If there’s one thing I know for sure it’s that when it rains it pours. And that couldn’t be more true than with Hollywood gossip. Yes, the drama drought is over and now we’re swimming in scandal. Is it all true? Who knows? But if the media’s printing it, we’ll trust it. I mean, they don’t lie, right?

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1. Did Ashton Kutcher cheat on Demi Moore? We’re not sure, but that’s what the tabloids are saying. While there have been rumors about this before, now there’s texts involved. According to reports, Ashton was involved with a 21-year-old woman named Brittney Jones (why are they always named Brittney?) and even had sex in his house when Demi wasn’t there. His lawyer already spoke out saying that it’s a lie. However, Brittney claims to have texts messages that she saved despite Ashton asking her to delete them. I’m a little skeptical – home girl’s friends say she’s been creepin’ on Ashton for a while – so we’ll see how this one pans out.

2. In another cheating scandal, Posh and Becks are having tabloid trouble over a hooker. The rumor mill is saying that David Beckham hired former prostitute Irma Nici at $10,000 a night. (Editor’s Note: Damn! Time for a career change.) She says they had unprotected sex and a threesome in 2007. Posh and Becks are saying it’s completely false and are planning on taking InTouch Weekly to court. God, please don’t let this be true. I’d like to retain some sort of faith in relationships.

3. Some happy couple news: Joel Madden and Nicole Richie are tying the knot! But not quite yet. Nicole had her bachelorette party last weekend, but the two aren’t getting hitched until December because of their busy schedules! Nicole turned 29 this week and wanted to have her bachelorette party close to her birthday. That sounds like a good plan to me! No other details about wedding plans have been released yet.

4. Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy may be getting back together! They split in April due to Jim’s depression, but apparently they’ve been meeting secretly for the past month. Sources say that Jenny realizes how much she misses Jim. Jenny’s daughter, Jane, has been asking Jenny to take him back. Hopefully they do reconcile, they were presh!

5. More trouble for Lindsay Lohan. After failing  two of her drug tests, LiLo was served with an arrest warrant today. Although Lindsay admitted that she made a mistake and needs help, she’s is still in legal trouble for violating her probation. And now she’s facing up to 30 days in the slammer. Hopefully she’ll spend a full sentence instead of 12 days like last time.

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1. Portia de Rossi is now officially Portia Lee James DeGeneres! Ellen and Portia got married in 2008 and she’s finally decided to take on her wife’s last name. Congrats!

2. Kristen Bell and Matthew Morrison dated in college! You heard me. Kristen and “Matty,” as she called him, briefly dated back in the day. Not sure what she was thinking letting him go. Despite his bad rapping on Glee, he’s most definitely a keeper.

3. Michael Buble disguised himself as Justin Bieber! Why? Oh just for his new music video, Hollywood. Ha!

4. Justin Timberlake may be getting an Oscar nomination! His role in The Social Network has already be getting Oscar buzz. Do I smell an EGOT in his future?

5. Check out Chuck hottie Ryan McPartlin in Da Man magazine!

Michael Buble is engaged. <Weep.>

And Derek Jeter’s already set a date. <Double weep.>

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Does music ever just make you so inexplicably happy? Maybe you can’t even describe why you’re feeling so cheery when you hear a certain band or song, but you just feel like you’re floating on air. Only you didn’t have to inhale/snort anything to get there.

All the artists this week make me happy. Even when the songs are sad, I’m happy. And I think that’s a sign of a truly great artist; they can sing about the saddest things in love and still put a smile on my face. And sometimes you just need music to comfort you and make you feel good. Like during midterms after spending 6 straight hours at the library and you’re only a third of the way through your reading.

Yeah, that’s what this week is all about.

Five for Fighting- Slice

I used to think I was the coolest person in the world because I was the only one who knew about Five for Fighting. Seriously, the only one. I was obsessed with “Easy Tonight” to the point where I included them in my senior bio. What? The line “I don’t know where I’m going yet, but I sure am getting there” was the most perfect line ever. Then the song “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” came out and more people discovered Five for Fighting. And now, I’m finally discovering that Five for Fighting is actually just a one person band made up of John Ondrasik. He (not them, he) just came out with a new album, Slice, and I’m totally enjoying it.

