Brandy & Dawn Collabo? That would be HOT!!!

"They're sleeping on you, Brandy! And I'm not sleeping. Both my eyes are open!"
--Dawn

One of my fave couples, Dawn (of Danity Kane) and Q (of Day 26), LOVE Brandy! Check out the video above to see the two of them praising the Queen and her new album, Human.

They even closed out the clip with an unreleased B-Rocka track, "2nd Thought" (tracked this down myself after hearing the snippet and it's SO good--just like all underground Brandy), which shows just how big of a fan they are.

And let's not gloss over the fact that there's a camera set up in their bedroom. Oh, and mirrors...and is that a damn pole?! I'm just saying!

AIW Exclusive: One Republic Live at Avalon

Allow me to preface this by saying that Laura Lane (read her blog here) is one of the most caring and most genuine people I've ever had the fortune of knowing. (She's also incredibly talented.) I knew it the night she gave me her plus 1 for a Pre-Grammy Party Honoring Timbland at Avalon, one of the first events I ever got to cover.

She really went out of her way to make sure I got in (and we've had each other's back ever since). That might not seem like a big deal, but I'm telling you: Hollywood is full of really fake people who could give a flying fuck about you.

Thanks to her, my intern at the time--and now good friend--Carla, got to experience a truly amazing and intimate concert featuring Timbaland, Missy, Chris Cornell, Keri Hilson and One Republic.

(That's right, we hustled our way into the party off of one wrist band!)

I'm first and foremost a music girl, and nothing has been able to top this event thus far.

There's nothing like watching live music by true musicians! Below is my video of One Republic performing their hit single "Apologize."

If you look closely, you'll see Miss Laura Lane herself (with our girl, and E! Online's Party Girl, Cristina Gibson) in front of the stage!



Lots of folks (Fergie, Solange, Ludacris, Larenz Tate, Taylor Swift, Travis Barker, Jordin Sparks, Danja, Kat Von D, Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Joe Simpson and Melody from the Pussycat Dolls) came out to support Timbo the Great. Check out my video of Paris Hilton below rockin' out to One Republic!



And here's Paris flipping the bird...



Some pics from the red carpet...


Hair by Carla Jackson : )


Fergie Ferg...her makeup was all caked on and shit...yuck! Side note: While I was making my way through the crowd inside, I suddenly felt someone tugging on my hair. I turned around and it was none other than Fergie herself! She was holding onto my hair for support...guess she was trippin oh stumblin...lol!

Taylor Swift was a total sweet heart! Now, why'd she have to go get mixed up with the Jonas Brothers? They ain't nothin' but trouble!


Check out my previous blog entry for more on Travis Barker.


I wasn't the least bit interested in her, but Kat Von D was actually a pretty cool chick!


Melody...


Carla held it down and interviewed Jordin while I peeped the scenery inside.

The Night Travis Barker Touched My Hair!

Am I the only one holding on to the dream that Travis and Shana will one day get back together for good? Probably! But I don't care. I love the two of them together. They were so cute on Meet the Barkers. I actually thought they made a better couple than Nick and Jessica.

Damn you, MTV reality show curse! Damn, I say! (Speaking of Meet the Barkers, I'm putting the DVDs of the show on my x-mas wish list! Do they exist? Anyone?)

When I met up with DJ AM's other musical half at a Grammy Pre-Party Honoring Timbland, he had some pretty crazy things to say...and oh yeah, he twirled my hair. Cut to me fainting. Lol!

AIW: What do you like a girl to wear when she goes out with you?

TB: I like something soft. I don't like things to be real hard. Even if it looks good on you or whatever, if it's uncomfortable or hard to touch, it's not cool. I think something comfortable and cute. I don't know. Not to be a pervert, but I'm not hard to get off. But just be comfortable.

AIW: Is there something girls wear that you absolutely hate?

TB: I hate when women dye just one piece of hair (he proceeds to play with my hair), just one piece of hair. I think it's weird. *He laughs* That's it!

So yeah...needless to say, the interview was pretty much done after that : ) And fyi, my hair is all one color thank you very much!

I actually have some exclusive videos from inside the party! I'll post those soon.

Vanessa Williams Ain't No Ugly Betty!

Vanessa Williams is so beautiful to me. She always murders it on the red carpet. I was blown away when I saw her in person. She was wearing a purple Emanuel Ungaro gown and a jade necklace. Genius!

AIW: What do you love about Emanuel Ungaro's designs?

