Well, hello there MTV Featured Artist of the Week, Kristinia DeBarge. How are things? Good, glad to hear it. Why yes, I have enjoyed the 80's-ish sugary pop of your debut album, Exposed! Thanks for asking!

I especially like your take on the Ryan Tedder-penned jam "Future Love." What's that you say? I should check out your live performance of said song in the video below? Great! And I should try not to be alarmed at the slightly creepy guys behind you dressed like a horror movie version of America's Best Dance Crew faves The Jabbawockeez? I will keep that in mind.

Oh and can you repeat that last thing? That while I'm at it I should dig into another live performance of your song "Sabotage"? What an embarrassment of riches. Thanks, Kristinia DeBarge!

Check out Kristinia DeBarge's MTV-exclusive, Halloweened-out video version of "Future Love," and watch exclusive MTV Kristinia interviews and more!

UGH. I'm STILL SO MAD that someone PUNCHED SWEET, ANGELIC LEONA LEWIS. I'mma borrow one from Katy Perry, who reacted thusly when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift: "It's like you stepped on a kitten." Leona Lewis is a sweet lamb of a human being. And NO ONE deserves to slapped, except for maybe the balloon boy's father because he has such a douchey haircut. (And what kind of a name is Heene anyway? One that rhymes with WEENIE, actually. Ha!)

Anyway, here Leona Lewis just made a song (with the help of Ryan Tedder) about just WANTING TO BE HAPPY, and it's about how she can't even get the guy she's secretly in love with, and then she has to go watch him get married to some chick, and then SOMEONE HITS her? She's JUST TRYING TO BE HAPPY. GARRRH. I'M SO ANGRY I COULD BREAK MY MACBOOK AIR!

Okay. Strong Britney. Watch Leona Lewis' "Happy" video -- directed by Jake Nava ("Single Ladies," "She Wolf," "If U Seek Amy") -- off her upcoming album, Echo.

Word around the campfire is that Rihanna's ready to make the follow-up to Good Girl Gone Bad, an album whose various incarnations has spawned more hits than a mafia war.

According to MTV News,  Rihanna's gonna enter the studio with some familiar faces -- "Umbrella" writer/producer Tricky Stewart, Justin Timberlake -- and some new ones as well, like The All-American Rejects' Tyson Ritter. With those past and future Rihanna collabos in mind, I started daydreaming about who else could make this good girl even better. (And whether or not she'll wear a see-through dress to the studio.)

1. Hot Chip
While it may often be broken, Rihanna has a New Wave heart. You can heart it in her Soft-Cell-sampling early hit, "S.O.S." or in the bum-bum-be-dum's of "Disturbia." She's ready for some synths, electro leanings, and all the attendant eyeliner and Flock Of Seagulls hair that goes with it. (Wait! Rihanna HAS Flock of Seagulls hair!) So why not work with some of the finest purveyors of neo-New-Wave? Hot Chip could expertly combine R&B, dance and pop for Rihanna.

2. Katy Perry
Katy Perry and Rihanna are basically already besties, so why not get in the studio together. If Rihanna lacks anything (and she doesn't lack much) it's a defined personality. Her whole thing is the blank stare, the elusive, untouchable girl. Maybe Katy could giver her something there. Like a sense of humor, or a more human, normal vibe. Not that there ain't a lot to love in Rihanna's current robot-diva-from-the-future thing. Or maybe they could both cake dive together.

3. Ryan Tedder
The OneRepublic singer/songwriter might be accused of ripping himself off (Beyonce's "Halo" begats Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone"), but it's a heck of a blueprint to work from. This seems like a no-brainer, right? I can already hear Rihanna singing "Apologize" in my head. Her airy, pleading voice would work great with his melodies.

Did I miss a memo? Was there a meeting I wasn't invited to? A gathering of music video directors in which they decided most videos released in October 2009 MUST BE SET AT COSTUME BALLS?

Metro Station's "Kelsey," Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova," and now OneRepublic's "All The Right Moves." Is this a statement about our national identity? Is there an Eyes Wide Shut revival going on? Or are music video directors simply watching Panic! At The Disco's "It's Better If You Do" and then thinking, "I want that." Whatever the case, put a stamp on it and mail it to the Federal Department of Music Video Trends.

"All The RIght Moves" is the first single from OneRepublic's forthcoming Waking Up. It's an uptempo departure after "Apologize," with skittering jams and a huge chorus, wherein the group plays houseband for a party inappropriately hosted by an unsupervised child. I'm sure he'll be protected by Ryan Tedder's angelic vocals and genetic predisposition to crank out monster hits, but really, someone should read that kid a story or something. There are probably child labor laws being broken there.

Watch OneRepublic's brand-new "All The Right Moves" video, directed by Wayne Isham.

