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Kanye West Might Get ‘Wicked’ On ‘Good Ass Job’

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Some footage surfaced today of Kanye West twiddling knobs in his Hawaiian recording studio, working on his forthcoming album while various members of his entourage (Amber Rose included, ‘natch) stand around and watch the man do his thing. We’re right

Big Boi And Vonnegutt Want You To Follow Them In Their New Song “Follow Us”

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Big Boi is back with another leak from his new album, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty (due out July 6th). This time the “Shutterbugg” rapper teams up with the band Vonnegutt for “Follow Us” (and, no,

Miley And Bret Throw A Party On The ‘GMA’ With “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”

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Miley put on her darkest eyeliner and her heaviest rocker gear and saddled up next to Bret Michaels for a live performance of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” on Good Morning America. We’re still not really feeling this cover, but

Uffie And Pharrell Take A Joyride In “ADD SUV”

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In the video for her latest single “ADD SUV” from her album Sex Dreams And Denim Jeans, Uffie and Pharrell drive around in a lipstick-spackled convertible, not an SUV, but before you complain, just think: “California Gurls” didn’t take place in

Snoop Dogg Sinks His Teeth Into True Blood With “Oh Sookie”

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Snoop Dogg does love his cultural touchstones, doesn’t he? First he wields a lightsaber for Adidas, and now he’s offering marijuana cookies to a telepath in his hilarious new True Blood tribute, “Oh Sookie”. Snoop is clearly a die-hard fan

Adam Lambert’s Buzzcut Makes Room For More Glitter On His Face

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Our dear Adam Lambert apparently got a little carried away while doing his morning shave, and uploaded a photo of part of his signature black coif shaved off. Don’t worry, he didn’t pull a Britney circa-2007—he tweeted “Calm down… Just

N.E.R.D. And Nelly Furtado Seek “Hot N’ Fun” In Their New Video

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The best thing about the new video for “Hot N’ Fun”, the first track of N.E.R.D.’s upcoming fourth album, is that it depicts what we believe to be Pharrell Williams’ everyday life: he rolls through the desert in a psychedelic

Watch Justin Bieber, Usher And Too Many Dancers In “Somebody To Love” Remix Video

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When one-time drumming prodigy Justin Bieber and his mentor Usher — two of the biggest pop stars in the world — get together for a music video, you know somebody’s going to be showing off their dance skills. But how

‘So You Think You Can Dance’: Alexie Says Goodbye, Usher Sings “OMG”

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Sadly, after her fourth try to make it to you So You Think You Can Dance stage, the adorable and persistent Alexie Agdeppa got the boot last night. The surprising unanimous vote from the judges (we expected Melinda would have

The Morning Mix: Miley Cyrus’ Ear Can’t Be Tamed, Gets A Tattoo

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Did You Hear? :: Okay, seriously, now 17-year old Miley Cyrus has a tattoo? How come almost every teen pop stars’ parents are super cool with allowing their kids to ink their skin before they turn 18? They have the rest

Mariah Carey’s Represents The “Lollipop Bling” With Her New Fragrance Line

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When Nick Cannon proposed to Mariah Carey in 2008 by hiding her engagement ring inside a real Ring Pop wrapper, he probably had no idea that he would be giving execs at Elizabeth Arden an idea for their next Mariah

Our 5 Favorite Worst Hip-Hop Fails Of All Time

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Complex released a comprehensive list of the 50 Worst Hip-Hop Fails of All Time, and it’s filled with comedy gold—actors trying to rap, rappers trying to act, lame beefs, humiliating performances and a ton of “oops!” moments from hip-hop

Nicki Minaj Has A Hair Color For Every Personality

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Although we have yet to see a track list, an album cover, a title or a release date, Nicki Minaj's debut album must be coming out sometime in the not-so-distant future. How do we know? Because Harajuku Barbie has released

Beyonce Retires ‘Single Ladies’ Dance, YouTube Panics

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Somebody better sedate Kanye West. A source close to Beyonce claims that the songstress will be sending her “Single Ladies” dance out to pasture. For a music video that is easily one of the most recognizable (and parodied) of the

PHOTOS: ‘SPIN’ Magazine Goes Behind The Scenes With Paramore

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We're sure she'd never mean to brag, but pop rocker Hayley Williams isn't just in one major magazine this July, she's in two. The Paramore front woman graces the cover of next month's SPIN magazine. Spin gives us a behind

‘SPIN’ Magazine Goes Behind The Scenes With Paramore

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We’re sure she’d never brag, but punky pop singer Hayley Williams will be in not one but two major magazines come this July. In next month’s issue of SPIN, Paramore’s lead singer will grace the mag’s cover. In addition, the

Leona Lewis And Matthew Morrison Duet On A Gleeful “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”

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While the Glee crew is currently in London promoting their series, Matthew Morrison stopped on by Leona Lewis’ concert at the O2 Arena to duet with the X Factor songstress on “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” (the same arrangement he sang

The Idolator Interview(s): Robyn x Kelis

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Today our regular staff has been supercharged with the addition of Robyn. Her new album, Body Talk Pt. 1, is out now, and you should buy it. Robyn will be contributing throughout the day — show her a little love

Eminem On Feeling Like Bugs Bunny And Supporting Gay Marriage

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Eminem will be profiled in this Sunday’s New York Times, and we’ve been treated to a snippet of what the in-depth Q&A entails. Em chats about the difficulties of staying sober, being a good dad, no longer feeling quite so

Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” Gets Dorkified

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What if you combined Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” with the E3 video game conference happening in Los Angeles right now? You’d get the clever parody “California Dorks,” written and performed by a dude who calls himself Skyway Flyer. The dork