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New Song: Beyoncé, ‘Bow Down/I Been On’
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | March 18, 2013 at 3:07 am

Beyonce says "Bow Down." We say how low? We know you're probably tucked into bed right now and juuuust about to tune in to some requisite Sunday night TV, but you should probably put it on pause, like, immediately. Yes, we realize that's committing Sunday night blasphemy, but we wouldn't ask if there weren't a [...]

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Watch Zedd’s Performance Of ‘Clarity’ From The 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards! (VIDEO)
by Tamar Anitai | March 18, 2013 at 2:49 am

Zedd shuts down the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards with his stunning, spiritual rendition of 'Clarity' featuring Foxes. ICYMI, EDM is having a very big moment. A very long moment. And you can blame 2013 MTV Artist to Watch Zedd. And by that I mean you can thank him, because no one's doing dance music better [...]

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Watch Tegan And Sara Perform ‘Closer’ At The 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards (VIDEO)
by Rachel Brodsky | March 18, 2013 at 1:56 am

Watch Tegan and Sara perform "Closer" at the 2013 mtvU Woodies Awards! We spend a lot of time thinking about indie pop twins Tegan and Sara around here. Maybe it's their self-effacing wit, maybe it's their irresistible off-center haircuts, maybe it's the way they rock leather jackets and boots (swoon), but all we know is [...]

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Watch Macklemore And Ryan Lewis’ ‘Can’t Hold Us’ Performance From The 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards (VIDEO)
by Tamar Anitai | March 18, 2013 at 1:30 am

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis go beyond the thrift shop racks in their explosive 'Can't Hold Us' Woodies performance' In case you thought Macklemore was just a novelty act, well you probably shouldn't go trying out for "Jeopardy" or anything, because there's clearly a lot you don't know. And if any Macklemore skeptics caught the duo's [...]

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Watch twenty one pilots Perform ‘Holding On To You’ At The 2013 mtvU Woodies Awards! (VIDEO)
by Rachel Brodsky | March 18, 2013 at 12:59 am

Watch twenty | one | pilots KILL their performance of "Holding On To You" at the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards. Rap-rock-everything duo twenty | one | pilots might seem like self-deprecating, totally humble dudes in interviews (when they're not giving Justin Bieber sartorial advice, that is), but the 2013 MTV Artists to Watch and Musical [...]

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Who Should Taylor Swift Date Next? Haim, Tegan And Sara, Zedd, Icona Pop & More Woodie Awards Artist Weigh In! (VIDEO)
by Rachel Brodsky | March 16, 2013 at 9:42 pm

Haim want Taylor Swift to forget guys and party with THEM! Because GIRL POWER! If you read Buzzworthy with any regularity, then you know one of our favorite topics is everything Taylor Swift-related. We dig her music (especially her latest "22" video), we dig her outfits (WANT ALL OF HER DRESSES), we dig her bangs, [...]

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Spoiler Alert: Paramore On The End Of ‘Lord Of The Rings,’ Wallpaper Kills ‘Star Wars,’ Haim Explain ‘The Breakfast Club’ & More At The 2013 Woodies (VIDEO)
by Tamar Anitai | March 16, 2013 at 7:16 pm

Too busy to watch all of the "Harry Potter" movies? Paramore help you skip to the end. The whole concept behind the Woodie Awards is music college kids love. And what else do college kids love besides music? Besides Shakespeare, always going to class, turning in papers a day ahead of schedule, and not doing [...]

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Dillon Francis, On ‘Bootleg Fireworks’ And How To ‘Gallon’ And Get Kicked Out Of Any Grocery Store At The 2013 mtvU Woodies (VIDEO)
by Tamar Anitai | March 16, 2013 at 5:50 pm

Dillon Francis explains a surefire way to get kicked out of any grocery store, guaranteed! Dillon Francis is EDM's consummate Renaissance man -- he's a gifted visual artist (he started out in visual arts before his music career exploded), DJ, producer, musician, remix master (PLEASE release that Justin Timberlake remix PRONTO), and you can thank [...]

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Haim Murder Harmonies, Share Everything But Their Full-Length Album At The 2013 mtvU Woodies Festival (VIDEO)
by Tamar Anitai | March 16, 2013 at 6:27 am

Haim's still looking for Prince, while we're still looking for that full-length Haim album. Este, Alana and Danielle Haim share many things -- parents, clothes, instruments, an intense love of the forgotten MTV show "Spider Games." They've shared a stage with Mumford and Sons and Kesha (not at the same time), they share a love [...]

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mtvU Woodies Performer Zedd Wrote The Perfect Song, Because He’s Good At Almost Everything (Except Math) (VIDEO)
by Tamar Anitai | March 16, 2013 at 4:39 am

Zedd is good at EDM, hugs, and being husband material. You'd think that an artist handpicked by Skrillex to share his EDM throne, the same guy who dropped the beat to Justin Bieber's "Beauty And A Beat," whom Lady Gaga's entrusted with her next album, who's become permanent owner of the dance charts with monster [...]

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