+ Ever the smart businessman, Snoop Dogg has just released some sick headphones (the only ones available with in-ear subwoofers), in partnership with music accessory outfit Skullcandy. Gotta make that meezy, fo' sheezy. (HipHop Wired)

+ Lady Gaga does the cover of OUT magazine (along with an amazing photo spread and accompanying article), and when we say "does it," we mean she blows it out. of the effing. water. Don't walk... RUN! (OUT)

+ Guitar god Les Paul passed away today, leaving tons of musicians and music lovers worldwide mourning the loss of a genius inventor and performer. (E! Online)

+ Electro duo La Roux announced today that their next single will be "I'm Not Your Toy." We're kind of in love with this band, and my boyfriend hates me because of it. Overshare? Oh, you just WAIT... (NME)

+ Remind us again why Scarlett Johansson is trying to have a singing career? Probably the same reason Beyonce is trying to have an acting career. Watch this just-released video in which, regardless of whether or not she can sing she looks insanely hot, for "Relator" with Pete Yorn to refresh your memory. (PopSugar)

+ We love Fefe Dobson (remember "Take Me Away?"). Evidently she put on a smoldering show at NYC's Mercury Lounge (performing new tracks like "I Want You" mixed with some old favorites) last night. We love what this girl stands for: sticking it to the man and doing things her way. Let's hope this time around her label will keep her on the payroll for a while. (Neon Limelight)

+ Much to her record label's chagrin, Island girl Amy Winehouse has sworn off her trademark sultry soul sound for her next album and has instead adopted a more doob-friendly Reggae flavor. As long as it doesn't have the meth-y fresh tingle, who cares? (The Sun)

+ The Lonely Island boys (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone) were recently named to Details' list of "mavericks." And no. Sarah Palin had nothing to do with it. Thank God. (Details)

+ Hollywood darling Anne Hathaway has been tapped to bring Judy Garland's life to the big screen.  (Pop Crunch)

+ Meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan is busy crashing her brand-new Maserati into something stationary. (Radar Online)

+ Fergie's keeping her lady lumps and her baby bumps separate, at least until after her tour with the Black Eyed Peas. (Us Magazine)

+ Speaking of lady lumps and taking dumps, can anyone remember a time ever when Scarlett Johansson wasn't pushing those things in our face? Whatever happened to actually putting models on the cover of Vogue?? (Pretty Boring)

+ Have you seen this sneak peek of The Hills Season Five and all the gloriousness that is Audrina and Brody kind of macking it?? (Remote Control)

When you think depressing, lovelorn lyrics and melancholy Regina Spektor-y lullabies, the words "romantic comedy" don't necessarily come to mind. Fortunately for sensual songstress Erin McCarley, soul-crushing rejection just happens to be the basis for information age-y new flick, He's Just Not That Into You.

Check out McCarley's new video, "Love, Save The Empty," and watch for scenes from the SATC-inspired film, where gorgeous Hollywood stars (like Scarlett Johansson and Drew Barrymore) pretend to be hopelessly undateable. Sure, it's momentarily jarring, unrealistic, and borderline offensive. But one look at Jennifer Aniston and, suddenly, it all makes sense.

+ Are Katy Perry and Travis McCoy officially engaged? No. Unofficially? Yes! And get this: Travis reportedly popped the question by smooching his lady-love -- with a diamond ring in his mouth! (Eeeee!!) Here's hoping he polished it first ... (MTV - UK)

+ OMG, don't you just HATE it when people keep asking you about the time you made out with a gorgeous megastar? So annoying, right?? Anywho, Demi Lovato (who swears she never, ever kissed a Jonas!) totally feels your pain. (Seventeen, via Usmagazine.com)

+ Pete Wentz (over)shares some intimate deets about his "amazing" sexcapades with wife/personal lapdancer Ashlee Simpson. (MTV News)

+ Meanwhile, poor, misunderstood Hilary Duff sez she doesn't even know HOW to do a lapdance. She does, however, know a thing or two about crouching seductively on the cover of this month's Maxim magazine. (Maxim)

+ You know that hot rocker dude Whitney Port's been holding hands with on The Hills? Well, turns out his band is actually pretty talented. In fact, they're pretty AND talented. Swoon! (Remote Control)

+ Scarlett Johansson has announced that she might be releasing a follow-up to her debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head. Which brings three immediate questions to mind: Why? How? And, most importantly, WHY????? (MTV News)

+ Rumor has it the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis is battling kidney disease. If so, we wish him all the best and hope he gets healed up real soon! (NY Daily News)

+ Lil Wayne admits he's starting to like the view from on top. As comedy legend Mel Brooks (who??) once said, "It's good to be the king." (MTV News)

+ What do you get Lil Wayne for his birthday? We're not sure, but we're thinking you can't go wrong with the Louis Vuitton briefcase containing $1M in cash money. (TheYBF via Rolling Stone)

+ Beyonce semi-answers questions about her marriage to Jay-Z, droppin' deets about their wedding day and matching ring-finger tattoos PLUS her longstanding aversion to engagement rings. (MTV News)

+ Diddy has taken to the v-logs for another enlightening-but-incoherent video entry protesting political bitchassness. (HuffPo)

