THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The singer known as Meatloaf has become a vegan, but says he has no intention of changing his name to Vegan-loaf.
• Tom Brady is no longer under contract with the Patriots and is still planning to sell his Boston-area home with Gisele Bundchen. They're asking $33.9 million for their gated estate in Massachusetts, an $8 million reduction from when the property first hit the market last summer.
• Rush Limbaugh has just renewed his contract with a long-term deal. He's not going anywhere.
• John Legend is going to show up as a guest star on season 4 of "This is Us."
• Seventy-seven percent of smart TVs owned by U.S. broadband households are now connected to the Internet.
• Oil is up to $70 a barrel, while gold is at its highest price since 2013.
• Season 2 of "The Mandalorian" has been confirmed for a fall release later this year.
• Judge Judy has endorsed Michael Bloomberg for president.
• Cameron Diaz and her husband Benji Madden have become parents to a baby girl, Raddix Madden.
• There was a fire at a Michigan egg farm over the weekend, where over 300,000 hens were killed.
• Did you know that Superbad actor Jonah Hill and Booksmart star Beanie Feldstein are actually brother and sister?
• Monopoly now makes a "Longest Game Ever" version, available on Amazon for $19.99. The game doesn't end until someone owns every single property - and in this version, there are three versions of each property. Also, the winner must own all 16 streets, four railroads and two utilities.
• Lori Loughlin is said to have hired a prison expert to teach how to survive being behind bars.
• According to witnesses, Rod Stewart reportedly punched a worker during a kids party at a resort on New Year's Eve.
• Hershey is retiring their Kiss-Mobiles, the three vehicles that have traveled the country since 1997, that look like giant Hershey Kisses.