R&B star Usher is gearing up to release his sixth studio album, Raymond vs. Raymond, on December 8th and three new tracks from the album's recording sessions have surfaced with "Blockin", "More" and "Daddy's Home".

Superstars Jay-Z and Alicia Keys share the spotlight with New York City in the video for "Empire State of Mind", the second single off 'The Blueprint 3'.

As a big fan of the song, the Hype Williams-directed video does a nice job of capturing the song's essence. As previously reported, the duo will be performing the song at the 2009 American Music Awards on November 22nd.

Sexy songstress Shakira gets playful in the video for "Did It Again", which will serves as her next single internationally. The Timbaland and Lil' Wayne-assisted "Give It Up to Me" will serves as the next U.S. single released from her new album, She Wolf, which is set for a November 23rd release.

X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke appeared at the launch of the new MTV UK channel Viva, where she performed "They Don't Know" and her No.1 single "Bad Boys".

Pop star Lady GaGa has unveiled a new promotional shot from her forthcoming re-release, The Fame Monster, which will hits stores on November 23rd.

R&B star Ne-Yo finds his happily ever after in the video for "Never Knew I Needed", which is lifted from the soundtrack to Disney's animated film, The Princess & the Frog. Watch the Melina-directed video below:

American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert spices thing up on "For Your Entertainment", the lead single and title track from his debut album (due November 23rd).

This is sinfully good. The upbeat dance cut was produced by Dr. Luke, who also hemmed Britney Spears' "Circus", and excels with a catchy nature that will only add to its chance at success. Truth be told, this is a risky move for the singer, given the track doesn't skimp on the raunchy or sexual factors, but ultimately it works.

She made us take notice with her effortlessly ability to exude sex appeal and all around bad-assness, and now the 'Transformers' hottie follows in the footsteps of 2008's Halle Berry, to become Celebrity Bug's Most Beautiful Woman of 2009.

He captured us with his steamy scenes in 2008's Sex and the City: The Movie, mesmerized us with his sexy run on 'Dancing With the Stars', and now he follows in the footsteps of David Beckham, who was bestowed with the honor in 2008, to become Celebrity Bug's Most Beautiful Man of 2009.

Superstar Britney Spears gets naughty in the sexy video for her No.1 single "3", which was directed by Diane Martel and hails from her forthcoming greatest hits compilation, The Singles Collection (now due November 10th).

Hate to say it, but this is not good by any means. Of course, Ms. Spears looks great and still effortlessly exudes sex appeal, but as a whole the visual just comes off sluggish, lazy and lacking the creativity that we've come to expect from the star.

Personally, I look at the whole 'Circus' era as a rebuilding phase for the once troubled star, given everything from the videos to her performances were simplified, in a conscious effort to avoid putting too much pressure on her to deliver, especially in a period where lots of people were counting her out.

That said, I do think the singer has to 'bring it' with the next era, because you can only overlook these mishaps for so long.

Superstars Jay-Z and Alicia Keys reunited for a performance of their smash collaboration "Empire State of Mind", at Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, where the New York Yankees evened the playing field (1-1) against the Philadelphia Phillies with a 3-1 win.

Good performance. The duo will reunite once again for a performance at the 2009 American Music Awards on November 22nd.

As for Ms. Keys, she will continue day 2 of her video shoot for "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart", which is being hemmed by Syndrome.

Grammy-winning artist John Mayer will release his new album, Battle Studies, on November 17th and the album sampler from the set has been released. Listen below:

12x Grammy winner Alicia Keys can't seem to find a cure for her sleepless nights on "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart", the second single from her forthcoming fourth album, The Element of Freedom (due December 15th).

The Jeff Bhasker-produced cut has a retro vibe with a slight Hip-hop influence that sees the songstress surprisingly diving into new territory. To put it simply, the track is stellar and in my opinion, would have served as much better opening than "Doesn't Mean Anything", which is at a standstill on the charts.

Check out part 4 of Celebrity Bug's choices for the 2009's 50 Most Beautiful Stars of music, film, modeling and sports.

(Above) Britney Spears, Kate Hudson, Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Aniston, Eddie Cibrian, Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Jesse Williams & Taylor Lautner.

