Here is our first look at the new cover artwork for the upcoming Xtina Aguilera Greatest Hits album titled Keeps Gettin’ Better: A Decade of Hits which is scheduled for release this Fall:

I mean … I don’t really get the astronaut vibe of this album artwork but I can appreciate that homegirl opted out of wearing the gaudy red lipstick so … thumbs up. In other Hollywood “It” Girl music news … Lindsay Lohan’s new single Playground will be released to radio on September 30th and will be available for sale on iTunes on October 7th. Her album Spirit In The Dark will drop November 4th. Beyoncé will 2 new singles on the same day that both Rihanna (Breakin’ Dishes) and Britney Spears (Womanizer) are set to release their singles (October 7th). If I Were A Boy (which reportedly has a pop feel) and Single Ladies (which, again reportedly, has a more “urban” feel) are both set to be released before her as-yet untitled new album is released in December. OH and don’t forget … Britney’s Womanizer track will be released to radio tomorrow. Yeesh … there is awful lot of girlpop coming our way … um, or should I just say a lot of awful girlpop music is coming — run for you life?

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First off, I have to say, I am tired as hell, y’all! I’m about 5 mins. from collapsing from exhaustion, like, seriously. That said, today was mos def one of the coolest days of my life … absolutely the most adventurous and quite possibly made this trip to Iceland my fave vacation ever. I shant go into great detail of our 10 hour Golden Circle and Glacier Tour but I will hit the highlights and share some photos. We basically spent the day roaming all over the Golden Circle area of Iceland in a kickass SuperJeep driven by our tour guide Ingi. Funny and knowledgeable, Ingi made sure that we had the best day possible … and we did. We visited the hilly, mossy grassland, then the geisers, then the Gullfoss Waterfall and then got to spend an hour driving snowmobiles on top of the Langjokull Glacier … words cannot express the wonders we saw today but here are a few pics that may give you some idea:

People, heed my advice … if you ever come to Iceland (and I HIGHLY suggest that you do come to this beautiful land sometime in your lifetime), you must bypass all the bus tours and tour the country by SuperJeep. It was kinda like the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland but in real life (those of you familiar with that ride will know what I’m talking about, those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about … just take my word for it, it’s fun as HELL). This Nature Explorer tour was recommended to us by Darion’s friends Julie and Vince and I wholeheartedly endorse them myself. I do not do nature, I do not like to be outside but I had the time of my life today … in the rain, in the snow, in the driving freezing hail … I was in heaven. The beauty of this country is just undescribable — you simply have to see it for yourself.

Man, I am so beat tho … we had a long day. I can’t wait to see more … tomorrow, David and I are going on a horse riding tour for a few hours in the morning so … I have to rest up. Again, tho, let me stress … I absolutely love it here. Nature’s violent and dynamic beauty at its best … I thank the gods above that I have been given this opportunity to visit Iceland. Y’all gotta get here, I promise … you’ll love it as much as I do :)

• Will basic cable dramas make history at the Emmy Awards tonight?
• George Michael now pledges to “sort [himself] out”.
• Gavin Rossdale talks about his “busy” homelife.
• The Sex and the City Movie sequel ain’t a done deal just yet.
• Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign gets a soundtrack.
• Turn around, bright eyes. Bonnie Tyler is still alive and makin’ music.
• Maggie Grace (Lost) is 25, Nicole Richie is 27 and Faith Hill is 41 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Farrah Fawcett got to watch Ryan O’Neal and son’s recent arrest up close and personal.

It is that hallowed time of the week that we pause to enjoy the Hot Dude of the Week … let’s all say hello to Kelly:

You know, it doesn’t take much to make it as a Hot Dude of the Week around here … all you need is some good looks, maybe a beaded necklace, some Mossimo undies bought at Target … and a set of rockin’ abs might help, too. It’s all about the details, y’all … and Kelly here seems to have them all. Enjoy :)

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Yippee! Courtney Love has posted a new blogpost on her official My Space profile. This time around, C. Love is puttin’ the call out there to all the fine, upstanding folks on My Space that she is in need of an honest housekeeper and a documentarian, in that order. Personally, I think she should start by looking for a shrink who enjoys a challenge but that’s just my humble opinion. Here is the full text of Court’s latest My Space blogpost (as always, all spelling and grammatical errors are her own):

Sunday, September 21, 2008

is anyone insanely clean neatfreak near malibu? i need a non thieving non freaky housekeeper
also i need we need a documentarist, someone to document our studio as we go in wedsday, and i have ALOT of work to do til then and i wont just hand this to hbo or bbc 2 or bravo and god forbid not vh1! A DOCUMENATRY NOT A REALITY SHOW. get in touch with jason whp will further put you in touch with jason wienberg at untitled.
and am looking for a young PA type someone whor eally wants to get nto the film business cos as we startramping up pay some dues with me for a few months and you can be on this HTH movie – i think i know who i want to play kurt- he may not be as BEAUTIFUL as the other two but hes got something special and looks alot like him and has a great voice.
i know this is wierd- the agencies suck and im sick of PIGS who steal itts simple as that., so fuck it why not try my space , beats monster . no superfans please. and its very good money. btw the housekeeping part just early hours .
thanks
wierdo mgcee