Five for Fighting just comforts me in this “sing to me and everything will be better” kind of way. Sure, some of the lyrics are super cheesy, like in “Note to the Unknown Soldier” (it’s a really sweet, meaningful song but “Well, you’re so tall/Did you play basketball?” are just kind of odd lyrics). And, OK, in some ways, Five for Fighting’s lyrics are just so predictable on this album. But predictable in a good way. Like in “Augie Nieto” when John Ondrasik sings “It’s not the breaths you take/It’s how you breathe,” I found myself singing along the very first time I listened to the song. It was just so logical; predictable but in a kind of unique way. And speaking of sweet, I’m in love with “Love Can’t Change the Weather” because how true is that? It’s just a lovely song that is hard not to like. I’m also a big fan of “Tuesday” because I feel like it’s a bit more creative than the rest. And it sounds like Five for Fighting, but a little bit more mature. Overall, I’m totally into Five for Fighting’s Slice. It’s not going to change your life, but it’s going to comfort you. And sometimes that all that matters. I’m so happy he’s back in my life.

Michael Buble- Crazy Love

I am crazy excited that Michael Buble has a new album out called Crazy Love. It’s about time the boy came out with some new stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I love everything he does including his live albums (and just standing there, smiling), but I’ve been craving new Michael Buble for a while now. When I first heard the first single, “Haven’t Met You Yet,” I was instantly in love. Not my favorite Michael Buble song of all time, but a happy, up-beat one that’s perfect for anyone looking for the one they’ll fall in love with. The lyrics are simple but super sweet: “And I know someday that it’ll all turn out/You’ll make me work so we can work to work it out/And I promise you kid that I’ll give so much more than I get/I just haven’t met you yet.”

I have to admit I wasn’t absolutely crazy about the album the first time I listened to it; not like I was about his others. But the more I listened, the more I liked. You know what I really love about Crazy Love? It totally showcases Michael’s voice in the best way possible. His talent comes through loud and clear and I remember why I love him so much. Well, besides those brooding, sexy eyes. I especially like “Cry Me a River,” which sadly is not like Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River,” but makes me absolutely swoon for Michael Buble. My most avorite song on the album is definitely “Heartache Tonight” because it’s crazy big-band happy and I can’t help dancing around my room pretending Michael Buble is here with me. Then again, “At This Moment,” originally song by Billy Vera and the Beaters, has long been one of my most loved songs and hearing Michael Buble sing it is basically heaven. And wait. One more. His other original song, “Hold On,” made me cry a little. Because I think I want it to be my wedding song. If that song is ever needed. Bottom line: I swoon for Michael Buble non-stop and am seriously in love. I’ll stop embarrassing myself now. But clearly he makes me happy.

Built to Spill- There is No Enemy

Built to Spill is one of those bands I had on my iPod for a long time before I actually started listening to them. But then a song popped up on shuffle and haven’t stopped playing them since. I seriously could not stop listening to “I Would Hurt a Fly,” “Cortez the Killer,” “Car,” and “Singing Sores Make Perfect Swords.” So, I’ve been waiting in extreme anticipation for There is No Enemy, their newest album. More music to feel totally cool with while walking down the street (that’s what I do with it)! And do I love it? Yes. Built to Spill is just an awesome band and in my mind they can do no wrong.

“Life’s a Dream” is basically a lullaby that comforts and calms with its incredible guitar riffs. Seriously though, the song is kind of a take on “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” And the lyrics are beautiful: “So I/Row on/Life aint nothing/But a dream/Realistic/As it seems.” I’ve also been obsessed with “Things Fall Apart.” It’s kind of an angry song, but an angry song that inspires: “Stay out of my nightmares/Stay out of my dreams/You’re not even welcome in my memories/Things are alright and I want what I’ve got/(It’s only momentarily thought)…Let’s go for a walk. Yeah, let’s go for a drive/Don’t know how to say, thanks for being alive/Let’s go for a lifetime. let’s go for a fling /Don’t know how to say anything.” The whole album follows in similar suit, which makes me a very happy girl. If you haven’t yet listened to Built to Spill, do it. They’re the perfect chill, downtime band. Or for feeling cool walking down the street. Whatever.

