Melody Plant

Jason Mraz’s Twitter account got hacked into earlier this week and all the losers did was send out links to a site that adds $9.99 onto your phone bill. That is completely obnoxious and not at all funny. Why hack into someone’s account and do just that? Couldn’t they have at least written something about the singer like whoever hacked into Britney Spears’ Twitter back in November that she was a Satanist? Now that was actually funny. I’m sure Jason thinks pretty much the same. Who wants additional costs on their phone bill anyway when the services still stay crappy?

Although Britney Spears is given a very generous credit card limit of $1500 per week as the terms of her conservatorship go, it apparently just isn’t enough for the pop tart. The singer found a way around that though when she visited the Steven Madden store in the Valley last weekend and bought two pairs of boots with her bodyguard’s credit card. Britney was given grief by the employees over the card because she signed her name but she eventually convinced them that she’s entitled to use it because the owner is an employee of hers. I wonder how she plans on paying the bodyguard for that.

Pop superstar Britney Spears is upset over the new conservatorship ruling which extends her father Jamie’s power over her life, according to reports.

A source said: “Britney is very upset about the conservatorship being extended. She feels very duped by the people around her.”

The ruling didn’t specify an end date for the conservatorship, though lawyers have said they expect Spears’ father to be in charge for another six months to a year.

The next Spears family hearing is set for January 14.

Full List of Grammy Awards Nominees:

RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Halo,” Beyonce
“I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyonce
The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame, Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King, Dave Matthews Band
Fearless, Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“Pretty Wings,” Maxwell
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyonce
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ARTIST
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Hometown Glory,” Adele
“Halo,” Beyonce
“Hot N Cold,” Katy Perry
“Sober,” Pink
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“This Time,” John Legend
“Love You,” Maxwell
“Make It Mine,” Jason Mraz
“If You Don’t Know Me By Now,” Seal
“All About the Love Again,” Stevie Wonder

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas
“We Weren’t Born to Follow,” Bon Jovi
“Never Say Never,” The Fray
“Sara Smile,” Hall and Oates
“Kids,” MGMT

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
“Sea of Heartbreak,” Rosanne Cash and Bruce Springsteen
“Love Sex Magic,” Ciara and Justin Timberlake
“Lucky,” Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” Willie Nelson and Norah Jones
“Breathe,” Taylor Swift and Colbie Caillat

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
“Besame Mucho,” Herb Alpert
“Throw Down Your Heart,” Bela Fleck
“The Fire,” Imogen Heap
“Phoenix Rise,” Maxwell
“Funk Joint,” Marcus Miller

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
In Boston, Chris Botti
Legacy, Hiroshima
Potato Hole, Booker T. Jones
Modern Art The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
Down the Wire, Spyro Gyra

BEST POP ALBUM
The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
Breakthrough, Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted, Kelly Clarkson
The Fray, The Fray
Funhouse, Pink

BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas
“When Love Takes Over,” David Guetta and Kelly Rowland
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“Celebration,” Madonna
“Womanizer,” Britney Spears

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
Divided By Night, The Crystal Method
One Love, David Guetta
The Fame, Lady Gaga
Party Rock, LMFAO
Yes, Pet Shop Boys

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
A Swingin’ Christmas, Tony Bennett
Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Buble
Your Songs, Harry Connick, Jr.
Liza’s At the Palace, Liza Minnelli
American Classic, Willie Nelson

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Beyond Here Lies Nothin,’” Bob Dylan
“Change in the Weather,” John Fogerty
“Dreamer,” Prince
“Working on a Dream,” Bruce Springsteen
“Fork in the Road,” Neil Young

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Can’t Find My Way Home,” Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood
“Live in Technicolor II,” Coldplay
“21 Guns,” Green Day
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” U2

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
“War Machine,” AC/DC
“Check My Brain,” Alice in Chains
“What I’ve Done,” Linkin Park
“The Unforgiven III,” Metallica
“Burn It to the Ground,” Nickelback

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“Dissident Aggressor,” Judas Priest
“Set to Fail,” Lamb of God
“Head Crusher,” Megadeath
“Senor Peligro,” Ministry
“Hate Worldwide,” Slayer

BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
“A Day in the Life,” Jeff Beck
“Warped Sister,” Booker T. Jones
“Playing With Fire,” Brad Paisley
“Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin,’” Brian Setzer Orchestra
“Now We Run,” Steve Vai

BEST ROCK SONG
“The Fixer,” Pearl Jam
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” U2
“21 Guns,” Green Day
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“Working on a Dream,” Bruce Springsteen

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Black Ice, AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King, Dave Matthews Band
No Line on the Horizon, U2

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne and Brian Eno
The Open Door, Death Cab for Cutie
Sounds of the Universe, Depeche Mode
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix
It’s Blitz!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” Beyonce
“It Kills Me,” Melanie Fiona
“That Was Then,” Lalah Hathaway
“Goin’ Thru Changes,” Ledisi
“Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Jazmine Sullivan

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“The Point of It All,” Anthony Hamilton
“Pretty Wings,” Maxwell
“Sobeautiful,” Musiq Soulchild
“Under,” Pleasure P
“There Goes My Baby,” Charlie Wilson

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Blame It,” Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
“Chocolate High,” India.Arie and Musiq Soulchild
“Ifuleave,” Musiq Soulchild and Mary J. Blige
“Higher Ground,” Robert Randolph and The Clark Sisters
“Love Has Finally Come at Last,” Calvin Richardson and Ann Nesby

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“At Last,” Beyonce
“Soul Music,” Anthony Hamilton
“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” Boney James and Quinn
“Sow Love,” Ann Nesby
“Woman Gotta Have It,” Calvin Richardson

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
“Daykeeper,” The Foreign Exchange
“All Matter,” Robert Glasper and Bilal
“Pearls,” India.Arie and Dobet Gnahore
“A Tale of Two,” Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill, and Michelle Thompson
“Blend,” Tonex

BEST R&B SONG
“Blame It,” Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
“Lions, Tigers, and Bears,” Jazmine Sullivan
“Pretty Wings,” Maxwell
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyonce
“Under,” Pleasure P

BEST R&B ALBUM
The Point of It All, Anthony Hamilton
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics, India.Arie
Turn Me Loose, Ledisi
Blacksummers’ Night, Maxwell
Uncle Charlie, Charlie Wilson

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyonce
Intuition, Jamie Foxx
The Introduction of Marcus Cooper, Pleasure P
Ready, Trey Songz
Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Best I Ever Had,” Drake
“Beautiful,” Eminem
“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” Jay-Z
“Day ‘N’ Nite,” Kid Cudi
“Casa Bey,” Mos Def

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
“Too Many Rappers,” Beastie Boys and Nas
“Crack A Bottle,” Eminem, Dr. Dre, and 50 Cent
“Money Goes, Honey Stay,” Fabolous and Jay-Z
“Make Her Say,” Kid Cudi, Kanye West, and Common
“Amazing,” Kanye West and Young Jeezy

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“Ego,” Beyonce and Kanye West
“Knock You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West and Ne-Yo
“Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West
“I’m on a Boat,” The Lonely Island and T-Pain
“Dead and Gone,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake

BEST RAP SONG
“Best I Ever Had,” Drake
“Day ‘N’ Nite,” Kid Cudi
“Dead and Gone,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake
“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” Jay-Z
“Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West

BEST RAP ALBUM
Universal Mind Control, Common
Relapse, Eminem
R.O.O.T.S., Flo Rida
The Ecstatic, Mos Def
The Renaissance, Q-Tip

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Dead Flowers,” Miranda Lambert
“I Just Call You Mine,” Martina McBride
“White Horse,” Taylor Swift
“Just a Dream,” Carrie Underwood
“Solitary Thinkin,” Lee Ann Womack

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“All I Ask for Anymore,” Trace Adkins
“People Are Crazy,” Billy Currington
“High Cost of Living,” Jamey Johnson
“Living for the Night,” George Strait
“Sweet Thing,” Keith Urban

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” Brooks & Dunn
“Chicken Fried,” Zac Brown Band
“I Run to You,” Lady Antebellum
“Here Comes Goodbye,” Rascal Flatts
“It Happens,” Sugarland

