
We almost spit out our breakfast this morning while coming across this picture. Yes, it's Britney Spears, and yes, it's recent (from the set of her latest video). It looks just like the 2002 version of Brit. Unbelievable. Anyway, the singer will debut the video for "Womanizer" (um, would you judge us if we said the song is kind of growing on us?) Friday night on 20/20. See what you've done, MTV? You canceled TRL and now pop stars are forced to take their music videos to Diane Sawyer.

MTV's Total Request Live, the music video countdown show that seemed really amazing back in 1998 and then rapidly became worse as everyone grew older, will go off the air in November.
The show's 10-year run will end in a two-hour Saturday afternoon special. But don't cry yet: TRL's executive producer promised the show isn't ending for good — it's simply taking a break. Perhaps when the show returns it could be, oh, we don't know … filmed live? Instead of on a Monday morning? And it could focus on an actual countdown, like the premise suggests? Yikes, we sound old.
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Actor and demanding ladies man Terrence Howard is now also a singer, and he's already made a video for his debut single, a soft little number entitled "Sanctuary." Ambitious probably describes the project best, what with the violin strains and delicate French horn blares. At one point, Howard even grabs a maestro's baton and conducts his sound stage full of backing musicians, most of whom are ostensibly much more talented than himself. Weird!
Check it out for yourself and see if you can explain what's up with all the hats.
Fun fact: I'm pretty sure that one time, years ago, when I lived in LA, I got drunk on 40s with the drummer in this video and helped him protect his girlfriend's honor in a minor scuffle with a bunch of meatheads wearing shirts that read, "Show me your tits."
Nerve.com, the "literate smut" site, has put together a list of the 50 sexiest music videos of all time. It's very thorough and generally right – our jam, "That's the Way Love Goes," is at 31 – but our 11-year-old self takes issue with the omission of "Hot for Teacher."
Go here to see if your favorite is listed, and then use the comments section to complain about the top pick (which is questionable at best).





