While I Was Away... (Part 3)

• Mariah Carey "Us Weekly" Magazine Cover [Looking fab!]
• Alicia Keys "Teenage Love Affair" Video Premiere [The third single from As I Am. Tight.]
• Lil' Mama "VYP: Voice Of The Young People" Tracklisting [Her debut album drops Tuesday!]
• Mario Dances The Rumba On DWTS: Week 6 [Awesome. Congrats on the success! *knock on wood*]
• Katharine McPhee In New Movie "The House Bunny" (Interview, Trailer) [Cool. Looks funny.]
• Ashlee Simpson Performs "Boys" On Dancing With The Stars [One of my favorite new songs from her. Bittersweet World is in stores now!]
• Estelle "Bleu" Magazine Cover [Nice.]
• Girlicious "Like Me" & "Stupid S***" Video Premieres [The first one--their first single--surprised me with how good it was; the title fits the second one.]
• Janet Jackson Begins Tour Sept. 11th [Can't wait!]
• Ashlee Simpson Performs "Little Miss Obsessive" On Leno [Fine.]
• Solange "SoL-AngeL" Update [The other Knowles is doin' her thang this time around! Her album drops August 26th.]
• Teyana Taylor "From A Planet Called Harlem" Update [This newcomer is bringing it too; her debut CD comes out June 17th.]
• Amerie & Columbia Records Part Ways [Maybe now--if/when she gets signed again--we can actually hear from her again.]
• Cherish "Amnesia" Video: Behind-The-Scenes [I like the song, but the video looks like it'll be boring.]
• Alicia Keys "Teenage Love Affair" Video: Behind-The-Scenes [Kinda interesting.]
• Alicia Keys On Today (Interview, "Teenage Love Affair," "No One") [She did a nice job.]