Bree!

The time has come, y'all—Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson are PARENTS! And it's a boy! The babe was birthed Thursday, November 20th in Los Angeles. Awwwww! Drumroll for the name...

A little bird told me Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson have been in the hospital all day today. On alert! Again...

I'm going to a Britney Spears screening tomorrow! Honestly, I know I fangirl over her, but there was a definite turning point in my attitude. I don't remember who I was talking to, but it was during one of her very low points. And this person said to me, "She doesn't have a chance right now. Everyone is always waiting for her to screw up. Everyone is sending bad energy to her." And I thought, you know what, I am not going to be one of those people. I spent the rest of my time being pro-Britney. I wanted her to be healthy, and happy, and surrounded by people who wanted the same for her. I would only send good energy. And she may be just a celebrity, and she may never directly affect my life, but I firmly believe that making a decision to believe in the better half of people... makes a difference. And I don't give a squat if other people write her songs and she uses autotune and blah blah blah. I do not think she is a flawless being (obv) or that she's over all the bumps she's going to have in life. But I think she could benefit from more positivity. I think most of us could. This is about NOT tearing other people down. It makes a difference.

By the way, we haz a contest:

The Buzznet Community spent this past weekend watching the blogosphere (and the Twitterverse, etc) for the arrival of Baby Wentz. But Baby Wentz wasn't having any of it. It won't come out. Poor Ashlee. Anyway, future aunt Jessica Simpson has been chatting about how Pete and Ash are just about ready to induce labor. We're all so anxious...

We're stoked to introduce our shiny new feature, The Big Story—a tasty collection of news, photos, columns and essays from Buzznet and members like you. We're always happy to inject a little new blood into the community, and that's why our first project tackles Twilight, the soon-to-be blockbuster movie adaptation of the best-selling vamp romance novel. We've been pretty on top of the bits and pieces since they started turning up—but you've never seen Twilight like this. We promise: The Big Story is unlike anything we've offered before. Come check it out.

I hereby declare Buzznet on Baby Wentz Watch '08. ON ALERT!

"Twilight" movie-mania is about to send fangirls into dazzle-induced seizures and—although the movie opens next week—there really is no end in sight. Say what?

Yo, SoCal kids! Paramore is doing a performance/signing at Hot Topic at Hollywood and Highland on Tuesday, November 18th. Following that, they'll be performing (literally across the street) on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Who's gonna be there? Details on the Hot Topic performance in the flier below [cut=Chhhheck it...]

Ready for your Riot! follow up, Paramore fans? Well, don't hold your breath. Josh Farro talked to Rock Sound about their progress on album numero tres, and basically—it's just a collection of musical ideas thus far. So, what's goin' on?

In anticipation of Twilight, we've done a few lil' community projects. We got some succulent reads for the Fresh Meat/Vamp Date task of last week. And now you have a much, much simpler mission--find some Vamp/Twilight pics, add some clever but improperly spelled phrases and ta-da! LOLVamps. Step by step process is as follows...

Ready for your Riot! follow up, Paramore fans? Well, don't hold your breath. Josh Farro talked to Rock Sound about their progress on album numero tres, and basically—it's just a collection of musical ideas thus far.

''None of the songs are finished, but we do have some ideas here and there. We have anywhere from eight to 10 musical ideas. They’re all pretty much just music; I think Hayley’s got some lyrics somewhere and bits of melody that she sings along to whenever we’re sound-checking a song."

The band just released the lead track and a music video for "Decode" which will appear on the motion picture soundtrack for "Twilight."

Lisa, Keegan and I hit up Denny's at like 9:56pm on Friday night and asked for the Rock Star/Late Night menu. "We don't serve that 'til 10pm," they said. "We'll wait," we told 'em. And we did. At 10:01, we were ready to make our selections. This is what went down...

You guys know that New Found Glory is like, one of my top three favorite bands of all time, right? Well, now you know. Anyway, so last night I went to be an extra in their video for "Listen To Your Friends," a brand new song that will be on their next (untitled, release date still tba) album. Read more...

First of all, I want to thank you guys for participating in Buzznet's Election Day Liveblog—it has 902 comments and is still going strong as each state gets prop results in. This was a very emotional and personal experience for a LOT of us—even those who are still too young to vote, or who live overseas. I wanted to do round-up of the reactions across Buzznet and beyond. Let's get emo...

A few months ago, we thought today would be a double-whammy of a day with VOTING and the release of Fall Out Boy's "Folie a Deux"—until the album was pushed further into the holiday season for a December 16th release. That didn't keep the FOBs outta the news on this historical day, though. So, what were they up to?

This is a kind, but slightly firm reminder that you have until November 7th to wow us with your Twilight-inspired stories.

We’ve been feasting on all the FRESH MEAT, including a foreign-exchange experience and a long-distance move that couldn’t keep true love apart. We’ve also been fanning ourselves while scanning a couple dazzling VAMP DATE entries, though — ouch — be careful what you wish for in a date, ya know? And then there was one that made us laugh so hard it put lolcats to shame. We await your contribution...

Avenged Sevenfold is a band that  sort of invokes Halloween feelings all year round -- but we still wanted to know some holiday-specific questions. Straight-shooter Zacky Vengeance give us the image of himself as a wee pumpkin and... well, some other stuff. Read it!

Let's just be honest: "Twilight" is basically the biggest movie event of the year. (You hear me, Batman? Yeah, I thought so) a big effing, dazzling deal. So as we prepare to bring you everything you ever wanted to know about vampires, Rpattz, "Decode," and prom (read the book, I ain't gonna spell it out), we wanted to give you a chance to take a big ol' yummy/bloody bite of the phenomenon yourself. Your dazzling opportunity awaits...

The super-vague tweet that Pete Wentz posted a few days ago was not arrival of the littlest Wentz, after all. We suppose he may be a little too busy during the actual event to actually use Twitter... but we're still watching it like hawks curious Clandestine bats. In an article put out today by Couriermail.com.au, he talks about the baby ("boy or girl," he still says) in more concrete "omg-so-close" terms. Read more...

Ninja Turtle? Sarah Palin? Fried egg? Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low doesn't believe there is such a thing as a stupid Halloween costume. Find out his freaky holiday favs and where All Time Low will be on October 31st in this Q & A. Get the low down...