Chart Beat is back from a visit to the Twitterverse.

Here is a random sampling of recent musings from the personalities who impact our charts.


Lady Gaga
"In studio writing music, already used up a whole can of hairspray. Feels like home."

"They can't scare me, if I scare them first."


Taylor Swift
"I hate dreaming about boys, because in the dream you like them again and everything is perfect. Then you wake up and everything isn't so."

"Woo! Driving in the car, turned on the radio and You Belong With Me was on :) I can never thank ya'll enough for everything!"


Owl City's Adam Young
"Last night I dreamed a Minute Maid truck smashed into a light pole and formed a huge lemonade geyser. I stood under it with my mouth open."

"Did the sun come out or did you just smile at me?"


John Mayer
"What a Sunday. I've just been a dopey kid in sweatpants all day. Tomorrow I return to adult mode. Tonight? Animation domination."

"I think all Broadway plays should score their curtain calls with the last chorus of 'Like a Prayer'."


Simon Cowell
"To be honest I still don't really see the point in listing what you're doing every single second of the day ...."

"So very tempted by the pack of maryland cookies sitting on the counter. My hand reached for the pack but I had to turn away, I feel like I've offended them now."


Shakira
"So many things going on in the world and yet some invent stories about me getting a nose job! Why would a she wolf want a smaller nose? :)"

"President Obama on education 'no matter what you want to do with your life - I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it'"


Miley Cyrus (watching TV, home sick with strep throat)
"I love Disney animations just as much as the next guy but these love stories are actually just realllyyy starting to depress me."

"I wonder if when 'sleeping beauty' wakes up she has morning breath ..."


Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong
"im drinking...................................soda"

"anybody want to join me on xbox live?"


Jason Mraz
"There are people who live 70 years, and there are those that live the same year 70 times."

"There is no path to success; success is an inner attitude that you bring to your endeavors."


Ryan Seacrest
"In london headed to simons bday party. Bought him a mirror with my pictured hologrammed on it...gag gift!"

"in case u missed the hilarious convo i had w/ madonna today...she said i'm too old to date her...not quite M"