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Nicole Scherzinger signs up for Dancing With the Stars, music career falls into coma

Only two kinds of celebrities sign up to do old folk things like ballroom dancing on "Dancing With the Stars": Celebrities who haven't been relevant for more than 10 years (Priscilla Presley, George Hamilton, Steve Guttenberg) and celebrities who've lost their relevance in the past 10 years (Lil' Kim, Mario, Mya). Nicole Scherzinger, the only Pussycat Doll who had her mic turned on during concerts, fell headfirst into the latter category with the announcement that she would be joining the cast of the "celebrity" dancing reality show. It's a shame, really, cause it didn't have to end like this.

Eye Candy: The Pussies pose in their undies

Fellas and lesbianas, enjoy this behind the scenes clip of the Pussycat Dolls on the set of their photoshoot for Blender magazine. They don't say anything important, so you can just mute your audio and take in the eyecandy.

This is how you sell records in 2008, baby.

Britney is gonna be a Pussy again

Way back in the day when Britney wasn't a loonboon, she made a special appearance as a guest Pussy in the Pussycat Dolls burlesque show. What was the occasion? Oh, it was her brother's birthday....so I guess she wanted to put on a sexy show for her brother? Yuck. I guess that's how they get down in Kentwood, Louisiana.

Moving on from incestuous sibling stripteases, the good news is that Britney is going to make a cameo in the new Pussycat Dolls video, "When I Grow Up." Spears was spotted in Burbank, Calif. yesterday meeting up with the Pussies on location.

This is a good thing because it shows she wants to get back to being an entertainer. Another plus is that she's surrounding herself with winners. While Nicole Scherzinger as a solo artist proved to be a dud, PCD is still a solid brand. Notice that when Britney hung around losers -- Alli Simms, Sam Lutfi, Paris Hilton and Adnan Ghalib -- she became a loser herself. You've got to be careful with who you surround yourself with.

If you haven't yet heard the new PCD song "When I Grow Up" listen to it below.

Nicole Scherzinger does much better when she has backup

Thank God for backup singers/dancers. They're a very underrated but necessary component of showbiz. Don't believe me? Just look at Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls. Nicole is clearly the star of the group -- well to be fair, she's the only one with her mic turned on -- and she exudes confidence and power when she's backed up by the Pussies. But then you take away her troops and look at her disastrous attempt at a solo career, ("Baby Love" and "Puakenikeni" are wretch worthy) and you scratch your head wondering what the hell went wrong.

I'm willing to forgive and forget the solo album and really, it's good to see Nicole back in form. The smoking hot Filipina/Hawaiian/Russian proves that she's glad to be back on the new Pussycat Dolls single, "When I Grow Up." The lyrics and theme of the song are still a little odd to me, but it's got a nice beat and Nicole brings a ton of energy to the song. Plus, the Pussies shake their asses to it well in their stripperwear.

Check out the Pussies' performance of "When I Grow Up" at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.

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