Time's annual list of the World's 100 Most Influential People is out, and Tyler Perry, Jacob Zuma (president of the African National Congress), Chris Rock, Herbie Hancock, Mariah Carey, Mo Ibrahim (Sudanese-British mobile communications mogul), Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey made the cut. Check out the full list here. Who do you think was overlooked? Who doesn't belong? All I know is, if one of the world's most influential people is also the sort of person who marries a two-bit comedic actor/rapper after knowing him for a month, then I'm scared for the world.

What a difference a Grammy makes. The presence of Amy Winehouse's Herbie Hancock's albums in the top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 is a direct result of their huge Grammy wins last week. Selling 115,000 copies, Winehouse's Back to Black jumped from the No. 24 spot last week to the No. 2 spot this week. And Hancock's River: The Joni Letters, which won album of the year, made the crazy leap from No. 159 to No. 5.

There's a notable new release missing from the Billboard 200 — Michael Jackson's much-anticipated re-release of Thriller that hit stores last week. With 116,000 copies sold, it would have stolen the No. 2 spot from Amy Winehouse. Instead, it was relegated to Billboard's catologue chart, where re-releases go to die, apparently. Sony is very displeased, arguing that the new tracks on the Thriller album make it eligible for the main chart. Billboard says MJ gets no special treatment!

Billboard chart guru Geoff Mayfield tells us: "We were approached by Sony and Sony BMG to consider 'Thriller 25' as a current album. But we had to be consistent with hundreds, if not thousands, of reissues that have come to the market. There have actually been new issues of classic albums that include even more new material. We didn't just make the decision on our own. We contacted major retailers [like Wal-Mart and Best Buy], and that was the consensus."

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A panel of stars, including Jamie Foxx, Herbie Hancock, Chris Tucker, Mos Def, and famed fashion designer Ozwald Boateng, joined Isaiah Washington Friday at the African Union Summit promoting African American interest in Africa. Somehow, the ex-Grey's Anatomy star's participation in this rings truer than his pro-gay PSA. I mean, he's not trying to keep his job anymore so I figure this comes from the heart. In terms of ringing true, Jamie Foxx seems a little like he came to hang out with his boys rather than do some charitable work. More after the jump.

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