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+ On Saturday, Missouri Lady Gaga fans protested a planned protest of her show by the Westboro Baptist Church. (MTV News)

+ Go behind the scenes of Madonna's shoot for Dolce & Gabbana's Fall/Winter collection. (Idolator)

+ Ashley Greene and Miley Cyrus held a puppy playdate over the weekend for their two canines. (JustJaredJr)

+ Diplo has opened up to the press about his disappointment in how M.I.A.'s latest album turned out. (TheFabLife)

+ Charice Pempengco underwent skin-lightening and Botox for her upcoming role on "Glee." We kinda wish she hadn't! Check out Charice looking adorable in the Buzzworthy interview below. (PopEater)

Tags Ashley Greene, Charice, Diplo, Lady Gaga, M.I.A., Madonna, Miley Cyrus

In today's Star Spotting, we find Ke$ha, taking a break from her opening slot on Rihanna's Last Girl On Earth tour, to host an event at the Moorea Beach Club at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas.

Mindful of the notoriously conservative crowd who usually attend such Sin City events (heh), or perhaps feeling a bit of the Vegas heat, which reached upwards of 108 degrees this weekend, Ke$ha opted not to don her patented animal headdress to the event. As anyone who has ever sported a headdress in July and in Vegas knows, it can get a little humid under there.

That did not stop her from being photographed with these two gentlemen. Whether the above dudes were Ke$ha's personal animal headdress assistants, furthering the cause of her burgeoning trend, or simply big-time Ke$ha fans showing their support the best way they know how, we'll never know.

What we do know is that these dudes deserve our respect, a round of applause and likely a hydrating IV drip. When you sport furry animal headdresses in plus-100 degree weather, you really are going beyond the call of duty.

Watch Ke$ha's "TiK ToK" video below. Stay cool out there, people.

Tags Ke$ha, Rihanna, Star Spotting, video

This week's MTV PUSH isn't a single artist, per se, but rather a collection of artists gathered together to celebrate everybody's favorite pack of fist-pumpers, better known as "Jersey Shore." That's right, we're talking about the pure party music of the Jersey Shore Soundtrack. It's the soundtrack to your least-guilty guilty pleasure. And to your gym, tanning and laundry list.

We'd love to just go ahead and make The Situation the PUSH Artist Of The Week, but he's gonna need more than one song first. So while we wait for "recording" to joint his holy GTL trinity, this great collection will do just fine.

The Jersey Shore Soundtrack features a slew of amazing collaborations from the likes of Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias, Taio Cruz and Ludacris, Lil Jon and 3OH!3, plus cuts from Paul Oakenfold, LMFAO, Girlicious and many more.

Check out exclusive interviews with the "Jersey Shore" cast to find out about their favorite party jams -- Vinny does an epic Usher impression -- go behind the scenes of the "Jersey Shore" cast's "I Like It" video shoot and see why Enrique Iglesias thinks there's more to Sammi, J Woww, Snooki, Vinny, Pauly D, Ronnie and The Situation than meets the eye.

And of course, don't miss the premiere of Season 2 of 'Jersey Shore" on Thursday, July 29, at 10/9c.

Related Content Exclusive 'Jersey Shore' Cast Interviews & News

Tags 3OH!3, Enrique Iglesias, Jersey Shore, Lil Jon, LMFAO, Ludacris, Pitbull, PUSH, PUSH: Jersey Shore, Taio Cruz, The Situation

Justin Bieber's world domination is showing no sign of relenting -- there's a Justin Bieber movie in the works, and he clobbered Lady Gaga in YouTube views and internet searches, which isn't easy to do. Consequently, his legend continues to grow. Behold "Fame: Justin Bieber," the "Baby" singer's very own comic biography.

"Fame" has previously documented the ascension of such stars as Lady Gaga and Robert Pattinson. Bieber's edition of "Fame" tracks his rise from Canadian obscurity to internet sensation to global phenomenon. And, most important (if the cover art is anything to go by), it puts a lot of emphasis on the magical powers of Bieber's scarf! And you know how we feel about J.B.'s scarf game.

"Fame: Justin Bieber" debuts this October.

Tags justin bieber, Lady Gaga, Robert Pattinson, video

It's no exaggeration to say Brooklyn indie-pop band The Drums are blowing up. Heck, in some circles they've positively exploded already. They've already been named a Freshman Five band by MTVU and already performed on Ahead of the Curve at this year's SXSW. And we're not the only ones that have noticed. Rolling Stone, NME, Pitchfork and Stereogum are all raving about this band and helping create a groundswell underground.

And while the press is a lot of noise, the indie-rock band -- mixing the dreamy sheen of Factory Records bands such as New Order and Joy Division, the romantic longing of the Smiths, '80s synth pop and even some 1950s bubblegum pop -- definitely lives up to the hype.

So, we're psyched to announce that The Drums will be kicking off MTV.com's new series of streaming live performances called "Live In NYC" on Tuesday, July 20, on MTV.com, live from the Studio at Webster Hall. The show starts at at 9 p.m. ET, so log on to MTV.com, then (or get there early, if you like) get pumped for the twitchy, sweet sounds of these up-and-coming, here-to-stay rockers.

+ Watch The Drums' "Let's Go Surfing" video and a live performance clip from SXSW.

Tags LiveInNYC, The Drums, video

Mark Ronson's new video, "Bang Bang Bang," is pretty much the coolest thing we've seen this summer. There is so much going on, so many references, so much weirdness, so much ill imagery that it's hard to wrap your head around it!

