TMZ caught up with Steven Tyler at LAX yesterday where he admitted that he and his band, Aerosmith, “damn near” split up this past year.

And then there was one…

Members of the Pussycat Dolls have been dropping like flies. In a new interview with MTV, Nicole Scherzinger, aka Nicky Doll, reveals what the future holds for her and confirms that there will be a new cast of dolls.

“We’re also gonna have a new cast of Dolls. And I’m excited,” Nicole told MTV.

“Right now I’ve been in the studio working on music non-stop. We’re gonna have another Pussycat Dolls album for all of our fans out there, but that’s gonna be late this year.”

“I’m still Nicky Doll,” she added. “And I’m just plowing away in the studio making music that I love.”

“I don’t know if I’m gonna put [the new music out] under my name yet or if it’s going to be perfect for the Dolls,” she said. “It doesn’t matter. I just want to make great music for the fans. It’s going to be popular music, but I’m definitely going with [a] more rock, soul-inspired sound.”

The Pussycat Dolls have always had catchy hit songs on the radio and admit it, the only doll you actually know is Nicole. So, as long as the group continues to record hit songs, it will be like nothing ever happened.

It’s hard to believe that a member of one of the most popular girl groups in the music business would be kicked to the curb and left homeless after suffering an injury while on tour, but, according to former Pussy Cat Dolls member Jessica Sutta, that’s exactly what happened to her.

In an interview in the upcoming issue of Life & Style magazine, Jessica says she suffered a fractured rib while on tour and was sent home to recover. The only problem is, Jessica didn’t have a home to go to since she had been on tour with the Dolls. Thankfully, one of Jessica’s friends let her crash on her couch.

Jessica also revealed that she was nothing more than a glorified back up dancer living in the shadow of PCD’s lead singer, Nicole Scherzinger.

Check out this interview Jessica did with E! News –

Lenny Kravitz has shot down reports he is set to take over from Steven Tyler as Aerosmith frontman, insisting the singer is irreplaceable.

Tyler left the group earlier this year, announcing plans for a two-year hiatus, but his band mates are determined to continue without him and are currently considering replacement singers for a 2010 album and tour.

Former Geffen Records executive John Kalodner, the man behind the legendary group’s 1980s comeback, recently urged the crestfallen Aerosmith band mates to sign Kravitz to take over from Tyler.

However, although the rocker is “flattered” by Kalodner’s comments, he’s adamant he would never consider stepping into Tyler’s role.

On his Twitter.com page, Kravitz writes, “As much as I am flattered that Aerosmith’s camp would consider me to front the band, Steven Tyler is a family friend, and no voice could ever take the place of his. I hope the band stays together. They are classic.”

The Pussycat Dolls have split for good, according to reports. The sexy pop stars decided to take a break from performing together earlier this year amid rumors of in-fighting and jealousy aimed at frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger from other members of the group.

Band member Kimberly Wyatt recently insisted the Pussycat Dolls brand would always continue, despite differences of opinion between the girls.

However, sources tell New York Post gossip column Page Six that the stars are preparing to announce an official split, because they have all turned their backs on Scherzinger.

An insider tells the publication, “It is war. They have broken up for good. None of the other girls are speaking to Nicole, who they believe took the limelight, then went off to do her own thing.”

While the rest of the band thinks Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is back to using drugs again, a spokesman for Tyler is claiming otherwise.

Tyler’s spokesman has said he’s just taking a quick break to nurse a shoulder injury and he’s working on his autobiography at the same time.

Whatever the truth may be, these guys just need to talk it out with each other instead of through other people.

Pete Wentz blames himself for the demise of Fall Out Boy – because his personal life became a “hindrance” for the band.

The rockers have decided to shelve the group indefinitely to allow them all more time to concentrate on their own projects.

Wentz is convinced his high profile relationship with wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, which propelled the rocker into the gossip columns, had a negative impact on their music and he wanted to take a step back to stop his celebrity persona from overshadowing the band.

