Hotness has never been a prerequisite when it comes to music. Fact: Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix wasn't what many people would conventionally refer to as "a looker," (though he did always look bad-ass), and it wasn't Amy Winehouse's greasy beehive that made us run out and buy her record. 'Course, that doesn't mean we don't have a special soft spot in our hearts for those who combine talent with traffic-stopping good looks.

Allow us to present you with the latest example of hotness + above-average musicality: former underwear model and bona fide hottie, Jamie Burke, who's dated the likes of Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan, Sienna Miller and Courtney Love (hey, nobody's perfect) and also moonlights as a rock star. You might remember him as the lead singer of Carte Blanche and Bloody Social -- or, more likely, as the face/nipples from that GIANT billboard on Houston Street -- but these days, he's in a new band called (oddly enough) burke, and one of the featured faces, and voices, of ck one...

Check out this pic of Jamie doing what he does best (although music is a close second!), and watch as he combines his interests in a special shirtless(!) ck one music video called "we are one."

+ Sad panther Lily Allen says celebrity has gotten in the way of her everyday life. "There are some things I just can't do any more," she laments. "Like when I've had sex, I can't go to the sexual health clinic... I can't go to a shop to get condoms." At least she's keepin' it clean! (The Mirror - UK)

+ Semi-related side note: the clinically-deprived Allen recently propositioned Simon Cowell via "accidental" text message. (Simon, please see above.) (Scandalist)

+ Hayden Panettiere is reportedly stepping out on boyfriend Milo Ventimiglia with singer Jesse McCartney. Anyone else thinking improvement? (Radar)

+ Zac Efron plays a 40-year-old trapped in a teenager's body for his new flick, 17 Again. So how'd he get into character? "I tried to do a few things that I learned from my dad — things that he thinks are cool but are really dorky." Way to make your old man proud, dude. (MTV News)

+ Da Ringmasters get bounced from ABDC land for being overly circus freaky. (Remote Control)

+ Watch out, Amy Winehouse -- looks like Blake Fielder-Civil's stepping up his divorce game. So far, the ordinarily degenerate druggie has already hired a "top lawyer," compiled "a file of Amy's errors" and contacted "the men Amy’s meant to have slept with." (Perez Hilton)

+ John Mayer admits that he and girlfriend Jennifer Aniston occasionally have "sleepovers" and says her crazy/high-tech pad is like something out of Inspector Gadget. (Usmagazine.com)

+ T-minus two days til T.I. rocks the Grammy stage with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne. Lookin' forward to (finally!) seeing that "Swagga," Tip! (MTV News)

Everyone has their fears. For some it's heights, for others it's spiders and we can think of at least three otherwise functional adults who STILL can't fall asleep without their nightlight on. So what gives Jazmine Sullivan goosebumps? According to her song, "Lions, Tigers and Bears," it's the thought of a broken heart.

Check out Jazmine's semi-Wizard of Oz inspired new video and watch as the five-time Grammy nominated singer (who's up for Best New Artist!) opens about the scariest thing of all: complete and utter emotional vulnerability. Well, that and getting dumped.

We thought we learned a lot about Lights yesterday from seeing her crib. But that was before she busted out the awesome home movies. Turns out Big Lights and Little Lights have an awful lot in common! Or as Lights puts it, "life can change so much, and still nothing changes at all."

Think she's right? Take a stroll down VHS memory lane by checking out Lights' lifelong love of animals, phat rides, paper dolls and (duh!) music. Then, see if you can get her to lend you that amazing, "all about Bigfoot" book. (Sasquatch RULZ, are we right?!)

+ Don't worry -- it's not "Lights out," just yet! Take another look at Lights' fave spidery friend (think Charlotte's Web, not Arachnophobia) and head back to her crib to admire her hand-painted shrine to Wonder Woman.