Good thing "Bang Bang Bang," which dropped about a month ago, is also a dope piece of electro hip-hop, with rhymes supplied by Common and Q-Tip as well as vocals by MNDR (aka Amanda Warner).

Directed by Warren Fu, the video starts out with fake commercial for a Nutella-looking spread called "Ronson." Then we jump to a retro talk show where our Japanese host speaks French, and Ronson speaks Japanese. Sure!

The rest of the video is full of intentionally old-school special effects and references to "Star Wars," "Tron," anime, French New Wave films and basically everything else that has ever been cool.

Check out the video below. "Bang Bang Bang" is from Record Collection, Ronson's third solo album, which is due out in September.

Mark Ronson & The Business INTL "Bang Bang Bang" from Warren Fu on Vimeo.

Tags Common, Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, video

Last week, Travis Clark revealed We The Kings' brand-new tattoos and let you in on more behind-the-scenes action on the Warped Tour. In this week's tour blog, Travis Clark talks moms, dads and Buffalo wings. AND shares more about We The Kings' next video, "Promise The Stars." Check out Travis' We The Kings tour blog plus photos and video from Warped Tour. And stay tuned for more up-to-the-minute tour diaries, updates, photos, videos and more from We The Kings on Posted.mtv.com.

Everything is still going great, and I'm still alive through all of this heat! This might be a new record for me -- but I haven't been sunburned on this tour yet (fingers crossed). Warped Tour is tough for a redhead -- ha ha. I've decided that I'm going to stop investing in real sunglasses and start buying the fake ones. This is due to the five pairs I've sat on within the past few weeks!

Today Keith and Jordan Buckley's (from Every Time I Die) dad is coming to the show and cooking some Buffalo wings for everybody. It's gonna be awesome, and what better place to eat them than in BUFFALO!!!

We filmed a video today for our Teen Choice Award nomination ... it's pretty funny, can't wait to show you guys On another note we are getting ready to film a video for our song "Promise The Stars." I twittered once about making a dance to that song, and now I finally get to show everybody the dance -- ha ha.

The Warped Tour shows are crazier and crazier with more kids coming to the shows than I ever imagined. It makes me think back to the days when my mom would yell at us for playing too loud in the garage. (Quick shout-out, I love you, Mom!)

I had a mom tell me I was "charming" today. It made me smile ... Then she told me that she wanted to be part of the We The Kings' gang -- hahahaha! I love that we made up a gang sign that everybody loves.

I love you.

Love,
Travis

+ Check out more We The Kings photos and a Warped Tour video after the jump!

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You can really tell just how far Miley Cyrus has come and how much she's grown up on her new Hannah Montana single, "Ordinary Girl." No, the song doesn't feature any of the dark electro of "Can't Be Tamed," and the video features none of the suggestive bird-dancing of the "Can't Be Tamed" video. But in its own modest way, it's just as rebellious.

Miley begins the song with the line "Don't get me wrong/I love who I am/I don't want to be ungrateful," delivered in a plain, almost spoken word style. She could be referring to any number of things -- leaving her wildly popular television show and her fans or the recent changes she's undergone musically as Miley Cyrus. She could even be talking about simply growing up and wanting something different.

The video doesn't feature much Montana/Cyrus. We see the back of her head, some of her famous accessories (her wig, her shoes, her jewelry), but Miley gets no face time. Maybe that's the way she wanted it. She is saying goodbye to the character, after all. Rather it sees the singer pass a camera full of memories and moment onto a fan, an ordinary girl.

Check out the video in the link below. The final season of "Hannah Montana" is airing now on the Disney Channel.

+ Watch Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana's "Ordinary Girl" video here.

Tags Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, video

+ 30 Seconds To Mars must really like "the wild" because they're spending an awful lot of time there. The band added more dates to their long-running Into The Wild tour, which will now run through October. Check out their tour blogs to see what's happened on the road so far. (ThirtySecondsToMars)

+ Pink fell out of a harness on stage last night during her performance of "So What" at a concert in Germany. But she's recovering! And tweeting! (MTV News)

+ Check out pics from Katy Perry's Teenage Dream photo shoot. (Idolator)

+ Get your first look at Joe Jonas on the set of Hot In Cleveland with his costar Betty White! (JustJaredJr)

+ "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" star Michael Cera has opened up to Playboy (of all places) about getting drunk with the cast of "Jersey Shore." (PopEater)

Tags 30 Seconds To Mars, Betty White, Jersey Shore, Joe Jonas, Katy Perry, Michael Cera, Pink

This one almost sounds like it should be the beginning of a joke. Selena Gomez, Shakira, Selena Gomez's "Ramona And Beezus" costar Joey King and a matronly robot walk onto a stage.

The odd quartet were on hand in Miami last night for the Univision Premios Juventud Award. It would appear that the robot to their left is taking the role usually filled by a young woman who hands the winner their awards and then shows them which side of the stage to exit.

The best part of the shot is the left-to-right gamut of emotions that appear on the presenters' faces. Selena seems amused, Joey King seems disgruntled, and Shakira seems oblivious to the robot situation. I guess if you've seen one award show robot, you've seen 'em all, right, Shakira?

Check out Selena Gomez's "Naturally" video and Shakira's "Gypsy" below.

Tags Selena Gomez, Shakira, Star Spotting, video