Here are three things to know about designing your life:

1. Forget flashy record labels and high-tech recording studios. You can become a pop star from the basement.

2. Your kitchen is about to become a manufacturing plant. Some are arguing that the Maker Movement will upend our economy, and democratize creative production.

3. Trust your gut when it comes to weight loss. Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that certain bacteria help mice keep their weight now on a high-fat diet.

And while pop may be evolving, we've still found some great music for this week:

• Gangnam Style
• Crash Into Me
• High Hopes
• Right Now
• Foil
• So Fresh, So Clean (Clean Version/Radio Mix)
• Shake It Off
• Hot N Cold
• Design