Britney Does Telephone

Before Lady Gaga and Beyonce recorded the top 3 smash "Telephone", Gaga had originally given the song to our very own queen of pop, Britney Spears, for her #1 album Circus.

Brit decided that she didn't want it on her record, so Gaga decided to record it for herself, and now she has her 6th top ten hit.

But NOW, the demo version of Britney singing "Telephone" has leaked on the internet!!! It's a rough cut, but it's definitely Britney! Her signature, nasally growl is all over the track, and if it was finished it definitely would have been a huge single for her!

Take a listen to Britney's version of "Telephone"

In more Britney news, superstar producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jenkins confirms that he's been talking to Brit's people about her 7th studio album!

YESssss!!

I cannot WAIT for Britney to release new music. It's crazy to think that this will be her 7th album; Her last 6 albums have ALL gone to #1 (with the exception of Blackout, which settled for a #2 debut because Billboard changed its sales policy the DAY they released the charts), and she is the 8th best-selling female artist of all time!

GO BRITNEY!

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Poor, Poor, Whitney

This is so sad, because she had one of the most iconic voices in the history of pop music.

Whitney Houston may have done OK with a #1 'comeback' album last year, but her recent European/Australia tour has been a DISASTER. If you've heard, Whitney's voice is GONE. The once untouchable voice is just a shadow of its former self, leaving pop music fans heartbroken all around the world.

During one of her concerts in Australia, fans actually left the concert because Whitney would take breaks mid-song, cough, be off-key, and just look a hot mess!

I blame Bobby Brown for getting her hooked on coke and ruining that voice everyone loved!

Check out a classic vid of Whitney singing back in 1987, and one from 2010. BIG DIFFERENCE.

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Greatest Actor of Our Generation?

The great Robert Downey Jr. graces the latest cover of Rolling Stone Magazine. On its website, Rolling Stone says Downey is the greatest actor of our generation.

Really? I mean, he is a fantastic actor with the ability to play pretty much any character, but I don't know if I'd go as far as saying he was the greatest of our generation! There are a lot of great actors; Sean Penn, Kate Winslet, Hillary Swank, that could be considered the greatest. (Heck, Swank has ALREADY won two oscars in her short decade of a career.)

Iron Man 2 looks sick, the first Iron Man was AWESOME, and Downy Jr. has had a roller coaster ride of a career. He's great, but not the greatest in my book.

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Biggest Loser = This Season of American Idol

Has anybody been watching this season of American Idol? Anyone? I thought so.

After much hype after the addition of Ellen as a judge on the talent show, fans and audiences were excited to see what this year's batch of hopefuls had to offer. Unfortunately they're about as entertaining as watching Heidi Montag try to chew her food after getting her chin done.

The show is seeing its lowest ratings in years, and Dancing With The Stars has even had more viewers than the once unbeatable show.

All of the contestants are boring as hell, with none sticking out as a front-runner. And most of them rely on their sub-par acoustic guitar to help cover up the fact that they don't have very good voices.

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Have you been watching? Thoughts?

My New Anthem

I LOVE Paramore's Hayley Williams, and have always thought that she would eventually venture into some solo action of her own, and now, she has! Well kind of...

Williams is featured in the new B.O.B. song "Airplanes", which is already in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, and my new favorite song!

B.O.B. is a pretty decent rapper/lyricist, but the addition of Williams singing the hook on this jam makes it a KILLER track. B.O.B currently has the #1 song in the country with "Nothing on You", and this song I could definitely see reaching the top of the charts as well!

Check out "Airplanes" and judge for yourself!

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New Music Tuesday

You may remember Shontelle, the cute R&B girl who scored a moderate top 40 hit in 2008 with "T-Shirt", you know, that song about wearing her boyfriend's t-shirt when he's not home...so deep.

Anyhoo...

She's breaking back into the mainstream top 40 with her latest single "Impossible", which is a vast improvement over "T-Shirt." There's none of that cheesy pop-ness to it, but it's still melodic and her voice sounds a lot more strong and confident. It's much more R&B, which is a good thing.

Check out Shontelle's "Impossible."

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Kick-Ass Gets Ass-Kicked at the Box Office

The new R-rated superhero comedy Kick Ass tanked at the box office this weekend, earning just $19 million since its release on Friday.

Industry experts were predicting earlier last week that the movie could pull in as much as $35 million, with all of the good buzz and reviews its been getting. But alas, it just wasn't meant to be.

The film had to settle for the #2 spot, with 3-D pic How to Train your Dragon reclaiming the top spot with $20 million earned and a total haul of $158.6 million.

Tina Fey and Steve Carell's Date Night slipped to #3 with $17.3 million and an overhaul gross of $49.2 million.

I still want to see Kick-Ass, despite its poor showing. Did anyone see it? Thoughts?

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