Carrie Underwood's CMA Honors!

Carrie Underwood has crooned her way to the Country Music Association's heart! It was announced today that the former "American Idol" and current chart-topper's Carnival Ride was nominated for Album of the Year, along with Kenny Chesney's Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, Alan Jackson's Good Time, George Strait's Troubadour and Brooks & Dunn's Cowboy Town.

Carrie's fellow blonde belter Taylor Swift, who was on hand to announce the nominations, was honored with a nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year, where she'll compete with Underwood, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert and Martina McBride.

Male Vocalist of the Year noms go to Chesney, Jackson, Strait, Keith Urban and Brad Paisley.

The CMA awards are scheduled to air November 12 on ABC.

Sarah McLachlan Splits From Husband

Sarah McLachlan is separating from husband, Ashwin Sood, after 11 years. ""I haven't said anything about it because I've been terrified," Sarah said, "But I figure ... there's no good time to say it, so I just said it."

The Canadian singer describes the circumstances of the split to Billboard.com as "pretty gross." The couple has two daughters, India Ann Sushil, 6, and Taja Summer, 14 months.

Sarah put her pain into her work. McLachlan's latest album of greatest hits, Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan, will include two songs about the breakup.

"Don't Give Up on Us [is] pretty self-explanatory," she says, "Basically [it's] just a plea to give it another chance and keep trying."

McLachlan's new album is set to release on October 7.

Heidi Klum Says No J.Lo on 'Project Runway'

Jennifer Lopez just can't make it work. Heidi Klum revealed that the superstar will not be able to perform as guest judge on the "Project Runway" season finale, ET confirms.

"Jennifer Lopez was going to be our guest judge, [but she] cancelled yesterday due to a foot injury," Heidi told the crowd at Bryant Park as the finalists' show got underway.

"A great five years at Bravo comes to an end today, thank you so much, you did a beautiful job putting the show on the network," the Emmy-nominated host added. Next season, the show moves to Lifetime.

In lieu of J.Lo, the special guest judge will be none other than the show's mentor, fashion guru Tim Gunn.

"I'm happy to fill in last minute and will be impartial and unbiased to the designers," he said.

Kanye West Blogs About Incident With Paps

Just a day after being arrested at LAX airport for suspicion of vandalism, Kanye West is blogging about the headline-making incident.

"I'm cool with the paparazzi," he writes. "This guy wasn't cool. I gotta work now ... I'll rant later!"

Kanye is currently in Hawaii after being released yesterday on $20,000 bail.

Chris Brown Pens Two Songs For Britney Spears

It seems everything he touches turns to gold, and now Chris Brown may bring some of that magic touch to Britney Spears!

The 19-year-old R&B singer and songwriter has reportedly written two songs for the pop princess that she has not yet heard, the Associated Press reports.

"I actually wrote a couple songs for her now," Brown said.

Brown also wrote "Disturbia," the chart topping song that his rumored girlfriend Rihanna performed at Sunday night's MTV VMA show, where he won best male video for "With You."

Britney Finally Gets a 'Piece' of the VMA's

Putting years of nominations and no wins behind her, Britney Spears broke the streak by winning three VMA awards including tonight's most coveted award, Video of the Year, for "Piece of Me."

"To my fans, this is for you," she said upon accepting the award. "Thank you so much."

Earlier in the night when she picked up her first award, best female video, Britney thanked God and her two boys for inspiring her. "Piece of Me" also nabbed best pop video.

Celebs gracing the show, hosted by British comedian Russell Brand, included presenter Demi Moore, Lindsay Lohan and a very pregnant Ashlee Simpson.

All-star performances came from Christina Aguilera, the Jonas Brothers, Kanye West, Rihanna with T.I., and Pink.

And in other haps, Chris Brown took home best male video ("With You"), Linkin Park scored best rock video ("Shadow of the Day"), Lil Wayne took home best hip-hop vid ("Lollipop") and The Pussycat Dolls clawed their way to the award for best dancing in a video ("When I Grow Up").

Gone in 60 Seconds: Britney Spears Kick Starts VMA's

All eyes were on Britney Spears as she opened this year's VMA's!

