Britney Spears- Circus Album Cover

Britney Spears has unvealed the cover for her upcoming sixth album Circus. Although I find the cover, well, cute... I have to say that I don't like it. The sweet and innocent look reminds me of the cover for her 1998 debut album ...Baby One More Time. I feel like this new cover doesn't quite fit in with the title of the album or even the music video for "Womanizer". Either way, I'm sure this album will become one of Britney's best-selling, so make sure to pick up your copy on December 2nd.

Happy Halloween!

It's October 31st - we know what that means! I want to wish all the readers of The Best Damn Blog a Happy Halloween! Have a great time and be safe trick or treating.

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley CMA Promos

CMT.com has posted a few promo pics of Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley - hosts of the upcoming Country Music Association Awards which will air live on ABC Wednesday, November 12th! Don't forget to tune in.

Gwen Stefani Introduces Baby Zuma Nesta

I still don't know what possessed Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale to name their baby Zuma Nesta Rock. It's easily one of the strangest names out there. Anyway, Gwen has released an official portrait in which we see her new baby boy. Much cuteness!! I envy this family. Check it out.

America's Next Top Model: 9th Photoshoot

The final six take a trip to Amsterdam, Holland! The week's photoshoot had the remaining models pose for high fashion clothes on a boat. Interesting. The week's best shot came from McKey, while Sheena was eliminated for having the worst. Here are the photos in Tyra's call-out order.

1. McKey (Week's best)

2. Analeigh

3. Marjorie

4. Samantha

5. Elina

6. Sheena (Eliminated)

T.I. & Rihanna- "Live Your Life" [Music Video]

This one is easily up for best rap song of the year. Awesome stuff. T.I. has released the music video for "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna, third single released from his album Paper Trail. Loving it!

Danity Kane Go Nude for PETA

The five original members of Danity Kane got together for a great cause. The five ladies bared their bodies to promote PETA's "I'd rather go naked than wear fur!" campaign. Animals killed for their fur are beaten and often skinned alive. Be comforbale in your own skin and let animals keep theirs. Don't buy or wear fur! Please visit Fur is Dead or PETA to get involved now!
Unfortunately, as we all know, Danity Kane has lost three of its members: Aubrey, D.Woods and Shannon. Thankfully, they posed for this shoot and got involved in this wonderful campaign before their departure.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince New Trailer

Unfortunately, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has been pushed back all the way down for a July 2009 release. The good news, however, is that we've gotten a new trailer that shows a lot more and keeps us anticipating the release of this sixth installment even more. Check it out, looks great.

Mariah Carey- "I Stay In Love" [Music Video]

Another music video premiere! This one comes from Mariah Carey. "I Stay In Love" is the fourth single to be released from her album E=MC2, which has already fell off the charts due to her two previous singles flopping hard. I doubt this song is going to be a hit, specially with that video. Check it out.

Hilary Duff- "Reach Out" [Music Video]

Yes! Hilary Duff is all grown-up and I'm definitely loving it!! The singer has released the music video for her new song "Reach Out" which is the first single released from her upcoming greatest hits album The Best Of... the song is great, and I'm, loving the video. She looks sexy, very nice. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas Drake & Josh Movie Trailer

Drake Bell & Josh Peck are coming back for one more TV movie this holiday season! Nickelodeon will be airing the movie Merry Christmas Drake & Josh all holiday season starting December 5th. Check out the movie's trailer above. Looks hilarious, as always.

Christina Aguilera- "Keeps Gettin' Better" [Video]

Christina Aguilera (or Lady Gaga?) has released the music video for her new single "Keeps Gettin' Better" and although I like the song and the video, I am not feeling the Lady Gaga-inspired style. Check it out!

Carrie Underwood Scores 8th Number One

Carrie Underwood seems to be unstoppable! The American Idol winner turned Country super star can now celebrate her eighth number one single. Underwood's power ballad "Just a Dream" tops the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 8th. Like I said, this becomes Carrie's eighth number one hit in a row. She's on a roll! As a reminder, her album Carnival Ride can now be found exclusively at walmart with an additional bonus disc that features five Christmas classics. Make sure to pick up a copy of that.