Honestly, I think that Courtney might have better luck finding the properly qualified help that she is looking for if she A.) moves her plea to a more appropriate website for something like this, craigslist perhaps and/or B.) doesn’t type while she’s inebriated and/or under the influence of a controlled substance(s) … just a friendly suggestion. I know that C. Love is a fan of Polaroid photos … so I’d be happy to offer my services to chronicle her journey in Polaroids … I’m afraid I’ll have to pass on the housekeeping job, tho, I can barely keep my place clean as it stands. Tho, something tells me that one prolly doesn’t have to work too hard to keep Courtney happy with her living area. On second thought, never mind … my guess is that cleaning up all the empty bottles on a daily basis might be too much work for any one person at all.

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Last Friday we saw pics of Audrina Patridge moving out of the house that she shared with her Hills co-stars Lauren LC Conrad and Lauren Lo Bosworth (much to Lo’s glee, it appeared) and today we get to check out a few pics of Audrina moving into her new place elsewhere in the greater Los Angeles, CA area:

This time around, Audrina had only her family members and tattooed off-camera friends to help with all the heavy lifting. Unlike the scene on Friday afternoon (when Lo looked happy to carry as many heavy boxes as necessary to help Audrina move OUT), Audrina had to rely on her non-Hills crew to help with the dirty work … which is prolly why there were no MTV cameras in the vicinity this time. I’m sure the scene will be worked into a future ep of The Hills in some way … maybe for Lo’s birthday?!

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Great news to report today after the awful news yesterday … Doctors expect that both Travis Barker and Adam DJ AM Goldstein, who were the sole survivors of a tragic plane crash yesterday, will recover fully from their injuries. I cannot tell you how amazingly good this news is! Here is a pic of Travis and AM on stage performing a live concert in Columbia, SC just a few hours before their fateful crash on Friday night:

There is promising long-range news in the medical condition of air-tragedy victims Travis Barker and DJ AM. The medical director of the Georgia burn center where the two are being treated after their escape from a fiery plane crash around midnight Friday said Sunday morning that both critically injured men are expected to make full recoveries. Dr. Fred Mullins of the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors’ Hospital in Augusta said at a press conference that former Blink 182 drummer Barker, 32, and DJ Am (real name: Adam Goldstein), 35, are being treated for second- and third-degree burns. Mullins says recovery from such burns can take as long as a year but says that the men suffered no other injuries, adding: “Since both Barker and Goldstein are in overall good health and didn’t suffer from any other crash-related complications, a full recovery is expected.” As for a timeline, though he said recovery could require a year, Mullins also noted, “I would expect it would be much sooner than that.” Mullins says Barker was burned on his torso and lower body, while DJ AM, was burned on his arms and a portion of his head. The doctor described both as remaining in critical but stable condition and in the intensive-care unit of the hospital. Regarding their emotional state, he declined to discuss specifics, but said of burn victims that “45 percent of all patients have some emotional trouble.”

While I am heartened by the news that the guys are expected to “fully recover”, I am concerned about their long-term healing process, tho. A year is a long time to endure a recovery regimen … I hope they both know that they’ve got a lot of people supporting them in their time of need. I am extremely thankful that the news isn’t worse … I look forward to the day when both men are able to be back on stage, doing the thing that they love most — performing.

I must mention how pretty disgusted I am with the way TMZ has been handing some of their reporting on this tragic accident. Last night, they posted a “tragic twist” tale on their site claiming that the reason a chartered private plane was used on Friday night was so that one of the deceased passengers, Travis’s assistant Chris Baker, could fly home to be with his wife who was “in labor” giving birth to their child:

Travis Barker’s assistant wanted to get home in time for his pregnant wife to give birth. We’ve now learned why Barker and his friends decided to get on that doomed lear jet in South Carolina late last night, and the explanation can only be described as a horribly cruel twist of fate. It all started some time yesterday, when Barker’s assistant, Chris Baker, told the guys that his wife was going into labor. Barker told him that he would do everything in his power to get Baker back to the hospital in time. The quickest way back to Van Nuys was that lear jet. We’re told Barker usually won’t fly on private jets, but made an exception for what was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of Baker’s life. The plane crashed shortly after midnight, killing four people — including Chris Baker. Baker’s wife went into labor early this morning.

This report was immediately refuted as a complete fabrication. Baker’s wife was not in labor … but I’m really bothered by the fact that TMZ decided to post the story anyways — even if true, what good reason did they have to exploit this “tragic” development? The story has been removed from TMZ’s website but I gotta say that I am really grossed out that they would even decide to post such a story in the first place.

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