In a video spoof with 'Super Bad' star Jonah Hill, the pop star prepped for the show in her dressing room. Jonah instructed her to "relax" -- but every time she closed her eyes, the actor tried to kiss her!

Britney denied his efforts and then shot out of dressing room and onto the live stage as the crowd leapt to their feet!

Looking absolutely fantastic in a shiny silver gown, she addressed the crowd and quickly introduced the show.

Just as fast, she jumped off stage to make way for the opening act -- all in under a minute!

Bon Jovi Raises $3 Million For Obama

Rocker Bon Jovi held a fund-raiser at his New Jersey home that brought in a whopping $3 million for presidential candidate Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee, the New York Post reports.

About 100 people attended the event Friday at Bon Jovi's mansion in Middletown, NJ, paying about $31,000 each to mingle with the singer and other Democratic supporters, the Post said.

Obama gave a brief speech at the gathering, saying he will stand up to any dirty campaign tactics by the Republicans. "We're not going to be bullied, we're not going to be smeared," he said.

Stars Come Out For Pre-VMA Bash!

The excitement and glamour of one of music's biggest nights - the MTV Video Music Awards - kicked off last night with a bevy of stars coming out for exclusive industry parties in Hollywood.

Spotted at one of the parties - sponsored by TalentHouse.com and held at the Chateau Marmont hotel - were sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton, together with boyfriends Benji Madden and David Katzenberg.

Also on hand for the bash were record producer Russell Simmons, hip-hop performers Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupree and actress Hayden Panettiere.

Ashlee Simpson Is Not Expecting Twins

Ashlee's publicist confirms that Simpson and husband Pete Wentz are not expecting twins.

Rumors on the Internet spread after Pete's friend, hip-hop artist Tyga, allegedly told reporters at a pre-VMA barbeque that the couple was expecting twins and they couldn't be happier.

Pete's band, Fall Out Boy, is up for a VMA tonight for Best Rock Video for their cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It."

Jordin Sparks Sticks Up for Jonas Brothers at VMA's!

Britney Spears' trophy-laden night may have been the talk of the VMA's, but Jordin Sparks was fairly outspoken herself at the awards show when host Russell Brand poked fun at the Jonas Brothers' promise rings.

"I just have one thing to say about promise rings," the former "American Idol" champ said on stage. "It's not bad to wear a promise ring, because not everybody, guy or girl, wants to be a slut."

Brand made amends with a tongue-in-cheek reply.

"I didn't meant to take it lightly," he said of promise rings. "I don't want to piss off teenage fans." Then he later joked: "Promise rings, I'm well up for it. [But] a bit of sex, it never hurt anybody."

Barbra Streisand to Perform at Big Obama Fund-raiser

ET confirms that Barbra Streisand will be among the headliners to perform at a major Hollywood fund-raiser later this month for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Streisand will take the stage September 16 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for one of Obama's last major efforts to raise money before the November election. Co-hosts will be DreamWorks heavy hitters Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.

Obama will start the evening with a 5 p.m. dinner for about 250 people at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, with tickets costing $28,500.

Later, he will attend a reception at the Beverly Wilshire, where Streisand will give a special performance. Tickets for that event will cost $2,500 per person.

'New Kids' Back on TV in Groundbreaking Special

The original supergroup New Kids on the Block is the focus of a new VH1 special, "New Kids on the Block: A Behind the Music Event' on September 28.

The first-of-its-kind TV event, kicking off at 8 p.m., will feature three live songs from their hometown concert at Boston's TD Banknorth Garden, and the three performances can be screened the next day at music.vh1.com.

The show will also feature interviews with original band members Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, and Jordan and Jonathan Knight, footage shot by the band to document their reunion, and archival images.

VH1 will be the only place you'll see live television performances by the band during this tour.

Sheryl Crow to Rock Out in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness

After standing up to cancer on last week's star-studded TV event, Sheryl Crow is set to continue her efforts to raise awareness about breast cancer with a special concert.

USA Today says the "All I Wanna Do" singer will rock out live in LA on Oct. 10 in celebration of Yoplait's Save Lids to Save Lives breast cancer campaign.

