Nick Jonas, the youngest member of your teenage daughter’s favorite band, will release an album with his side project, Nick Jonas & the Administration, next year. Although his siblings won’t appear on the record, the Jonas Brothers have already scheduled a world tour for 2010 and will not be breaking up. They promise. [Billboard.com]

Taylor Mitchell, a rising songwriter on the Canadian folk scene, was killed by coyotes while hiking this week. The 19 year-old was visiting Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia when the animals attacked. A Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee, Mitchell had visited the park during the middle of her east coast tour. [CNN.com]

We Are The Fallen, a rock group featuring American Idol alum Carly Smithson and three members of Evanescence, has signed a major-label deal with Universal Republic. The band’s debut is expected to arrive in early 2010. [Blabbermouth.net]

Despite being reported dead via a whirlwind network of blog posts, Chuck Biscuits is apparently alive and living in Seattle, says the drummer’s siblings. [NME.com]

The more the merrier. Britney Spears shakes, shimmies, and smirks her way through the new risqué video for “3,” the lead single from her upcoming hits album, The Singles Collection. [BritneySpears.com]

The title track from Adam Lambert’s debut album, For Your Entertainment, premiered on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show this morning and is currently streaming on the singer’s website. While his previous single, “Time for Miracles,” was a dramatic ballad reminiscent of American Idol coronation song “No Boundaries,” “For Your Entertainment” takes its cues from glam rock and dance-pop. [RollingStone.com]