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See how OneRepublic frontman and superproducer Ryan Tedder slyly conned Kelly Clarkson into coming out of her shell and writing take-no-prisoners powerhouses on her new album, All I Ever Wanted. (You dog, you!) And listen to every track of All I Ever Wanted this Tuesday, March 3 on The Leak on MTV.com!

+ Plus: See how Kelly survives life on the road, how she nearly shared an album title with Britney Spears, and how she gave "My Life Would Suck Without You" that Clarkson touch.

Tags Kelly Clarkson, OneRepublic, Ryan Tedder

+ FINALLY! After being shelved multiple times, Keri Hilson's new album. In a Perfect World is set to drop on March 24th. Special K's lookin' hot-to-def on the album cover, as usual. (Neon Limelight)

+ Just a few questions for you this Friday afternoon:  Does Kristen Stewart wash her hair?  Can her friends recommend a better stylist?  DOES SHE KNOW SHE'S STANDING IN A STEAMING HOT MEATBALL SUB THAT IS ROBERT PATTINSON AND TAYLOR LAUTNER??????  Maybe she needs lasik.  (PopSugar)

+ Speaking of Twilight, what's this about Drew Barrymore being on the short list of directors for three-quel Eclipse?  Is there a long list?? (Entertainment Weekly)

+ Imagine being on stage in six-inch heels and having Rachael Ray spewing at you like a broken sewer main, telling you how attractive you are.  This is a recurring dream of mine.  And it really happened to Justin Tranter of Semi Precious Weapons. (Page Six)

+ MGMT is laying the smack down on music stealer French President Nicolas Sarkozy for using their song "Kids" in online videos and elsewhere, without permish.  What a loser... (E! Online)

+ If performing is therapy, then she must have maxed out her copay!  Jennifer Hudson visited Oprah and let everyone know she's "in a very good place."  We're pullin' for you, lady. (People)

Tags Drew Barrymore, Eclipse, Jennifer-Hudson, Justin Tranter, Keri Hilson, Kristen Stewart, MGMT, Nicolas Sarkozy, Rachael Ray, Robert Pattinson, Semi Precious Weapons, Taylor Lautner, Twilight

Along with every other item known to manboykind -- ring-around-the-rosie statues, ATVs, the X-Men arcade game, life-sized installations of scenes from Peter Pan, and original 19th-century French art -- Michael Jackson is putting a whole village worth of white folks up for auction this April! And they're only like $400-600 each! He's got life-sized L.A. cops, butlers, grandparents, little boys, ladies holding copies of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus... EVERYTHING.

You know how at the end of Ghostbusters, the ultimate villain, The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, is generated by the first thought that pops into the Busters' heads? Well, going by this collection, it seems like Michael Jackson had that same power, only it never stopped happening. Everything he ever thought of just sprang into existence. And now you can buy all of it! Including the super creepy kidnapper van pictured here, for convenient transportation of all your new whites!

+ Dig through Michael Jackson's collection here. What would you bid on first?

Tags Michael Jackson

What's always surprising and cool to me is how, like, if you were to draw a Venn Diagram of Jonas Brothers fans and Tokio Hotel fans, that intersection of Tokio-Jonas fans (Jonio? Tokas?) is actually wider than it originally seemed back before that unofficial ceasefire was called. And, you know, the fact that both bands were nominated for the Worst Band Award at the Shockwaves NME Awards at least means that the guys have one more thing in common, besides die-hard, fantastic fans. Huzzah for diversified musical tastes, I say. (This from the girl with The Clipse and Taylor Swift on the same iPod.)

Anyway, just in case you're all Team Tokio all the way and need a little break from Unofficial Jonas Week (they DO have a 3D movie AND a new album out this week, so you do understand, right?), let's take a look at WTF Tokio Hotel's been up to recently amidst all the Jonas mania.

+ The guys are STILL putting the finishing touches on their still-delayed next album. Still. As in, still. But apparently the new album will feature 12 new songs, down from 20, which were all recorded between Los Angeles and Germany.

+ Bill and Tom got new Audis! Tom got a grey Audi R8, and Bill's sitting behind the wheel of a white Audi Q7. Yay!

+ The Ohio State University cheerleading team used "Ready Set Go" in a cheer routine. (And did you hear We The Kings in there too?) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Tokio! (And Bucks -- that's my home state! Whut!?)

+ But perhaps most astonishing: As of January 2009, Tokio Hotel's "Monsoon" video was the 38th most-watched video on YouTube EVER. Like MORE WATCHED than Michael Jackson's "Thriller." (As of this post, "Monsoon" has 31.8 million views and "Thriller" has jumped to 33.3, causing me to believe that MJ is sitting in a cave somewhere, furiously clicking away. God knows he can't afford to pay people to do it for him.) But MAN do you guys have a lot of time on your hands! Therefore... Might as well watch it again... On MTV.com! ; ) (You know, help me keep my job and stuff!)

Tags Jonas Brothers, Tokio Hotel, We the Kings

Watchmen devotees and My Chemical Romance fans, click here to win tickets to the Watchmen premiere!**

So, clearly I was kidding, but I DO have footage of My Chemical Romance shooting their version of the Bob Dylan (remember him?) classic "Desolation Row."

Watch for it at the end of Watchmen, which hits theaters March 6, which you probably already know if you're reading this. It also features Billy Crudup naked, which is A-OK in my book, folks.