+ Breaking: Miley Cyrus is acing drivers ed! Watch her get behind the wheel (what, no football helmet?!) for her first-ever driving lesson. From the looks of it, she'll be parallel parking that Prius in no time! (Celebuzz)

+ Meanwhile, MyCy has issued an official apology for AsianPhotoGate. Apparently, she and her friends were just making "goofy faces," not intentionally degrading people of other races/ethnicities. Who knew?! (Usmagazine.com)

+ Etta James is somewhat displeased that Beyonce felt the need to steal her song ("At Last") and perform it at Barack Obama's inauguration. Or as Etta puts it, "I can't stand Beyonce." (MTV News)

+ Plus, are Beyonce and Rihanna in an all out fashion war? Or do both just happen to really, really LIKE dressing up like space-age robots? (JC Report)

+ Lady Gaga shares her idea of the perfect Valentine's Day date: "[I'd like] a good ****ing and some carbohydrates, like some good spaghetti." Sounds like fun! Assuming we're right in thinking "****ing" is Gaga code for "good, clean conversation." (Scandalist)

+ What do you call it when a celeb hottie like Jessica Simpson gets (falsely!) accused of being fat? How about "fauxbese," "plumptious" and "dressaster," for starters? (E! Online)

+ Demi Lovato to Selena Gomez: Don't forget to pack your onesie pajamas for the Camp Rock tour/bus sleepover party! (MTV News)

+ One-time Guns N' Roses rocker Duff McCagan is now a financial columnist with a Wall Street-sized chip on his shoulder. Welcome to the recession, everyone! (NY Post)

UPDATE: We TOTALLY left out the Honor Roll, didn't we? We did. We're sorry!

Whether you've never heard of them, or you're already the president of the Honor Society fan club, we recommend you take a few minutes to get acquainted with our/your new favorite pop band.

Not only are the guys chill, funny, down to earth and sooo not bad to look at, but they also MAKE MUSIC. (We know, right?!) And in our (modest) opinion, they happen to be extremely good at it. Here's five more reasons why we think you'll be down with HR.

1. They're BFFs with the Jonas Brothers. Remember back when we live-blogged the most awesomest day of our lives (a.k.a. the 36-odd hours we spent hanging out with the JoBros?) Well, that's where we first ran into their old pals, Honor Society, who totally schooled us in the art of hightop sneakers at Jones Beach. Oh, and also they're into live-chatting with Kevin, Joe and Nick. You know, just because they can.

2. They already have a big following. Wanna go to their NYC show at Irving Plaza on February 15th? Sorry, no can do. That gig's been sold out since January 20th. Which totally sucks, because these guys are AMAZING. IN. CONCERT. Trust us, we've swooned. And we'd do it again.

3. They have amazing MySpace nicknames. Okay, truth be told, we're not sure if they're supposed to be nicknames or just descriptive words to help you keep the guys straight, but either way? Amazing. We already loved Michael, Jason, Andrew and Alexander, but we heart them even MORE as "Risky Business," "Bedroom Eyes," "Blonde Hair" (well, obvi) and "Dirty Girl." (???)

4. Their singer-slash-guitarist kinda/sorta looks like Pete Wentz. Okay, we know, there can only be one Pete Wentz, otherwise the world will explode due to an overdose of skinny jeans, man-bangs and overall emoness. But check out the picture above: If you squint your eyes, and overreach just a smidge, does Michael Bruno (left) not totally resemble the God Of Guyliner? ADMIT IT!

5. They've got their own dance. We don't use the expression "Shake It" lightly, but we're not sure how else to describe this energetic mid-afternoon choreography lesson. Boys? If the whole music thing doesn't work out (as if!) you've definitely got a backup plan. Six words: America's Next Dance Crew: Season 3.

++ Anything we left out? Tell us YOUR fave thing (or fave 5 things!) about the guys from Honor Society, making sure to shame us with your superior tone/encyclopedic knowledge of all things HR.

You can learn a lot about a person from seeing where they live. And now that we've seen Lights' house, we know she's a Wonder Woman-worshiping comic book geek, with an 8000-horsepower pink bike and more headbands than Hillary Clinton. (Ask your mom.)

