America’s Bestselling Album Artist of 2008 Taylor Swift will be this week’s musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

“I just found out that I get to play on SNL!!” the 19-year-old country crooner just confirmed. “January 10th! It’s my mom’s birthday, and I don’t think either of us would’ve believed you if you would’ve told us a few years ago that we’d get to spend her birthday in New York City — at Saturday Night Live! Wow. It’s pretty unreal.”

Later this week, Taylor is also expected to shoot he music video to her upcoming single, “White Horse”.

SNL airs Saturday @ 11:30PM ET/PT on NBC.

Cute couple Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal share a good laugh together while sitting courtside at the “Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers” basketball game at Staples Center on Sunday (January 4) in Los Angeles.

Jake usually takes his BFF, actor Austin Nichols, to Lakers games but now he’s got Reese! FYI: The Lakers beat the Blazers 100-86, with Kobe Bryant scoring 26 points!

Sitting next to Reese was a big-time Hollywood studio executive, Dreamworks cofounder Jeffrey Katzenberg.

15+ pictures inside of Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal cheering on the Lakers…

Jennifer Aniston and boyfriend John Mayer celebrate New Year’s together at a beachside villa in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Thursday (January 1).

Aniston had rented the place with pals Sheryl Crow, Courteney Cox (and husband David Arquette) and Laura Dern (with husband Ben Harper).

Mayer and his two brothers had rented a nearby villa.

“I had the best holiday season since I was a little boy,” Mayer recently wrote on his official blog. Wonder why!!!

10+ pictures inside of Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer having a Cabo New Year…

Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick take their son James Wilkie, 7, to see the final performance of Hairspray on Broadway at New York City’s Neil Simon Theater on Sunday (January 4).

After 31 previews and 2,641 regular performances, the curtain fell for the hit musical in its final show, which starred original cast members (and Tony Award winners) Harvey Fierstein and Marissa Jaret Winokur.

Also spotted in the audience: Bravo TV exec Andy Cohen (yes, the same one who vacationed with 007 star Daniel Craig all week in St. Bart’s). Andy and SJP are longtime friends.

Elijah Wood puffs away on his cigarette as he hangs out with a mystery male on Sunday (January 4) in Venice, Calif.

The 27-year-old Lord of The Rings actor was seen picking up a magazine from a newsstand earlier in the day. He later hopped into his Audi A4 with his friend.

Elijah’s upcoming animated flick, 9, will released later this year. According to Wiki, 9 takes place in a world parallel to our own, in which the very legacy of humanity is threatened. A group of sapient rag dolls, living a post-apocalyptic existence find one of their own, 9 (Wood), who displays leadership qualities that may help them to survive. The conflicted, but resilient group includes 1 (Christopher Plummer), a domineering war veteran; 2 (Martin Landau), an aged inventor; 5 (John C. Reilly), a stalwart mechanic; 6 (Crispin Glover), a visionary and artist; and 7 (Jennifer Connelly), a brave warrior. The trailer also shows two hooded rag dolls with the numbers 3 and 4 on them. In addition a large strong rag doll has the number 8 on his shoulder. Check out the trailer below!

10+ pictures inside of very Venice Elijah Wood…

Carrie Underwood may have her eyes set on a hot new boy — Canadian hockey player Mike Fisher.

The 25-year-old American Idol alum was spotted with her hair tied back at the “Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs” hockey game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Saturday (January 3). Carrie’s 28-year-old Canuck cutie played with his fellow Senators but unfortunately lost out to the Leafs 3-1.

Carrie watched the game from the VIP box with Fisher’s family, including his younger brother Bud. She was shown on the big Jumbotron screen’s “Hug Cam” throughout the game as she hugged the two people sitting next to her.

“She looked like she was having a great time,” a spywitness reveals to JustJared.com. “They have been talking for a while, but when the romance with Dr. Travis Stork didn’t go anywhere, she decided to take some time for some hot hockey player action.”

Before Stork, Carrie was romantically linked to Gossip Girl hunk Chace Crawford.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher as a couple — YAY or NAY?

Despite a pending divorce, Kate Walsh smiles for photographers as she reportedly takes her dad to the Senior Citizen Center in Hollywood on Saturday (January 4).

On Christmas Eve, the 41-year-old Private Practice star counter-filed for divorce, contesting the date of separation listed in former partner Alex Young’s divorce papers. (She said November 17, he said November 22.)

Private Practice returns with new episode “Contamination” this Thursday, January 8 @ 10PM ET/PT on ABC.

10+ pictures inside of senior citizen center smiley Kate Walsh…

Rihanna celebrates the Christmas holiday with boyfriend Chris Brown family in Goochland, Virginia (He’s originally from Tappahannock).

The 20-year-old Bajan beauty also brought along some of her family as well. These are some of the cutest pictures of the couple ever!

On December 30, the twosome was spotted at McDonald’s in Henrico County, Virginia. They arrived in style in his blue Lamborghini!

Shortly after, Rihanna flew to London to celebrate New Year’s Eve at trendy nightclub Movida.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak has launched her official blog!

The 30-year-old aspiring actress/singer writes in her first entry, “Recently I vacationed with my two girls for the Christmas holiday’s in the Bahamas and found some photos that someone snapped of me while at the beach.”

The mother-of-two continues, “Every year we stay at the gorgeous Cove Atlantis Resort and this year was a bit different because the series on Bravo was so publicized. It was fantastic meeting many of my international fans while in the Caribbean.”

You can check Kim out at her official website at KimZolciakOnline.com.

During the show, Kim had mentioned she wanted to pursue a singing career in country music. Unfortunately, this won’t be happening anytime soon. “Her album will be a no go for now,” a source close to Kim reveals to JustJared.com. “She is focusing on her kids and being a single mom.”

And just to clarify, in case you were confused during November’s Reunion Special, Kim Zolciak does not have cancer.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli spend their New Year’s together in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Thursday (January 1).

The couple was accompanied by a few friends, including Entourage star Kevin Dillon (white shirt), Rande Gerber (gray board shorts, Cindy Crawford’s husband) and Leo’s BFF, actor Lukas Haas (fedora). David Arquette took a small break from his wife Courteney Cox to also hang with the boys.

Leo’s latest film Revolutionary Road, is up for a Golden Globe for best picture. The ceremony will be telecast live at The Beverly Hilton next Sunday, January 11 @ 8PM ET/PT on NBC.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Leo’s watermelon and palm tree shorts — HOT or NOT?

20+ pictures inside of Cabo couple Leonardo DiCaprio and Bar Refaeli…