LIL WAYNE SUED BY FOLK SINGER!

Rapper LIL WAYNE is facing a lawsuit from a songwriter who claims he sampled one of her songs without permission. The star, real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, uses Karma Ann Swanepoel's folk track Once on his hit song I Feel Like Dying. Wayne's record label has been attempting to secure a deal with Swanepoel allowing him to release the song, reports TMZ.com. But she is angry the track has appeared on websites including MySpace and YouTube before an agreement has been reached - and has filed suit in Louisiana.

Meanwhile Weezy's "Lollipop" has scored his third week at the top of the U.S. pop charts, but, as expected, it's AMERICAN IDOL winner DAVID COOK who steals the big news with 11 new entries on the Billboard Hot 100 countdown. Cook's highest debut, The Time of My Life, enters the new chart at three, behind Lil Wayne's Lollipop and Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love. Rihanna's Take a Bow, at four, and No Air by Jordin Sparks atfive founds out the top five. Meanwhile, Coldplay's Viva La Vida rockets into the top 10, from 41 to 10 after becoming the theme for a new U.S. TV ad for Apple's iTunes Music Store.