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Rihanna’s ‘Pour It Up’ Video: Water Twerking, Bejeweled Nipples, Denim Thongs + Zero Effs Whatsoever
by John Walker | October 2, 2013 at 8:43 pm

Ohhhhh, so THAT'S how she balls out. Seemingly out of nowhere, Rihanna's been stealth promoting her "Pour It Up" video HARD ("Aw yeah, yeah, yeah!") for the past four days. After posting first one and then two groups of on-set photos to Instagram and then a behind-the-scenes clip on YouTube last night, She of the […]

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Lorde Slays ‘Royals’ + ‘White Teeth Teens’ During Her Haunting ‘Jimmy Fallon’ American TV Debut (VIDEOS)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | October 2, 2013 at 8:30 pm

Lorde obviously killed it on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." As expected, Lorde, the wise beyond her lyrics 16-year-old prodigy from New Zealand, totally nailed her "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" performance last night. Making her American TV debut, the supremely talented Kiwi artist absolutely demolished two tracks off of her recently released album, Pure Heroine: […]

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Paris Hilton’s New ‘Good Time’ Teaser: Blacklight Luxury, Sentient Fog Machines + A Snippet Of Lil Wayne’s Verse (VIDEO)
by John Walker | October 2, 2013 at 7:30 pm

We are so close to having a "Good Time" with Paris, y'all. Bad news first: As you may have noticed, Oct. 1 came and went without Paris Hilton's promised "Good Time" video featuring Lil Wayne, which has been pushed back until next Tuesday, Oct. 8. Stop crying -- if you need to cry, kindly show […]

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Of COURSE You Want To Watch Usher Remix The ABCs On ‘Sesame Street’ (VIDEO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | October 2, 2013 at 6:30 pm

O is for "OMG USHER SINGING THE ABC SONG ON 'SESAME STREET.'" Here's the truth: Watching famous people have conversations with stuffed animals is never not fun! For example, we loved watching Nelly give the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee a "Swaggy" makeover, and we were totally on board when 50 Cent spent some quality recovery […]

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Walk The Moon Selected As MTV Discover Great Music Artist! Watch Their Pizza Hut Discover Great Music Lounge Performance Highlights On Oct. 11!
by Rachel Brodsky | October 2, 2013 at 5:30 pm

Watch Walk The Moon's Pizza Hut Discover Great Music lounge performance highlights on Oct. 11! How do you discover great new music? Well, in this newfangled age called "The Internets," finding ridiculously good bands to obsess over is REALLY easy. And we're not the only ones whose top priority is discovering awesome new music: MTV […]

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Making Rihanna’s ‘Pour It Up’ Video: Pole Dancers, Floating Twerks, And A Strict NO BASICS Zone (VIDEO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | October 2, 2013 at 4:40 pm

Rihanna is demolishing life on the set of her "Pour It Up" video. By now you're probably well aware that Rihanna's forthcoming "Pour It Up" video shoot has -- praise EVERYTHING -- been carefully documented! First, we saw a beautifully curated collection of on-set photos, aka a sea of damp nighties, nip-revealing squats, and all-fishnet-everything. Later, we […]

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Watching Miley Cyrus’ Mama Tish Defend Miley Is So Sweet! That Reminds Us: CALL YA MOTHAH! (VIDEO)
by John Walker | October 2, 2013 at 3:34 pm

Mama Tish promises to stand "right beside" Miley through all of the twerking. Tonight, y'all, tonight's the night when MTV will finally air "Miley: The Movement"! And, while we've still got a good couple of hours to go until the 10 p.m. premiere, catch this sneak peek featuring Miley Cyrus and her equal parts mom […]

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Star Spotting: Nicki Minaj’s Rack Barely Leaves Room For Diddy In This Photo
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | October 2, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Oh hey, Nicki and Diddy! I didn't see you there... Because BOOBS. You know how there's always that one friend who's gotta steal the focus of every group pic? (Damn you, Monsieur Duckface!!) Well, it looks like Nicki Minaj and Diddy are both well acquainted with a friend like that, and her name is Nicki […]

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Buzz Bites (10/2/13): Stream Sleigh Bells’ ‘Bitter Rivals’ Album Before Its Official Release
by Althea Legaspi | October 2, 2013 at 1:00 pm

Sleigh Bells' "Bitter Rivals" will get you through Hump Day and beyond. + Listen to Sleigh Bells' third studio album, Bitter Rivals, in its entirety before the noise-pop duo officially drops it on Oct. 8. (Rolling Stone) + Drake may have "Started From The Bottom," but now he's officially on top. Drizzy's Nothing Was The Same has debuted at […]

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Video Premiere: New Found Glory, ‘Connect The Dots,’ Plus Chad Gilbert Talks Football, Getting The Girl + ‘Kill It Live’
by Luke O’Neil | October 2, 2013 at 12:00 pm

New Found Glory "Connect The Dots" in their new music video. We've seen a lot of different sides of New Found Glory in their 15 years as a band, but one thing we haven't seen yet is how the veteran Florida pop-punk five piece stacks up as a football team. They're probably not going to […]

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