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+ Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance at Semi Precious Weapons' London club gig. Gaga, wearing a bra and underwear, joined the band for two songs and, always one for a dramatic exit, performed a stage dive. (MTV News)

+ Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are apparently expecting twins! (That Grape Juice)

+ Patrick Stump, the Fall Out Boy gone solo, has released some details on his upcoming solo debut, Soul Punk. (Idolator)

+ Miley Cyrus reportedly "doesn't care" about the release of the controversial video starring her and a bong. (PopEater)

+ At a party for Diddy-Dirty Money's Last Train To Paris, where Usher and Trey Songz were in attendance, a model's hair caught fire. Luckily, she was already in a bathtub (as models typically are at Diddy parties). (TheFABlife)

Tags Diddy, Diddy-Dirty Money, Fall Out Boy, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Nick Cannon, Patrick-Stump, Semi Precious Weapons, Trey Songz, Usher

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British metalcore band Bring Me The Horizon admittedly look like the last five guys on Earth who would own up to having Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" on their iPods, but consider it just another lesson in not judging a book by its cover. The "Diamonds Aren't Forever" singers sat down with Buzzworthy to discuss some very pressing topics, like their musical inspiration, concept albums, and grandmas playing baseball.

Bring Me The Horizon, who worked with Buzzworthy fave Lights on their new album, set themselves up in a reportedly "creepy mansion" to record their latest release, There Is A Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let's Keep It A Secret. "We did it so everyone could go somewhere and have their own rooms," says lead singer Oliver Sykes. "Everyone could go off and write their separate things... instead of staring at each other trying to pressure them into writing."

Watch the full Buzzworthy video interview for more Bring Me The Horizon insight, and catch the video for "Diamonds Aren't Forever" below.

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Scrooges, cover your ears--we have an addendum to our "5 AWESOME New Christmas Songs You Need To Know" list: Kanye West's "Christmas In Harlem," featuring Teyana Taylor and Cyhi Da Prince. Kanye's pretty much the last person we expected a Christmas song out of, seeing as though he's usually more about "Power" than tidings of joy, but I guess a little Christmas-we-go-hard spirit lives in all of us.

"Christmas In Harlem" has a bit of a laid-back, old-school Motown feel to it. The chorus is catchy, and Kanye strays far from his usual subject matter into more Graduation-era celebratory territory: "Wonderful night to be alive, baby/And I'm so happy I'm with my baby/And we a little late with the Christmas gifts/Rush for the mall, don't trip, you know I drive crazy." A five-and-a-half-minute, safe for work Kanye West song without a single word bleeped out? Truly a Christmas miracle.

Well, Merry Christmas right back atcha, Kanye! Thanks for giving us a holiday tune that's a touch more up-to-date than Mannheim Steamroller, and here's hoping you get that life-size, ride-on stuffed buffalo you asked for.

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Many a musical talent have called Seattle home. Jimi Hendrix was born there, producer Quincy Jones and bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Death Cab For Cutie have made their name there. Now, with the new online music series, "$5 Cover: Seattle" you're about to meet the next wave of Seattle musical talent.

Directed by acclaimed indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton (Humpday, My Effortless Brilliance), "$5 Cover: Seattle" takes place over one weekend in the lives of 13 up-and-coming Seattle bands, following their trials, tribulations, gigs and practices.

Get to know the new music and musicians of "5 Cover: Seattle" in our complete guide below.

+ Champagne Champagne: MC Pearl Dragon is a native of Seattle who spent some time in Houston before returning home to form the unique hip-hop group. This trio follow the Outkast blueprint of socially conscious funk with a distinctly Emerald City outlook.

+ The Maldives: Fans of Wilco and Drive-By Truckers will feel right at home with The Maldives. Formed by singer/guitarist Jason Dodson, with an evergrowing and rotating cast of musicians, this band has a reputation for being one of Seattle's best live acts.

+ THEESatisfaction: Relatively new to the Seattle scene (they arrived in 2008), this duo, made up of Stasia and Catherine Satisfaction, have been turning heads with their interplanetary, futuristic soul.

+ Sean Nelson: The former singer for alt-rock act Harvey Danger ("Flagpole Sitta"), Nelson is no stranger to the Seattle scene or Shelton's cameras; he starred in her 2008 feature, My Effortless Brilliance.

+ Tea Cozies: Led by singer/guitarist Jessi Reed, Tea Cozies at once pay tribute to the Pacific Northwest's garage rock tradition while also referencing lush '60s pop.

