Cobra Starship fans got a special treat Tuesday night when Leighton Meester unexpectedly joined the band onstage at NYC's Nokia Theatre to sing the hit song "Good Girls Go Bad."

Gabe Saporta, Cobra Starship front man, had nothing but glowing reviews for the actress telling OK! "The girl can really sing. She's really f**king cool. And the thing is, we're kinda like bad boy rock dudes and she's a real-life celebrity. And like I don't give a f**k."

Saporta continued, "So sometimes those two worlds clash together and they don't mesh well. But with her it meshed perfectly. Like she was still very refined and very cool, but she has a sense of humor and jokes around us and has a great time."

It's great to see an actress crossover into the music industry so fluidly. Usually such an endeavor is an epic fail.

Leighton has a long road ahead of her if she wants to take the title of best actor/musician crossover of all time, which is currently held by Eddie Murphy. "Party All The Time" is a gift that keeps giving, a true gem from 1985.  

Gallery Info: Leighton Meester and Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship at 10AK in NYC for the Nylon Magazine Official After Party for Cobra Starship and Boys Like Girls OP Fall Music Tour on November 24, 2009.   

 

 

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23-year-old Gossip Girl star, Leighton Meester, has certainly been vamping it up lately. The actress recently posed for a sexy photoshoot with her TV co-star, Ed Westwick and now, she's seen here, stepping out at the American Eagle Outfitters' Time Square store grand opening in a revealing black leather dress.

This outfit--that looks to be barely more than some strategically-placed bits of leather--ensures that Leighton has definitely moved out of the shadow of her high-profile co-star, Blake Lively, whose love for revealing fashion is matched only by Meester's.

Leighton's GG co-star, Michelle Trachtenberg, was no slouch in her turquoise mini dress and shite jacket, showing off some serious stilettos on her feet. Meanwhile, Jessica Szohr seems to be the only member of the cast who wasn't immune to the cold, stepping out in a coat, jeans and sweater. I predict she'll be the only one not catching a cold this season.

Gallery Info: Leighton Meester, Jessica Szhor, Pete Wentz, Adrian Grenier, Adrienne Bailon, Christian Siriano, Eric Mabius, Kristen Dalton, Michelle Trachtenberg, Richie Rich, Sebastian Stan and Matthew Settle at the American Eagle Outfitters' Times Square store grand opening in New York City.

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(Hint, that's not Leighton Meester. The images have been removed at the request of the publisher.)

Gossip Girl star, Leighton Meester, clearly knows her way around a photoshoot, as she recently demonstrated in a spread for Elle magazine that paired her with her co-star on the show, Ed Westwick.

But for GQ, this on-screen Manhattan socialite flew solo, in a racy photo shoot that had the pouty-lipped brunette striking some provocative poses in a some sexy, black lingerie. At one point, the CW vixen even spreads her legs for the camera with a serious "come hither" look on her face.

And come they shall.

Gallery Info: Leighton Meester for GQ magazine.

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It was a Gossip Girl Halloween miracle when Leighton Meester (hiding behind a huge flower in these photos) took to the stage to help Weezer sing their new single, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To." Watch the video by clicking the continue reading link below.

At a Halloween performance at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, aspiring pop star Meester joined lead singer, Rivers Cuomo in a duet. The band's frontman explained to MTV News how the collaboration came to fruition.

"We invited her down, and she was in rehearsal--wait, did she even come to rehearsal? No, she didn't!" Cuomo claimed. He added, "We just worked on it in the dressing room right before the show. 'You sing this line, now I'll sing that line,' just like that. It's best when there's a little rehearsal, so that it can still feel spontaneous."

Spontaneous or not, it's a brilliant cross-promotional move on both their parts. Well-played, kids.

Gallery Info: Leighton Meester at the 2009 Library Lions Benefit in New York on November 2, 2009.

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Four members of the Gossip Girl cast were singled out by Glamour magazine on their list of "30 Sexiest Stars Under 30."

Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester are the foursome being recognized for their general fabulousness, leaving other cast members out in the cold.

While it's too late for Matthew Settle, Taylor Momsen, Penn Badgley and Jessica Szohr have a few good years left to make the list. Get your sexy on, guys.