(**JKs!)

+ Plus: Get more Watchmen at the MTV Splash Page Blog.

Tags Bob Dylan, My-Chemical-Romance, Watchmen

Johnny Wright has held the hands of pretty much every major pop act of the past 20 years and guided them to astronomical success. I'm talkin' New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Ciara, The Jonas Brothers, Menudo and somehow, many more. When does he sleep? Does he eat? Honestly? No idea.

Anyway, believe it or not, this pop genius just threw a distress signal up on this one video site you never heard of, asking for help in naming a new five-member supergroup he's putting together. Now, in case you're unfamiliar, "supergroup" generally means that everybody involved is already famous. Not 100% sure if that's the case here, but based on Wright's flirty tone when he promises to reveal the names of the five members once he has a name. "I've got a very special surprise for you," he says. Well Johnny, we got your band name RIGHT here! Five of them, in fact! Read 'em and weep, wizard!

+ Prehab
+ Stimulus Package
+ Cyrus, Lovato, Swift, Michalka and Gomez
+ The Suleman 8
+ One Of Us Will Be Huge

Watch Johnny Wright's video at Tommy2.net, submit your own (admittedly lesser) band name suggestions to WEGmusic.com and please, at least consider giving us a little bite of your special surprise (unless it's Lou Perlman :o)? THANKS.

Tags Aly and AJ, Backstreet-Boys, Britney Spears, Ciara, Demi Lovato, Janet Jackson, Johnny Wright, Justin Timberlake, Menudo, Miley Cyrus, New Kids on the Block, NSync, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, The Jonas Brothers

(Photo Credit: Ben Ritter)

Asher Roth loves college. This much we already know. The one-man party-starter / panty-dropper / boring-stopper's got the skills to make your weekend evenings ill. But can he kick it? Yes he can. On "The Lounge," Asher mellows out on the story of a sophisticated rapper over a smoky, black-tie piano loop. It sounds like Tribe Called Quest. And guess what? Not only does Asher Roth bring all sortsa good to the table, but he also brings it for free. Get yourself over there for your limited-time-only VIP admittance to "The Lounge" with Asher Roth.

+ Free download: Asher Roth's "The Lounge"
+ Memorize Asher Roth's sweet sweet face in these exclusive MTV photos!

Tags Asher Roth, Tribe Called Quest

No matter what Katy Perry does for the rest of her life, she'll be hard-pressed to escape her rep as the girl-kissing, cherry Chapstick-abusing, slightly lesbian-leaning pop star.

However, she's also quite the style icon amongst fashion bloggers, and her name is even popping up on eBay as a style search term.

Her looks are undeniably unforgettable -- peel-away banana boob, anyone? So if you wanna bust out like Katy, here are the top 5 style steps you need to take, prontos!

5. Wear Short Skirts...VERY Short: Finish this sentence: Lady GaGa is to leotards what Katy Perry is to_____ Here's a hint: It's SHORT SKIRTS. Like, old-school Cher micro minis. They are CRUCIAL.

4. Smiley Faces: Apparently smiley faces aren't just for your Facebook chats or Twitter status updates or Gnarls Barkley anymore. Attach them to as many articles of clothing as you can, pls! : ) ;P

3. Get Inspired By Other Celebs & Eras: Like Michael Jackson! Or Carmen Miranda! Or '80s glam!

2. Pants = Tight: As the Beastie Boys once put it, "Her pants were tight and that's okay!" So with their blessing and Katy Perry's endorsement, make sure your pants are as tight as possible and/or leather. Both? You're golden!

1. Baby Pink! Katy Perry loves her some pink. Espeshers pink dresses. In fact, if you don't like pink, none of this is going to work at all. Embrace it.

NOTE: We do not, however, under any circumstances, condone the Zebra pantsuit... please proceed with caution. Good luck!

Tags Beastie Boys, Gnarls Barkley, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson

No, it's not as old as this REALLY old Jonas Brothers interview, and yessss, I know, this video of the Jonas Brothers interviewing each other is "old," as in two days old, which is ancient in Jonas Standard Time, because at this point you've probably already watched it 300 times. But it's worth another look to see the guys reveal deep-rooted sibling secrets -- they've LIED to each other!

Plus, watch the Jonas Brothers talk panda bears, stalking Paul McCartney, Kevin's impression of Prince, Joe's tongue-in-cheek nod to EVERYONE'S MySpace BFF, Tom, a quick mention of Kings of Leon (interesting to note who else is into KOL) Nick's stalwart refusal to engage in role playing (it's almost impossible for him to pretend he's an animal), and Mr. President's subtle reference to therapy: "How does that make you feel," Jonas fans?

Whatevs. You're too busy picking out your outfit for TOMORROW'S BIG JB3D PREMIERE! (Did you get your tickets yet?) Because you never know who might show up!

Tags Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, Kevin Jonas, Kings of Leon, Nick Joans, Paul McCartney, Prince

In today's all-new Buzzworthy Kelly Clarkson video, Kelly talks life on a bus and loving the ones she's with -- her tour band BFFs.

Plus, see what Kelly almost named her new album, find out how she left her mark on "My Life Would Suck Without You," and listen to every track of All I Ever Wanted next Tuesday, March 3 on The Leak on MTV.com!

Tags Kelly Clarkson