Today is a sad day for music lovers worldwide -- Jerry Leieber of the famous songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller died at the age of 78. Leiber had a hand in penning classic songs such as Ben E. King's 'Stand by Me' and Elvis tracks such as 'Hound Dog' and 'Jailhouse Rock.' Recording artists Christina Perri and Matt Nathanson posted their condolences on Twitter for Leiber, as he has been a huge inspiration to songwriters like themselves.

In other pop-related Twitter activity, Lil Wayne thanked his fans for all of their concern after he hurt himself skateboarding, 'The Voice' star Dia Frampton got pulled over by police in LA, Wale gave some advice to all of the college freshman out there, and 50 Cent was whacked out after a root canal. See what your favorite stars were chirping about today!

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