowd -- save for the requisite 12-year-old boys who weren't even born when "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" was released.

In SPIN's interview with Oasis' Noel Gallagher back in October, the singer-songwriter stated that "the only thing I've got left to try to do is a solo album." Flash forward two months: Noel is still mulling the possibility of striking out on his own -- and encouraging his brother Liam to consider it too.

That Liam Gallagher. No matter how many times we see his name next to "hit out at" or "slag" or "dis" it just never fails to pique our interest.

It was a baffling week, one filled with plenty of love and hate. For a little help understanding we turned to the stars.

Sure, Jay-Z (Sagittarius) and President-Elect Barack Obama (Leo) bonded over a new The Blueprint 3 track, which is characteristic for the two signs.

These days, rumors of artist collaborations start more quickly than you can say, "The lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish has the No. 1 Country album." Below, we weed through the reports to set the record straight.