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Move OVER, Warren Buffet. You think you've got the monopoly on ALL OF BUSINESS? Start giving credit where credit is due. And do you KNOW to whom it's due? Jessica Simpson, that's whom. That's right, we said whom. It seems that Jessica Simpson's business acumen is so impressive that she qualifies for the Business Woman's Special, as Romy and Michele so famously attempted in the epic flick, Romy And Michele's High School Reunion.

Jessica Simpson is the subject of today's Women's Wear Daily "In Person" article, and the newly engaged songbird is set to hit $1 billion in revenue next year with her eponymous fashion line. Jessica helms an operation offering products ranging from juniors sportswear and dresses to handbags, jewelry, intimate apparel and fragrances. And Jessica Simpson's brand is slated to branch out into fine jewelry, cosmetics and menswear.

"The bigger it gets, the more stressful it gets," Jessica told WWD. Stressful it may be, she's proven wrong any skeptics who thought she was just a blonde airhead who didn't know tuna wasn't poultry. Today, Jessica's LOLing all the way to the bank, and we wanna love the Jessica Simpson line forever. Because the Sweetest Sin? Is the fact that our hottest heels are not Louboutins. Or Jimmy Choos. They're a pair of Jessica Simpsons.

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Despite suffering a slipped disc while on tour, UK producer Rusko has had one of the busiest years of his career. The man responsible for turning Dubstep, well... happier, released his debut album O.M.G.!' less than a year ago. And two of his new songs, "Everyday" and "Lick the Lizard," have our fullest backing.

On "Everyday," arpeggiated synths and laser effects form the bed upon which Rusko loops the only vocal on the track: the optimistic phrase "The sun is shining every day." How dark can you get with a phrase like that? It's tracks like this one that have made the producer the de facto ambassador to bring Dubstep into the mainstream.

On the flip side, we're really hoping "Lick the Lizard" is not some perverse sex act (we investigated, but all we came up with was Lizard Lick, North Carolina) but regardless, this one is way less poppy than its cheerful brother "Everyday." This is the kind of track you throw on late into a house party when you want half the guests you didn't even want there in the first place to leave and the other half to stay and keep dancing. As Rusko says in the track below, his goal was to make something "hard with horrible noises." Mission accomplished, brother.

+Listen to Rusko's "Everyday."

+Listen to Rusko's Lick the Lizard."

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The Defense of Marriage Act -- the a United States federal law that defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman and provides that states don't have to recognize a marriage from another state if it's between two people of the same sex -- were "Tearin' Up [His] Heart," clearly. So Lance Bass, former *NSYNCer and purveyor of fantastic hair has taken action by signing on to Freedom To Marry's Say "I Do" campaign.

Since the campaign launched earlier this month, more than 60,000 people nationwide -- in addition to celebrities like Sara Bareilles, Anne Hathaway, Ellen & Portia DeGeneres, and Cyndi Lauper -- have helped send a message to President Obama to join the majority of Americans who support the same-sex couples' freedom to marry. The Freedom to Marry is inviting more Americans to join by signing its Open Letter to the President. A Washington Post-ABC News poll recently found that 53 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage -- more than double the 26 percent support when the Defense of Marriage act was brought through Congress in 1996.

We're glad to see that the momentum is accelerating toward ending marriage discrimination and that Lance Bass is using his celebrity to help raise awareness for the worthy cause. The former boy bander has long been an advocate of gay rights, and we think it's awesome that he's throwing down his John Hancock on a letter that will say "Bye Bye Bye" to laws against same-sex marriage.

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You think you had a good Spring Break? Sure, maybe you lounged on the beach all day playing Angry Birds, but unless you were at Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for MTV's Spring Break 2011, you missed this sick performance of "Black and Yellow," the unofficial Song of the Year by Wiz Khalifa.

Introduced by DJ Pauly D and Deena Nicole from "Jersey Shore" -- is "DJ" now an official title for Pauly akin to Sir Sean Connery? -- the Pittsburgh rapper gave a high-spirited performance of his hit song in front of thousands of poolside fans. With him darting all over the stage, we had flashbacks of a more-clothed but no-less-excited Wiz at this year's mtvU Woodie Awards, where the MC ran around the entire venue during his performance before accepting his Woodie of the Year award later that night.

"Black and Yellow," a tribute to the colors of Pittsburgh's sports teams, has inspired countless parodies, freestyles and variations, including Maino's "Yeah Carmelo" and Lil Wayne's "Green and Yellow." We've been bumping the ubiquitous track since late last year, and watching this performance only gets us more amped for this week's release of Khalifa's third album Rolling Papers.

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Don't let the tombstone in the beginning of So Long Davey!'s "Six Feet Down" video fool you. The San Diego punk-pop quartet really is very much alive.

After you absorb the intensity of lead singer's David Vaughn's hair -- we couldn't grow the afro-mohawk (frohawk?) even if we wanted to -- the video is proof that it'll take more than a breakup with an old flame to prevent these guys from dancing around a coffin-like studio.

The members of So Long Davey! grew up on a steady diet of Prince, David Bowie and Michael Jackson before forming in 2007 and integrating their love of classic glam rock into their roots in the San Diego punk-pop scene. You could first find the group playing monthly in downtown San Diego, dressed in neon and twirling glow sticks in the air. But eventually, the buzz got too big, and So Long Davey was tapped to open for Plain White T's, Unwritten Law and Say Anything before they got added to the Vans Warped Tour.

Oh, and keep in mind Vaughn's been a classically trained vocalist since he was 11, and guitarist James Austin was a classical pianist before picking up the guitar. So yeah, they know what they're doing.

+ Watch So Long Davey!'s "Six Feet Down" video.