Underwood's Billboard Hot Country #1 Singles:

1. Jesus, Take the Wheel (January 2006)

2. Before He Cheats (November 2006)

3. Wasted (April 2007)

4. So Small (December 2007)

5. All-American Girl (March 2008)

6. Last Name (June 2008)

7. Just a Dream (November 2008)

8. Don't Forget to Remember Me (2006 Country Radio #1)*

Danity Kane Looses Shannon Bex

As reported before, Diddy fired Aubrey O'Day and D.Woods from the platinum-selling group Danity Kane. Now, Z100 New York has reported that Shannon Bex has decided to quit and part ways from the group as she is apparently "tired of the drama, catfights and Diddy"... now, DK only has two members left standing, Dawn Richards and Aundrea Fimbres. Sad. So much for this group.

Carrie Underwood- Carnival Ride Holiday Ed. Cover

Here's a fan-made cover and track list for Carrie Underwood's Holiday edition of her multi-platinum album Carnival Ride, in stores now. It's starting to smell like Christmas ya'll!

1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

2. The First Noel

3. What Child is This?

4. Do You Hear What I Hear

5. O Holy Night

Video of the Week: Good Charlotte- "The Anthem"

The video of the week is back! This time with a 2002 hit from Good Charlotte. I hadn't heard this song in years until it was randomly plyed on the radio and damn, it reminded me of how much I liked the song. "The Anthem" is taken from their album The Young and the Hopeless which remains their most successful album to date. Check out the video. Enjoy.

High School Musical Starts at #1

The weekend box office numbers are in and Walt Diney's hit movie High School Musical has debuted at #1 with its third installment, Senior Year. The musical collected a nice $42 million making back its entire budget and already earning a nice profit of around 30 million dollars. Not bad at all. Moving on, Saw 5 c0mes in at #2 making $30.5 million. For a complete weekend box office report, click here.

And the Final Six Go to Amsterdam

That's right. After they shot their commercials on the previous episode of America's Next Top Model, Joslyn was elminated, and the final six were told they would be heading to Amsterdam in the Netherlands! The names of the final six are: Analeigh, Samantha, McKey, Elina, Marjorie and Sheena. This is the first time in the history of ANTM that a black girl does not make it over seas. It is also the first time that an Asian girl makes it this far! Interesting. Can't wait to see who goes home next.

WALL-E DVD Cover

Easily one of the best movies of the year is coming pretty soon to DVD and BluRay Disc. Disney Pixar's WALL-E became one of theis year's biggest box office hits collecting around $225 million dollars in the US alone. The DVD will be released on November 18 and you can see the official cover above. Can't wait to buy this one!

Lauren Conrad on Cosmopolitan

Reality TV star and fashion designer Lauren Conrad appears looking as great as usual on the November 2008 cover of Cosmopolitan magazine. Check it out!

Out Today: High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High School Musical 3: Senior Year has been released to the big screen people! I'm personally not a fan of the movie, but I know this one will be an instant hit. Other movies coming out today include the never-ending Saw franchise, now on their fifth installment... and the film Pride & Glory. Any one going out to watch any of these films?

Lady Gaga- "Just Dance" Live @ Jimmy Kimmel

Lady Gaga recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where she performed her chart-topping single "Just Dance". Check it out. Now we see where Christina Aguilera has been getting her inspiration from lately. Ha ha.

Carrie Underwood Honored with Wax Statue

Country superstar Carrie Underwood unveils her new wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York City on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old former American Idol delivered a special treat yesterday to help usher in the coming Christmas season. Carrie released a holiday edition of her current album, Carnival Ride, which is available exclusively at Wal-Mart. The holiday version is a two-disc package featuring the Carnival Ride album along with a second disc containing five Christmas favorites, four of which are previously unreleased.

Among the seasonal classics are “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “The First Noel,” “What Child Is This,” and “O Holy Night” – all newly recorded for this collection – in addition to Carrie’s rendition of “Do You Hear What I Hear,” featured on last year’s multi-artist compilation, Hear Something Country Christmas.

Juanes- "Odio Por Amor" [Music Video]

Juanes has released the music video for his newest single "Odio Por Amor". The message in the song is great, as he sings, It's time to change hate for love. Check it out. Great stuff.

New Christina Aguilera Pictures

Alright, we know Christina Aguilera will be releasing her Greatest Hits album this November under the title Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits... from which we've also gotten the single "Keeps Gettin' Better". Now, new pictures have leaked from the album's photoshoot. Chick looks damn good! Enjoy. (The last pic looks hilarious though, ha ha)

Kellie Pickler Voted Country's Most Beautiful

American Idol beauties Kellie Pickler and Carrie Underwood topped the fan-voted poll in which was asked what country music female singer is the most beautiful. Check out the Top 10 right here in descending order. Huge thanks to pixie-stick.net

#10…Danielle Peck
#9….Faith Hill
#8….Sara Evans
#7….Reba McEntire
#6….Martina McBride
#5…Taylor Swift
#4….Shania Twain
#3….Gretchen Wilson
#2….Carrie Underwood
#1….Kellie Pickler

David Cook Album Track List

As we've been saying, David Cook will be releasing his awaited-for debut album this November. The album's cover leaked a few days ago, and here is the official track listing.