** Tune in tomorrow for the unveiling of our choice for the Most Beautiful Man and Woman of 2009. **

Grammy winner Norah Jones steers her own ship in the video for "Chasing Pirates", the lead single from her forthcoming album, The Fall (due November 17th).

On Tuesday, American Idol's most successful star Carrie Underwood will release the follow-up to 2007's Carnival Ride with Play On. The album sampler features 30 second clips of the album's 13 tracks, which see the songstress taking a heftier hand in the writing process and reteaming with Mark Bright. Listen below:

American Idol winner Kris Allen will release his self-titled debut album on November 17th, and the project's album sampler, which features 30 second clips of the album's 13 tracks, has surfaced. Listen below:

Sounds promising...

6x Grammy winner Toni Braxton has released some stills from her upcoming music video "Yesterday", which was directed by her frequent collaborator Bille Woodruff ("He Wasn't Man Enough For Me" & "Unbreak My Heart"). The video features cameos from LA Lakers' Shannon Brown and Ron Artest, and reportedly singer Trey Songz, who appears on the track's official remix.

Mrs. Braxton-Lewis continues to make 43 look absolutely FABULOUS.

The singer will be heavy on the promotional road in the next few months with her album, Pulse, scheduled to be released on February 8th, 2010. Prior to that, she will perform at the Soul Train Awards in November, drop a second single in early December, and kick off a new tour in mid-February.

Last night, Grammy winner Monica premiered her new BET reality show, Monica: Still Standing, which chronicles her adventures of motherhood and the restoration of her career with the recording process of her fifth album.

Grammy winner Mya continued to shine during week six of her run on ABC's mega-hit 'Dancing with the Stars', which saw her taken on the Jitter Bug (with partner Dmitry Chaplin) and scoring a 24.

Country starlet Taylor Swift appeared on 'Dancing With the Stars' to perform her new single "Jump Then Fall" and her No.1 hit "Love Story", which hail from the re-release on her sophomore album, Fearless.

With the unveiling of our choice for the Most Beautiful Man and Woman of 2009, locked in for October 30th, Celebrity Bug reveals part 3 of our choices for the 2009's 50 Most Beautiful Stars of music, film, modeling and sports.

(Above) Kim Kardashian, Reggie Bush, Ashanti, Josh Duhamel, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lopez, Gabriel Aubry, David Beckham, Ashton Kutcher, Shakira & Enrigue Iglesias.

American Idol finalists Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert have unveiled the official cover arts for their forthcoming debut albums, Just Like You and For You Entertainment (due November 23rd and December 1st, respectively) .

Rapper Flo Rida is on a quest to rescue Trina in the video for "Touch", which was sponsored by the internet dating site Adult Friend Finder.

After releasing two hit singles with "One Time" and "One Less Lonely Girl", teen star Justin Bieber hopes to follow-up that success with his official third single "Love Me", which samples the Cardigans' hit "Love Fool" and hails from his debut album, My World (due November 17th).

Budding songstress Kristina DeBarge is MTV's Featured Artist Of The Week, and here is some footage of her performing "Future Love" and a acoustic version of "Sabotage", from her debut album, Exposed.

Good stuff.

Multi-talented star Jennifer Lopez covers the November 2009 issue of She, where she discusses love, surgery and the route to happiness.

The songstress is gearing up to release her new single "Louboutins", which was originally penned for Brandy by Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart and The Dream, to radio outlets within the next few weeks. She will also perform the single at the American Music Awards on November 22nd.

Grammy winner Rihanna keeps it dark and edgy on the official cover art for her fourth album, Rated R (due November 23rd).

The cover was shot by famed photographer Ellen von Unwerth, who says the star “was looking to create something a bit new for the look of the album. [She's] so beautiful, sweet, and tough at the same time—and a pleasure to shoot.”

In addition to Ne-Yo, who penned "Russian Roulette", other producers and writers on Rihanna’s new album include Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart, The-Dream, Justin Timberlake, Stargate, and Chase & Status.

With the unveiling of our choice for the Most Beautiful Man and Woman of 2009, locked in for October 30th, Celebrity Bug delivers part 2 of our choices for the 2009's 50 Most Beautiful Stars of music, film, modeling and sports.

(Above) Chace Crawford, Blake Lively, Jonas Brothers, Rihanna, Toni Braxton, George Clooney, Simon Baker, Paul Walker, Boris Kodjoe & Giselle Bundchen.