VW: Well, this is the first time I've worn Ungaro. Of course there's hay in the back of it right now, but I love the color. It's comfortable because of the beautiful knit. It's classy.

AIW: I love your necklace!

VW: The necklace is from a friend of mine who's a designer in Egypt. She's phenomenal.

AIW: What's something every girl should have?

VW: If you're going to spend money, get well-made shoes because they'll last a long time and they won't kill your feet.

AIW: Who's your favorite shoe designer?

VW: I love Sergio Rossi. The latest stuff that he's had in the past season is genius. It's funky; it's stylish; and also irreverent.

That's all the questions the big star had time to answer. I hope to talk to her at length one day, especially about beauty. The girl hasn't aged one bit!

Adrienne Bailon Talks Style

Lord have mercy, this is going to turn into a blog about the Kardashians I know it! But they're so darn sweet...and available.

Adrienne Bailon--damn near a Kardashan since she's Rob's live-in girlfriend (not fiancee as Khloe cleared up for me earlier)--has been in the news lately for her semi-nude pics that were meant for Rob's eyes only. (Click here and here to see what I'm talking about. So that's where Adrienne got her "Robert Kardashian" tat. We already knew where Rob's "Adrienne Bailon" tat was.)

I think Adrienne and Rob make the cutest couple. Anyway, I thought I'd share what she had to say about what she likes to put on her enviable bod when we last spoke. Plus, some of her Kardashiantics.

AIW: The last time we talked you mentioned that you had just gotten Heidi Klum's skincare line. How did you like it?

AB: I actually gave it to my sister as a gift and she loves it! I think it was the moisturizer that she was obsessed with.

AIW: I know you and the Kardashian girls wear a lot of the same things. How do you explain that?

AB: Well, mainly it's Kourtney and I. Kourtney and I have the exact same style and we're the same size. Certain things look good on our bodies because we have very similar bodies. And we shop at Dash.

AIW: Do you shop together?

AB: Yeah, all the time! Kourntey actually is my stylist on some things so I literally would have borrowed some clothes from her. We like borrow each other's clothes. So a lot of the times people may see us in the same thing, but really it's the same item. She was wearing my dress that week and then I wore it the next week. We're like sisters.

AIW: What's something Kourtney owns that you love?

AB: Kourtney has the most amazing vintage Chanel belt that was actually Kris', her mom's, from like back in the day and it's amazing. I try to rob it from her every time I'm at her house. I try to walk out with it.

AIW: I recently caught the special where Rob slaps you!

AB: That was hilarious. That is Rob and I. We're just super stupid like that. We actually did it in Miami to Kim, and it was just for the shock value to see how they would react to it. He's the only boy. Obviously, they would be so furious if they saw their brother smack someone. Their reactions were hilarious and in Miami when we did to--we did it to all the sisters separately--and Khloe actually started fist fighting Rob like socking him in the face. It was pretty crazy. I'm like, "Khloe loves me!" She totally defended me.

AIW: There are so many celebs with fashion lines right now. Whose fashion line is your favorite?

AB: Actually, I love Ghita. Ghita is the clothing line by Kanye West's ex-fiancee, Alexis. I'm obsessed with it. I love Ghita.

AIW: Right! Why do you like her designs?

AB: It's super feminine. Everything fits amazing and she sells extra small.

I Love New York! Seriously!

I can't help it. I love the foolishness that is New York! She has a big personality and even bigger boobs. Lol! She had me crackin' up many a night on her VH1 reality shows and I love her for that.

I met the HBIC last night at the YRB Magazine "How You Rock It" Party.

After our interview (below), I asked to take a photo with her and she said--and I quote--"Oh, you don't even have to ask! She don't even have to ask. She's cool!" Ahh, New York thinks I'm cool : )

AIW: First of all, I love you! I've watched every single episode.

NY: You sat through all that stuff?!

AIW: Hell yeah! Now, who are some of your favorite designers?

NY: It varies. I'm a woman that loves to shop comfortably. Sometimes I go high-end, sometimes you go affordable. So I love Bebe. I love Gabbana and Gucci. I have a couple of Prada things and I love Jimmy Choo. I love that stuff.

AIW: I know you love matching your eye makeup to your outfits...

NY: I do love my eye makeup, but I'm the type of woman that I believe if you're gonna buy those expensive items only if you deserve it. I only buy something expensive if I did good in an area in life. I don't wanna break the bank every time I go shopping.

AIW: What makeup do you use?

NY: Oh my goodness, MAC! I swear by MAC and Bobby Brown and some days I like to use Bare Essentials.

