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  Report: Britney Spears and fiance "in talks" to take over MTV's 'Newlyweds' series

  August 18, 2004
  Jessica Simpson might have told the press that after three seasons, she and hubby Nick Lachey are done with their MTV Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica reality series, but leave it to MTV land an even bigger "pop princess" to take her place. According to US Weekly, Britney Spears, the queen of the pop princesses herself, is now "in talks" to take over the "title role" on Jessica's Newlyweds series.

• Ashlee Simpson's 'Autobiography' album returns to top of U.S. sales charts, selling 285,000 copies

  August 16, 2004
  Once again, Ashlee Simpson stands alone in a place her sister has never been: atop the U.S. album charts.

• Ashlee Simpson's 'Autobiography' drops to #2 in U.S. -- but sells 269,000 units

  August 4, 2004
  Only the debut of a cross-label smash could deny Ashlee Simpson's debut Geffin CD Autobiography a second week at #1 in the U.S.

• Ashlee Simpson's 'Autobiography' album opens at #1 in US with 398,000 units sold

  July 29, 2004
  Little Sis finally has the upper hand on Big Sis.

• UPN releases 'Amish in the City' contestant details, screens premiere for TV critics group

  July 22, 2004
  Now that UPN secretly completed its controversial reality-documentary series Amish in the City, which will air beginning July 28, some details are finally reaching the public. This week, UPN announced personal details about the 11 young people (5 Amish, 6 not) chosen for the show and also screened the first episode during the Television Critics Association press tour.

• Jessica Simpson says MTV's 'Newlyweds' to end after three seasons

  July 19, 2004
  Claiming that they aren't newlyweds anymore, pop couple Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey say they are pulling the plug on their popular Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica MTV reality series with the conclusion of the program's current third season.
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  Fantasia Barrino and Diana DeGarmo keep top-selling singles in U.S. and Canada

  July 16, 2004
  For a second straight week, the two finalists in American Idol 3 -- the "mononamed" Fantasia and Diana DeGarmo -- have the top two singles in sales in both the U.S. and Canada.

• Jessica Simpson's sister's 'The Ashlee Simpson Show' to debut on MTV on Wednesday, June 16

  June 15, 2004
  MTV has announced that The Ashlee Simpson Show, a reality series that will follow Jessica Simpson's younger sister Ashlee as she attempts to make the jump from teen actress to pop star, will premiere Wednesday, June 16th at 10:30PM ET/PT.

• Third season of MTV's 'Newlyweds' to begin Wednesday, June 16

  June 15, 2004
  MTV has announced that the third season of Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, the series that follows pop couple Jessica Simpson and Nick Lackey's perpetual television honeymoon, will premiere on Wednesday, June 16 at 10PM ET/PT.
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  The schmo must go on -- the hijinks continue in Spike TV's 'Joe Schmo 2'

  June 14, 2004
  Having had huge success with last fall's parodying of the reality competition show sub-genre, Spike TV's The Joe Schmo Show is coming back to skewer another popular reality show format ripe for parody -- and if a first episode screener provided by the network is any indication, viewers will once again enjoy the ride.

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