Leighton Meester collaborated with “Lollipop” star Lil Wayne for a track on her forthcoming debut album.

The Gossip Girl actress teamed up with the platinum-selling, prison-bound Dwayne Carter on a track called “Make It Rain” — which ironically shares its name with the strip club anthem Weezy recorded with rapper Fat Joe in 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

From the Upper East Side to the Billboard charts: Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester teams up with R&B crooner Robin Thicke in the music video for “Somebody To Love,” the lead single from her forthcoming debut album?

Poppin’ or Floppin’?

It appears Leighton Meester’s taking this singing thing seriously after all. The CW showed a sneak peek of the actress’ new video “Somebody to Love” after last night’s installment of Gossip Girl. The full video will premiere next Monday night @ 9PM, immediately after Gossip Girl!

Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester has been busy working on her debut album, which is set to be released later this year or very early next year. She was previously featured on Cobra Starship’s “Good Girls Go Bad,” and now she’s branching off on her own. Check out this radio rip of Leighton’s first single, “Somebody To Love,” featuring R&B singer Robin Thicke. The uptempo track, produced by Mike Caren, will hit radio nationwide Oct. 27.

“I really wanted to make something completely different than anything that’s on the radio right now,” Leighton told Ryan Seacrest during his morning radio program on Tuesday. “I feel like it’s really dancey and fun, but still laid-back, relaxed and moody and sexy.”
Rock It or Drop It?

MTV is releasing a collection of promos they’re calling “VMA Side Story” to promote the 26th Annual Video Music Awards’ return to its roots in New York on Sunday, Sept. 13. Each ad features a contemporary take on the performance of “Tonight” from the movie musical West Side Story.

Here’s the first promo, which features Cobra Starship and Leighton Meester working their musical magic on the subway platform.