UPDATE: Check out even MORE exclusive photos of Britney Spears on the set of her "3" video.

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Britney Spears' brand-new single, "3" -- from her upcoming The Singles Collection, due out on November 24 -- shot to the No.1 spot of the Billboard 100 yesterday. And now Britney's keeping us guessing what the "3" video will look like, revealing only a few shots from the "3" video set.

Check out the photos she posted on BritneySpears.com, and tell me what you think "3" will feel like -- "Womanizer"? Ciara's "Love Sex Magic" video? Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"? Oh... wait... I'm talking to hardcore Britney fans... So, the correct answer is... it'll look like nothing Britney's ever done before, right?

Need a Britney fix? Watch "Radar."

If you only splurge on ONE unnecessary item this season, you MUST get yourself into a pair of studded heels. My favorites are Rock & Republic's stud-and-spike embellished "Nika" leather heels. Kristen Stewart wore them with her Valentino dress to the VMAs, and Kara DioGuardi's been seen in the punk-inspired heels too.

The Rock & Republic "Nika" heels are $295 and come in grey, like Kristen Stewart's, fuchsia, and black, like their gorgeous black studded Christian Loubotin Pigalle 100 predecessors Blake Lively and Ciara have been seen in. (And was The City's Erin Kaplan was rocking a pair of TO-DIE-FOR studded heels on last night's premiere too!)

Check out more studded heels, from super 'spensy ones to studded heels that'll only set you back $22!

Daniblack's "Rebel" heels come in black, but the white patents are so Bowie! They're just $101 at Zappos.com. Marc By Marc Jacobs' black-and-white cone heels are super mod. They're $149.99 at Piperlime.com. Get studded all over for just $22.50 at WetSeal.com. I'm not making that up!

Boutique 9's black leather "Darcy" d'Orsay has a classic '80s punk-chic flair. They're $160 at Piperlime.com. French Connection's gold-studded black Jalayen booties are SOOOOO Rihanna. And those bad boy Marc Fischer pumps are just $89 at Macy's. (Look for more in Macy's stores soon.)

And if you insist on paying top dollar for your studded heels, go right ahead, Mademoiselle Moneybags. Christian Louboutin's Pigalle 100 studded heels don't mess. They're $995 at Net-a-Porter.com. Those mesh studded Jimmy Choos make me weak in the knees. They're soooo Madonna in "Borderline," and they're soooo $825 at BergdorfGoodman.com. Last but not least, Giuseppe Zanotti's studded, cap-toe, red-heeled stilettos are everything dragaliciously wonderful about shoes in one shoe. They're $680 at Colette.fr.

+ Kelly Clarkson reminds you that if you're talking about her weight, you're the one with the problem, not her! We tend to agree, but remind her that bell-bottom stretch pants and silk triangle tops are never okay. (US Magazine)

+ HOT PHOTO ALERT: We're loving watching Britney looking as good as she's looking lately. AND she's got a performance at the Teen Choice Awards right around the corner? <lick> (Daily Mail)

+ The rave reviews of the $200+ million G.I. Joe are pouring in like manna from heaven (nevermind that they're via Heidi Montag's Twitter). Bahahahahha! (PopWatch)

+ P.S. if you're in the market for a not-nude -- yes, you read that correctly -- Playboy spread of Heidi, you're welcome. (NY Post)

+ And while we're talking about G.I. Joe, here's Ciara and Aubrey O'Day looking hot (separately, but together) at the premiere. (Rap-Up)

+ Gossip just dropped a new video for "Love Long Distance," complete with balloon-head people, roller skates, and spandex body suits. Beth Ditto will you marry me please? Yes I know you're gay.  (The Rad Report)

The 2009 MTV VMA nominees are OUT! And sorry, Britney fans, but Lady Gaga and Beyonce are the big earners so far with NINE NOMINATIONS EACH for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)," "Poker Face," and "Paparazzi" leaving Britney in the dust with a "paltry" seven nominations for "Womanizer."

Also, WTG, Drake! What up, dude. Hope that knee heals. He's up on the leaderboard with his first-ever nomination for Best New Artist!

Check out the 2009 VMAs categories below, and go vote!

