Rolling Stone — American Idol judge Simon Cowell says he wants Britney Spears to appear on the show this season. “She would, literally, be first on the list as far as I’m concerned,” Cowell said. “I would love to see her mentor the contestants, but if she do... more info

MTV.com News — Your undying support for Edward and Bella left the movie's stars (and us!) awestruck.By Larry Carroll Twilighters Photo: MTV News/ Getty Images When Hollywood dismissed "Twilight" as a "one-quadrant" niche film, you responded by giving it ... more info

Orange Music Blog — You can tell Lily Allen has a new album coming up (It???s Not Me, It???s You, due 9 February) because you can???t move for stories about her at the moment. The latest concerns her apparent dismay at old mucker Mark Ronson playing her cover of Britney... more info

Taylor Swift and Britney Spears swapped places on the top of the Billboard album chart this week. Ms. Swift, whose ?Fearless? (Big Machine) reached No. 1 five weeks ago and has been hovering in the Top 5 since, returns with 249,000 copies sold, accor... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Lily Allen's cover version of Britney Spears' single Womanizer has landed her in trouble with record label bosses - after her pal Mark Ronson helped it leak online. more info

MTV.com News — Barack Obama, Britney Spears and Grace Jones are among the artists' faves of the year.By James Montgomery Diddy Photo: MTV News It seems that just about everybody has an opinion about MTV News' Men and Women of the Year lists. Not enough B... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney and pop star Britney Spears are at the top of Simon Cowell's celebrity wish list as possible mentors on the upcoming season of "American Idol." more info

Asked about a producer's comment that newcomer Kara DioGuardi and series veteran Paula Abdul are teaming up against him, Cowell replied: What guy would like that? You've got two girls ganging up on you. One is hard enough; two is unbearable. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Bedder/Getty Britney Spears kills the lights at more Circus stops, … And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead pave a trail of tour dates to support their upcoming The Century of Self and Ani DiFranco embarks on a March run. Click below for ... more info

E! Online — Wow, that Circus packed up and left town in a hurry. Sales of Britney Spears' ballyhooed comeback dropped 60 percent in its second week (from 505,000 to 200,000, per Nielsen... more info