+ The feud between Mariah Carey and Eminem has just escalated to new levels. Now the rapper is threatening to release nude photos of the megastar, supposedly from when they were together. (US Magazine)

+ Jessica Simpson has a new reality show coming out on VH1 and she's got some people pretty pissed about her extravagant spending habits. (Pop Crunch)

+ Panic At The Disco have finally announced replacements for the two members who left the group earlier this month. (NME)

+ Leona Lewis is pulling out all the stops for her sophomore album due out this fall, working with the likes of Justin Timberlake, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland and more. (Rap-Up)

+ So the story is true: Michael Jackson did get busy with some Norwegian girl and had a son who is now 25 years old. (Socialite Life)

+ Buzzcrush David Archuleta recently covered Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly" and it sounds simply divine. (Neon Limelight)

+ Kid Rock thinks that Twitter is gay. Like, "stupid" gay. Not "homo" gay. (The Blemish)

+ Sucks to be a big-wig at huge corporation lately. Lawmakers (Democrat and Republican alike) are heavily scrutinizing Ticketmaster's wish to merge with LiveNation, which would create this superpower of concert tickets. Nice to see the government is actually doing what it's supposed to do. (The Tripwire)

+ Are Chris Brown and Rihanna secretly dating or is it just soyyyyyyy rannndom (said in best Ja'mie accent from Summer Heights High) that they keep getting photographed within feet of each other, all throughout NYC? Isn't there a restraining order against that fool? (Socialite Life)

+ Rihanna should be doing some more hanging out with Katy Perry, eating lollipops all sexy and whatnot. (Pop on the Pop)

+ Now super-producer Ryan Tedder is releasing an official statement regarding the whole Kelly Clarkson/Beyonce fiasco that has unfolded over the past few days. Nothing like a non-admission of guilt and a compensatory compliment to win people over. (RyanSeacrest.com)

+ Joe Jonas and Camilla Belle are ENDSVILLE?? Put her name on a star and add it to the boulevard of broken dreams. <sniff> (E! Online)

+ A brand-new, gorgeously-shot video for Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone" has made its way to the Internets today, but the real story here is that hit songwriter Ryan Tedder (who also wrote some stuff for Jordin Sparks' new CD that just came out last week) actually gave the same backing track to Beyonce (she wound up using it for her 2008 hit "Halo"). Kelly realized what happened after it was too late, and now she's at odds with her label, RCA (again), about releasing the track. We don't think the songs sound that much alike and, personally, we'll take the Sinead O'Connor-esque sound of Kelly's song over Beyonce's constant oversinging any day of the week. (MTV News)

+ P.S. Here's Kelly performing the same song live on The David Letterman Show a couple of weeks ago. Which version do you prefer?

+ Ain't no way in hell Britney's kids gon be appearin' on that new K-Fed show, y'all. Fo REEL! (Evil Beet)

+ Is anyone getting sick of Katy Perry looking wide eyed and cute in whatever she wears, wherever she performs? Me either! (Neon Limelight)

+ Something else I never get sick of, you ask? Why, recent pics of Carrot Top out-and-about, doing anything or nothing at all, of course. (ICYDK)

Get your armor, and get ready to preview all 12 full-length tracks of Jordin Sparks' brand-new sophomore album, Battlefield, before the album drops next Tuesday, July 21.

Jordin teamed up with Dr. Luke, Stargate, T-Pain, and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder, but the real weapon here is, of course, Jordin's bombshell of a voice.

+ Listen to every track of Jordin Sparks' Battlefield now on MTV.com's "The Leak."

Track Listing:
1. Walking On Snow
2. Battlefield
3. Don't Let It Go To Your Head
4. S.O.S. (Let The Music Play)
5. It Takes More
6. Watch You Go
7. No Parade
8. Let It Rain
9. Emergency (911)
10. Was I The Only One
11. Faith
12. The Cure

It's only 30 seconds, which definitely isn't enough Jordin Sparks for you, but sit tight! The full-length video's premiering on MTV this Monday, June 8th!

Until then, check out a sneak peek of Jordin Sparks' new video, "Battlefield." The single was written by OneRepublic hitmaker Ryan Tedder, and the video was directed by Philip Andelman, who shot the Jonas Brothers' "Lovebug" video, Miley's "Fly On the Wall" video and Beyonce's "Halo" video.

Jordin Sparks! Get locked in, and once you've gotten there, STAY THERE!

+  Eminem did a lot of reaching out when he was addicted to drugs. Reaching out to people he has things in common with. People who understand the lifestyle he leads. People like Elton John. (MTV News)

+ There has been a lot of good buzz about Depeche Mode's new album "Sounds Of The Universe" and the subsequent world tour this summer. Sucks that singer Dave Gahan is having really bad stomach problems, forcing them to cancel tons of shows. (The Tripwire)

+ Looks like that Rihanna and Lady GaGa track we told you about Tuesday was a fakity fake. Ugh... it's always too good to be true. (Singersroom)

+ Our favorite feline Kitty Purry (Katy Perry) brought the lolz on last night's American Idol when she managed to piss off anyone from middle America who is not voting for little "Lamchop" (Adam Lambert). What didn't bring the lolz, however, was how flat she was. Give a girl an earpiece! (Neon Limelight)

+ Speaking of things that AREN'T flat (and no, we're not talking about Katy Perry's boobs) -- have you seen her new video for "Waking Up In Vegas?" She took us behind the scenes as only KP can do. (Buzzworthy)

+ DMX has evidently found Jesus (by Jesus, we mean the Son of God, not Madonna's love sponge Jesus Luz) and you'll never guess where -- in jail of course, while the rapper was doing time for animal cruelty and sundry other indiscretions. (NME)

+ If it's really true that actress Bette Midler wants to collabo with 50 Cent, then we really WILL be able to eat Dippin' Dots in hell. (The Hip Hop Chronicle UK)