Naturally, we're totes jealous of her amazing crib -- especially the ever-practical "Weapons Wall" -- but we're thinking our hizzouse could do without the fuzzy Tarantula. (Sorry, Lance, but we liked you a whole lot more when you were just a cartoon).

+ You'd think Amy Winehouse minus the booze would be a good thing. But experts say Duffy's lack of trainwreckiness could actually be her downfall. "She doesn't have the problems that make her so compelling," sez one industry insider. And, more importantly? "[S]he's not in the tabloids." (MTV News)

+ Is Victoria Beckham vying to be the new, better-dressed Paula Abdul? (Scandalist)

+ Bruce Springsteen's Working On A Dream bumps Taylor Swift's Fearless out of the top spot on the Billboard chart. (Rolling Stone)

+ Penelope "Slim Shady" Cruz secretly karaokes to Eminem! (Usmagazine.com)

+ Kelly Clarkson denies sharing Katy Perry's views on kissing girls. (PopEater)

+ Need an energy boost? This Christian Bale mega-remix will have you bouncin' off the walls in no time. (Idolator)

+ Preternaturally pale person Marilyn Manson says his new album, The High End Of Low, is named after "a self-described state of being that I’m in." In other words? "It's the s--t." (NME)

+ Awww, our Double Shot at Love has finally ended! Say buh-bye to the bisexual Ikki twins, plus let us know whether Rikki got unfairly dissed and dismissed... for her sis! (Remote Control)

+ Kanye West, Lil Wayne and T.I. are at the top of Day26's "Dream Collabs-slash-Not Gonna Happen" list. (MTV News)

What you're about to see isn't your average fairytale. Then again, Valerie "Lights" Poxleitner isn't your average girl. Check out how the Toronto-born indie popper found her eight-legged soul mate, re-watch her latest video, "February Air," and get ready to see some bona fide jungle hotties up in this piece! Oh, and when you're finished with that? Lights wants to see your animal ...

+ The JoBros share their top-secret Valentine's Day preferences! Hint: Nick wants to spoil you rotten, Joe wants you to write him an epic love poem, and Kevin sez he's all about surprises. (Sponkit)

+ Steeeeriiiike two! Impish Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus gets herself into another scandalicious photo-related scrape. This time, the culprit is Annie Leibovitz an incriminating, racially-insensitive snapshot where she and her friends make squinty eyes at the camera and laugh. (Scandalist)

+ Meanwhile, word has it Miley will be teaming up with fellow baby-faced teen Taylor Swift for a duet at the Grammys! That is, assuming the buzz surrounding MyCy's faux-Asian photo fiasco has adequately died down by then. (E! Online)

+ Speaking of Grammys, does Lil Wayne have a shot at taking home Album of the Year? We'll put it this way: if we were gonna put money down, it wouldn't be on Weezy. (MTV News)

+ Also, SOMEONE'S feeling a wee bit confident about his 2010 Grammy odds. Says American Idol winner David Cook: "Next year, I’m hoping to hang up a trophy shelf.” You do that! (MJs Big Blog)

+ Despite a momentary kerfuffle yesterday (Britney Spears threatened to pull the plug on her latest tour), the Circus is (still!) coming to town! And Britney's bringin' the kiddies along! (MTV News)

+ Scary boss lady Kelly Cutrone accuses Whitney Port's City friend of being a featherweight, while resident "social" Olivia Palermo puts it all in perspective: "We can't have Shamu walking down the runway."... Or can we?? (Remote Control)

+ Jessica Simpson is heading down to Nashville, where she'll be announcing nominees for the Country Music Awards and ignoring questions about her weight. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Awww, Amy Winehouse is finally waving buh-bye to St. Lucia. Fortunately, the all-play-and-no-work vacation continues! She's shipping off to Jamaica -- or, as the London tabs call it, the "isle of druggies." (The Sun - UK)