
Jessica Simpson
You’d think Jessica Simpson would be an old pro at performing. But at the Nashville listening party for her new country album, Do You Know, on Thursday night, the singer was just a bit freaked out.
“I’m a little nervous,” said Simpson to a crowd of nearly 200 record industry folks at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. “If I throw up, I’m sorry.”

Eric Benét and Manuela Testolini
Eric Benét sings about a pair of sexy “chocolate legs” on his upcoming R&B album, Love & Life. But whose are they?
“I can’t kiss and tell,” Benét says coyly.
Well, maybe a little. “Those legs did actually belong to somebody,” says the singer, 41, who was once married to Halle Berry and is now dating Prince’s ex-wife Manuela Testolini.

Britney Spears
Britney Spears will open the show at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
“MTV has long played an important role in my career. How can I not be there to kick off their 25th VMAs?” Spears says in a statement. “I’m excited to open the entire show, to say hi to my fans and to be nominated.”