+ New visa alert! Lily Allen is officially un-banned from the United States of America. (Scandalist)

+ Shirley Manson's plans to promote her latest gig failed spectacularly when the Garbage gal inadvertently said something MUCH more interesting about Green Day's upcoming new album. (MTV News)

+ Newlywed ScarJo gets political by modeling the latest in stars-and-stripes apron apparel. (Just Jared)

+ Watch out, underage homophobes! One more un-PC word, and you'll have be facing the wrath of and ubiquitous gay rights' upholder Hilary Duff. (E! Online)

+ Have you heard? Amy Winehouse's "most loyal friends" are extremely worried about the singer's "crumbling state of mind!" So they've decided to protect her in the way only best friends can...by selling her out to the British tabloids faster than you can say "Cha-ching!" (The Sun - UK)

+ Kanye West will not face felony charges over the bizarre LAX pap attack. (NY Times)

+ Boo! Junior Senior broke up! I'm never gonna dance again! (MySpace)

+ The still-sexy (if you're into much older guys) Bruce Springsteen is giving you a reason NOT to change the channel during the Super Bowl halftime show. (Rolling Stone)

+ Actress and sometimes-musician Scarlett Johansson gets hitched to Alanis Morissette's ex, Ryan Reynolds. "You Oughta Know" what's coming next. (Scandalist)

+ Madonna was fined nearly $300K for allowing her concert to run 40 minutes long. Hey, maybe we should start calling her the "Too Much Material" Girl? Get it??? Sigh. (NME)

+ For those of you who (still) don't know, G's to Gents host Fonzworth Bentley is takin' it to the streets. (Hypetrak)

+ Country singer Kenny Chesney to expand "the Chesney brand" by making his name synonymous with booze. (The Boot)

+ Maino explains the reasoning behind his album's prognostic title, Maino Is the Future. "That title fits right now. Me being the only new New York rapper that's being noticed nationally — it's only right." Don't believe him? "Hi, Hater!" (MTV)

+ Have you heard? The Hills' Heidi Montag isn't just a celebutante...she's also an aspiring gospel singer! Which totally explains why her first single, "Fashion," involves shouting out designers' names in a faux-French accent -- and her latest tribute to Jesus is entitled "One More Drink." (RC)

+ 50 Cent (a.k.a. "The rapper who's always getting shot") wants YOU to decide whether or not he's in a hardcore rap feud with T.I., (a.k.a. "The rapper who's always carrying guns.") Seriously, though, no pressure. (MTV)

+ Gym Class Heroes set a release date for their new album, The Quilt -- September 9th. (AceShowbiz)

+ Breaking: The "Best Albums of 2008" list was just released, and it has officially (intentionally?) overlooked "musician" Scarlett Johansson. (MTV)

+ Lily Allen sobers up in L.A., thinks about what she's done while working on her new album, Stuck on the Naughty Step. (NME)

On the artistic spectrum, Scarlett Johansson's debut video, "Falling Down" -- from her collection of Tom Waits covers entitled Anywhere I Lay My Head -- falls somewhere between Ghost World, an unreleased Mazzy Star track, a L'oreal hair color commercial, getting to third base in an elevator with Benicio Del Toro, and missing the Jesus & Mary Chain at Coachella because you were waiting in line to get another vegan burrito. You decide.

Next up in a long line of pop songs dedicated to famous folks -- Adam Green's "Jessica Simpson"; Mojo Nixon's "Stuffin' Martha's Muffin"; "Robert De Niro's Waiting" by Bananarama; that weird, annoying, and stalkerish "David Duchovny" song by Bree Sharp; Gorillaz's homages to Clint Eastwood; every song written about or inspired by Winona Ryder; all 19,000 songs written about Elvis; all 10,000 songs about Bob Dylan; and, let's not forget, ABC's cloying "When Smokey Sings," to name just a few -- is a tribute to Scarlett Johansson. It's a sly, softly sexed-up tribute to the actress by the aptly-named French pop band The Teenagers, whose influences include Red Bull, sex (duh), vodka and "ham rollz." Word. We're only surprised it took someone so long.

And speaking of Scarlett, upon her return from visiting an American military base in Kuwait, she coyly thwarted rumors of her engagement to Ryan Reynolds by telling reporters that she's engaged to an altogether different famous man who'll probably also inspire some songwriting of his own: Barack Obama. No word back from Obama's people.

Sorry for the temporary hiatus. We wuz sick, and we're still sick, but there's only so much HGTV we can tolerate, so we did a risk analysis of our boredom vs. infecting the office, and guess who won out?

So, the Innernets insist Scarlett Johansson's engaged to Ryan Reynolds (ex-Alanis Morissette), Scarlett says "no, no, no." But you know, J.Lo "wasn't married" to Marc Anthony for like, months, remember?

Maybe ScoJo's too busy working on her elusive solo album (yes, as in musical album), entitled Anywhere I Lay My Head -- a collection of Tom Waits covers due out in May. Now THAT'S heady! Brits can get a Scarlett fix when she presents at next month's Brit Awards, where she also may perform. (Also scheduled but way less likely to perform: Amy Winehouse).

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