As you may recall, Victoria Beckham is featured in the new ad campaign for Emporio Armani Women’s Underwear for Spring/Summer ‘09 and even managed to get her hawt hubby David Beckham to appear in an ad with her (as an added treat, we also got to see a new batch of photos of Becks modeling the new season of Emporio Armani Men’s Underwear, too). Today we get to see a new promo ad for the campaign that features VB bending over backwards to sell the fashionable undies … behold:

She has complained in the past of ‘looking really awful naked’, yet it seems Victoria Beckham can’t resist peeling off when it comes to Armani photo shoots. Reclining backwards onto a bed wearing nothing but skimpy underwear, black stilettos and her trademark pout, this is the ex-Spice Girl’s latest lingerie ad for the fashion giant. In these new pictures, the mother-of-three shows off a considerably more curvy figure than she is usually known for. Her provocative pose, assisted by some clever lighting, shows her toned legs and stomach and rounded bottom as she stretches backwards. The flattering shadows in the photo reveal a body most women would envy. It’s not the first time Posh has peeled off her clothes for Armani – in the past she has joined her semi-naked husband David to advertise the lingerie. It is thought to be part of a lucrative deal worth an estimated £32 million in total. The couple, who are parents to Brooklyn, 10, Romeo, six, and Cruz, three, are promoting underwear from the spring/summer collection for the Italian label. The image is part of a series of shots, largely featuring a solo Victoria, taken by celebrated fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

I actually quite like this photo … and yes, she does look really toned. She also looks really hungry but, after all these years, I’m pretty sure that is the look she is going for. While I much prefer seeing photos of David Beckham in his undies, I suppose this new photo of VB in her skivvies is a nice harbinger of things to come. Perhaps we’ll be getting more photos of Becks in the Armani undies in the near future? I wouldn’t mind seeing him in pose like this … would you?

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Yesterday was another fun-filled day here in Austin, TX for the South by Southwest music festival … I got to see a few really great performances, including a couple of repeat performances to round out my third day of the fest. Before the fun got underway, I met up with my friend Rachel, her boyfriend Nathaniel and their friend Carey for a sumptuous dinner at Buenos Aires Cafe. The food was amazing but the dessert … omg … was to die for:

My show line-up for last night was made up of Jump Back Jake (from Memphis, TN), Erin McCarley (from Dallas, TX), Javelins (from Detroit, MI), Melissa Auf Der Maur (from Montreal, Canada) and The Von Bondies (from Detroit, MI) … here are a few photos:

The shows were all really great … Jump Back Jake was my fave discovery of the day. Erin was fun to see again and I was really happy to see my Detroit boys the Javelins on stage again. The last time I saw them live they were performing at an arcade/pizza parlor in Toledo, OH a few years ago. My ex-boyfriend Erik is a huge fan of theirs, he’s the one who introduced me to the band. My big show of the night was former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur. I LOVE her to death. Her debut album is one of my faves … she’s been away from music for a few years but she’s back and promises to release a new album this summer. After the jump, check out video of Melissa performing her song Follow the Waves …

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• Metallica plays SxSW.
• Nirvana’s back-catalog to be re-released on vinyl.
• Smashing Pumpkins lose their original drummer … again.
• Ellen DeGeneres to be the second non-Oprah person to appear on the cover of O magazine.
• Motown legends The Miracles are honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• Lindsay Lohan regrets blogging about her relationship with Samantha Ronson.
• Rosie O’Donnell and Matthew Broderick are 47, Gary Oldman is 51 and Eddie Money is 60 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Gwyneth Paltrow feels guilty about temporarily relocating her family to LA to film Iron Man 2.

