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• Obama staffers were rewarded for all their hard work last night with a special concert featuring Jay-Z and the Arcade Fire. The Obama Staff Ball was hosted by actor Kal Penn and featured a speech by the new President thanking the crowd of 4,000. In addition to a set that featured the hits from both Funeral and The Neon Bible, the Arcade Fire also covered Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”

• U2’s “Get On Your Boots” has quickly surged up the radio charts in Europe, topping the chart in the band’s native Ireland and placing fourth in the U.K. just days after its premiere. In the States, a day after the song debuted, Los Angeles radio station KYSR had played the song 24 times.
• Does Lil Wayne have a problem with Rochester, New York? After the rapper postponed two 2008 gigs in the upstate city, Weezy canceled last night’s makeup show as well, saying the concert was a  “conflict” in the tour’s schedule as Wayne is due tonight in Calgary, Alberta. The concert promoter is considering legal action against the rapper.