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
“Beautiful World,” Dierks Bentley and Patty Griffin
“Down the Road,” Kenny Chesney and Mac McAnally
“Start a Band,” Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
“I Told You So,” Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis
“Everything But Quits,” Lee Ann Womack and George Strait

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
“Under the (Five) Wire,” Alison Brown
“The Crystal Merchant,” The Greencards
“Mansinneedof,” Sarah Jarosz
“Producer’s Medley,” Steve Wariner

BEST COUNTRY SONG
“All I Ask for Anymore,” Trace Adkins
“High Cost of Living,” Jamey Johnson
“I Run to You,” Lady Antebellum
“People Are Crazy,” Billy Currington
“White Horse,” Taylor Swift

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
The Foundation, Zac Brown Band
Twang, George Strait
Fearless, Taylor Swift
Defying Gravity, Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy, Lee Ann Womack

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Faith, Jim Brickman
Prayer for Compassion, David Darling
Laserium for the Soul, Henta
In a Dream, Peter Kater, Dominic Miller, Kenny Loggins, and Jaques Morelenbaum
Impressions of the West Lake, Kitaro

BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM
Urbanus, Stefon Harris and Blackout
Sounding Point, Julian Lage
At World’s Edge, Philippe Saisse
Big Neighborhood, Mike Stern
75, Joe Zawinul and The Zawinul Syndicate

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
No Regrets, Randy Crawford and Joe Sample
Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music of Coltrane and Hartman, Kurt Elling
So In Love, Roberta Gambarini
Tide, Luciana Souza
Desire, Tierney Sutton

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Together Through Life, Bob Dylan
Electric Dirt, Levon Helm
Willie and the Wheel, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel
Wilco (The Album), Wilco
Little Honey, Lucinda Williams

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Back From the Dead, Spinal Tap
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, Stephen Colbert
Internet Leaks, Weird Al Yankovic
My Weakness Is Strong, Patton Oswalt
Suckin’ It for the Holidays, Kathy Griffin
Tall, Dark, & Chicano, George Lopez

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TV, ETC
Cadillac Records
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
Slumdog Millionaire
True Blood
Twilight

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TV, ETC
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Milk
Star Trek
Up

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURE, TV, ETC
“The Climb” (From Hannah Montana: The Movie), Miley Cyrus
“Decode” (From Twilight), Paramore
“Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire), A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer, and Vijay Prakash
“Once in a Lifetime” (From Cadillac Records), Beyonce
“The Wrestler” (From The Wrestler), Bruce Springsteen

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (NON-CLASSICAL)
T Bone Burnett
Ethan Johns
Larry Klein
Greg Kurstin
Brendan O’Brien

BEST REMIXED RECORDING
“Don’t Believe in Love (Dennis Ferrer Objektivity Mix),” Dennis Ferrer (Dido)
“The Girl and the Robot (Jean Elan Remix),” Jean Elan (Royksopp)
“I Want You (Dave Aude Remix),” Dave Aude, (Dean Coleman Featuring DCLA)
“No You Girls (Trentemoller Remix),” Anders Trentemoller (Franz Ferdinand)
“When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix),” David Guetta (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)

BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
“Mr. Hurricane,” Beast
“Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Life in Technicolor II,” Coldplay
“Wrong,” Depeche Mode
“Her Morning Elegance,” Oren Lavie

BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
In Boston, Chris Botti
Johnny Cash’s America, Johnny Cash
Anita O’Day — The Life of a Jazz Singer — Anita O’Day
Love Pain and the Whole Crazy World Tour Live — Keith Urban
The Beatles Love — All Together Now — Various Artists

Since Britney Spears arrived in Australia, there has been non-stop criticism from the media about her lip synching her concert. The rest of the world responded with a collective “Duh!”. Now, the pop singer has something to say. Brit said “I hear there is a lot of controversy in the media about my show. Some reporters have said they love it and some don’t. I came to Australia for my fans!” Aussie DJ Havana Brown has been the opening act for both the European and Australian legs of the tour and she was surprised by the reaction to Britney’s concerts in Australia. She said “I think it’s quite well known that she has lip-synched in the past. I don’t think it’s any surprise to anybody. There was nothing like that in Europe. I think everyone knew what they were in for, and I think everyone should know here as well. I’m not quite sure what the fuss is about.”