AIW: So you love shoes. Do you prefer shoes over handbags?

NY: You know what? I'm so lazy! I hate taking the stuff out of my handbag. I might rock a handbag for a very long time because I don't wanna take all the stuff out of my purse so I'm definitely a shoe girl.

AIW: I know you're pursuing an acting career. Who's your dream leading man?

NY: It's so funny that you ask that because one morning I woke up and it was on Media Takeout that I was doing a movie with Will Smith. I'm like, "Why can't this rumor come true?" Anybody like that. I love Denzel Washington, Will Smith...there's so many guys I'd like to work with.

AIW: Are we going to see you on VH1 again anytime soon?

NY: They're like my family. That was my start. But you know I'm really looking forward to doing the movie thing, but you never know maybe I'll be back on VH1. As of right now, New York does Hollywood.

Guess that Kardashian!

That's a Kardashian alright, but it ain't Kim...it's Khloe! Miss thing's figure is on point!!! But more on that later...

Khloe is a sweet heart! The first time I saw her was at a Kanye West after party. She was there with sis Kim, damn-near-sister-in-law Adrienne and brother Rob. I tried to interview Kim. I asked her, "What's your favorite steal?" and she said, "Um...." *poses for a photographer* "Anything on eBay." Then, she proceeded to go inside. (I still love Kim though. She talked to me for a whole five minutes at the Ultimat Vodka Kickoff at Kress. She didn't talk to anyone else that night! So she more than made up for it. Click here to read that story.)

Next thing I knew, I see Khloe about to zip by past me to follow her. And I'm like, "Khloe you have to talk to me." She says, "I can't. I have to go with them. But you can walk with me." Ever since then, she's held a special place in my heart. Even though I didn't really get anything from her that night because it was so loud in the party, I really appreciated how nice she was.

I managed to track down her publicist and schedule an interview with her on the phone weeks later. Click here to read that story.

Anyway, tonight I had the great pleasure of seeing my girl yet again at the YRB Magazine "How You Rock it Event." Here's us catching up:

AIW: Hey, Khloe! Do you remember me? I spoke with you on the phone for The Style Network?

KK: Oh yeah! How are you?!

AIW: Good! It's great to see you again.

KK: It's so funny. I was on my way back from a DUI class.

AIW: That didn't even break yet. I wouldn't have asked you about it anyway.

KK: Oh, girl I don't care!

AIW: You look A-mazing! I know we talked about you getting fit and everything, but you must've gone into overdrive since we last talked.

KK: I've been doing the same thing. I've been working out really hard.

AIW: Your silhouette is amazing!

KK: Thank you!!! I've been working out really hard. Just trying to get in shape. It's a struggle every single day. My weight always fluctuates. The point is that I don't get discouraged. I always try. I still kind of eat what I want, but I eat small portions and I try to indulge in healthy foods as best I can.

AIW: It looks like you're keeping up your natural hair color.

KK: Yeah, it's kind of coming through. I haven't colored it in forever. But I really want to dye it back dark again. I might break and do that.

AIW: Kim has totally changed up her style.

KK: Yeah! Isn't she amazing?

AIW: You look a little bit conservative, but still sexy right now. Are you trying to go that route as well?

KK: The older we get, we all evolve. And when kind of one of us does it, we all hang out so much that we slowly do it even though we don't want to. It's weird. But yeah, I'm still young. I'm 24. So I still want to be a little sexy. I'm wearing a sexy fitted turtleneck.

AIW: Who are you wearing?

KK: I have no idea. There's no tag in it. This was actually older. It was to the floor and I got it cut. So I recycle clothes.

AIW: What about your shoes?

KK: They're Fendi and Lia Sophia jewelry.

AIW: Are you still trying to pursue an acting career?

KK: I've been doing hosting. I'm going to be hosting for MSN on Monday and Tuesday for Dancing with the Stars. It's going to be really cool. So I'm excited about that.

AIW: Is Adrienne and Rob still engaged?

KK: They’ve never been engaged, but they’re still together. They live together.

AIW: How is Adrienne and the whole family doing during this hard time?

KK: I love Adrienne. She’s really become like a sister to us. We love and adore her. We’ve all been through stuff, every single one of us and we’re there for each other. I love her. They were her pictures and someone stole them. Everybody does it. And they weren’t…She was in a bra. I don’t know. I don’t really see it as being a horrible thing. We’ve all been through it all. So it’s only another thing to bring us closer together. We’re there for her no matter what. She’s a great person.