He tells British magazine Kerrang!, “My biggest personal reason for taking a break is that I feel my name has become a hindrance for the band. (Frontman Patrick Stump) is a musical genius and it’s unfortunate that he gets reviewed based on whatever’s going on in my personal life or how my hair looks. I think the world needs a little less Pete Wentz. A lot of people think Fall Out Boy is me. But it’s the four of us. I want to f**king vomit when I read intros that say, ‘Pete Wentz: accidental internet poster boy.’ It makes me feel ugly.”

And the bassist is sick of seeing his face on the cover of magazines, because he is now better known as a tabloid celebrity than as a musician.

He adds, “People who read the tabloids probably think all I do is visit Starbucks and hang out in nightclubs.”

Steven Tyler’s Aerosmith bandmates say they’re worried about their frontman’s health and well being.

“Steven, he isolates more and more all the time — that’s what gives it away to me that there’s something going on,” drummer Joey Kramer tells Billboard.com. “I don’t know what that is. I know he’s made some not so great choices and he’s got some negative influences around him now. I love the guy. I just want to see him get some help.”

Guitarist Brad Whitford acknowledges that “this guy[Steven Tyler] has a tremendous history of drug abuse, and you have to be suspicious that this is something that’s probably going on with him. I have a feeling we might be looking at someone who’s just really struggling very badly.” Whitford adds that Tyler’s behavior in recent years “was becoming more erratic and unreasonable” leading to the singer’s recent decision to take two years away from Aerosmith to focus on what he refers to as “brand Tyler.”

Kramer says he’s left several voice messages for Tyler, but none have been returned.

Whatever is going on, we wish them all the best.

Steven Tyler has blasted rumors he has quit Aerosmith – insisting he will continue to sing with the legendary band.

Guitarist Joe Perry announced the shocking news over the weekend, revealing he had read online that the singer had “quit” – and assumed the story was true because Tyler had been distancing himself from his band mates over the previous few months.

Perry even went on to talk about replacing their iconic frontman, but Tyler has now spoken out about the rumors – and baffled his band mates by insisting he has no plans to leave the group.

The singer teamed up with Perry on stage in New York on Tuesday night for the guitarist’s gig, to belt out their Aerosmith hit Walk This Way. And during the encore Tyler took the opportunity to reassure fans the reports of his departure are not true.

He told the crowd, “I just want New York to know that I’m not leaving Aerosmith. The break-up – it just ain’t true.”

After 40 years, Steven Tyler has quit Aerosmith by walking out on the “Crazy” rockers following a performance in Abu Dhabi last month, if band guitarist Joe Perry is to be believed.

The report comes just months after the singer spoke out publicly to dismiss reports the band was on the verge of splitting. In August, Tyler broke his shoulder after falling off stage while performing in South Dakota, and the group was forced to scrap the remainder of its summer tour.

Perry admits that following the accident he and Tyler didn’t speak for more than a month and Perry fears his pal has left the rock group after its performance as part of the Formula One racing season’s final weekend in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 30.

“Steven quit as far as I can tell. I don’t know any more than you do about it. I got off the plane two nights ago. I saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band. I don’t know for how long, indefinitely or whatever. Other than that, I don’t know,” he tells The Las Vegas Sun.

Perry claims the discord in the band can be attributed to Tyler’s failure to return phone calls: “Frankly, the last few months I’ve been wanting not to rock the boat. I don’t want him cancelling any more gigs. We really wanted to do these last four. We just kind of didn’t want to call him out or anything and get him anymore pissed off, for whatever reason. So we just let things lie. So we did the gigs and, like I said, I got off the plane and saw this online. That’s how I know about it… He has had no contact with me or the other band members.”

Joe Perry says he’s determined to continue Aerosmith, even if its famous frontman refuses to return.

“Right now I’m adjusting to how we’re going to go on…We’re just trying to – at least I am – trying to figure out what direction the band should take….”