Leighton Meester, who plays Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl, really let loose on Cobra Starship’s new video “Good Girls Go Bad.” The song is awesome, Leighton’s voice is really good and getting good reviews, and the video itself is pretty cool! And doesn’t Gabe from Cobra Starship look awesome in his white sunglasses!

Ever since we got a sneak peek of the video and track, it’s been a favorite of mine. It’s just one of those songs that I can listen to over and over without it getting old.

And it’s kinda fitting for Blair’s character as well, since she is paired up with Gossip Girl bad boy Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick). Chuck Bass definitely makes good girls go bad.… I wonder if they will feature the song on any of season three’s episodes.

Gossip Girl has returned to filming for season three, but during the break Leighton worked on her solo music album which should be coming out in the near future. I’m glad she took up this musical endeavor with Cobra Starship and look forward to more of her music.

Hilary Duff is joining Gossip Girl for a multi-episode arc, according to EW.cm’s Ausiello Files.

Duff will play Olivia Burke, a movie star who enrolls at NYU — and will end up rooming with Vanessa (Jessica Szohr). That should be fun. How much you wanna bet that Duff’s movie star character is totally going to rub Vanessa the wrong way. Should make for some good laughs!

Duff will debut in Gossip Girl’s fourth episode in season 3, slated to air Oct. 5.

Is it possible that one of our Gossip Girl guys could interest Olivia? Hilary News reports that Olivia wants to date a “simple, nonfamous guy.”

That definitely fits Dan Humphrey’s (Penn Badgley) bill. And he would have the perfect hookup with Vanessa rooming with her.

What do you think about Hilary Duff guest starring on Gossip Girl? Do you think there will her character Olivia and Vanessa will become BFFs? Which character would you want her to be romantically involved with?

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As you probably know, Taylor Momsen, who plays Jenny Humphrey on Gossip Girl, is the lead singer of a new band called The Pretty Reckless. During her break from Gossip Girl filming (which has now resumed) she toured with The Veronicas.

A blogger named “Wanderling” attended The Veronicas/The Pretty Reckless concert on Saturday in Vancouver along with fellow blogger friend Eyeliah. Pictured above is Wanderling posing with Momsen.

Wanderling has allowed me to share some of the photos she took at the concert.

Here’s her thoughts on the concert:

“… T Mom completely blew me away. I mean, I went in there expecting crap and she actually had a pretty rad band, a wicked smokey voice and cool stage presence. Let’s not forget…THE GIRL IS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD!” Wanderling wrote on her blog.

After the concert she bought a Pretty Reckless tee and got Taylor to sign it.

Have you seen Taylor Momsen in concert? If so, what are your thoughts?

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Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester will be making her music video debut in her collaboration with Cobra Starship’s “Good Girls Go Bad” video that will have its world premiere sometime today.

Here’s a 30-second preview of the “Good Girls Go Bad” video that shows Leighton Meester, but doesn’t show her singing (but she does sing in the video):

Here is the last “CobraCam” episode featuring a short interview with Leighton about working with the band:

This video is another preview:

I can’t wait to see the whole video!

Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf) made an appearance at MTV studios for “It’s On with Alexa Chung” this week, talking about her music career and the upcoming release of Cobra Starship’s new video “Good Girls Go Bad” which features Meester singing with the group.

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During the video, members of Cobra Starship join her for the interview and an clip from the video, which will be released Monday, is shown.

You’ll notice there was no mention of the supposed Leighton Meeter “sex tape.” I don’t blame her for not answering questions. This was really the wrong time for that (if there ever is a right time). But hopefully the media hoopla over Michael Jackson and Farrah Faucett deaths will make the story disappear from the headlines.

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In case you were caught up in rumors that Gossip Girl was casting for someone that would break up our beloved new couple Chuck and Blair (Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester), don’t worry.

According to Watch with Kristin on E! Online, Chuck and Blair “aren’t breaking up anytime soon.”

Hopefully, the Gossip Girl writers will give Chuck and Blair together time to work. I know at one point, Chuck said he couldn’t imagine “Chuck and Blair going to the movies,” but I hope they DO let us see them together do something more than fight.

I mean, we know they will have to “grow,” and we don’t want them to be boring together, but this is CHUCK AND BLAIR, so let the characters do their magic and it should all work out. In the long term, who knows what will happen between them. I just want to see them try.

In fact, Ed Westwick agrees. He recently said on a red carpet interview, that he wants the couple to “give it a go.”

And just as I am a big fan of Chuck and Blair, I know there are fans of other Gossip Girl couples out there as well.

Those of you who are fans of Blair and Nate, are you hoping that Nate and Serena end up together or do you like Nate with Vanessa? I know on a past poll, many people wanted Nate and Jenny to try again.

Personally, I just want Jenny to have a boyfriend. She needs something else besides school and fashion. She needs a love life like everyone else.

If you are one of those religious Gossip Girl fans who can’t wait to get the DVD, you can now pre-order the Season 2 DVD.  The title will be released Aug. 18.

