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January 27, 2002 - Jessica Simpson's Dreamchaser DVD/VHS is in stores now according to jessicasimpson.com. According to the fans, a few of the stores selling it include Amazon.com, Best Buy, Borders, HMV, and Circuit City. Price ranges from $14.99 to $19.99 for the DVD and approximately $9.99 for VHS. Read more.

January 25, 2002 - The New York Post reports Carson Daly has signed a development deal with Loud Records where he will be finding new acts for the label. His first deal apparently is with Jessica Simpson's little sister Ashley Simpson.

January 21, 2002 - The latest poll at popdirt.com has JessicaUnlimited.com nominated for "Which pop star's fan site is the best on the net?" Vote for it here.

January 21, 2002 - In an abstracts.net poll asking 'Do you think Jessica Simpson has good fashion sense?', 79.8% said yes while 20.2% said no, with 1057 total votes cast.

January 19, 2002 - Jessica Simpson's official site reports the singer will sing the National Anthem at the Pro-Bowl at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 9th at 11:15am. The game will air on ABC, but rarely is the Anthem televised except during the Super Bowl. Before that happens though, Jess will be appearing at Super Bowl XXXVI Cheerleading Spirit Clinic at the Louisiana Superdome on January 26th.

January 16, 2002 - Musicbuff writes "This month's STUFF magazine gives odds on which stars they think will pose nude by the end of 2002. Here are the results: Jessica Simpson 10:1, Jennifer Anniston 12:1, Halle Berry 12:1"

January 14, 2002 - US Weekly spoke with Jessica Simpson's colorist, Rita Hazan of New Yor's Oribe Salon, who explained the reasoning behide Jessica's move to switch from blonde to brunette recently. Hazan said, "Jessica looks more mature and less like a kid on the beach. It also helps to differentiate her from all the other young blonde singers." As for Jessica, she explained the switch saying, "I've been blonde all my life, and I decided one day that I wanted to do something different and go brunette."

January 13, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Shakira recently called into a local radio station. When asked if she likes any of the girls reigning the pop charts she said that she loved Jessica. "She has an amazing voice and spirit. She's the sweetest thing. I saw her at Abercrombie and Fitch at the mall in L.A. She congratulated me on my album and I thought that was really sweet of her since I thought no one knew about me.""

January 12, 2002 - Watch Jessica Simpson's performance of "God Bless America" from her visit to the White House in November 2001. Check it out in real video here.

January 10, 2002 - chris writes "In the January 2002 issue of Teen Magazine, Jessica Simpson declares "I'm over the stomach showing thing- it's getting old." Simpson also said "And when girls dress all raunchy I think that is a mistake. I'm so much more into classy sexy. To me a big oversized sweater and a cute pair of tight jeans is much sexier than a hoocie mama skirt." Read more.

January 10, 2002 - Anonymous writes "The moderator AJF (ajessfriend) at the Jessica Simpson Message Board crossed the line on Thursday night with his comment on Britney Spears' AMA Performance. His comment about a "major artist" was aimed at Britney Spears. The members of that board did not hesitate to bad mouth one of the most successful acts of this year... something Jessica could not be classified as." Read more.

January 10, 2002 - Jessica Simpson is set to appear on MTV's "How to Live Like A Pop Star" on Saturday, January 19 at 8:00 PM.

January 6, 2002 - chris writes "A popular question making the rounds on the official Jessica Simpson message board is, Why isn't Jessica posting? In the past Simpson has repeatedly declared "I love to go on my website". Since the release of the controversial Maxim photo shoot video diary earlier in November Simpson has been conspicuously absent." Read more.

January 2, 2002 - Jessica Simpson was a highlight of the Dick Clark New Year's Rockin' Eve show Monday night as much of the show was either interrupted by local 11 o'clock news broadcasts or they played previously recorded performances. Simpson sang 'Irresistible' and 'I Think I'm In Love With You' and showed off a new hair style at the performance. Check out a photo of Jess, Dick Clark, and Wayne Brady from the show here.

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