Lil' Kim [ tickets ] was sentenced Wednesday (7/6) to a year in prison and hit with a $50,000 fine for lying to a federal grand jury.

The rapper, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, was convicted in March of covering up for two friends who were involved in a 2001 shooting outside of a New York City radio station. She could have faced up to 20 years.

With about 245,000 copies sold during its first week in stores, George Strait [ tickets ]'s "Somewhere Down in Texas" has become the country singer's third album to top The Billboard 200 chart.

Strait's showing and the No. 2 debut of the Ying Yang Twins [ tickets ]' "U.S.A.: United States of Atlanta" ends a three-week residency at No. 1 for Coldplay [ tickets ]'s "X&Y," which falls to No. 3.

Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" falls two slots to No. 4, while rapper Cassidy's "I'm a Hustla" makes its debut at No. 5.

Funeral services for Luther Vandross [ tickets ], who died last week, are taking place Wednesday and Thursday (7/6-7) at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in New York City, and public viewings are set from 4 to 9 p.m. each day. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday (7/8).