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Why Taylor Swift’s New Single Is A Brilliant New Sound (And A Brilliant Career Move)
by Sam Lansky | August 23, 2012 at 10:00 pm

Hey Swifties! I'm Sam Lansky, and this is my column Pop Think, the space where I get to gush endlessly about the music things that I love the most. And my current obsession is, of course, the new Taylor Swift single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," which premiered the week before last and [...]

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Britney Spears Wishes Her Uncle A Happy Birthday By Looking Hot In A Little Black Dress (PHOTO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | August 23, 2012 at 9:45 pm

Britney Spears wishes her uncle a happy birthday by posing in a LBD. Yep, you're totally confused by the title of this post. But to be totally honest, so are we! We love you, Britney Spears, but we have to ask: In what universe does you standing in a sexy black dress equate to sending [...]

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One Direction To Host ‘My First Time’ VMA Special (Also, Thinking About 1D’s First Time May Kill Us)
by Rachel Brodsky | August 23, 2012 at 9:23 pm

One Direction will showcase their favorite VMA memories on "One Direction: My First Time." Directioners!? Need another reason to be obsessed with One Direction! Well here's one really big one! In addition to racking up two VMA nominations, being flawlessly photogenic in GIFs, announcing their new single, "Live While We're Young" (HOW CAN I LIVE [...]

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PHOTO: Rihanna Is A Sex Kitten, And We Know Because Her Shirt Says So
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | August 23, 2012 at 8:02 pm

Rihanna's a sex kitten, and if you don't believe us, just look at her shirt. We pretty much already knew Rihanna was a sex kitten (remember when she tweeted out a topless photo from the set of her "Where Have You Been" video? Or how about that time she allowed fans to see a bevy of scantily-clad Hawaiian [...]

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Two Unreleased Lana Del Rey Songs Have Surfaced: ‘Delicious’ And ‘Big Bad Wolf’
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | August 23, 2012 at 7:20 pm

Listen to two unreleased Lana Del Rey tracks. It's a great day for Lana Del Rey die-hards. No, Lana Del Rey wasn't appointed Queen of The United States Of America, but we're still holding out for that. The next best thing happened: two brand-new Lana Del Rey songs titled "Delicious" and "Big Bad Wolf" have [...]

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POSTED: MGK Talks About Working At Chipotle (VIDEO)
by Byron Flitsch | August 23, 2012 at 6:15 pm

MGK talks remembers his first (and worst!) jobs in this week's POSTED. MGK has been keeping it real as MTV's POSTED artist for August (it doesn't get more real than living in your managers basement, guys)! Aside from scoring some extra time to admire his many tattoos, we also get to learn all about the [...]

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New Song: Freelance Whales, ‘Spitting Image’
by Rachel Brodsky | August 23, 2012 at 5:30 pm

Don't blame me if Freelance Whales' new song makes you wanna run through your screen into this forest. Queens-based indie outfit Freelance Whales has been rocking us gently since, oh, about 2008, with jangly, aww-worthy tracks like “Hannah” and “Generator 1st Floor” from their Weathervanes debut. Best known for packing a mixed bag of odd [...]

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Adam Lambert Covers Bob Marley’s ‘Is This Love,’ And DUH It’s Incredible (VIDEO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | August 23, 2012 at 4:54 pm

Adam Lambert nailed his cover of Bob Marley's "Is This Love." Covering a Bob Marley song can be a dangerous and potentially tragic undertaking because, well, you are not Bob Marley. But -- surprise surprise -- Adam Lambert totally nailed it! Also, do you really think a dude who got a gigantic music-themed tattoo in Latin on his forearm is gonna [...]

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Avril Lavigne’s Engagement Ring Is HUGE! (PHOTO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | August 23, 2012 at 3:25 pm

Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne are getting married, and her engagement ring is LIKE WOAH. Remember yesterday when we confessed that Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger's engagement made us feel like a bunch of surprised cats? Well, we still totally feel that way, but we gotta hand it to Chad: way to buy your girl [...]

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Star Spotting: Katy Perry Tries To Be Incognito, Accidentally Does The Bend And Snap Instead! (PHOTO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | August 23, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Katy Perry really doesn't want to get noticed, guys. As it's clear by the fact that she's wearing both a hood, a hat, and sunglasses, Katy Perry was definitely trying to keep a low profile yesterday as she perused L.A. vintage clothing shop, Golyester. And sure, while a hood, a hat, and sunglasses may radiate "please don't [...]

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