+ Weekend: This electro-pop duo make slinky, minimal soundscapes with girl-group-esque vocals laid on top. Experts at pulling back the veil on Seattle, after dark.

+ The Moondoggies: Calling to mind the pastoral country-rock of The Byrds, The Moondoggies can go from a whisper to a Neil Young-like scream at the drop of a dime.

+ Thee Emergency: Passionate garage-R&B that runs through a fuzzed-out amplifier. Powered by the jaw-dropping vocals of Dita Vox.

+ The Spits: They may hail from present-day Seattle, but this is London calling, circa 1979. The Spits make note-perfect garage punk for the Johnny Rotten in all of us.

+ Whiskey Tango: Every music scene needs their snot-nosed, unrelentingly juvenile unbelievably catchy punk rock band. The long-running Whiskey Tango fills that role for Seattle.

+ The Lights: This raw indie-garage band calls to mind the early days of British rock, with a sound that references the early days of The Kinks and The Rolling Stones.

+ Corespondents: Mysterious guitar explorations from a mysterious Seattle band. Awkward rhythms and instrumentation that come together at just the right moment.

+ Watch every rocking, funny, dramatic and intimate episode of "$5 Cover: Seattle" right now at fivedollarcover.com.

Tags $5 Cover Seattle, Death Cab For Cutie, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, The Rolling Stones

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Music industry kingmaker and dance music dabbler Diddy (say that three times fast) and Justin Bieber have a long and storied history. These guys first trotted out their Butch and Sundance routine (or for our younger readers, Carly and Sam) when Diddy promised to give Biebers his Lamborghini (Lambo, for our younger readers) for the teen pop sensation's 16th birthday.

Since then, Diddy and Justin Bieber have formed something of a mutual appreciation society, and they continued the good times yesterday, when Diddy dropped by a studio where Justin Bieber was recording, MTV cameras in tow.

In the below video, Diddy indoctrinates Justin Bieber into the Diddy-Dirty Money crew. Thankfully this involved no hazing, just receiving a Dirty Money varsity jacket. Diddy then taught Justin Bieber how to swag walk. It's pretty priceless and needs to be seen to be believed.

Check out Diddy bringing Justin Bieber into the Dirty Money crew, via varsity jacket, and doling out swag walking lessons, below. Diddy-Dirty Money's Last Train To Paris is out now.

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So, these picture exist. Just in case you were feeling lethargic and were looking for a pick-me-up, we found these totally random Terry Richardson-esque pictures of Hanson donning their finest (?) holiday apparel. Their really authentic holiday apparel. Um, you're welcome?

We love how the "Thinking' 'Bout Somethin'" guys have each interpreted their sweaters: Zac Hanson (left) looks genuinely cheesy, and Isaac Hanson (right) looks totally ridiculous, but we just have to ask--what's Taylor Hanson doing trying to spruce up that hideous Christmas vest? Adding a scarf? And a cool button-down? That is not how one wears an ugly Christmas sweater, Taylor! You can't be cool and have snowmen on your vest. It's one or the other.

Our friends over at MTV Style have written at length about the pros and cons of the Ugly Christmas Sweater. My favorite part about an ugly Christmas sweater is that you don't have to go far to get one (i.e. your mom's closet). The worst part? They're disgusting.

What do you guys think? Are you over the "irony" of ugly Christmas sweaters or are they still hilarious?

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Who cares what a bunch of critics, writers, and music experts think about the music they loved this year? We wanna know what music YOU loved this year! Buzzworthy wants you, our loyal readers, to pick your favorite music, musicians, and music moments of 2010. From the most unbelievable videos to the songs you played over and over again, to the artists you obsessed over and the albums your year wouldn’t have been complete without. Buzzworthy obsessed about music all year long. Now it’s time for you to pick your favorites.

2010 was full of so many shocking, buzzed-about OMG music moments that we could hardly keep them straight! Katy Perry and Russell Brand got engaged in January and got married in October in one of our favorite music love stories of the year. Kanye West JOINED Twitter in July, and it was pretty much the best thing to happen to Twitter since it was invented. Antoine Dodson's bed intruder tale actually became a real song -- the "Bed Intruder Song," and it actually entered the Billboard charts, thanks to The Gregory Brothers. Who among us didn't sing "Hide ya kids, hide ya wife" at least one... million and seven... times this year? Lil Wayne went to jail in March and got out in November while T.I. went to jail twice in one year! Maybe you didn't hear, but Lady Gaga wore a dress made of meat to the VMAs. Don't worry, though. It was made of cow, not human, so it's fine. Backstreet Boys and New Kids On The Block announced their joint tour! Sadly, Christina Aguilera announced her separation and divorce from Jordan Bratman. Buzzworthy's sweetheart Demi Lovato checked into rehab. And finally, Miley Cyrus took the bong hit heard 'round the world, making her dad so sad.