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Lady Gaga: "Poker Face"
Eminem: "We Made You"
Kanye West: "Love Lockdown"
Britney Spears: "Womanizer"

BEST NEW ARTIST
3OH!3
Lady Gaga
Kid Cudi
Drake
Asher Roth

BEST MALE VIDEO
Eminem: "We Made You"
Kanye West: "Love Lockdown"
Jay-Z: "D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)"
T.I. featuring Rihanna: "Live Your Life"
Ne-Yo: "Miss Independent"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Lady Gaga: "Poker Face"
Taylor Swift: "You Belong With Me"
Kelly Clarkson" "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Katy Perry: "Hot 'N Cold"
Pink: "So What"

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Eminem: "We Made You"
Kanye West: "Love Lockdown"
Flo Rida: "Right Round"
Asher Roth: "I Love College"
Jay-Z: "D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)"

BEST POP VIDEO
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Britney Spears: "Womanizer"
Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester: "Good Girls Go Bad"
Lady Gaga: "Poker Face"
Wisin y Yandel: "Abusadora"

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Coldplay: "Viva La Vida"
Kings Of Leon: "Use Somebody"
Green Day: "21 Guns"
Fall Out Boy: "I Don't Care"
Paramore: "Decode"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Britney Spears: "Circus"
Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake: "Love Sex Magic"
AR Rahman & Pussy Cat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger: "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"
Kristina DeBarge: "Goodbye"

BEST DIRECTION
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"
Green Day: "21 Guns"
Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester: "Good Girls Go Bad"
Britney Spears: "Circus"

BEST EDITING
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Britney Spears: "Circus"
Miley Cyrus: "7 Things"
Coldplay: "Viva La Vida"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Gnarls Barkley: "Who’s Gonna Save My Soul"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"
Eminem: "We Made You"
Kanye West ft Mr. Hudson: "Paranoid"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Coldplay: "Viva La Vida"
Green Day: "21 Guns"
Britney Spears: "Circus"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"

BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Britney Spears: "Circus"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"
Gnarls Barkley: "Who’s Gonna Save My Soul"
Coldplay: "Viva La Vida"

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Death Cab For Cutie: "Grapevine Fires"
Gnarls Barkley: "Who’s Gonna Save My Soul"
Anjulie: "Boom"
Cold War Kids: "I've Seen Enough"
Chairlift: "Evident Utensil"
Bat For Lashes: "Daniel
Major Lazer: "Hold The Line"
Passion Pit: "The Reeling"
Matt & Kim: "Lessons Learned"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Heads Will Roll"

BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN)
U2: "Where The Streets Have No Name"
Dr Dre: "Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang"
Beastie Boys: "Sabotage"
Bjork: "Human Behavior"
Radiohead: "Karma Police"
George Michael: "Freedom"
Foo Fighters: "Everlong"
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: "Into The Great Wide Open"
OK Go: "Here It Goes Again"
David Lee Roth: "California Girls"

I feel pretty bad for Ciara, Rihanna, and Beyonce right now. I thought Ciara and Justin Timberlake in Ciara's "Love, Sex, Magic" video was hotter than hell. Then Rihanna was tipped the sexy scale in that little black naughty number in Kanye's "Paranoid" video. When Beyonce busted out her "Sweet Dreams" video, I was like, okay, we're done. We're done here. What's gonna get hotter than Beyonce jiggling in a jumpsuit? But Shakira, you did dat with the Brigitte Bardot hair and the... the no clothes basically in your new "She Wolf" video.

Honestly, I have NO clue what wolves in the closet means (lost in translation?), and Shakira still sorta sounds like she swallowed Kermit The Frog after he swallowed a bag of Auto-Tune chips.

But the Jake Nava-directed video (he directed Britney's "If U Seek Amy" and Beyonce's "Single Ladies" videos) is so hot that the next lady who wants to make a sexy video is pretty gonna have to take off her pants and just film her crotch the entire time. Oh wait...

Watch Shakira's "She Wolf," shower, repeat.

Take heart, adolescent males of the world with Jonas-level aspirations -- especially the ones with great hair and some dance moves -- for your boy band dreams could be just "one call" away... as long as that "one call" comes from managing magnate Johnny Wright. Boy band One Call is Wright's latest assembly/musical endeavor, although the gig wasn't dealt out Prize Patrol-style: The four guys of One Call have performing in their bloodstreams; some are even boy band veterans, but we'll get to that. Here's your five-point debriefing on all things One Call:

They're Joining The Britney Circus
Don't feel too out of the loop if One Call isn't on your radar (so proud of my Britney references -- stick 'em in whenever I can); they've been in pseudo-stealth mode. Wright's phone's been on silent! Get to know them soon, though: The guys will join Ciara and Kristinia DeBarge as openers for the first nine shows of the North American leg of Britney Spears' The Circus tour.

I respect the small venue circuit, but just to give you a sense: From one concert to the next, One Call will go from the Quick Chek Balloon Festival in Jersey to the Copps Coliseum in Ontario (a modest 17,000 seats) and then on to Madison Square Garden. Hmm... Movin' on up!

If Some of Them Look Familiar, It's Because You've Seen Them Before
That's right, you may recognize cute little frosty-tips, a.k.a. Justin Thorne, from the short-lived boy band NLT (who I totally liked, I have to say); two others -- Chris Moy and José Bordonada Collazo -- are vets from the new Menudo (managed by Wright) and, as such, Making Menudo; and wild card AG Gamlieli rounds out the bunch. Overall, it's kind of a boy band all-stars moment Mr. Wright has created.