Amazon is taking pre-sale orders for the Gossip Girl Season 2 DVD for a special price (at the moment) $38.99. Regular price according to the website is $59.98.

Twenty-five episodes in the 7-disc box set.

Here’s the DVD description: “It’s senior year for our beloved Upper East Siders, and the drama is at an all-time high. Applying for college is only one small part of the story, as new romances (and some not-so-new romances) bloom and fade, scandals erupt at every turn and alliances shift even faster than Gossip Girl can send an update. Families and reputations are destroyed and made; so are fortunes. And even the strongest friendships are tested. In this sizzling 25-episode, 7-disc Season Two, you never know what’s next for Serena, Blair, Dan, Nate, Jenny, Chuck and Vanessa. Good thing Gossip Girl is always there to provide us with the latest, juiciest info!”

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

• 5th Ave. Meets Gossip Girl: Click icons on a graphic map and tour the Gossip Girl crowd’s favorite haunts
• Faces Behind the Design: Creative forces behind the show’s art and fashion
• Chasing Dorota Webisodes
• Gag Reel
• Downloadable audiobook of the bestselling novel Gossip Girl: You Know You Love Me by Cecily von Ziegesar, read by Christina Ricci 
  Unaired Scenes
• For a limited time, the DVD release of Gossip Girl: The Complete Second Season will also include an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming book Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar, which will be released on November 3, 2009.

  EPISODES FEATURED

  1. Summer, Kind of Wonderful
  2. Never Been Marcused
  3. The Dark Night
  4. The Ex-Files
  5. The Serena Also Rises
  6. New Haven Can Wait
  7. Chuck in Real Life
  8. Pret-A-Poor Jenny
  9. There Might Be Blood
  10. Bonfire of the Vanity
  11. The Magnificent Archibalds
  12. It’s a Wonderful Lie
  13. O Brother, Where Bart Thou?
  14. In the Realm of the Basses
  15. Gone With the Will
  16. You’ve Got Yale
  17. Carnal Knowledge
  18. The Age of Dissonance
  19. The Grandfather
  20. The Remains of the J
  21. Seder Anything
  22. Southern Gentleman Prefer Blondes
  23. The Wrath of Con
  24. Valley Girls
  25. The Goodbye Gossip Girl

And here’s an exclusive clip from the Gossip Girl Season 2 DVD:

If you don’t have Gossip Girl Season 1 DVD, it’s on sale for $33.49 right now (regular price $59.98). At one point, the DVD was even lower. Sure wish I had taken advantage of it at the time!

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Well, Gossip Girl fans, we  have something to talk about!

First the good news. Gossip Girl will return for season 3 - more Serena, Blair, Chuck, Dan, Nate, Jenny, Vanessa, Rufus, Lily and Dorota - on Monday, September 14.

But …. The CW is switching up One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl’s time slots. When Gossip Girl returns in September, will air at 8 p.m. CST instead of 7 p.m., following One Tree Hill.

Now for me, that’s not a big deal. I will watch Gossip Girl no matter when they put it on the schedule. But for you, is it good or bad? In the age of Tivo and online videos, is it even a big deal anymore?

The CW is officially kicking off its new season on Tuesday, September 8 with the return of sophomore drama 90210 (8/7 p.m. CST), followed by the series premiere of the updated version of Melrose Place (9/8 CST).

On Wednesday, September 9, America’s Next Top Model will return with a two-hour premiere (8/7 CST). The regular Wednesday night lineup will start on September 16 with America’s Next Top Model in the 8/7 CST timeslot, followed by the series premiere of the new model drama The Beautiful Life: TBL at 9/8 CST starring Mischa Barton and Sara Paxton.

On Thursday, September 10, the new lineup for the night will feature the premiere of The Vampire Diaries at 8/7 CST and the return of Supernatural at 9/8 CST.

Smallville, a Thursday night veteran, will now will have a new home on Friday nights beginning Friday, September 25 (8/7 CST). Smallville will be followed by an encore episode of America’s Next Top Model.

What do you think about The CW’s fall schedule?

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The CW’s Gossip Girl made the Top 10 list of the most watched online episodes for the month of May according to Nielsen VideoCensus, as reported by Variety.

ABC’s Lost and Grey’s Anatomy topped the list. Others on the list were Desperate Housewives, The Office, Dancing with the Stars and Survivor.

Gossip Girl was listed as No. 10 with 8.4 million streams during the month of May.  I’m sure the return of Georgina Sparks, along with just the normal season finale fever sparked the number of online streams.

Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively (Serena) and Penn Badgley (Dan) were spotted at the Burberry Lights Up NYC event at the Palace Hotel in New York City.

The Palace Hotel is used often to film Gossip Girl scenes.

Other celebrities at the rooftop event included: Orlando Bloom (with short hair), Molly Sims, Justin Long, Rose McGowan, Claire Danes and Harry Connick Jr.

What do you think of Penn’s facial hair? Personally, I like Penn and Chace Crawford (who was growing facial hair too while on break from Gossip Girl) clean cut.

Here are more photos of the two at the event:

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