• TRACKLIST:
01 Declaration
02 Heroes
03 Light On
04 Come Back to Me
05 Life on the Moon
06 Bar-ba-sol
07 Mr. Sensitive
08 Lie
09 I Did It for You
10 Avalanche
11 Permanent
12 A Daily Anthem

• BONUS TRACK:
13 The Time Of My Life

Jonas Brothers- "Lovebug" [Music Video]

I'm not a fan of the Jonas Brothers, but there's no denying that this is some good music material right here. The brothers have released the song "Lovebug" as the second single from their Platinum-selling album A Little Bit Longer. Great song, very nice video. Enjoy.

Taylor Swift Covers Rihanna

Taylor Swift recently took on the task to cover Rihanna's #1 hit "Take a Bow" at one of her concerts. Taylor could easliy release this version, and damn, I'd buy it. It made me like the song more than I thought I would.

Max Payne Debuts at #1 at the Box Office

The weekend box office numbers are in and Mark Wahlberg's Max Payne has started at #1 making a nice $18 million over the past three days. At #2, we find Beverly Hills Chihuahua hanging tough adding another $11 million to its grand total, which is now of 70 million dollars. Finally, rounding up the top three, we've got the Secret Life of Bees, starting with much more than it was predicted for its theater count, making a nice $11 million, completely making its budget back. Not bad. For a full box office report, click here.

Beyoncé- I Am... Sasha Fierce Deluxe Album Cover

Beyoncé is giving us four different covers for her new album! I Am... is a double disc album, representing herself and her on-stage persona, Sasha Fierce. The first disc, I Am... Beyoncé, will feature ballads including the single "If I Were a Boy", while the second disc, entitled I Am... Sasha Fierce, will have a hip-hop-dance vibe which includes the other single "Single Ladies". Why four covers you ask? Well, for each disc, she's giving us the regular cover, and the deluxe edition cover. A few posts below, you can find the cover for the regular edition of I Am... Sasha Fierce, while in this post, you can find the cover for the deluxe edition. This is a little confusing, isn't it? Haha. Anyway, you can look for this album in stores November 18th.

Hitting the Big Screen Today

Another Friday, new movie releases! First up, the action film Max Payne, which is inspired in the 2001 video game of the same name. Max Payne (played by Mark Wahlberg) is a cop whose family and partner are brutally murdered. He embarks on a maverick path, venturing into the underworld to find those responsible for the murders. Payne finds that he faces both very powerful enemies and betrayal. The previews look sick, can't wait to see this one! But, if you're not into the action films, there are other options. Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Sophie Okonedo start on the drama film Secret Life of Bees, which is based on the best-selling novel of the same name.

The Killers- "Human" [Music Video]

More music video premieres!! It's been a good week, hasn't it? The Killers have premiered the music video for their newest single "Human" which also serves as the first single to be released from their upcoming late November release, Day & Night. Great song, you must watch this one. Enjoy.

All-American Rejects New Album Cover

Another album cover! The All-American Rejects will also be releasing a new album this year, in December 16th to be exact under the title When the World Comes Down, from which we've gotten the first single "Gives You Hell". Check out the album cover above, very nice.

Beyoncé- I Am... Sasha Fierce Album Cover

More black and white work... hm, I wonder if this is a "theme" for this album. Eh, either way, here is the official album cover for Beyoncé's upcoming album I Am... Sasha Fierce which will hit stores next month. The album's first singles "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies" are currently climbing up the charts. Check out the cover above.

Ghost Hunters Live - October 31st

Any fan of the SciFi series Ghost Hunters? I know I am, and I'm definitely excited about this year's Live Halloween Special which will obviously air on October 31st for seven hours straight on SciFi. TAPS, like I said, will conduct a seven-hour, live, return investigation of Fort Delaware with guest host Joshua Gates of Destination Truth. Aside from the original investigators Grant Wilson, Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango and Kris Williams, other guests will include Robb Demarest and Donna La Croix from Ghost Hunters International and Amanda Tapping from the Sci Fi show Sanctuary and Stargate SG-1 television series. I loved last year's special, and there's no way I'm missing this one. Be sure to tune in this Halloween.