Gallery Info: Ed Westwick, Taylor Momsen, Penn Badgley and Matthew Settle on the set of Gossip Girl in New York City.

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Remember the gay kiss we were teasing on Gossip Girl between Ed Westwick and Neal Bledsoe? Well, Leighton Meester has more details on the upcoming lip-lock, orchestrated her character, Blair Waldorf.

To answer the obvious question on all our minds, Leighton tells MTV News, "No, it's not tied into a threesome...I sort of make the kiss happen. I can tell you that much, and that's it."

If that weren't enough excitement for one season, Meester also divulged some details about Lady GaGa's upcoming appearance on the CW series. "She just makes a cameo performance, and we talk about her for awhile. But, yeah, we all have a storyline where we put on a cabaret with her songs. You'll have to wait and see," Leighton explains.

Can't wait to see what outlandish outfit GaGa puts on to make sure she's the trendiest-dressed character on-screen.

Gallery Info: Gossip Girl cast films on the Upper West side at the Empire Hotel.

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Whenever Gossip Girl actress, Leighton Meester, sits down for an interview, it's always jarring to realize just how vastly different she is from her television persona. Remarkably down to earth, the aspiring pop star chatted with Buzznet.com on the occasion of the recent release of her single featuring Robin Thicke, "Somebody to Love."

In her interview, Meester describes the occasion of her first kiss. She confides, "I was 16, a guy I knew through friends from school, he was walking me home from the movies, and I honestly was so nervous and couldn't believe I was getting my first kiss, so I don't remember much else but turning around and running home." She was a long way from uttering, "Je t'adore" to anyone.

However, these days, here's what gets Leighton's engine running and what shuts it off: "I don't like when people bite their nails, or have dirty fingernails. Fetishes? I have things I love like fresh flowers and chocolate always on hand, as well as my obsession with True Blood."

In case you're wondering what Leighton likes most to wear to sleep? That would be nothing, my friends.

Gallery Info: Leighton Meester at Louis Vuitton.

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No, it's not idle gossip that Gossip Girl star, Leighton Meester is looking to branch out from acting into music. Now, you can have a listen to Leighton's song, "Somebody to Love," featuring soulful producer/singer Robin Thicke.

While the music industry is littered with the albums debuted by hopeful starlets hoping to make the transition from either film or television to the recording industry. However, singer/songwriter, Meester, claims she's been quietly plugging away since she was just a teenager.

Leighton tells PopEater, "I've been writing since I was 16-years-old and I've been recording this for about three, going on four years now. And then I've been actually seriously in the studio for about two years and then I got with Universal, so that opened up a whole lot more for me."

I have to say, it's fun, sexy and not hard to listen to (check out the song after the jump). Plus, she gets points for actually writing it.

Gallery Info: Leighton Meester in the front row at the Proenza Schouler Spring 2010 show.

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The vibe on the catwalk for the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2010 show in Paris was decidedly funky. According to designer, Marc Jacobs, the prêt-a-porter collection could be described as "Street clothes, embracing the hippie-cyber, tribal-punk world."

And the front row was populated with famous faces, such as those belonging to Freida Pinto, Catherine Deneuve and Katy Perry. Star Trek star, Zoe Saldana looked gorgeous in a black frock and bright red lipstick, while Camilla Belle opted for a more complicated look in a pouffy blouse and skirt.

Leighton Meester opted for a heavy, black ensemble, complete with some clunky black high heels while gorgeous Michelle Yeoh looked all kinds of special agent glamorous in her brown, leather trench coat.

Gallery Info: Freida Pinto, Leighton Meester, Marc Jacobs, Katy Perry, Catherine Deneuve, Camilla Belle, Zoe Saldana, Michelle Yeoh and Sophie Dahl at the Louis Vuitton Fashion Show at Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010.

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Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello dishes that three major characters from the CW television series will engage in a ménage à trois on the upcoming episode set to air November 9.

While Ausiello has sworn the identities of the three to secrecy, he did reveal a list of 9 possible combinations, one of which is the real deal.

Instead, feast your eyes on the cast of this season, and let your imagination run wild.

Gallery Info: Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Penn Badgley, Hilary Duff and Jessica Szohr film Gossip Girl in NYC Central Park.

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