1. She's the daughter of Goldie Hawn and comedian Bill Hudson.

• For being having legitimate Hollywood bloodlines: +3

2. In 1999, she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's Young Hollywood issue and in People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.

• For landing the dual grand-slams of publicity on the strength of 200 Cigarettes and a one-off on Party of Five: +2

3. She's since starred in four more movies.

• For having more magazine covers under her belt than actual film roles: +2

4. Every article about her can't resist a mention of those famous genes.

• Frankly, she looks more like Ellen Barkin: -1

5. The most potent combination of rock 'n' roll glamour and second-generation star power since Liv Tyler.

• Oh Liv Tyler, where art thou?: -1

Mate Rating » 5 out of 10

When Stars Mate: The Methodology

When you're a fully-fledged celebrity, doing nothing in your spare time but appearing on talk shows and soaking up free champagne at movie premieres, it stands to reason that the only people you ever meet are other celebrities. Hence: The All-Celebrity Hook-up, which very often makes a successful transition to The All-Celebrity Relationship.

The problem is, if you're a celebrity, the odds are that your worth, and that of your mate's, will never be evenly matched. Therefore, when you meet and fall in love with another celebrity, either your worth, or that of your mate, will necessarily go down.

When Stars Mate is a service of Fametracker for celebrities dating, or married to, other celebrities. Fametracker will use this space to determine who in current celeb/celeb pairings has gained by the relationship, who has lost, and how the balance of power could be altered.

1. He's the lead singer for once-popular country-fried rock combo, The Black Crowes.

• For fronting a semi-famous rock band: +4

2. He's famous for his affinity for scarves and floor-length dashikis.

• For raiding Bea Arthur's wardrobe in the name of rock 'n' roll: +3

3. In their early-nineties heyday, the Black Crowes shared the spotlight with Sheryl Crow and the Counting Crows.

• For not being the most successful Crow-related musicians of their era: -1
• Or even the second most: -1

4. This year, the Black Crowes frontman shared the entertainment-news spotlight with Russell Crowe and Almost Famous director Cameron Crowe.

• For not being the most famous Crow-spelled-with-an-e celebrity of the year: -1
• Or even the most famous one in Kate Hudson's life: -1

5. The Black Crowes were last seen opening for Jimmy Page and the Allman Brothers.

• For being one short step away from the state-fair circuit: -2

Mate Rating » 1 out of 10

On the one hand, Kate Hudson's been the beneficiary of one of the more shameless starmaking campaigns in recent memory, and she will probably grab an Oscar nomination for Almost Famous. On the other hand, beneficiaries of shameless starmaking campaigns often come to naught (Matthew McConaughey, Gretchen Mol), as do generation-next celebrity striplings (Liv Tyler, Josh Brolin). On the third hand, she's up against Chris Robinson, so why are we even having this debate? Marrying Kate Hudson is the best thing to happen to Chris Robinson, fame-wise, since that cover of "Hard to Handle." As for Ms. Hudson: When your husband owns more hair brushes and fine washables than you do, you know there's going to be trouble.