Shakira’s new album ‘She Wolf’ has already been pushed back more than once and now her label has just announced that it will be released on November 23rd and will contain her newest Timbaland-produced single called ‘Give it Up to Me’, featuring rapper Lil Wayne. That’s such a bad move as the Latina singer will now be going up against Lady Gaga’s ‘Fame Monster’, Rihanna’s ‘Rated R’, Adam Lambert’s ‘For Your Entertainment’ and Britney Spears’ ‘The Singles Collection’. Shakira certainly won’t take the top spot up against all of that strong competition. What was her label thinking? This really smells like sabotage to me.

Kris Allen performed a special concert for Seton High School in Cincinnati, Ohio last Thursday. The school had won a contest and raised over $5000 for breast cancer research. The 24-year old American Idol champ sang his hit single ‘Live Like We’re Dying’ for the first time live and the singer even did a cover of a Britney Spears classic, ‘…Baby One More Time’. Apparently, the song is Kris’ favorite song to sing in the shower. Interesting. I bet a lot of the fan girls suddenly started imagining him in the shower minus singing the Britney song. Am I right?

The track listing for Leona Lewis’ new album ‘Echo’, which will be hitting stores on November 17, has just been released. The singer’s new CD goes ‘Happy’, ‘I Got You’, ‘Can’t Breathe’, ‘Brave’, ‘Outta My Head’, ‘My Hands’, ‘Love Letter’, ‘Broken’, ‘Baked’, ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’, ‘Don’t Let Me Down’, ‘Alive’, and ‘Lost Then Found’ featuring One Republic. I can’t wait to hear all of her songs especially her duet with One Republic and her up tempo dance song ‘Outta My Head’ which was written and produced by Swedish hit maker Max Martin who has done songs for Kelly Clarkson and Britney Spears.

I wasn’t really feeling the whole pop rock thing that Ashley Tisdale came out with for the first single off of her sophomore album. I just don’t think that the style of the music was her. Fortunately for fans of the singer, her second single proves that The Tiz is here to stay as she’s doing pure dance pop where she belongs. ‘Crank it Up’ is a total Britney Spears rip off but I mean that as a big compliment for Ashley. The song is the type that just gets better and better the more you listen to it. Mind you, the video is also definitely sexier than anything that Ashley has done in the past.

MTV Video Music Awards 2009 winners:

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyonce, Best Video of the Year

BEST NEW ARTIST
Lady Gaga

BEST MALE VIDEO
T.I. featuring Rihanna, “Live Your Life”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”

BEST POP VIDEO
Britney Spears, “Womanizer”

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Eminem, “We Made You”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Green Day, “21 Guns”

BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN)
Beastie Boys, “Sabotage”

BEST BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Matt and Kim, “Lessons Learned”

As a favor to her husband, Nick Cannon, who just happens to be the host of America’s Got Talent, Mariah Carey performed on the show last week. The curvaceous singer sang her latest single ‘Obsessed’. There was something mighty off about her performance though. Mariah’s performance was very reminiscent on Britney Spears’ VMA 2007 performance – dull, disappointing and all sorts of awful. I can’t say that I’m not surprised. The song she sang is mediocre at best so I can’t really appreciate it if she performs it and I can tell that she’s singing to a backing track. I almost fell asleep watching her.

Heidi Montag was pretty bad when she performed her song ‘Body Language’ at the Miss Universe competition last Sunday. Actually, she wasn’t as bad as I originally thought. ‘The Hills’ star lip synched her way through her performance and was totally trying to give off a Britney Spears vibe from the MTV VMAs in 2000. Heidi is no Britney though. But hey, I give her props for trying. However, Heidi’s attempt still qualifies as embarrassingly bad. I guess the pageant organizers were trying to save up by not hiring some big name artist to perform instead of Heidi. I hope they realized what a big mistake that was.
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MuchMusic Video Awards Nominees:

Video
Danny Fernandes — “Private Dancer”
K-OS — “4, 3, 2, 1″
Marianas Trench — “Cross My Heart”
Nickelback — “Gotta Be Somebody”
The Stills — “Being Here”

Director
Bedouin Soundclash — “Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)” (Director: Michael Maxxis)
Classified — “Anybody Listening” (Director: Harv)
Danny Fernandes — “Fantasy” (Director: RT!)
Marianas Trench — “Cross My Heart” (Director: Colin Minihan)
Theory Of A Deadman — “All Or Nothing” (Director: Davin Black)

Pop Video
Danny Fernandes — “Private Dancer”
Elise Estrada — “Crash And Burn”
Karl Wolf — “Africa”
LIGHTS — “Drive My Soul”
Shiloh — “Operator (A Girl Like Me)

MuchLOUD Rock Video
Inward Eye — “Shame”
Marianas Trench — “Cross My Heart”
Nickelback — “Gotta Be Somebody”
Ten Second Epic — “Life Times”
Theory Of A Deadman — “All Or Nothing”

MuchVIBE Hip-Hop Video
Classified — “Anybody Listening”
Famous — “Ain’t No Use”
JB featuring Ghetto Flex — “Move Your Body”
K-OS — “4, 3, 2, 1″
Shad — “The Old Prince Still Lives At Home”

VideoFACT Indie Video
Bedouin Soundclash — “Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)”
Metric — “Gimme Sympathy”
Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains — “Who Do We Care For?”
Shad — “The Old Prince Still Lives At Home”
The Midway State — “Never Again”

Post-Production
Classified — “Anybody Listening”
Mobile — “The Killer”
Nickelback — “Gotta Be Somebody”
The New Cities — “Dead End Countdown”
The Stills — “Being Here”

Cinematographer
Bedouin Soundclash — “Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)”
Elise Estrada — “Crash And Burn”
K-OS — “4, 3, 2, 1″
The Midway State — “Change For You”
Theory Of A Deadman — “All Or Nothing”

International Video (Artist)
Beyonce — “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Britney Spears — “Womanizer”
Kanye West — “Heartless”
Katy Perry — “Hot N Cold”
Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne — “Let It Rock”
Kelly Clarkson — “My Life Would Suck Without You”
Lady GaGa — “Poker Face”
Lil Wayne — “A Milli”
Miley Cyrus — “The Climb”
T.I. featuring Rihanna — “Live Your Life”

International Video (Group)
Coldplay — “Viva La Vida”
Green Day — “Know Your Enemy”
Jonas Brothers — “Lovebug”
Kings Of Leon — “Sex On Fire”
Metro Station — “Shake It”
MGMT — “Electric Feel”
Pussycat Dolls — “I Hate This Part”
Rise Against — “Re-Education (Through Labor)”
The Black Eyed Peas — “Boom Boom Pow”
The Killers — “Human”

International Video By A Canadian (Artist Or Group)
Billy Talent — “Rusted From The Rain”
K’Naan featuring Chubb Rock — “ABC’s”
Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon — “Dangerous”
Kreesha Turner — “Don’t Call Me Baby”
Nickelback — “If Today Was Your Last Day”

UR FAVE Video
Danny Fernandes — “Fantasy”
Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon — “Dangerous”
Marianas Trench — “Cross My Heart”
Nickelback — “Gotta Be Somebody”
Simple Plan — “Save You”

UR FAVE International Video
Jonas Brothers — “Burnin’ Up”
Katy Perry — “I Kissed A Girl”
Lady GaGa — “Poker Face”
Lil Wayne — “A Milli”
Britney Spears — “Circus”

UR FAVE New Artist
Danny Fernandes — “Fantasy”
LIGHTS — “Drive My Soul”
Shiloh — “Goodbye, You Suck”
The Midway State — “Never Again”
Karl Wolf — “Africa”

Disney starlet Selena Gomez took the cover of the April 2009 cover of Latina magazine. In the accompanying interview, she talks about being a celebrity, her supposed feud with Miley Cyrus and admiring Britney Spears, among other things. On Britney, Selena said “In a way, Britney can be someone to look up to. She was constantly being looked at and picked on, and it’s starting to happen to me. At the moment, I don’t have anything good they can pick on me with, but they’ll find something. Maybe I can be as strong.” On being a celebrity, including the perks and pitfalls that come with it, she said “I always wanted this to be my life but I don’t want it to live my life for me.”