Experience Plus Major Producers? Looks Promising...
I'm sure this is written in several textbooks, but Rodney “Darkchild” Jenkins makes music magic; and the master has already produced two of One Call's tracks, "Them Girls" and "Symphony." Just a refresher, Darkchild is behind "When I Grow Up," "Lose My Breath" and "Feedback" -- as well as classics "It's Not Right, But It's Okay," "If You Had My Love" and "The Boy Is Mine." Respect!

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+ Exciting news about Madonna that has nothing to do with adoption and nannies! The Queen of Pop will be teaming up with none other than Paul Oakenfold for the U.K. and European legs of her "Sticky & Sweet" tour, as well as some new tracks on her September 2009 greatest hits album that will consist of "cutting edge sounds combined with classic Madonna."

+ Cher is finally speaking out about her daughter Chastity Bono's decision to transition from female to male. She seems to be pretty cool about the whole thing. OMG my mom would ground me for at LEAST three weeks. (Star Magazine)

+ After Whitney Houston turned down the part, rapper Eve has signed up for a two-episode story arc on the upcoming FOX series GLEE as a high school choir director. (EW.com)

+ Ooh! A new video from Ciara f. Missy Elliott where Ciara turns a construction site into a catwalk? We'll take two. (Rap-Up)

+ Geography is HARD y'all!  Britney Spears slipped up and said "What's up, London?!"at the only concert she did in the U.K. 200 miles outside of London (the show was in Manchester). Let's just say the fans were not amused. (CelebWarship)

+ Meanwhile, back in an Arkansas prison, T.I.'s got a rill RILL bad case of the squirts. (Bossip)

+ Adam Lambert took the high road (sort of) in response to Clay Aiken's bitter blog rant about his performance on this season of American Idol. (PopCrunch)

+ On the "Lamchop" tip, looks like this year's American Idol runner-up could be the next frontman for Queen. (Prefix)

+ Mmm... if you're hurting for a smooth cover of No Doubt's "Don't Speak," Chrisette Michele has the perfect remedy for you. A beautiful rendition, indeed. (Neon Limelight)

+ Outspoken fashion queen/rapper Kanye West doesn't like books (or reading for that matter) -- which is why he wrote his own book and wants you to buy it now. (Reuters)

+ Is this for real??? Ciara is giving away her Fantasy Ride CD for free when you buy a large chicken sandwich from KFC?? Is this real life? (Fierocia)

+ Friday LOLZ: In case you didn't see that hysterical vid of Katharine McPhee getting attacked by paparazzi and then promptly saved by an outspoken homeless woman, FunnyOrDie has released a spoof of said video. You MUST watch. (Seriously? OMG! WTF?)

Ciara fans, prepare to flip your s---. We all know our girl can act and sing, but believe me, you have never seen her like this before. To mark her run as MTV's Featured Artist, Ciara filmed a set of exclusive videos, in which she plays three vastly different characters.

In the first set, Ciara plays herself at her most beautiful, oozing sex appeal on slowed-down versions of "Never Ever" and "Like A Surgeon." Both singles appear on her newly released full-length, Fantasy Ride.

In the second set of videos, Ciara is a scantily-clad superhero, not unlike the one who appears on her new album cover. As Super C, she shoots laser beams out of... unexpected areas, wreaking havoc everywhere she goes.

Ciara's most outlandish character is called Miss Jackie. An overweight movie theater janitor with a missing tooth, Miss Jackie makes cleaning up after slobs look like the best job on the planet.

See all of this insanity when you watch Ciara's MTV Featured Artist videos below!

+ See Ciara's accompanying knock-out photo session here.

+ What's the first thing any kid does when their parents go out of town? PIG OUT! Maybe that's the real reason Britney Spears is so concerned about her father getting too involved in her life. (Star / Just Jared)

+ Is Mariah Carey smothering Nick Cannon? Did the future America's Got Talent host buy his boo a Jack Russell Terrier for their anniversary because he's had enough of her petting? Nahhhhh. (MTV News)

+ After seeing that steam-fest Ciara video, "Love Sex Magic," it's no great shocker that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are on the outs. That or JB found out about Tamar... (I Don't Like You In That Way)

+ Jamie Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt : Ghost Whisperers :: Madonna : Baby Snatcher (NY Daily News)

+ Look out, Avenue Q... Here comes Boulevard Of Broken Dreams! Apparently plans are underway to adapt Green Day's American Idiot into... brace yourself ... a musical! WEIRD. (Perez Hilton)

+ Remember that super controversial sculpture of Britney giving birth on a bearskin rug that made headlines a few years ago? Well, it turns out that was actually super tasteful compared to this Rihanna "art." (Y! News)