He may have copped the silver medal in the American Idol Olympics, but David Archuleta is certainly a tried-and-true star. How do I know? Well, he has just gone through that great rite of passage that all successful singers eventually go through: he has released a Christmas album.

Christmas From The Heart is a nice run through some Christmasy hits ("Silent Night," "Joy To The World") as well as his famed take on "Ave Maria." No videos have been released for the holiday platter as of yet. But let's take a Christmas gander at a few Christmas music video tropes we're sure Archuleta will avoid:

+ Kenny G.'s "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" -- Two words: Soprano saxophones. Two more words: HELL NO.

+ Destiny's Child's "8 Days Of Christmas" -- Sexy Santa's helper costumes were kinda okay on Beyonce, to be avoided at all costs on Archie. (Though a Santa hat may or may not be fine.)

+ *NSYNC's "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" -- Justin Timberlake in "rockin' elf gear" was bad enough. But Gary Coleman? Pass.

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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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+ A brand-new Britney Spears video, "Radar" leaked online today. One word: boring. (MTV News)

+ On the trashy TV front, Hilary Duff gets to exercise her acting chops once again as she joins the cast of Gossip Girl for the October season premiere. (EW.com)

+ Congratulations to the Photoshop genius behind Madonna's new Louis Vuitton ad campaign for making her look like the Svedka robot (or just herself 30 years ago, made out of marzipan). (PopCrunch)

+ Check out what a bunch of Warped Tour bands had to say as they reflect on the influence Michael Jackson had on their music. (Buzznet)

+ Demi Lovato took quite a spill onstage during a recent concert but got up and laughed it off like a true pro. (Blogamole)

+ Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett had nothing but nice things to say about Beyonce, when the two ran into each other at the BET Awards this past week. (Rap-Up)

+ We bet Beyonce hates to be reminded that they still have to crank out one more album for their label. The other two who-see-whats, however, could probably use the cash. (PopCrunch)

+ The Barenaked Ladies took home a Juno Award for 'Children's Album of the Year.' Guess all the all the mounds of coke lead singer Steven Page was sucking down before he got kicked out of the band really did provide some inspiration. (Yahoo! Canada News)

+ What to do before going to court on Monday? If you're Rihanna, you slip away to Hawaii for a few days.  (PopSugar)

+ Holy sneak peek at the new Jonas Brothers World Tour stage. WOOT WOOT! (Teen Hollywood 411)

+ K-Fed, looking oddly like Shrunken Head Man from Beetlejuice, has clearly ordered one too many Moons Over My Hammies. (Pink Is The New Blog)

+ Time for some Robert Pattinson kiddie porn from a photo shoot waaaaaay back in 2001.  It's reeeeally good -- we promise. (Socialite Life)

PLEASE tell me you watched the Kids' Inaugural: We Are the Future show tonight. If you didn't, we're not even friends anymore. You did? Okay. Friendship BACK ON!

Okay, so, a few thoughts, courtesy of Buzzworthy:

+ Indeed, Miley Cyrus' dress was NOT her best look. Not the worst, but not the best. My Cy looks great in everything, but that granny gown/ Very Barbie Christmas dress was WAY too formal and WAY too old for her. Like Nancy Reagan-too old. Inaugural thematic t-shirt, peace sign necklace, and black skinny jeans for "Fly On The Wall" = Ahhhh. Much better.

+ HOW is Jamie Foxx STILL hyping Ray??? You KNOW those kids are like "WHERE ARE THE JONAS BROTHERS already?" (Or at least I was...) And please... leave the beatboxing to... nevermind. It's even annoying when Justin Timberlake does it.

+ Demi Lovato performs live and DESTROYS it! Which is when I realize that if, for some bizarre reason, I had to choose, I think I'd rather be Demi than Miley: Demi plays guitar and piano, performs in higher heels, likes metal, and has a much better relationship with the Jonas Brothers, who produced her debut album, Don't Forget. (But you knew that.)

+ Woah! Jill Biden goes by "Nana" too! Does Spencer Pratt know this?

+ I, like much of America, fell in love with Michelle Obama when she spoke at the DNC back in August, but watching her address an auditorium full of kids makes me realize all over again that I kinda want her to be my mommy.

+ Lucy Liu = Seriously? ZzzzzZZzzz. That's great that she's doing stuff with UNICEF, but the only thing she really ever did for me was show up in Destiny's Child's "Independent Women Part 1."

+ Corbin Bleu = Dude, you sound like Usher, yet you dress like Michael Jackson. And I'm sorry, but I just can't get behind that hair. I mean, well, literally, I probably could get behind that hair and you wouldn't even see me. But, you brought kids up there with you, so I'll have to retract my claws a little, because everybody loves kids.

+ Bow Wow's back. Again. But what does "Marco Polo" have to do with Obama? And "Thank You" is like eight years old! Though I JUST now realized that Bow Wow samples The Cars' "I'm Not the One" on that track.

+ One of the best parts of the entire event: Usher taks the stage and a camera pans to a little girl who literally fell to her knees, threw her hands above her head, and about fainted over Ush's very presence.

+ OMJ! The Jonas Brothers are backstage! And they're saying SOMETHING about some kinds of ways to get involved! Only you can't really hear what they're saying because (of course), the roar is DEAFENING! Finally, the JBs take the stage, and IT'S ON! Nick had his green guitar and was all asmiley-smiles during "S.O.S." (I have to say, Kevin's leather jacket -- wasn't feeling it. Leather jackets are best left to David Archuleta.) Anyway, every human being in the entire Verizon Center seemed to know the words to "Lovebug," and the Jonases took that one to church real quick but also let the audience be the stars of the performance. Meanwhile the Obama girls shot the Jonases on their Flipcam and digi. So tech-savvy, those two. Next, the Jonas Brothers performed "Tonight," (also their brand-new video -- yay!!!). "Burnin' Up" was the fourth and final song, and Big Rob was in a tux! (Note: um, is anyone else worried Big Rob's getting even bigger? I know it's kind of a job requirement, but eep. I'm a little concerned.) So then Joe Jonas pull off a total Jonas-Obama-Biden jammy jam when he pulls the First Girls on stage. And basically, I make like the Usher girl (or the "Kevin Touched Me!" girl) at the very sight of the three cutest boys and the cutest girls together on the same stage ushering in a new era. YES THEY DID!

