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Jennifer Lopez's lead single from her next year release "Love?" has hit the web. Titled "Louboutins", the song will be performed live for the first time at 2009 American Music Awards on November 22.

"Louboutins" reportedly is produced by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and written by The-Dream. Rumor also suggests that the song was meant to be recorded for Brandy's forthcoming release, but following Brandy's exit from Epic Records, it was handed over to J-Lo.

Previous report suggesting that "Relapse: Refill" is put out by Eminem to replace "Relapse 2" is untrue. The re-release of the first "Relapse" installment is confirmed to come out on December 21 in U.S. and indeed will be used to fill the gap between "Relapse" and its sequel.

"I want to deliver more material for the fans this year like I originally planned," the Slim Shady said in the press release. "Hopefully these tracks on 'The Refill' will tide the fans over until we put out 'Relapse 2' next year."

Another fresh material, this time titled "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me", from Danny Gokey has been unleashed. Recently, a portion of the track has been showcased live during his performance in Los Angeles for TV station KTLA.

"I love this song for what it stands for," said the "American Idol" alum as quoted by USA Today. "I don't live in the past. I live in the 'now' ... in the future ... and in the dreams that I have. I know that my best days really are ahead of me."

Vampire Weekend have made public a music video in companion to their new single called "Cousins". The video which is directed by Garth Jennings captures the band's members invading and rocking an alleyway.

"Cousins" serves as the first single from Vampire Weekend's upcoming second studio album titled "Contra". A follow-up to their Gold-certified eponymous effort "Vampire Weekend", the record is aimed to arrive in U.S. market on January 12, 2010.

Janet Jackson has quietly returned to A&M Records, according to New York Daily News. Now that the deal is finalized, the recording company takes its focus on promoting her greatest hits album "Number Ones" which has been in U.S. stores since November 17.

"A&M wants this CD to remind people how great Janet is," a source testifies. "They're hoping it'll whet the public's appetite for Janet and pave the way for her new music."

A 30-second snippet of Snoop Dogg's music video supporting his new single "I Wanna Rock" has just been unleashed by MTV, featuring the rapper kicking off a party. No premiere date for the video has been announced just yet.

"I Wanna Rock" is one of the singles set to appear in Snoop's forthcoming tenth studio project "Malice N Wonderland". The album is due to arrive in U.S. on December 8 and features the likes of Jazmine Sullivan, The-Dream, R. Kelly, Soulja Boy, Brandy, Pharrell Williams and more.

A look behind the making of Adam Lambert's music video for his debut single "For Your Entertainment" has been shared. Coming out via Access Hollywood, the clip also features commentary from the "American Idol" alum in addition to showing the filming process.

"For Your Entertainment" is the lead single coming from Adam's upcoming first major-label album of the same name. The track will be showcased live for the first time during his performance at 2009 American Music Awards on November 22. Recently, the rehearsal footage for the event has also been found, featuring him rocking with his band.

A sneak peek to Janet Jackson's "Make Me" music video has been uncovered. The clip teases on what to expect from the video, featuring the sister of late King of Pop Michael Jackson dancing to the song with several backing dancers.

"Make Me" is a new single which is set to be listed in Janet's new compilation titled "Number Ones" which has come out in U.S. since November 17. Nelly, Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell are some of the stars lined up as her featured guests.

Nick Jonas and The Administration are going to rock "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night". Introducing their performance at the gig will be Nick's brothers/bandmates Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas from the Jonas Brothers.

Hosted by LL Cool J, the Grammy Nominations Concert will take place at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on December 2. Other confirmed musical guests are Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Sugarland. It will announce nominees for the 52nd annual Grammys which will be held on January 31, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Allison Iraheta has debuted a music video in companion to her debut single "Friday I'll Be Over U". The singer who finished fourth in the eighth season of "American Idol" performs the song in front of colorful backdrop.

"Friday I'll Be Over U" is the lead single taken from Allison's debut studio album "Just Like You" which is going to hit the stores across United States on December 1. It has been re-recorded in Spanish called "El Viernes Te Olvido Yo".

Winners for this year's mtvU Woodie Awards have been announced during a pre-taped show on November 18. Kings of Leon took home the top honor, Woodie of the Year, beating Asher Roth, Drake, MGMT and Silversun Pickups.

Green Day were honored with Performing Woodie. Meanwhile, Matt and Kim received Best Video Woodie and this year's youngest nominee Never Shout Never won Breaking Woodie. Other winners were Tech N9ne who claimed Left Field Woodie and Jamie Tworkowski who was given the Good Woodie.

From hooking up with Robin Thicke on the her debut single "Somebody to Love", Leighton Meester is now cooking up new track with Lil Wayne. The Blair Waldorf of "Gossip Girl" will be teaming up with the rap mogul on a song called "Make It Rain".

"I sent him a couple of my songs," Leighton told MTV. "He's been diggin' on them for a while. Then he heard ['Make It Rain'], and he was like, 'All right, I'm gonna kill it!' " Praising Weezy as a "talented and very funny" man, she added, "[He's] really optimistic, and super supportive of me, which I've really, really appreciated so much."

Filling the gap between "Relapse" and "Relapse 2", Eminem will treat his fans with "Relapse: Refill". The re-release of the first "Relapse" installment is going to be put out for purchase across U.S. on December 22.

According to Rap-Up, the "Refill" will arrive as a double-disc album and feature seven new songs in addition to the original tracks of "Relapse". Titles of the reported fresh materials remain under wraps though.

Following the leak of her first mini album "The Fame Monster", Lady GaGa reveals trailer for the upcoming record on her official YouTube. While scenes from "Bad Romance" music video are played, the footage reminds fans that the record will have eight new songs and hit U.S. stores on November 23.

As a promotional effort for the upcoming studio release, Lady GaGa will embark on "The Monster Ball" tour starting from November 27. Along with Kid Cudi and Jason Derulo as her supporting acts, the dance queen will stay on the road until January 21 next year.

Disney songstresses Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez have been billed to take the duty as presenters at the upcoming American Music Awards. The other stars appointed to present awards at the November 22 ceremony are Kristen Bell and Colbie Caillat, reports E! Online.

On another news, Timbaland will deliver his vampire-themed song "Morning After Dark" at the annual event. The powerhouse producer/rapper is going to share stage with his two collaborators, Nelly Furtado and French new artist SoShy.