As many of you may know, Alicia Keys’ new album entitled As I Am drops next week but has already leaked. All I can say is that I am really feeling it right now. Her sound seems more grittier and stripped down than her last album but I like that she’s taking me somewhere different with this album. Don’t get my wrong, there is still the Alicia Keys soul but there is something different and I like it. My favorite tracks are the Prince influenced “Like You’ll Never See Me Again”, the soulful “Lesson Learned” with John Mayer, and the woman’s anthem “Superwoman”.

Like You’ll Never See Me Again (Album Version)
Superwoman
Lesson Learned feat. John Mayer

Take a look at Alicia’s recent performance of “Like You’ll Never See Me Again”.

This actually makes the second time that Alicia Keys and John Mayer have paired up. Few may know that she sang the background vocals on the final 30 seconds of the song “Gravity” from Mayer’s latest album Continuum.

Love muffins don’t miss Hayden Panettiere today who makes an appearance on Ellen and discusses her involvement with saving whales with the fellow animal lover host.

and checkout my favorite Heroes star driving around while on the phone in Beverly Hills last night. She’s so cute to me!

Checkout mother-to-be Christina Aguilera out and about in Beverly Hills yesterday! Looks like her genie in a bottle getting ready to pop out!

Here’s (LBS exclusive) the song featured on Beyonce’s Samsung B’Phone, a song she recorded when she was just 10 years old called “632-5792″. Wow, I’m impressed! Beyonce better sang at the ripe old age of 10! Enjoy!

Download:

Beyonce – 632-5792

And checkout her new DirectTV commercial below!

UPDATE: Nothing has changed!

Both sides came back to court and told the judge they had not yet reached an agreement. They said they needed more time to talk and will present a complete plan to the court by Tuesday at Noon.

The Commish did not change the current visitation order, so everything remains as he ordered on October 26. One item he did order: Brit must notify her lawyer immediately when she changes her cell phone number. Apparently, she changes her number as often as she changes her clothes, and he’s over it! He told her attorney that she must then immediately contact Kevin’s lawyer, and then call the drug testing facility. That’s some phone tree!

The judge told her lawyer, “Basically, the testing facility needs a number they can call and get a response.”

Britney Spears’ lawyer told the Commissioner today in the custody case arguing that he just don’t understand what it takes to be a pop star and that said that her client has received calls as early as 8:00AM.

K-Fed’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, went to court this morning, arguing that Brit’s visitation should be modified because she’s violating the order requiring her to respond to the drug-testing people within an hour of the time they call.

High-powered lawyer Anne Kiley, who reps Brit, told the judge her client has received calls as early as 8:00 AM. Kiley said pop stars don’t get up that early, adding, “You are not a pop star with a number one album, so you don’t know.” The courtroom erupted in laughter.

Apparently, Kiley got her message across, because the Commish is open to a more flexible timetable that works for Brit.

Tennis champion Venus Williams who presented the UNESCO-Sony Ericsson Gender Equality Campaign launch (how ironic) in Madrid on Wednesday looks like _______________ .