New York, July 13-21, 2006 – That was no bumblebee in the Sephora store in Herald Square; it was Mary J. Blige, decked out in yellow and black stripes, there to promote the brand Carol's Daughter. We absolutely love this line, founded by Lisa Price, because it has A-list celebrity investors and spokespersons like Blige and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Nick Cannon was quite animated at Planet Hollywood in Times Square on Wednesday, where he dropped off some memorabilia from his new animated flick, Monster House. The phrase on the back of his shirt read: “Hustlers never sleep. We take naps.”

NFL star Tom Brady left his New England Patriots’ home turf for the Big Apple this week, and we found him at the Movado boutique in SoHo, starring in an ad campaign for the watchmaker’s new line of sports watches. Brady’s next stop will be more strenuous: football camp was due to start on Sunday.

Daniel Powter became an American Idol star without even having to endure Simon Cowell’s tongue lashings. Powter’s song, “Bad Day”, played as accompaniment to a weekly segment of AI, has caught on and become the U.S.’s most-downloaded single ever. While he was not very dynamic during his CBS Early Show concert, remaining stationary at his keyboards, Powter hammed it up offscreen.

Our week started with another musical anomaly, Paris Hilton, stopping by the MTV studios in Times Square for a TRL visit.