So Long Davey! - "Six Feet Down" from Jonathan S. Chetrit on Vimeo.

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Since releasing her latest album, Loud, Rihanna has been doing just fine, thank you very much. With hits like "Only Girl In The World," "What's My Name?" and "S&M," the singer has continued her winning streak, keeping our booties shaking with her dance-friendly fist pumpers (the Jersey Shore gang would be proud).

And speaking of booties... Rihanna shows up on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, where her Sideshow Bob-inspired 'do looks uh-maaaazing (how does she do it?). But her fire-engine red curls are overshadowed by a bangin' booty. As you can clearly see in the photo above, Rihanna's rump is barely covered by a pair of micro-mini short shorts that may actually be painted or Photoshopped on. Somewhere in the world, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Biel and Beyoncé are locking themselves in a bathroom stall and weeping.

We salute Rihanna. Lord knows, if we had a butt like that we'd be trying our hardest to make sure it made the cover of any magazine that would have us.

Good googly moogly! Take it away, Project Pat.

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Despite evidence to the contrary, Lady Gaga wasn't created from ether in some far-off bleach blonde disco dance dimension -- she has a real human birthday just like you and me, and today's the big day! Happy birthday, Lady Gaga!

Lady Gaga turns 25 today, and unfortunately, the thing about birthdays is the older you get, the less exciting they are. After 21, it's all downhill you're well on your way to adulthood and nobody thinks you need candy necklaces or Barbies anymore. Your parents and friends start getting you useful and practical gifts like no-slip socks and car emergency kits. Party time!

But we got to thinking about it -- Lady Gaga is probably the one person on the planet who actually needs practical gifts. Check out a few birthday gifts we think she could use:

1.) Jeans: Even though we've never really seen it, Lady Gaga has to dress down once in a while. She can't be in bodysuits and 12-inch heels 24/7, right? While maybe not as fun as a pyrotechnic bra, a pair of jeans might allow Gaga to go grocery shopping without such a hassle.

2.) A travel mug: We often see Lady Gaga carrying around her tea (or diamonds) in a China teacup. Hey Gaga, they make these things called travel mugs. They're really convenient, good for the environment, and you'll have far less stains to get out of your meat dress.

3.) An alarm clock: Remember that egg that Lady Gaga arrived to the 2011 Grammy Awards in? And then remember how she said she's getting one installed in her bedroom, you know, just to sleep in and stuff? Well how on Earth are you going to be able to wake up on time, young lady!? You need an alarm clock!

4.) Sensible gym shoes: For most people, a birthday is the perfect time to get someone that fancy pair of pumps they've been eying. But Lady Gaga might be the one girl on the planet with just about enough high heels. Including a pair she does yoga in. This girl needs to slip on some Nikes and feel the comfort of a rubber sole. ("Thank you," -- Lady Gaga's knees in 25 years.)

5.) Makeup remover: Lady Gaga recently revealed that she rarely takes her makeup off before bed. AHHH! The biggest no-no ever! Didn't your mother ever tell you that sleeping in prosthetics and fake blood is horrible for your skin?!

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Our Sunday afternoons are usually spent at boozy brunches or perusing real estate porn in The New York Times, but some very lucky folks in San Francisco spent yesterday afternoon at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, where Britney Spears, following her killer show in Las Vegas, performed songs off of her new album, Femme Fatale, for a segment on "Good Morning America."

Britney's openers were five drag queens and a local cheerleading act (welcome to San Francisco!), before Sam Champion and Robin Roberts took the stage to introduce the pop diva. In between several wardrobe changes, Britney told the crowd it was "beautiful" to perform in their city by the bay, also giving a shout to the kids in the front row, occupants of the Larkin Street homeless shelter and the LYRIC center for LGBT youth.

+ Check out more photos of Britney Spears performing live in San Francisco for "Good Morning America" after the jump!

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Perez Hilton turned 33 this past weekend, and celebrated in style, throwing his own birthday party -- called The Blue Ball (get it?) -- at Siren Studios in Hollywood, where Darren Criss and Macy Gray provided live entertainment. Also in attendance was Selena Gomez (sans rumored beau, Bieber), who took the name of the the party quite literally (as did all guests, for the record), dressing in shades of blue from head to toe. Somehow, in an outfit that would make anybody else look like the missing character from Alice In Wonderland, Selena looked gorgeous.

Borrowing just as much from the book of Gaga as the flapper era (also, Jessie J called, and she wants her signature jet black bob back), Selena Gomez was a royal [blue] sensation, even donning a tiny top hat for the occasion. And we all know that, in the world of fashion, a tiny top hat says "This means business!" J/K, it doesn't, but to Selena's credit, not many people can appropriately rock the tiny hat and still look flawless.

Perez Hilton, who's usually pegged as the ultimate meanie blogger, asked his guests, in lieu of birthday gifts, to donate to LGBT organizations in hopes of raising awareness about gay bullying, a sentiment we consider pretty damn cool.

+ See more photos from Perez Hilton's Blue Ball.

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+ After Britney Spears killed it in Las Vegas, she brought the house down at her performance for her upcoming appearance on "Good Morning America" in San Francisco. We're liking where you're going with this, 2011. (E! Online)

+ Rihanna is Rolling Stone's newest cover girl! The cover photo is, in a word, BOOTYLICIOUS. (Rolling Stone)

+ Despite rumors, Lindsay Lohan is not dropping her last name. Probably for the better -- "@Lindsay" is already taken on Twitter. (ONTD)

+ Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Warren G paid their final respects to Nate Dogg at his funeral this weekend. The rapper passed away March 15. (MTV News)

+ False alarm! A very pregnant Mariah Carey is back home after visiting the hospital with early contractions. Just a little longer until we find out those baby names. (PopEater)

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