But which moment in music was the biggest, most unforgettable, most OMG moment of 2010?

Vote now for the Most OMG Music Moment Of 2010! Voting ends Sunday, Dec. 26, at 11:59pm ET. We'll announce the moment you picked as the Most OMG Music Moment Of 2010 on Tuesday, Dec. 28!

Tags Antoine Dodson, Backstreet-Boys, Buzzworthy's Best Of 2010, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, Miley Cyrus, New Kids on the Block, Russell Brand, T.I.

Who cares what a bunch of critics, writers, and music experts think about the music they loved this year? We wanna know what music YOU loved this year! Buzzworthy wants you, our loyal readers, to pick your favorite music, musicians, and music moments of 2010. From the most unbelievable videos to the songs you played over and over again, to the artists you obsessed over and the albums their year wouldn’t have been complete without. Buzzworthy obsessed about music all year long. Now it’s time for you to pick your favorites.

2010 was the year of the iPad, the tiger, Silly Bandz, and the musician! (Thanks, Twitter!) Think about it. Some of the biggest names on everyone's lips were musicians. Musicians filled our iPods, minds, magazines, and Internet search history. When we weren't busy reading their Tweets, we were Tweeting about them. Two of the entire Internet's biggest players this year (besides Mark Zuckerberg) were Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. We lived for Katy Perry's hit songs, videos, latex outfits and love life. We hung on Kanye West's every Tweet, word and musical move. Ke$ha kept us partying and forced us to come up with new and creative ways to use glitter and feathers. Taylor Swift's fractured fairy tales and tales of heartbreak broke records when she released her third album, Speak Now. Nicki Minaj gathered an army of loyal followers months before she even released her debut album, Pink Friday. And our We The Kings worship, love for Demi Lovato and preoccupation with Paramore reached new heights.

So which artist was the ultimate, absolute artist you couldn't stop obsessing over in 2010? The artist you couldn't stop listening to, searching, blogging, reading about, Tweeting about and living for?

Vote now for the Artist You Couldn't Stop Obsessing Over! Voting ends Sunday, Dec. 26, at 11:59pm ET. We'll announce the video you picked as the Artist You Couldn't Stop Obsessing Over in 2010 on Tuesday, Dec. 28!

Tags Buzzworthy's Best Of 2010, Demi Lovato, justin bieber, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Paramore, Taylor Swift, We the Kings

Who cares what a bunch of critics, writers, and music experts think about the music they loved this year? We wanna know what music YOU loved this year! Buzzworthy wants you, our loyal readers, to pick your favorite music, musicians, and music moments of 2010. From the most unbelievable videos to the songs you played over and over again, to the artists you obsessed over and the albums your year wouldn’t have been complete without. Buzzworthy obsessed about music all year long. Now it’s time for you to pick your favorites.

There were probably a handful of albums you played so much in 2010 that their repetition almost broke your computer or iPod. But which album was your absolute most-played, most-favorite album of them all this year? Was it Taylor Swift's unstoppable Speak Now? Kanye West's highly anticipated, highly controversial, highly acclaimed My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? Eminem's revealing, revelatory Recovery? Was it Who I Am, Nick Jonas' solo venture as Nick Jonas & The Administration? Ke$ha's all-party-all-the-time album, Animal? Miley Cyrus' all-grown-up, don't-call-me-Hannah-Montana album, Can't Be Tamed? Drake's heavy-hitting debut, Thank Me Later? Katy Perry's perfect pop package, Teenage Dream? The Ready Set's powerfully penned, perfectly produced debut, I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming? Or was it Nicki Minaj's colorful, multi-dimensional Pink Friday debut?

Which new album of 2010 was your absolute favorite? The album you played more than any other album? The one album of the year you'd take with you on a desert island? The album you loved most above all other albums?

Vote now for the Album You Couldn't Stop Playing in 2010! Voting ends Sunday, Dec. 26, at 11:59pm ET. We'll announce the album you picked as the Album You Couldn't Stop Playing in 2010 on Tuesday, Dec. 28!

Tags Butch Walker, Buzzworthy's Best Of 2010, Drake, Eminem, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas and the Administration, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, The Ready Set