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the good girl gone bad is back

rihanna has left the "hard" side of her music behind and is back to making songs that are bound to get stuck in your head. "only girl (in the world)" is the lead single off rihanna's fifth studio album, loud. the song premiered on the ryan seacrest radio show this morning and will probably be hitting a radio station near you this afternoon. the song has a strong club beat and features rihanna's signature barbadian vocals. the song is very much now and very much a surefire hit. hopefully this is just the beginning for a whole new set of music. rihanna's last effort, rated r, failed to get much radio play aside from "rude boy," while her previous album, good girl gone bad, made her the pop powerhouse she is today. from the sound of

"only girl," loud will be much more in the vein of good girl gone bad. check out the song for yourself above.

*note, the above video is a sped-up version of the song because the original copy i posted was taken off of youtube due to copyright grounds.

it's official

bravo has confirmed, via the net's blog, that real housewives of new jersey star and villianess danielle staub has left the building. according to bravo's post, last night's season-ending reunion, part 2, was staub's last appearance as a new jersey housewife. the show's promos kept teasing that "one housewife leaves forever," but the answer to that question was never answered on air. now we know. it's been rumored danielle will either be getting her own spin-off on the net (but what would it be about?) or will be joining the cast of real housewives of new york, after she was seen looking for apartments in the city. i don't really buy either, especially after reports surfaced that the entire cast of new york would walk if danielle joined them. but i guess we'll have to "watch what happens," right?

if you missed the second half of the atlantic city showdown, i suggest you catch one of bravo's 5,000 repeats of it - a lot went down. it involved danielle bringing extension-pulling props, awkward hugs, caroline manzo putting the largest possible distance between herself and danielle and, of course, a "surprise" appearance by none other than debbie reynold's impersonator kim g. check out some bonus footage below.