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VMA Sneak Peek: A Night Of Hundreds Of Stars… And Approximately 4,900 Lights
by Tamar Anitai | September 4, 2012 at 2:28 am

Just some of the nearly 5,000 lights that will illuminate the 2012 VMA stage. As a dorky (but not tragically so – give me a little credit) kid growing up obsessed with both theater (that alone should tell you that I did not do sports… similarly, feel free to tweet me about "Newsies" at any [...]

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Justin Bieber Tweets Another Shirtless Photo From Bed, Wants Your Most Share-Worthy VMA Video Vote
by Tamar Anitai | September 3, 2012 at 7:13 pm

Nothing makes me sadder than seeing Justin Bieber sad. Come on, you guys. Beliebers. Look at that poor pouty face. Look at that perfectly sculpted tricep. Look at that extremely lucky blanket. You can tell just by looking at him that he's God's favorite child. So why is Justin Bieber so sad-faced? Well, dude is [...]

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Star Spotting: Demi Lovato Goes Grunge, Ends Up Looking EXACTLY Like Lady Gaga (PHOTO)
by Byron Flitsch | August 31, 2012 at 10:39 pm

Do our eyes deceive us?! Demi Lovato is Lady Gaga's doppelgänger! Demi Lovato's a master of looking FOINE in anything, but we're REALLY inspired by this photo of her in some serious '90s-friendly flannel! (Yo Jared Leto, what do you think about retooling "My So Called Life" and making Demi the new Angela Chase -- [...]

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New Video: PJ Morton Featuring Lil Wayne, ‘Lover’
by Michael Depland | August 31, 2012 at 10:23 pm

PJ Morton (with some help from Lil Wayne) says he's a "Lover," not a fighter. You may not be familiar with PJ Morton yet, but he's been making the rounds on the industry's radar for a while. Case in point: PJ is currently the stand-in keyboardist of Maroon 5, plus he wrote AND produced India.Arie's Grammy-winning [...]

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5 Must-See Photos From The Backstreet Boys’ Performance On ‘Good Morning America’ (PHOTOS)
by Byron Flitsch | August 31, 2012 at 9:30 pm

The Backstreet Boys "Good Morning America" reunion shows that the guys haven't aged ONE BIT. 2012 has been, like, THE BEST YEAR for boy band reunions! First, 98 Degrees melted our hearts on a recent "Today" show performance, and now Backstreet's back (ALRIGHT!) for a "Good Morning America" concert. And while our voices have gone [...]

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Why The Veronicas’ Dark Pop On ‘Life On Mars’ Is Set To Dominate
by Sam Lansky | August 31, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Hey, space travelers! (That works, right? Just bear with me here.) I'm Sam Lansky, and this is my column "Pop Think," where we're getting intergalactic all up in this piece with anticipation of the Veronicas' upcoming record Life on Mars, which is one of my most-anticipated releases this year. Even though they've never been super [...]

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Kelly Clarkson NAILS Her Cover Of Florence + The Machine’s ‘Shake It Out’ (VIDEO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | August 31, 2012 at 8:00 pm

Kelly Clarkson totally dominates her cover of Florence & The Machine's "Shake It Out." Don't get me wrong -- I am ALL about Kelly Clarkson's original material (um, hello, her song "Dark Side" is up for a "Best Video With A Message VMA!), but this cover of Florence + The Machine's "Shake It Out" is [...]

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New Song: Ludacris Featuring Kelly Rowland, ‘Representing’
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | August 31, 2012 at 7:30 pm

Ludacris and Kelly Rowland team for a sultry new jam,"Representing." Kelly Rowland is everywhere these days! First she joins Sean Paul on "How Deep Is Your Love?" and now she's teaming up with Ludacris on the sultry hip-hop banger "Representing." Produced by Rico Love and Jim Jonsin, the jam is hot off the heels of Luda's [...]

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Jay-Z Puts A Pair Of Blue Headphones On Blue Ivy, And We Just Died Of Cute! (PHOTO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | August 31, 2012 at 7:14 pm

“You gotta hear this one song, Blue Ivy. It'll change your life, I swear.” Blue Ivy has barely made it past 8 months, and she's already hip-hop royalty (especially with mom Beyoncé looking like this and dad Jay-Z looking like this). With parents like that, we were pretty sure Blue Ivy would turn out to be [...]

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New Video: Go Radio, ‘Go To Hell’
by David Greenwald | August 31, 2012 at 5:35 pm

Go Radio get creative with a split screen in "Go To Hell." Leave it to Go Radio to combine lyric and regular videos in THE SAME VIDEO. ::Room spins:: (Dudes probably all drive Priuses, too.) In their video for "Go To Hell," the Florida-based band gets creative with split-screen technology, as singer/guitarist Jason Lancaster acts [...]

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