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Here are my selections of my fave music of the year. I’m afraid it was another lackluster year in music releases but, thankfully, there was enough great music to make 2009 bearable. Here is my list of my Top 10 Fave Albums of 2009 in reverse order:

At #10 is a tie between Whitney Houston‘s I Look To You and Mary J. Blige‘s Stronger With Each Tear:

Whitney Houston managed to pull off a stunning comeback with I Look To You (an album she’s been promising for years now) and I was lucky enough to be among the first folks to hear the album at an album listening event here in SoCal. Whitney‘s ’09 effort is full of great tracks, many of which got a lot of play in my house this year. Mary J. Blige‘s album just came out last week and I’m already crazy in love with it. It almost didn’t make the list but I’ve been listening to it non-stop since I bought it … compared to so much of the garbage that was released all year long, Stronger With Each Tear really shines brightly.

At #9 is Pete Yorn‘s Back & Forth:

Pete Yorn released another album this year with Scarlett Johansson and that disc, IMHO, is horrible. Back & Forth is classic Pete Yorn, full of great songwriting and melodies. There is a quality to Pete’s voice that really resonates with me … always has since he debuted on the music scene. This album is one of my fave pop/rock albums most definitely.

At #8 is White Lies, To Lose My Life …:

This British band was recommended to me by a Pink reader and I am so thankful for the head’s up. White Lies have this gothy sound to their music, which is most deffo pop in nature. They remind me a bit of a pop version of Bauhaus. This album was a very nice discovery this year. I can’t wait to hear more from this young band.

At #7 is Mariah Carey, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel:

To be honest, this album is far from Mariah‘s most successful album … and that is a damn shame. There are a bunch of really great Mimi tracks on this album that are just as good as the biggest, most successful singles of her career. It wasn’t until my good friend David Russell declared this album Mariah Carey‘s best of all time that I gave it serious consideration (David‘s opinions on pop music are impeccable). This is a great Mariah album, one which will prolly not be listed as such among her other monster hit releases.

At #6 is Bat for Lashes, Two Suns:

Lush, sensuous, mesmerizing, beautiful, magical. I can only think of adjectives when describing this album. It is a stunning effort by a new star on the musical landscape. My only wish is that Bat for Lashes enjoys a very long career so that she can continue to make music this wonderful.

After the jump, check out my Top 5 Fave Albums of 2009 and check out my Top 10 Singles of ’09 …

Last month we learned that Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester had teamed up with Cobra Starship to duet with the band on their new single Good Girls Go Bad from their upcoming new album Hot Mess. Not only does Leighton sing on the track but, as we saw from behind the scene photos from the vid shoot, she also appears in the music video for the song. At last, the video has been completed and has been released. Here are a few screencaps from the new Cobra Starship music video Good Girls Go Bad featuring Leighton Meester:

Looks hot, right? As you may recall, word broke a couple of weeks ago that Leighton Meester also features in a new/old sex tape that managed to make its way to the Internets. I’m thinking that Leighton would much prefer you watch this video rather than that one ;) After the jump, you can see Miss Meester in action and check out the music video in full …

Late last week we got our first listen to the new Cobra Starship song Good Girls Go Bad which features Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester on guest vocals … today, we get our first look at the filming of the music video which is scheduled for release in June. Here are a couple pics of the Cobra Starship kids and Leighton on the set of their new video:

I just love Cobra Starship (frontman Gabe Saporta is my homie) and I think it’s genius that they teamed up with Leighton for the first single off their new album titled Hot Mess (due out this August). Leighton, as you may be aware, is prepping her own solo album for release later this year as well so her guest vocal on the new Cobra Starship track is a great intro to her singing style. Head over to the official Cobra Starship My Space profile page to hear the track again OR you can download it at iTunes. It’s a hawt track … I can’t wait to see the vid!

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