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Marina And The Diamonds, Amelia Lily, 2NE1 + More: Top 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs Of The Week
by Brad Stern | July 10, 2012 at 6:00 pm

It's Tuesday! Time for another round of "5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week"! This week's round-up includes the latest soon-to-be smash from one of my favorite Brit-pop chanteuses, an unbelievably promising debut by an "X Factor UK" alum, and the brand new singles from not one, but two of K-Pop's hottest girl groups on [...]

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Justin Bieber Wears A Bandanna, May Be Referencing Bruce Springsteen, ‘The Karate Kid’ Or Tupac (PHOTO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | July 10, 2012 at 5:21 pm

Bandanna'ed Justin Bieber does his best Bruce Springsteen/ 'Karate Kid' impression. We've pretty much always said that no matter what Justin Bieber does we will love him unconditionally. We stood by him during his Money Pants phase, and we were steadfast Beliebers during the Tie-Dye Shirt Debacle of 2012. We even embraced the sparkly skull surgical mask [...]

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Here’s That Booty Song About Instagram You Were Hoping Day26’s Willie Taylor Would Write!
by Tamar Anitai | July 10, 2012 at 4:33 pm

Willie Taylor would like you to follow him on Instagram. Instagram is an excellent time-waster -- truly, I love seeing what friends I don't talk to enough because we only communicate via Facebook and Gchat made for dinner. And I LOVE a photo of someone's dog sleeping in a T-shirt and headset somewhere in Turkey. [...]

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Miley Cyrus Serenades A Drag Queen, All Is Right With The World (VIDEO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | July 10, 2012 at 3:25 pm

Miley Cyrus serenaded a drag queen. Once more for emphasis, Miley Cyrus serenaded a drag queen!! In between getting engaged, donning her July 4 best, prepping her next album and cuddling with one of her adorable dogs, Miley Cyrus took time out for the really important things in life... like serenading a drag queen. According to [...]

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Star Spotting: Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Take Cheesy Tourist Photos Too!
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | July 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber love a good touristy pic just like the rest of us. You'd think after touring around the world, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber would be totally immune to cheesy tourist shots, but nope! They still love 'em. Selena and JB are currently in Japan (Justin is touring there), and upon their arrival, they [...]

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Buzz Bites (7/10/12): Frank Ocean Digitally Releases ‘Channel Orange’ One Week Early
by Althea Legaspi | July 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm

Frank Ocean digitally releases Channel Orange one week early. + Frank Ocean dropped his Channel Orange album digitally one week early late last night, via iTunes. He announced the early release on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," where he performed "Bad Religion," but after the show's earlier taping, fans spilled the beans via Twitter. (MTV Hive) [...]

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Star Spotting: Lady Gaga Gives A Double-Barrel Middle-Finger Salute At The Airport
by Byron Flitsch | July 9, 2012 at 10:13 pm

Lady Gaga gets her guns up as she lands in Los Angeles. Here are two guesses as to what could be going on in this photo of Lady Gaga arriving at LAX: 1.) She had to sit next to a screaming baby for like, a 15-hour flight (been there). 2.) She's losing her ish because [...]

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Video Premiere: JJAMZ, ‘Heartbeat’
by David Greenwald | July 9, 2012 at 9:27 pm

Watch JJAMZ get scary in their 'Heartbeat' video. With a name like JJAMZ, you know dudes (and dudette!) are going to deliver the, well, jams, essentially. The indie-pop supergroup -- composed of musicians who've worked with (hmm, that sounded weird, but it's true) The Like, Rilo Kiley, Bright Eyes, Maroon 5 and Mark Ronson, to [...]

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Paramore’s Hayley Williams Would Make The BEST Mermaid (PHOTO)
by Byron Flitsch | July 9, 2012 at 8:30 pm

Paramore's Hayley Williams enjoys her day off at an aquarium. If mermaids actually existed (sorry to burst any bubbles, guys), we'd hope they'd all look like Paramore's Hayley Williams -- she basically looks like a real-life version of Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" (minus the tail, having a talking crab for a friend, and being [...]

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Beyonce Wrote A Beautiful, Inspiring Poem In Support Of Frank Ocean (And Now We’re Basically Bawling)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | July 9, 2012 at 7:32 pm

Beyoncé dedicated some beautiful thoughts to Frank Ocean. We're huge Frank Ocean fans around these parts. Though we didn't think it possible, we became even bigger stans of the R&B singer/songwriter after he was brave enough to publicly reveal personal details about his sexuality. (In case you just got the internet, last week, Frank Ocean posted [...]

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