Kings of A&R — 17 year old singer/song-writer Kourtney Heart just signed to Jive Records. She has taken influence from artists like Brandy, Beyonce, Paramore, Keisha Cole, Leona Lewis, and Rihanna. Her YouTube channel can be viewed here. Contact: danielrfriedman@ao... more info

Pop Crunch — Meet the new face of L’Oreal Paris. Singer/actress/talent show judge Jennifer Lopez has been tipped as the newest global ambassador for cosmetics brand L’Oreal, joining the likes of ultra-glam celebs, such as Milla Jovovich, Rachel Weisz, Beyonce... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — “Identical twin celebrity astrologer” sounds like the dream job of a 10-year-old only child. But for Ophira and Tali Edut, better known as the AstroTwins, it’s their life. The sister astrologer duo take a very methodological approach to astrol... more info

Allmusic Blog — Chart news: P!nk’s “Raise Your Glass” is the country’s biggest single, as well as P!nk’s third number one. The song was co-written by Max Martin, who now has nine chart-toppers to his credit, second only to Beyonce. Meanwhile, Bruno Mars ha... more info

Starpulse — Country star Miranda Lambert would love to collaborate with R&B hitmaker Beyonce. She explained, "I wouldn't mind performing with Beyonce. I've got some junk in my trunk!" more info

Stereogum — New Jersey’s Delicate Steve is the solo project of 23-year-old multi-instrumentalist Steve Marion (he’s got a band for live shows). It’s an instrumental project with some genius twists. For example, on “Wondervisions,” the title track to hi... more info

VH1 Blog — It’s that time of the year already! The 53rd annual Grammy nominations (for 2011) were announced last night and it’s safe to say that Eminem made a clean sweep popping up in 10 categories. Love the Way you Lie is up for Song and Record of the T... more info

VH1 Blog — VH1 Divas Salute the Troops, airing Sunday at 9/8c, just got a little more interesting with Snooki and The Situation joining the lineup as presenters. Also presenting are VH1’s Brandy, hottie Marisa Miller and comedian Jeffrey Ross. Ann and Nancy W... more info

Pop Crunch — Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the pint-sized “guidette” that’s kept Reality Fans glued to their tubes on two seasons of MTV’s Jersey Shore, has been immortalized in plastic — as an inflatable sex toy! Introducing The Guidette Love Doll. The ... more info

Pop Crunch — Well, Kanye will be pleased. R&B diva Beyonce faced off against country cutie Taylor Swift this holiday season as the beauties hosted dueling Thanksgiving Day specials, and according to the ratings, Beyoncé won this round – although neither ladies... more info