ChrisBrown usually isn't distracted when girls scream at him while he works. Thecheers must egg him on. Those reactions encourage him to pop-lock harder,moonwalk cleaner, or even bust a back flip.

Chris knows that his adoring female fans want to see himperform his best.

But he seemed a bit awkward Wednesday when a lady's voice calledout to him in the midst of his first day of communitylabor at the police horse stables in Richmond, Virginia.

While using a rake to dig up weeds, Chris nervously flinchedwhen a woman yelled, interrupting him. He immediately turned to find thecaller, and playfully tossed the rake from hand to hand.

Chris appeared unnerved as the news cameras continued tocollect footage of him cleaning as armed police supervised. This is a differenttype of paparazzi for the 20-year-old pop star already accustomed to performingfor thousands of concertgoers.

During his interview with LarryKing a few weeks ago, Chris said he did not object to his 180 communitylabor sentence. He

Clive Davis is a genius.

I know that no one has ever doubted his brilliance, but themarketing and set up for WhitneyHouston's "I Look To You" illustrates my point.

The video for the title track and first single is exactlywhat I'd expect from an artist of her caliber. She is wearing a cream, elegantevening gown. She's alone, sitting in an empty white room. Her hair and makeupare flawless.

When she looks up to sing to the singular strobe lightbeaming down on her, she gives the impression that God is the YOU she isreferring to in the song. It is God she is thanking for giving her the strength to overcome her past dramas.

Fifteen seconds into this video, I am reminded of "TheGreatest Love Of All"-Whitney. And even though I was quick topoint out the flaws with her Good Morning America performance, that critiquebecame irrelevant as I watched this video.

The "I Look To You" video captures Whitney at a high point. Shesounds great, and is singing a message that--while is specific to her

Ruben Studdard's affirmation that he was the right spokespersonchoice for the BeSickle Smart program came quickly and matter-of-factly. When attending hisfirst promotional event for the campaign this past June, he met a child whodrew an image that he can't get out of his head.

At each stop, Ruben has a private room to meet with attendants diagnosed with the disorder than affects 70,000 people. They are asked to drawpictures that describe how the disease makes them feel. The first person Rubenmet was a young boy who drew a photo of himself in a jail cell.

"That touched me a lot," Ruben explained via phone from his Birmingham recordingstudio. "He couldn't have been more than 8 or 9, and for him to feel like--forthe rest of his life--he is in prison because he has Sickle Cell Disease reallyaffected me, and I never forgot that. He's pretty much inspired me."

Hear Ruben's Sickle Cell benefit song "I Am A Fighter"

The season 2 American Idol winner is on a Be Sickle Smartpromotional tour

Beyonce, Janet, and Ciara, have you seen Madonna's new video "Celebration?"

Ah-hem. She is older than all of you. She just turned 51a couple weeks ago. But you wouldn't know it by watching her new video.

All the blogs are talking about her kissing her young shirtless boyfriend, Jesus Luz. Come on folks. Madonna kissing a guy in a video is not news. Did you see the Video Music Awards a couple years ago when she kissed both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera on stage?

However, I can't condemn my peers for noting the clip's cameo from Madonna's daughter Lourdes. The 12-year-old cutie makes her way to the center of the dance circle, and busts some funky, hip-hop moves that include a backbend that morphs into a flip. I guess the mini contortionist has been joining Mom's yoga sessions.

What has my attention in this video is Madonna's Redbull energy. She is getting down. I'm talking "Soul Train"-back-in-the-'70s-and-'80s style.

I bet this video was not choreographed. I think someoneon