+ Jessica Simpson has landed her first magazine cover, post-breakup with Tony Romo. (Glamour)

+ Hey girl hey! Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester loves to wrap her lips around a foot long! (Skinny Girls, Big Sandwiches)

+ Wanna enter for a chance to win a VIP trip for two to L.A. to see Morningwood at Six Flags Magic Mountain? DO IT NOW! (LogoOnline)

+ Check out this interview Kid Cudi gave recently, talking 'shrooms and being more than just Kanye's little sidekick. (Complex)

+ Up-and-coming MC/pop songstress/crazywoman Amanda Blank is launching a coast-to-coast tour with Matt and Kim to close out the summer and support the launch of her new CD 'I Love You,' with dates from L.A. to D.C. (MySpace)

+ Brit Brit's back to her old tricks again, and by old tricks we mean Lindsay Lohan. The two were spotted partying into the wee morning hours at an L.A. hotspot last night. Come on now, girl -- we're almost rid of Daddy-o. Don't spoil it now!! (Life & Style Weekly)

The subject of my girl Jessica Simpson is not the most cheery for me right now... That said, this vintage TRL video temporarily sent me to a happy place. First off, Jessica's outfit will put a smile on your face; I had to hit pause just to savor the image. I mean... just watch it. The glittery pink eye shadow, the crimped hair, the leather pants... what a difference nine years makes.

Yes, it was a simpler time, a happier time, when Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson were still together. While the duet of "Where You Are" from Jessica's 1999 debut, Sweet Kisses, showcases Jessica's fantastic voice (she also knows to turn her head before a belt, sparing Nick's eardrums), my happy moment was short-lived.

Why can't it just be like this again? Vanessa's gone; Tony's gone; John Mayer's gone (wait -- Mayer might not be gone; did you hear that rumor?), so couldn't Nick and Jessica offer each other the perfect comfort? So say her Tweets, Jessica's just sleeping with her mom and dogs and listening to Olivia Broadfield songs right now. Help her! Let the rumors of a reconciliation be true...

Watch the duet from the good ol' days below, intro-ed by a "lonely and untalented" Carson Daly.

+ We hate to say it, but Perez Hilton has a pretty good ear for up-and-coming music, so much so that he's getting his own record label. Yikes. (The Tripwire)

+ FINALLY some good news today... Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo have broken up. The kicker is that it was because Tony didn't want to dress up as Ken doll for a "Barbie & Ken"-themed party. Wonder who gets to keep the Dream House?  (Pink Is The New Blog)

+ Like her or not, lady is getting paid: Lauren Conrad just topped the NY Times' Best Seller's List! (StarPulse)

+ It's nice to see all the American Idol kids sticking together in spite of all the anti-gay protesters that are showing up outside their concerts (bashing Adam Lambert). (Popnography)

+ Lady Gaga made history this week, as she is only the third artist EVER to have three songs on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40. (Perez Hilton)

+ This weekend, Lindsay Lohan threw herself at 2008 MTV VMA host Russell Brand and surprisingly enough, the self-proclaimed sex addict said "NO!" (The Superficial)

+ Country singer Carrie Underwood is sorry she led the world to believe that Jessica Simpson's beau (and Underwood's ex) Tony Romo still has her on speed dial. "I would never mean to say anything to hurt anybody or stir up anything, because I'm just not about drama ... at all," said the American Idol winner, who then reinforced her point by privately apologizing to Jess publicly asking for Jess' forgiveness in the current issue of Elle.

+ Who knew that The Hills gals were also Halloween queens?! Check out Lauren Conrad's tribute to 1920's glam, plus admire Audrina Patridge's ability to show her true colors. (Remote Control)

+ Sultry come-hither stare? Check. Flowy white negligee? Check. Perfectly wind-blown hair? Check. Britney Spears, looking smokin' H-A-W-T on the cover of her new album, Circus? Checkmate. (Newsroom)

+ And speaking of Britney's new look, you won't want to miss these pics of the singer on Halloween. (Just Jared)

+ Like Fat Joe before him, Barack Obama thinks brothers should "pull up their pants." And, presumably, do the rock-away. (MTV News)

+ And, in sadder news, Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, died today at the age of 86. Obama, who recently suspended his campaign to spend time at her bedside, issued a joint statement with his sister calling Dunham "the cornerstone of our family." (Reuters)

+ Actress Jennifer Hudson joined 100 celebrity friends (like Oprah, Missy Elliott and Fantasia) and family members in mourning for her mother, brother and nephew at a private memorial service in Chicago this morning. (E! Online)

+ Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard got stung by a scorpion twice ... and lived to tell about it. (Spinner)

+ Meanwhile, despite what those crazy Brits (and Perez Hilton) would have you believe, rapper Lil Wayne was not involved in a crazy gang-related gunfight last weekend. In fact the rapper's alive and well. And, apparently, bitching about how music these days is soooo uninspired. (NME)

+ Obama supporters Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel helped Barack the vote at a pro-Dem pep rally over the weekend. "I'm not here as some dude who writes goofy songs," Timberlake said. "Me and Jess, we're here as Americans. We're here as humans, because this is something we had to do." (MTV News)

+ Meanwhile, Fall Out Boy has announced that they'll be pushing back the release date for their new album, Folie a Deux. "Six months ago, we thought it would be a fun idea to release our album on Election Day," said the band in a statement, "but this is not the election to be cute." (Rolling Stone)

+ Meanwhile, Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are NOT engaged, okay?? "Somebody said we bought a ring [at Neiman Marcus]," Jess told Entertainment Tonight. "I couldn't drag Tony into Neiman Marcus if I tried." (Usmagazine.com)

+ Katy Perry is gearing up to host next month's MTV Europe Music Awards! And apparently she's a wee bit psyched. "I was so excited when I heard that I was nominated for two awards," says Perry, "but when I was asked to host the show I wet myself, Fergie-style!" (MTV News - UK)

+ Two of David and Victoria Beckham's former housekeepers have been taken into police custody for "allegedly looting the famous couple's mansion of souvenirs and then selling them on eBay." Good plan! (E! Online)

+ Good news, football haters! The Jo Bros are playing at halftime during this year's Thanksgiving Day Cowboys/Seahawks game! Happy (early) Turkey Day, everyone! (Pollstar)

+ M.I.A. becomes the latest boldfacer to bring down the house with T.I. on "Swagger Like Us." (MTV News)