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Kanye West has really run the gamut when it come to releasing videos for his magnificent My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album. Considering how excellently handled the buildup and release of that record was (what with the G.O.O.D. Friday series), it's been sort of strange to watch how these videos have trickled out.

First there was "Power," which didn't feature the entire song and was more suited to a museum screening room than a computer or TV screen. Then there was the epic "Runaway," which was more a mini-movie than music video. Kanye sort of followed "Runaway" up with "Monster." I say, "sort of," because that controversial clip was never officially released, so far as I can tell.

And this weekend, Kanye West quietly revealed his "All Of The Lights" video. Though, I suppose simply releasing a video (especially over the weekend) is going to seem quiet in the face of something as hyped as Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me." Let's go to the tape!

"All Of The Lights" was directed by video legend Hype Williams, but many in the blogosphere are claiming that French director Gaspar Noé should get some credit as well. The clip does borrow heavily from Noé's acclaimed feature, "Enter The Void."

The "All Of The Lights" video itself is pretty straightforward. Lights flash while Kanye and Rihanna (in a rather revealing top) do their thing on top of a cop car. Kid Cudi joins in on the action during the bridge to sing a bit; it's basically a high-end performance piece.

It certainly looks awesome, but there isn't a lot more going on. Sort of a shame, since "All Of The Lights" is such a fan favorite and was such a major moment in his "Runaway" short film. Perhaps he didn't want the video to overshadow the song, itself?

What do you think of Kanye West's "All Of The Lights" video? Let us know in the comments!

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Yellowcard is back after a two-year hiatus with the group's first single, "For You And Your Denial," from the upcoming album When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes, due out March 22. And we have the video premiere!

The full-length video for Yellowcard's "For You And Your Denial" doesn't stray too much from the video sneak peek we posted last week. We see the guys rocking out on an open desert road with their backs to the camera. There are lots of tight shots of lead singer Ryan Key singing into the mic, a couple studded belt sightings and some skinny jeans! In the meantime, we see a pretty hot girl driving a sports car on said desert road, and the whole time you're wondering, "Where is this chick going? What kind of lip gloss is she wearing? Are we ever going to see Yellowcard's faces?"

No, you never see Yellowcard's collective faces, but maybe that's a metaphor for the song. As in, "you can't see our faces anymore because we're walking away from this crappy relationship?" Or maybe we're wrong. Either way, it's very much "welcome to the open road that is your newly single life." And it works. Especially that sad violin.

+ Watch Yellowcard's "For You And Your Denial" video.

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Britney Spears isn't messing around. Not even a week after the debut of her much-anticipated music video for "Hold It Against Me," the first single off of her upcoming album Femme Fatale, a 20-second clip of "I Wanna Go" has been released to the World Wide Internet and all of its Britney fans. Britney Spears' longtime producer Dr. Luke tweeted a snippet of "I Wanna Go" late last night, and it's already been played one bajillion times. Not really, but close.

"I Wanna Go" was produced by Max Martin and Shellback, who paired up before with Britney Spears for "3" and "If You Seek Amy." "I Wanna Go" is a bass-heavy dance track that seems to be missing the Dubstep vibe of "Hold It Against Me." An Auto-Tuned Britney sings over the track, "I wanna go-go-go, all the way-way-way..." Hey, it's 20 seconds. That's all you get.

We're wondering how many more teasers are headed our way before the March 29 release of Femme Fatale. Britney Spears seems to be big on teasers, in case you guys didn't notice the 500 "Hold It Against Me" previews. But we're not complaining. Bring 'em on, Brit!

+ Listen to a snippet of Britney Spears' "I Wanna Go."

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Throughout Justin Bieber's meteoric rise to fame, one thing has remained constant and constantly popular: his hair. Until now. That's right, Supercuts. Justin Bieber chopped off his signature hair.

This is like if, in 1982, Michael Jackson, whipped off his silver glove and threw it in the trash. I mean, this guy had some really popular hair! And now it's mostly gone!

But! It will (probably) grow back. And! He did it for a very good cause. Bieber will be auctioning off the hair to benefit a charity, which is both gross (you're buying someone else's hair) and heartwarming (yay, charity!).

We here at Buzzworthy are nothing if not democratic, so I think we need to open the floor to comments. Is the Biebs' haircut a public relations calamity not seen since Keri Russell hacked off her "Felicity" locks? Or is this just a really nice gesture by a young dude who wanted to get a haircut. Let us know what you think!

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NBA All-Star Weekend provides a lot of thrills for fans of the game. There was the the annual slam dunk contest, which, in case you missed, was won by Blake Griffin, when the Los Angeles Clipper rookie dunked an alley-oop pass while leaping over a car as a choir sang R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly." I'm not kidding.

As you can see, the game can turn the biggest star into a fan. During Sunday night's East vs. West contest, the court was lined with celebs ooh'ing and ahh'ing at the action. And above we see America's sweethearts, Justin Bieber and Rihanna, looking pretty gobsmacked at something that just happened on the hardwood.