Do you ever feel like you’ve heard so much about an artist that you don’t even bother to listen to them? Maybe it’s just that I like to discover music on my own, but if someone over-talks a band or a musician, I sometimes feel like I know them and don’t take the time to listen to them. This week I took the time to listen to a musician I’ve been hearing about for years: Pete Yorn. And I gotta say, I finally know what all the talkin’ was about. I also discovered a totally new artist(s), God Help the Girl, and went back to an old favorite who performed some of his classics live, Michael Buble.

God Help the Girl – God Help the Girl

If you’ve never heard of God Help the Girl, it’s because they haven’t been around very long. You might actually kind of know them better as Belle and Sebastian. I’ve always had mixed feelings toward Belle and Sebastian, so when I heard the male lead singer, Stuart Murdoch, released God Help the Girl, I was less than psyched. Then I heard it was actually the soundtrack to a yet to be produced musical film and I was even less excited. But I gave it a listen anyway and was super pleasantly surprised.

It’s actually quite awesome. The album pulls together several female vocalists, none of whom I’ve heard of, but all of who sound a bit like Zooey Deschanel. The title track is totally fabulous about a completely independent single girl who is a bit ashamed by how she’s getting pulled in by a guy: “There is no way I’m looking for a boyfriend/There is no way I’m looking for a scene…The dawn will touch me in a way a boy could never touch/Their promise never meant so much to me.” See? Independent girl. But then, “I sit for hours just waiting for his phone call/I’ll leave the chocolate hidden in the fridge/I’ll play his message/Analyze his intonation/Please stop me there, I’m even boring myself.” But in the end “If he gave me a sign/I’d think about it for a week/I’d build it up/And then I’d let him down.” Typical girl and something we can all relate to. Other standout songs on the album include “Perfection as a Hipster,” “Come Monday Night,” “Funny Little Frog,” and “I Just Want Your Jeans.” OK, all of them really. I would totally see the God Help the Girl musical movie if it ever comes out. Please, let it come out!

Pete Yorn – Back and Forth

I’ve been hearing about Pete Yorn for years now. Seriously, years. I saw the name all the time, but for some reason never listened to him. It got to the point where people would mention Pete Yorn and I’d be all “Oh yeah, Pete Yorn, of course.” I felt like I knew him, but I didn’t at all. Until now. Actually, he started following me on Twitter and posted a few of his songs and I took the time to listen. And then got excited for Back and Forth to come out. And I’m already a fan of it.

There are a few songs I’m largely “meh” about, but for the most part I’m totally into the album. And some of the lyrics are totally genius. In “Paradise Cove” Yorn sings, “I got what I wanted but it wasn’t enough…When you talk, it makes me cringe/You want so bad to have meaning/But you’re empty and draining.” But “Social Development Dance” has the best lyrics of all; maybe of any album ever. Pete sings, “I tried to find out what had happened to you/I Googled you in quotes/Got no results.” How awesome is that? The song is actually quite sad and the subject was Googling the girl to find out how she had died….but genius, nevertheless. My other favorite tracks include “Close,” “Shotgun,” and “Thinking of You.” And it’s the kind of album where the more I listen to it, the more I like it. I’m glad I finally took the time to listen to Pete Yorn. Thanks for following me on Twitter; ah, the power of social media!

Michael Buble – Meets Madison Square Garden

If you were to ask me for a list of my all-time favorite people (I have a lot of them), it wouldn’t take me very long to get down to Michael Buble. I think he’s one of the greatest, and most under-rated, singers of our time. Maybe it’s because he’s so handsome or maybe it’s because he does a lot of covers, but I just don’t understand why this guy doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Yes, he sings the songs of greats like Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennet, but you know what? He does it in his own way and is in some ways better than the originals. But I don’t think he’s even trying to compete with them; he’s just bringing a different angle to them and attempting to get more people into these classics.

When I heard Michael Buble was coming out with a new album, I got really, really excited.  I wasn’t too pumped for a live album, but when I listened to Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden, I was actually happy for this live album. And I might even say he sings the best I’ve heard him on it. He’s a total showman and does an awesome job at talking to the audience, adding interludes into his song, and simply making all of his shows fun. And this album has all my favorites on it like “I’ve Got the World on a String,” “Lost,” “Everything,” and, of course, “Home.” He does fun things like beat boxing in the middle of “Call Me Irresponsible” and joking around with the audience. For the full effect of Michael Buble’s new album, I highly recommend picking up the DVD too. Because trust me, he’s not bad to look at.