Crow survived a battle with breast cancer in 2006. Yoplait's "Save Lids" campaign asks people to collect and mail in their Yoplait yogurt lids, each of which is worth 10 cents toward a donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Taylor Swift Introducing Jonas Brothers at VMAs!

ET has learned that Taylor Swift will be introducing the Jonas Brothers for their performance at this Sunday's Video Music Awards in Hollywood, and we got the news from the horse's mouth -- Russell Brand, VMA host!

Brand told ET that the Jonas Brothers specifically requested to be introduced by the country music cutie at Sunday's show before their highly anticipated performance on the Paramount Studios lot.

Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift have been rumored to be an item in the press, and this news makes it that much more obvious that Swift and the band definitely appreciate one another.

Brand, perhaps best known as the loopy rocker Aldous Snow in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall,' called the Jonas Brothers "God's favorite virgins" and said that their performance "will make the concept of an afterlife seem tame by comparison." Their song "Burnin' Up" is up for Video of the Year.

Rihanna Shines at Star-Studded 'Fashion Rocks'

Rihanna and more celebs including Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Charlize Theron, Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban walked the red carpet at Condé Nast and CBS' fifth "Fashion Rocks" on Friday night -- the kick off event of Mercedes-Benz fashion week which celebrates the relationship between fashion and music.

ET was first on the red carpet to bring you all the stars and all the action from the A-list event, held at the renowned Radio City Music Hall in New York City -- check back here for video!

This year's "Fashion Rocks," airing Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. on CBS, will donate its proceeds to Stand Up to Cancer.

Gwen Stefani's Rocking Post-Baby Bod!

Hot mom alert! Gwen Stefani made heads turn yesterday as she headed out to a routine doctor's appointment at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles with hubby Gavin Rossdale.

Following her medical check-up, the singer hit up the pharmacy before returning back home to her new bundle of joy.

Later, Gavin and their eldest son, Kingston, headed out to help celebrate Romeo Beckham's birthday at Universal Studios!

J. Lo's Twin Talk!

Now that superwoman Jennifer Lopez has added mother of twins to her roster of achievements, the multi-talented star gets personal as she opens up about her baby boy and girl -- and that long-awaited moment where she found out she was expecting.

Jennifer reveals In the October issue of Elle magazine how she found out she was pregnant -- after years of her and hubby Marc Anthony giving it the old college try.

"I was sitting down doing hair and makeup," she says. "And I felt a flutter -- the weirdest little flourish. My makeup artist said, 'What's the matter?' I didn't say anything but in my head I was like, 'I have life inside me!'"

As soon as she got home she took a whopping 20 pregnancy tests -- including one for Marc to take. "I needed to see what a negative looked like," she says.

The new issue of Elle is on stands September 10.

Beyonce: 'I'm Over Being a Pop Star'

Beyonce Knowles wants more than pop stardom -- she wants to be an icon!

The singer and actress tells UK's Marie Claire that although she's reached great heights in her career, she's got even bigger goals.

The Grammy winner had this to say:

"I'm over being a pop star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I've accomplished a lot. I feel like I'm highly respected, which is more important than any award or any amount of records. And I feel like there comes a point when being a pop star is not enough."

Beyonce also talks about gaining 20 lbs. for her role playing soul singer Etta James in the upcoming film 'Cadillac Records.' After gaining the weight, Beyonce had to shed the pounds quickly for another role in the psychological thriller 'Obsessed.' She said gaining the weight was "so much fun," but losing weight made her "angry" with herself.

The talented, self-proclaimed "workaholic" is scheduled to release her next album in November – although it is still untitled, the mag says.

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As their Burnin' Up tour draws to an end, the Jonas Brothers took to their MySpace.com blog Monday to thank fans for their support, offering them an opportunity to ask the trio any question they want!

"Thank you so much," brothers Kevin, Joe, and Nick wrote.

The pop sensations said they would answer as many fans' questions as possible over the next two weeks. Fans can submit questions directly on the group's MySpace blog.

"We are inviting you to ASK US ANY QUESTION YOU WANT TO ASK," the group wrote.

The Jonas Brothers will perform live at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7, where their video "Burnin' Up" is nominated for the night's top nod, Video of the Year.