Chris Brown Ft. Keri Hilson- "Superhuman" [Video]

David Cook Debut Album Cover

David Cook will be releasing his self-titled major laber debut album this November and we've finally gotten the official album cover. From this album, we've gotten the single "Light On" currently impacting radio. Check it out! Can't wait to buy this one.

Britney Spears Returns to the Top After a Decade

Another week, another record-breaking jump to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Britney Spears makes a near-maximum 96-1 rise with "Womanizer," returning to the top of the list for the first time since her debut single "...Baby One More Time" hit No. 1 in January 1999. Spears' single is spurred by first-week download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003, besting Mariah Carey's take for "Touch My Body" by just over 200 units. - Billboard.com

Whoa, Britney's back alright. Congratulations for this achievement!

New Carrie Underwood Nintendo DS Commercial

Carrie Underwood has been part of Nintendo DS for some months now, she's appeared in several TV commercials and we're seeing a new one rotating around several TV stations. The new commercial features Underwood playing the fan-favorite Nintendo DS game Mario Kart with her band mates. Check it out!

Aubrey O'Day and D.Woods Out of Danity Kane

It's been officially confirmed that Bad Boy's all-girl group Danity Kane has lost two of its members. Both Aubrey O'Day and D.Woods have been kicked out of the group by Diddy, who stated that Aubrey is not the same girl he signed to the group and that D.Woods was influenced by O'Day. It's also been confirmed that there will be a new season of Making the Band and that the group Danity Kane will continue, although there's no word if the two members who were kicked out will be replaced. Sad news, like Shannon Bex stated Danity Kane is not Danity Kane without the original five memebers.

Lady Gaga- "Beautiful Dirty Rich" [Music Video]

We're on a roll with video premieres! At least this one looks like a real music video. Lady Gaga has mde the song "Beautiful Dirty Rich" the second single from her album The Fame and here is the music video for the song. I'm liking this one.

Beyoncé- "Single Ladies" [Music Video]

She's gone black and white for both videos and it's starting to look cheap! Beyoncé released the music video for her other single "Single Ladies" and this one really sucks! I'm sorry, but this video doesn't look like first single material. It's so cheap it angers me to even think she would release this crap. Check it out, what do you think?

Pussycat Dolls- "I Hate This Part" [Music Video]

Once again, I'd like to apologize for the serious lack of updates. Ha ha. But what matters is that I'm here posting once again! To start off, here is the music video premiere for "I Hate This Part" the newest single to be released from the Pussycat Dolls' newest album Doll Domination. However, this single has been released in the UK only... for us in the US, we've got "Watcha Think About That". Check out the video, not bad.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua Continues at #1

What in the world is the big thing with this movie? I seriously don't get why people would pay 10 dollars to go watch a bunch of little dogs talk. Has anyone seen it? Can you please tell me what's so good about it? Haha! For the second weekend in a row, Walt Disney's film Beverly Hills Chihuahua claims the #1 spot at the box office after collecting another $17 million to add to its now total of 52 million dollars. Pretty impressive. Other movies in the Top 5 include the horror flick Quarantine coming in at #2 with $14 million. I got a chance to watch this one over the weekend, and to my surprise it was actually pretty good, although I completely hated the ending. Finally, at #3 we have Leonardo DiCaprio and Russel Crowe in Body of Lies, the action-packed film grossed in $13 million. For a full report, click here.

Beyoncé- "If I Were a Boy" [Music Video]

Another music video premiere! Beyoncé released the video for her newest single "If I Were a Boy", which has been getting a ton of radio airplay over the last few days. The song, like I said before, is excellent. I think one of Beyonce's best. The music video is definitely interesting, it tells the story nicely. Check it out, thoughts?

Britney Spears- "Womanizer" [Music Video]

Britney Spears has released the music video for "Womanizer", the lead single from her upcoming studio album Circus. The song, I find extremely catchy, and the video is the best she's released in years! Her body looks unbelieveable. Very damn hot indeed. It's like seeing the Britney we all know and love. Check it out. Interesting video.

Britney: For the Record [Documentary Trailer]

Britney Spears has filmed a documentary that will air on MTV late next month under the title Britney: For the Record, in which she talks about what she has lived over the past few years and what she plans to do in this new chapter of her life. MTV has released a teaser for the documentary, and damn, it looks intereting. Check it out! Can't wait to see it.