'Kay. It's late! I have to get up early, and so do the Obama girls! Big day tomorrow, and all! So get Obama’s Inauguration Day schedule, and don’t miss all of MTV’s historical coverage of “Be the Change: Live From the Inaugural."

You're hot, you're cold, you're engaged? You're not engaged, you're fighting err dey, totally on the outs, completely over. Katy Perry and Travis, you were super cute together, but like Nelly Furtado lamented, all good things must come to an end. Especially when they're bad.

And really, nothing says "sorry you things ended poorly -- and loudly -- for you" like a schizophrenic handbag... like KidRobot's Love/ Hate tote ($148, available 1/25 at KidRobot.com). It's got "Love" on one side, for your "up" days, "Hate," obviously, for those pesky "You're-the-worst-boyfriend-in-the-world-you-never-listen-to-me-you-probably-never-loved-me-you-have-five-minutes-to-get-the-hell-out-oh-s-----I-think-the-cops-are-here-who-f---ing-called-the-cops-f----you-f----this-I-want-out-I-want-you-out-I-mean-it!" rough patches.  Awww!

And so, appropriately, Natasha Bedingfield's "Single" and old-school Destiny's Child, "Independent Women Part 1," a video that's older than I am. Almost.

My all-time TRL-era pick for #1 girl power video would've been Destiny's Child's "Survivor." (I am the biggest closet Destiny's Child fan ever, and with that, I just revealed myself... but for real, give me a little "Jumpin' Jumpin'" and watch me lose it).

Despite the fact that Kelly Rowland's hair was having a wack attack, that song's got legs, and I love how they were like "SOS! We're a hot chick army, and we'll effing SWIM our way to safety!" And of course, that "You know I'm not gonna dis you on the Internet" line is a classic. Take THAT, Perez!

Even though the "Survivor" video won a 2001 VMA for Best R&B Video, it only came in at #8 on yesterday's TRL countdown, while Kelly Clarkson's eff-you anthem came in at 9, Shakira's shakily annoying "Objection (Tango)" got the runner-up spot, and relative newcomer in TRL land Miley Cyrus' "7 Things" took the top honors, beating out Britney's "Stronger" and Christina Aguilera's "Fighter" at numbers 7 and 6 respectively, even though My Cy was still in nappies when Destiny's Child was opening for Dru Hill. Whatevskies. I'm not slightly bitter.

Check out some choice video picks from TRL's girl power countdown below, watch them all here, and don't miss today's show at 3:30p.m. ET -- Michael Phelps is on!

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+ Rapper 50 Cent has officially knocked Jay-Z out of the top spot in Forbes' "Hip-Hop Cash Kings" rankings. Or, as we call it, the "Richest Guys Still Rapping About Being From The Streets" list. (MTV)

+ And speaking of Hov, here's Part XX of the Jay-Z vs. Oasis feud. (Nah Right, via RS)

+ Jurassic flashback! Before they were hanging with the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez were chillin' at Barney's crib. (People)

+ Breaking: The Destiny's Child reunion tour may contain new material! Which doesn't change the fact that we only want to hear them play "Survivor," "Bootlycious" and "Independent Women Part 1" on repeat. (NME)

+ Linkin Park pays tribute to Guns N' Roses by decimating "Welcome to the Jungle." (Idolator)

+ Ice Cube proves he's still got it by doin' his "thang" on his new music vid. (The Boombox)

+ Buzzin' boys Shwayze and Cisco Adler discuss their foolproof plan for avoiding underage girls. (Karma Loop)

+ As expected, Britney Spears isn't just losing custody of her children. She's also losing custody of the $700,000 she owes in legal fees, not to mention K-Fed's fat palimony checks. (MTV)

We always wondered what the new members of Menudo (Monty, Chris, Emmanuel and Carlos) were up to when they weren't out causing "Bandemonium." Turns out, they're busy practicing their parking lot dance sequences and saving damsels in distress from a bunch of refrigerator-shaped goons. And not just any damsels, either. The part of "Main Girl" (hey, that's how it's listed on her Wikipedia) is played by actress Victoria Justice, bettern known as Zoey 101's Lola Martinez.

Check out "Lost," the first video off the bilingual boy-banders' self-titled debut album. And while you're at it, revisit some other guys and gals on a mission, with Jennifer Lopez's "Do It Well," "Summertime" by New Kids on the Block, "Honey" by Mariah Carey and "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child, and more, after the jump.

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Why do stars like Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan always give the paparazzi such a bad rep? Sure, they always come across as a frenzied mob on TMZ, but in "We Break the Dawn," the first video off Michelle Williams' (the Destinys Child singer-turned-soloist, not Heath Ledger's grieving widow) new LP, Unexpected, they seem like a well-adjusted, well-dressed and extremely well-coordinated bunch.

And that's not the only surprise from Williams' aptly named album. In addition to dancing with photogs, Michelle spends the better part of her video glamming it up on the red carpet and sexily sliding down bathroom walls (BTW, she totally learned that move from watching ANTM reruns!) The "unexpected" result? Williams proves this former choir girl -- her first solo album was a gospel record -- has been worshiping at the feet of Janet Jackson. Looks like her prayers have been answered.