It was a big weekend for Rihanna, who both performed as the All-Star Game halftime show (along with Drake and Kanye West), but celebrated her 23rd birthday with pals like Katy Perry.

Not to be outdone, Justin had a pretty fine couple of days as well, picking up the MVP Award for the Celebrity All-Star Game on Friday night.

Check out two more shots of the pair, below.

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Tags Drake, justin bieber, Kanye West, Katy Perry, R.-Kelly, Rihanna

So what we have here is the second of MTV's "Supervideos." Supervideos, for those of you not in the know, are collaborations between a cool director, cool actors and even cooler music. The first Supervideo, featuring LCD Soundsystem's pulsating track "Pow Pow," was helmed by "Street Kings" director David Ayer and starred "Twilight"'s Anna Kendrick.

This latest Supervideo, set to the track "Go Outside" by Cults, is directed by Patrick Hoelck ("Mercy") and stars Emma Roberts and Dave Franco (yes, the little brother of James).

Sitting in his living room, in front of a poster that says "Reality Leaves A Lot To The Imagination,"  Franco watches a French film that stars Emma Roberts doing her best Brigitte Bardot blonde bombshell impression. Now, before you can say, "didn't this happen in 'The Ring'!?!," Roberts steps out of the television and into Franco's real life. The pair have a night to remember, but, as we learn, sometimes fantasy is better than reality.

+ Watch the Supervideo for Cults' "Go Outside," directed by Patrick Hoelck and starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco.

Tags Anna Kendrick, Cults, Dave Franco, Emma Roberts, LCD Soundsystem, Supervideo, video

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+ "I'm just a Holy Fool, oh baby he's so cruel, but I'm still in love with Judas, baby." Those are lyrics from "Judas," the second single from Lady Gaga's Born This Way, which the singer tweeted over the weekend. (MTV News)

+ Speaking of Gaga, the Lady would like Marisa Tomei to play her in the biopic of her life. (EW Music-Mix)

+ Over the weekend, Katy Perry tweeted out a strongly worded statement regarding product placement in music videos, and some of have concluded she was referring to Britney Spears' product-heavy "Hold It Against Me" clip. (PopEater)

+ While he may have had a busy week promoting his movie, Justin Bieber still found time to be romantic during Valentine's Day, reportedly buying out an entire flower shop for Selena Gomez. (TheFABlife)

+ Rihanna has responded to the controversy surrounding her "S&M" music video. (That Grape Juice)

Tags Britney Spears, justin bieber, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Selena Gomez

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This week's MTV PUSH Artist of the Week is The National. Over the last 10 years, this Brooklyn-via-Ohio band has put out five albums and tirelessly toured, garnering them one of the most passionate followings in rock today.

Their sound could best be described as the most literate bar band you've ever heard. Powered by the wry, melancholy lyrical observations of Matt Berninger, the band expertly builds soaring, cathartic tracks from the most whispered of beginnings.

At their best, as on the group's 2010 album, High Violet, the band can deliver a gorgeous, moody snapshot of a weary, heartsick life in progress. But if you want to truly hear them in their element, you need to see them do their thing live.

Lucky for you, we have a few incredible live clips below. Taken from the band's awesome "Live In NYC" performance at the Studio At Webster Hall, in New York City, The National plays perfect live renditions of "Bloodbuzz, Ohio," "Fake Empire" and "Terrible Love."

Following the live performances, check out two interview clips with the band, where they talk about the difference between playing live and in the studio, and they're songwriting process.

+ Check out The National's entire "Live In NYC" performance.

+ And watch more interviews with The National.

+ Plus, you can peep a fantastic photo gallery, taken at the band's New York concert.

Tags Live In NYC, MTV Push, MTV PUSH: The National, PUSH, PUSH: The National, The National, video

I don't think I have to explain too much here. It's Britney vs. Britney, kids!

+ Related Britney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me' Ultimate GIF Wall, Part 1

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Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and have a peek at the one and only Incredible Ageless Woman (also known around these parts as Gwen Stefani)! The No Doubt frontwoman signed a couple of autographs before her L.A.M.B. fashion show this week at Lincoln Center, and she looked stunning doing it. Try and save some pretty for the rest of us, girlfriend.

Gwen Stefani and the dudes from No Doubt are currently working on new songs for an upcoming No Doubt album, and we're not exaggerating when we say WE ARE SO EFFING EXCITED IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. But Gwen, like James Franco and Leighton Meester, has a ton of jobs. So right now she's wearing the Big, Important Fashion Lady hat, and we're not hatin' on that. In fact, we're mad jealous.

And we handle our jealousy in the only way we know how -- stealing. BRB, snatching Gwen Stefani's wardrobe/hair and makeup people/meal plan/husband/children/hair dye/lipstick/fashion line and talent. Sorry, Gwen, but we warned you before -- stop being so perfect!!!

Tags Gwen Stefani, No Doubt