Twilight- Final Movie Trailer

It's about time! We've finally got the official trailer for the extremely awaited-for film Twilight, which will hit the big screen this November. Check it out, can't wait to see this one.

Hot Pick: Brandy- "Right Here"

Brandy had her share of hits back in the day. In fact, she hasn't scored a Top Ten single in six years. Her newest single called "Right Here" has been picked up by Top 40 radio and I'm guessing she'll see her name on top of the charts pretty soon. This song is actually pretty catchy. The track is the first single released from her upcoming album Human to hit stores in December. Check it out, not bad!

America's Next Top Model: Photoshoot #8

I wasn't expecting Lauren Brie's elimination this early. Her pictures were close to being the best this season, but who knows what Tyra and her team are looking for this time. The only worthy ones left in there are McKey, Elina and awkwardly Marjorie. Anyway, here are the pics from the eighth photoshoot in Tyra's call-out order.

1. Marjorie (Week's best)

2. Analeigh

3. McKey

4. Samantha

5. Elina

6. Joslyn

7. Sheena

8. Lauren Brie (Eliminated)

[MP3] Beyoncé- "If I Were a Boy" + "Single Ladies"

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[MP3] Beyoncé- "If I Were a Boy"

[MP3] Beyoncé- "Single Ladies"

Beyoncé is back and ready to release the first single(s) from her upcoming album to be released on November 18th. She will be releasing the song "If I Were a Boy" to Top 40 radio. The song, which is a cover of the singer BC Jean, will be one of the first singles to be released from the album... along with another song called "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". Check out both MP3s above, "If I Were a Boy" is great, excellent track. Here are the download links, enjoy!

[MP3] 50 Cent- "Get Up"

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[MP3] 50 Cent- "Get Up"

50 Cent will be releasing his fourth (and final?) album this 9th of December under the title Before I Self Destruct. The first official single to be released from this album will be the track called "Get Up". I've got the MP3 here for download. It's a good song, this sounds a lot more like his earlier work. Enjoy.

Weezer- "Troublemaker" [Music Video]

Following the success of their past single "Pork and Beans", Weezer decided to make the song "Troublemkaer" the second single to be released from their newest album. This song is great, loving it. Enjoy!

Ciara- "Go Girl" [Music Video]

Ciara has had her share of char-topping hits including "1, 2 Step", "Get Up" and "Like a Boy". Now, she's ready to move on to her third album which will hit stores this December under the title Fantasy Ride. The first single to be released from this album is the song "Go Girl" from which we've got the music video premiere above. Not bad, check it out!

Aubrey O'Day Kicked Out of Danity Kane

It looks like Aubrey O'Day is no longer a member of Bad Boy's Platinum-selling group Danity Kane. As we saw on the October 7th season finale of Making the Band 4, member Aubrey O'Day was kicked out of the group. Diddy stated on the episode that he no longer wanted Aubrey O'Day on the group and she was declared as no longer a member of Danity Kane. However, an official announcement has not been made from Bad Boy. Could it be? Who knows, we'll keep you informed.

Rihanna Switches from R&B to Rock

Yeah, it seems like Rihanna has not stopped releasing albums since her debut in 2005! In fact, she's getting ready to release her fourth album already. Madness. Anyway, Rihanna has gone from R&B and reggae-inspired music to more edgier electric rock. The singer says about her upcoming album "I want this album to head in the same direction as Good Girl Gone Bad but with even more edge. The tracks will be less R&B influenced and will have a feel closer to that of, "Disturbia", "Shut Up & Drive" and "Breakin’ Dishes"" - which means we can say goodbye to tracks like "Take a Bow", "Unfaithful" and "Hate That I Love You" and say hello to more "Disturbia"-inspired tracks. Can't wait to her this new music.

Pussycat Dolls & Missy Elliott New Music Video

The Pussycat Dolls have released the second single off their album Doll Domination. The song now impacting radio stations is called "Watcha Think About That" which features Missy Elliott. Great song, I see this one at the top of the charts pretty soon. And of course, the dolls look as hot as ever. Check it out!

(Once this video gets deleted by Universal Records, then click here to watch it)

Kanye West- "Love Lockdown" [Music Video]

I've said it many times before, although this dude is as arrogant as one can get, he still makes pretty good music. Kanye West, the overly-cocky singer has released the music video for new single "Love Lockdown". Check it out, not bad.

Katy Perry on the Cover of Blender

Whoa, I'm loving this side view of Katy Perry! The singer appears looking extremely sexy on the new cover of Blender magazine. I'm off to buy this one! *.* Check it out.