R.E.M., Pearl Jam and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor are among the high-profile musicians that have united to call on the Presidential candidates to debate in New Orleans about Louisiana coastal wetlands restoration and hurricane recovery. With the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina this month, Louisiana musicians have enlisted more than 90 local and international artists to sign a letter urging Barack Obama and John McCain to weigh in on Gulf Coast issues which need Federal leadership.

Spearheaded by the Gulf Restoration Network in partnership with Grammy-nominated, New Orleans-based musician Tab Benoit and his Voice of the Wetlands organization, the letter counts signatories like Jackson Browne, My Morning Jacket and the Indigo Girls, as well as locally bred performers like Allen Toussaint, Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Galactic and Funky Meters.

"New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz, and has influenced about every American style of music that followed, from rock to hip-hop," Galactic's drummer Stanton Moore said. "The next President will need to prioritize restoring our coast to continue the recovery process. The culture of our whole country depends on it."

From comebacks to makeovers to feuds, you gave us an earful on music's best and worst of '07. Thousands of votes (and write-in comments) later, here are the results of the real election.

Biggest Freak Show
Winner: Britney Spears

Britney set the bar so high with her shaved head, crotch shots and parenting techniques that not even Amy Winehouse, who reader NaTe DoLLaZ said "makes Robert Downey Jr. look like a role model," could catch her.

Britney Spears ... 50%
Amy Winehouse ... 29%
Pete Doherty ... 17%
Akon ... 4%

Winner: The Shaved Head

Forget Freddy Krueger -- this photo of a bald Brit "growling at the camera" gave reader George "nightmares for a week."

The Shaved Head ... 69%
The VMAs "Dance" ... 18%
The Umbrella Attack ... 7%
The Hit and Run ... 6%

Winner: Feist for iPod Nano

That adorable Apple ad featured a mini-Feist bopping around in a sequined dress and the rest of us humming her addictive, Grammy-nominated tune, '1234.'

Feist for iPod Nano ... 44%
CSS for iPod Touch ... 23%
Ingrid Michaelson for Old Navy ... 21%
Cat Power for De Beers ... 12%

Winner: Britney Spears

Reader CJ said it best: "Buttney, take '08 off, then, '09, '10, '11, '12, '13."

Britney Spears ... 52%
Lindsay Lohan ... 32%
Amy Winehouse ... 14%
John Mayer ... 2%

Winner: Christina Aguilera

The pint-size mommy-to-be scored points with reader caiotexy for not allowing her baby to be "overly exposed" but none from Ting for "wearing heels." Ouch.

Christina Aguilera ... 46%
Jennifer Lopez ... 34%
Usher ... 13%
Joel Madden ... 7%

Winner: Kanye West vs. 50 Cent

According to arnisha, "everyone loves Kanye West and everyone youst [sic] to love 50 Cent"! Good point, as their showdown culminated this year on September 11, when both 'Graduation' and 'Curtis' hit the shelves. The verdict? Kanye by knockout.

Kanye West vs. 50 Cent ... 50%
Tommy Lee vs. Kid Rock ... 32%
Kelly Clarkson vs. Clive Davis ... 11%
Amy Winehouse vs. Lily Allen ... 7%

Winner: Paul McCartney & Heather Mills

This one wasn't even close. Heather did accuse Macca of choking her, and she is trying to take him for billions. Yeah, this one makes sense.

Paul McCartney & Heather Mills ... 72%
Justin Timberlake & Cameron Diaz ... 15%
Kid Rock & Pam Anderson ... 11%
Alanis Morissette & Ryan Reynolds ... 2%

Winner: Nicole Scherzinger

The number-one reason we want Scherzinger, who reader Ryder says "has looks and a beautiful voice," back with the Pussycat Dolls: No one can figure out how to pronounce her damn last name!

Nicole Scherzinger ... 48%
Will.i.am ... 30%
Serj Tankian ... 13%
Pat Monahan ... 9%

Winner: 'Stronger,' Kanye West

One person's idea of musical genius is another's idea of musical vandalism. Just ask patrick, who says, "Kanye West just [took] Daft Punk's song, messed it up, and rapped on top of it."

'Stronger,' Kanye West ... 37%
'Shut Up and Drive,' Rihanna ... 27%
'Beautiful Girls,' Sean Kingston ... 21%
'Tears Dry on Their Own,' Amy Winehouse ... 15%