The Morning Mix: Chris Brown Is A Belieber

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:: Chris Brown will be recording a collaboration with Justin Bieber. Consider his career just about fully recovered at this point. [Vulture]

:: Avril Lavigne discusses working with Alex Da Kid, her “I’m With You” sample on a Rihanna song, and the most personal song on her upcoming album Goodbye Lullaby. (Sadly, none of her songs she recorded with Alex made the album’s track list.) [EW Music Mix]

:: Leann Rimes is attempting to steal Natalie Portman’s thunder by announcing her own engagement. Not working. [PopEater]

:: Alanis Morissette became a first time mama on Christmas Day, giving birth to her son Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway. [Spinner]

:: The best of this year’s celebrity wax figures. Taylor Swift’s needs more blonde curls, but Gwen Stefani’s is dead-on accurate, from the hair to the rock-hard abs. [MTV Buzzworthy]

After the jump, see which music acts will be appearing on the tube today:

Music on TV Today: :: Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) — Keri Hilson, Taylor Swift (repeat) :: Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) — Diddy (repeat) :: Chelsea Lately (E!) — Diddy-Dirty Money repeat) :: Lopez Tonight (TBS) — Ne-Yo :: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC) — Annie Lennox (repeat) :: Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC) — Menomena (repeat) :: Ellen DeGeneres (ABC) — Pink, Rascal Flatts (repeat)