CosmoGirl announced last month that it was folding and they have chosen Taylor Swift as their cover girl for their December/January double issue.

Taylor won the title of Favorite Female Country Artist last night at the AMAs and now she is featured on the cover as well as a five-page spread. She also wins the coveted lead position in the magazine’s annual Born To Lead honors section. Taylor was photographed for the article in New York’s Central Park.

Taylor Swift: Insider Special Edition, a special episode of CMT Insider, premieres this Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, at 10AM ET. She will also make an appearance on The Tonight Show on December 5th for a performance and interview.

The Country Music Awards will be airing on November 12th on ABC and some of the nominees are:

Album of the year are:

Carrie Underwood (Carnival Ride),
Chesney (Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates)
Alan Jackson (Good Time)
George Strait (Troubadour)
Brooks & Dunn (Cowboy Town).

Entertainer of the year nominees are:
Chesney
George Strait
Brad Paisley
Sugarland
Keith Urban.

Nominees for female vocalist of the year:

Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood,
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride

Nominees for male vocalist of the year:

Kenny Chesney
Jackson
Strait
Urban
Paisley

Nominees for vocal group of the year:

Rascal Flatts
Eagles
Emerson Drive
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town.

Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Award host Russell Brand Brand stirred up controversy by continually poking at the Jonas Brothers’ virginity pledges while using them as an excuse to make teen pregnancy jokes about Bristol Palin and her fiancee.

Brand’s running theme for the evening focused on the Jonas Brothers and their promise rings — until Jordan Sparks stepped on stage to have her say about his repeated digs:

She later had this to say about putting Brand in his place at the In Touch Magazine after party:

“Somebody had to do it.”

RB was funny to some, offensive to others, the question is did he commit career suicide, or did his controversial performance since no one can stop talking about him, serve as a case test for the theory that there’s no such thing as bad publicity! Two days ago he was virtually unknown in America!

The JACKSON 5 reunited on stage in California this past Thursday (04Sep08) to accept a BMI icon award but noticeably absent were Michael and Jermaine. Brothers Jermaine, Tito, Marlon, Randy, Jackie and Michael - were honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the BMI Urban Awards.

Tito, Marlon, Randy and Jackie accepted the prize, which was presented to them by sister Janet Jackson. Marlon joked about Michael’s bizarre superstar lifestyle saying:

“I don’t know (where he is). I think he’s in Egypt riding a camel or something.”

A tribute performance by R&B singers Mario, Keri Hilson, JoJo and Lloyd, who gathered on stage to sing a cover of I’ll Be There.

The evening was held at the Wilshire Theater Beverly Hills had a grand finale with a performance of Never Can Say Goodbye sung by Mario, Bobby Valentino, Lloyd and Ray J.

Tito said: “It’s a great honour to know your music influenced a generation. We’re very proud of this moment.” It was a family affair when the Jackson 5 members - who did not perform all got up on stage to pose with parents Joseph and Katherine, and sisters Janet, LaToya and Rebbie after receiving the Icon prize.

Ne-Yo, won Song of the Year for Irreplaceable, a track performed by Beyonce Knowles and written by the Closer hitmaker also won, as well as Espen Lind and Amund Bjorklund.
Kanye West, T-Pain and Jonathan ‘J.R.’ Rotem were named Producers of the Year, while T-Pain scored the Songwriter of the Year title for writing hits including West’s Good Life and Flo Rida’s Low.
The BMI awards pay tribute to the music industry’s top songwriters, composers and producers.
Rodney Jerkins, will.i.am, Polow Da Don, and Soulja Boy were also noted on BMI’s list of 2008’s Top Urban Producers.

OK! Magazine is reporting that John Leverence, a spokesman for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences says that Britney is included on the official ballot of 41 names for outstanding actress in a comedy series, for her two guest starring roles on “How I Met Your Mother.”

Britney played an easily seduced receptionist named Abby. The ratings shot up with her guest starring role.

Nominations for Emmys — U.S. tv’s highest honors – will be announced on July 17/08.

Amy Winehouse apparently wont be going to the Grammy Awards because she couldn’t get her hands on a Visa to head to the United States. I am actually quite glad because drug addicts and criminals shouldn’t really be allowed to enter the states. Here is what a rep said for the drugged out singer.

“Amy Winehouse will not be performing at this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony. Unfortunately, her application for a visa to enter the United States of America has been rejected at this time by the American Embassy in London.”

There is speculation that she will be performing via Sattelite. Which could be very interesting. I wonder if she will do it from her Rehab facility.

First Lindsay now Hayden? I guess they are paying people to show up to the Capri film festival. Hayden has done some great acting on the show heroes but has she even been in any films? I think she was in some cheer leading movie, but she didn’t have that big of a role. Anyway here she is receiving her ‘career’ award! LOL

Lindsay Lohan is being honored this week in Capri Italy’s Film Festival. I am not totally sure why, but I suppose it is because she is a ‘fabulous’ actress! How does Lindsay who has had no box office hits lately, be honored for being a great actress? Her only good movies were Parent Trap and Mean Girls!