Here is this week’s batch of photos sent in by Pink is the new Blog readers who attended parties and/or celebrated the release of Twilight on DVD last night — Christina and her co-workers, who work at the University of Texas, enjoyed a lunch meeting/party to prepare for the DVD release — Brandy and her friends in Augusta, GA send in a pic from their Borders midnight release party … the ladies wore Team Edward, Team Jasper and Team Jacward (for both Jacob and Edward) shirts for the affair — Michelle and Heather send in a pic from the Hot Topic midnight release party in their town — Mallary and her friends in Beaumont, TX dressed up as Twilight characters for the DVD release party in their town — Rachel & Whitney send in a pic with their fun sign at their DVD release party:

So fun! It looks like all y’all had a great day yesterday in celebration of the Twilight DVD release … thank you all so much for taking the time to share your fun pics. Much love to all y’all for the rest of your fun photos … please keep ‘em comin’!! xoxoxo

Britney Spears, who is currently making her way across North America on her The Circus starring Britney Spears Tour, played a show in Montreal, Canada last night and afterward gathered up her posse and made a grand appearance at Tribe Hyperclub to dance the night away. Brit’s closest friends and associates on this tour — assistants Felicia Culotta and Brett Miller along with her very loyal manager Larry Rudolph — enjoyed the Montreal nightlife with our dear Britney last night … here are a few photos:

As you can see, the nightclub literally rolled out the red carpet for Britney’s arrival. I understand her troop of backup dancers also came out for the festivities. Last night, Britney sent out a tweet on her official Twitter profile that read:

Went to Tribe in Montreal with the dancers after the show last night. We had a really great time. 2 days off in a row! -Brit

It really sounds like Britney is having a great and safe time on this tour. With so many people who genuinely care about her watching over her, I think she is learning that she can have a good time and not put herself in danger. I still have a few weeks to go before I can see her live in concert on this tour … the anticipation is killing me. I’m glad to hear that things are going so well, tho. I can’t wait to see her on the concert stage again.

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In what could either be described as the best news ever or the most horrible tragedy to befall the sanctity of marriage, it is being reported that Doug Reinhardt is RUMORED to be ready to ask Paris Hilton to marry him. On the one hand, this could be good news because their marriage would keep each of them away from other innocent people. On the other hand, this could be bad news because the thought of Paris getting married is just … wrong. Here are a few pictures of Pug Dilton as they made their way to a club in SoCal earlier this week and the alleged deets of Doug’s proposal plans:

Doug Reinhardt – who has been dating the hotel heiress since last month – is keen to tie the knot and has asked her father Rick for Paris’ hand in marriage. A source said: “Doug is smitten with Paris and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. He’s already found the perfect ring, asked her father for permission and is now waiting for the right time to pop the question.” Doug, who stars in the US reality TV show ‘The Hills’, has spared no expense on the ring and intends to propose in Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont’s Bungalow 3. Doug and Paris – who split from rocker lover Benji Madden last year – recently took their relationship to the next level after he bought her an expensive pet. A source revealed: “Doug bought Paris a $10,000 teacup Pomeranian dog when they were in Japan recently. He went to all her appearances and shoots and would just stare at her adoringly. He says she’s the hottest girl on the planet.” The tiny dog seems to have won animal lover Paris’ heart. The source added: “Paris thinks Doug is handsome, generous and fun to be with.”

LOL! This is so ridiculous … but I really do hope it eventually turns out to be true. As I’ve said ever since the couple paired up, Pug Dilton absolutely belong together. They are so well suited for one another and are each deserving of the other … I really would love for them to stay together forever. How much fun would a Paris Hilton wedding be? Can you imagine how garishly fug the whole affair would be? Rumors of proposals like this very rarely turn out to be true … which is sad … cuz I’d love to see these two tie the knot.

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Courtney Love, everyone’s fave My Space blogger, has posted a new missive on her official My Space blog where she — once again — rails against people she claims are using her daughter’s last name to steal her money … and then she goes on to berate the comments left by her fans and then closes with her take on the state of the current economic crisis in the US. It’s crazy … and it’s classic C. Love. Here is the full text of Courtney Love’s latest blogpost, all spelling and grammatical errors are her own:

okay class 2 plus 2 equals FOUR
Current mood:idioticindenail

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

Um … whut? As best as I can ascertain, Courtney felt compelled to explain, in her own way, that there are people out there using the last name Cobain to buy property and as a result are stealing from her and her daughter … or something like that. As far as C. Love blogposts go, this one is … weird. I’m not sure who she is talking to. She asks, “DO YOU UNDERFUCKINGSTAND?” and I have to say that, No, I do not underfuckingstand … but that’s OK. All of the fun of reading Courtney’s blog comes from the fact that it generally makes no sense at all — and, once again, Courtney does not disappoint.

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