The singer’s family is concerned that her new “Circus” tour is too much for her. A source said this about Britney Spear’s family concerns: “Her family is worried this might be too much pressure for her. Is it too soon? It wasn’t that long ago that she was falling apart and now the pressure is on and it’s a lot.” However, Britney Spears’ aunt made a contrasting statement: “I am so excited for her, and I wish I could be there. All the family is there and supporting her. I’m sure that she is going to be just fine. I think it is going to be something really special.” Well, we can very well dismiss the aunt as being entirely subjective, but what about Britney Spears’ father? What does he think? But he probably doesn’t have time to tell us what he thinks since he’s too busy pulling all of the strings.

Britney Spears’ efforts to rebuild her career seem to be having a setback and this time it is not her but her former manager Sam Lutfi. Britney Spears’ camp has filed and successfully obtained a restraining order versus Sam Lutfi who they said is harassing Britney Spears and her family. Sam Lutfi is however doing everything to fight the order and clear his name even if it means thrashing down other people including Britney Spears’ ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib. Sam Lutfi said he has not made any attempts to contact Britney but claimed the Adnan Ghalib has.

Sam Lutfi made this declaration in a Los Angeles Court as part of his efforts to reverse the permanent restraining order issued by the court. He said he has not initiated any direct communication with Britney Spears but he has received text messages from her. He said all his responses to those messages were conveyed through other people including Adnan Ghalib. He also denied he tried to threaten the pop tart, err star. This is contrary to the claim of Britney Spears’ head of security who said he witnessed Sam Lutfi’s attempt to contact the singer through text messages sent to Roberta Romero, Britney’s hair stylist. This was confirmed by the hairstylist who said Britney Spears asked her to cut off all contacts with Sam Lutfi.

Britney Spears just posted the artwork for her latest single ‘If U Seek Amy’ on her official website. The song is the third single to be released from the recovered pop singer’s sixth studio album ‘Circus’. The track was co-written and produced by Max Martin, who also wrote several of Britney’s previous hits, including ‘…Baby One More Time’ and ‘Oops! I Did it Again’. Earlier this month, Britney also shot the music video for this song. I can’t wait to see the video. I wonder if it will be received with as much controversy as the single. I hope not though.

The seating chart for Britney Spears’ new tour has just been revealed on Ticketmaster. It’s quite interesting as they’re really banking on the circus theme. It reveals that the recovered pop princess with be performing her show in the round. Unlike most in the round shows where there is seating on the floor, it looks like Britney will have 3 rounds/rings for her show like a real circus. Those stages seem to occupy the whole floor! That should give everyone in the arenas to have a pretty good view of all the action. The look is interesting and the idea is intriguing. I’m getting excited!

What’s the connection between American Idol wannabe Emily Wynne-Hughes and Britney Spears? Apparently, the contestant who was willing enough to trade her band’s career for a shot at winning on AI once worked with the recovered pop princess. It turns out that Emily was working at the tattoo shop that Brit wandered into the same night she shaved her head. Emily was even actually interviewed by Extra moments after Brit got inked up! She told the show that Britney’s “mind was in a different place” and her “thoughts were definitely somewhere else.” So does that make Emily an amateur psychologist on top of being a singer?

Britney Spears has been working out, looking good, surrounding herself with better people and even moving out of crazy Hollywood. However, not everything is going smoothly for this year’s comeback kid. The recovered pop princess is now having to rename on her singles from her latest album ‘Circus’. The song she needs to rename is ‘If You Seek Amy’. Read the title very slowly and you would know that it actually means something really dirty. One of the lines of the song even goes “All the boys and the girls are begging to If You Seek Amy.” After realizing the true meaning of the song, several US radio stations have threatened to ban the single. In an attempt to secure radio play for the song, Brit’s camp has decided to change the title to ‘If You See Amy’, which doesn’t make sense, rather than have to change the lyrics and re-record it.