Ummmmm, is there anything conceivably more awesome than Taylor Swift hanging out of a cab singing this version of West Side Story’s “Tonight” as a teaser for the VMA Awards? I think not. MTV hit it out of the ballpark with this one.

There’s a matching — although less phenomenally amazing — teaser featuring Cobra Starship (nice to see them getting some much-deserved attention) and Leighton Meester:

This is all a great start to the awards show. In general, though, everyone’s just going to have to work really, really hard to compensate for the fact that, through forces of nature I will never understand, Russell Brand is being allowed to host again this year. Whatever. Better than Dane Cook, anyway.

So the first time I heard this new “leaked” track from Leighton Meester, I didn’t like it. I thought it was dumb. And then a strange thing happened: I really, really wanted to listen to it again. And then again. And then again. And now I’m on the sixth listen and I can’t stop.

Kudos, Leighton.

There is a long list of people who ought to be penning thank-you notes to Michael Jackson’s estate right now. These people include Senator John Ensign, Governor Mark Sanford, and Leighton Meester. With the media insanity surrounding MJ’s death, the cheating scandals of Ensign and Sanford have disappeared from view like a political penis into an intern’s hoo-hah, and we’ve now forgotten entirely about Leighton Meester’s little foot-job sex tape.

Luckily for Leighton, she’s got a chance to be back in the spotlight for something other than her fancy footwork — her latest track with Cobra Starship, “Good Girls Go Bad,” is poised to be one of the hottest songs of the summer. I told you guys about this song back in May, when it had first hit the Internet, and it’s starting to get widespread radio play and gain popularity now. I LOVE this track. I just can’t get enough of it. The video was just released — enjoy!

And it involves a footjob, apparently.

A video of Leighton Meester having sex with a boyfriend, made years ago, is available on celebhotline.com, where you can also check out screen captures of the film (NSFW, natch).

The site offers a free trial 7-day membership, and then it costs $39.95/month. What do you think, guys? Should I sign up to check out the tape? I’ve never actually seen a footjob.

Oh, and I don’t feel like I should have to say this yet again, but, seriously, people, don’t make a sex tape, ever.

It’s the battle of the Gossip Girl actresses-turned-singers!

Not only is Taylor Momsen’s band, Pretty Reckless, signed to a huge record and management deal, but now we have a second single out of Leighton Meester — kind of. Leighton’s featured on the new Cobra Starship single, “Good Girls Go Bad.” Her bit starts around 1:15. I gotta admit — this is a hot track. A really hot track, and I expect it’ll explode this summer. It’s trending heavily on Twitter right now, and that’s probably just the first sign that we’re gonna be hearing a lot more of this song.

Dude. Blake Lively. WHERE THE HELL IS YOUR SINGLE? Get on top of that, girl. You’re losing ground here.

It’s just the month of new singles around here. Everyone’s releasing or “leaking” them. Here’s a “leak” of Leighton Meester’s single from her upcoming debut album. It’s called “Birthday.” It’s way better than that crap Paula Abdul just released, but it’s definitely not Taylor Swift quality.

The Gossip Girl villainess, who’s currently signed to a record deal and filming a movie, debuted a new, lighter look as she left the Byron & Tracey hair salon in LA today.

Ya know, I have to admit, I usually cringe when brunette starlets go blond, but I kinda dig this look on Leighton.

Why don’t I have a record deal yet? They’re giving them away like free condoms on student health day. Record deals must be growing on trees, or falling like snow out of Linsday Lohan’s nose because everyone who really has no business at all having a record deal is getting one. The latest? Gossip Girls’ Leighton Meester.

The 23-year-old actress began recording material — described as having an “electro-pop edge” — for the project in March and has clocked studio time with producers Polow Da Don (Usher, Fergie), Harvey Mason, Jr. (Justin Timberlake, Pink) and Spencer Nezey (Jupiter Rising).

It’s a good thing she’s working with good producers because I’m guessing the two elements she’ll need to make a decent record are not good songwriting and vocal talent, but excellent production and a heavy dose of Autotune.

Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester became engaged to actor Sebastian Stan this weekend.  I’d like to tell you why this relationship is going to fail.  Not because she’s only 22.  Not because, even though they only met last year, the media is referring to them as “long-term.”  Not because she’s on a hit show and no one really knows who he is.  Not because they made their announcement on their Facebook pages.  The reason this union is destined for failure is this.  Though the media is highlighting his two-episode appearance on GG (which is how the two met), his most high-profile role is that of “the guy” in a Hayden Panettiere music video.  Wake Up Call.  Remember that song?  Synopsis:  Buy me drinks and take me places or I’ll sleep with other guys. 

And could you ever envision yourself growing old with the guy who thought it was good judgment to be in a Hayden Panettiere video?  Truly?

Not only is her mom penning a tell-all about the actress’s early years, but now it sounds like Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is coming out with an album.

“I am yeah,” she told Access Hollywood recently when asked about it. “Technically, yeah I am. I mean, for real this time … I’ve always done [music], just now I am actually doing an album that I plan to release.”

Aw, how sweet.

Lynne Spears and Alec Baldwin aren’t the only Hollywood parents airing their family’s dirty laundry in an upcoming book.

Leighton Meester’s mother is apparently shopping a book about what a train wreck her family was back when Leighton was born.

The book will reportedly tell Connie’s life journey from drug ring co-conspirator to suburban real estate agent to author and, of course, to the rearing of her TV star child.

After an FBI bust in 1985, Connie began serving over a one year sentence at a Federal Prison in Fort Worth, Texas. Her stint was briefly interrupted in April of 1986 when she was released to give birth and nurse Leighton for 12 weeks. Mama Meester ultimately returned to the clink where she served until November of ‘86.

The elder Meester is still looking for a publisher for her opus.

Any takers?

So, Mary-Kate Olsen and Leighton Meester chatted on the phone the night before the New Yorkers for Children charity ball, and Leighton was all like, “I bet I can look more ridiculous than you by putting my small, bra-less tits into a shapeless dress,” and Mary-Kate was all like, “I’ll take that bet, bitch.”

Who won?

You decide.