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Iiiiit's Friday! You all know what that means: partying... partying... YEAH! Also: another exciting '90s video flashback.

Maybe it's because it's raining in NYC right now, or maybe it's because I like dressing up as Bee Girl for Halloween, but I can't think of anything I'd rather post today than Blind Melon's 1992 hit, "No Rain."

Propelled by the popularity of its weird video (oh, the '90s), "No Rain" quickly became the alt-rock band's most popular single, peaking at No. 20 on the U.S. Pop charts and No. 1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. The iconic video features Heather DeLoach as the adorable tap dancing "Bee Girl," who after being laughed off the stage at a talent show, runs off to find a beautiful meadow full of other dancing bee people who will accept her for who she is. She just wanted to find a place where she could be her cute, dorky, bumblebee self, you know? I think we all feel that way sometimes.

Unfortunately, the band's history took a darker turn in 1995 when lead singer Shannon Hoon passed away and the group eventually broke up in 1999. However, the remaining members of Blind Melon recently reunited with a new singer to play a few shows, so maybe we haven't seen the last of them.

Watch Blind Melon's video for "No Rain" below and keep the memory of Shannon's playful personality, musical talent and long, beautiful hair alive.

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Lady Gaga -- international superstar, known for her flamboyant outfits, pop anthems and commitment to individuality -- will retrace her amazing journey to fame in MTV's exclusive documentary "Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside," which will air Thursday, May 26, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

In this intimate, hour-long look into her world, Gaga will open up about her strong relationship with her family, growing up in New York and attending Catholic school, and how she first began to write music. She will also describe her lingering pain from high school bullying, which she says both fuels her passion to become a "greater songwriter," and helps her connect with young fans who are going through the same thing now.

Watch two preview videos of MTV's Lady Gaga TV special, "Lady Gaga" Inside The Outside" below, and don't miss the documentary next Thursday for a never-before-seen look at your favorite fame monster.

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Big Sean is a relatively new name on the scene, but the dude might have the song of the summer with his jam "What Goes Around," which is a laid-back ode to making it big and keeping it real, complete with a huge all-girl choir belting out, "What goes around comes around."

In case you're not familiar with the Detroit rapper, Big Sean is a disciple of Kanye West. He signed to the mogul's GOOD MUSIC label a few years back, spit rhymes on Yeezy's GOOD Friday songs last year and also managed to release his own Finally Famous mixtapes on top of all that. Sean's hard work seems to be paying off because he's got a busy summer ahead of him -- including the much-anticipated release of his debut LP, Finally Famous: The Album, which comes out June 21.

That's a rather presumptuous title for a debut album, don't you think? Will his second album be called Still Famous? Will his third be called Yup, In Case You're Wondering, I'm Even More Famous?

You've gotta love a guy with a healthy sense of self.

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Just as Kanye West and Naomi Campbell were setting up for a quick snap at the Cannes gala for amFar, '80s pop star and former Culture Club frontman Boy George must've just happened to walk by and decided that he, too, should be in the picture -- so he jumped in the middle of the shot at the last minute.

At least, that's what it looks like. Man, Georgie is awesome! Who does that? The "Karma Chameleon" (and real life Auntie Mame figure) hasn't done a whole in the last couple years -- other than serve community service and lend guest vocals to Mark Ronson's stellar Record Collection album -- but if this picture is anything to go by, we believe he has a bright future ahead of him in photobombing.

Check out some of our favorite Boy George photobombs, including the time he showed up at the arraignment of Jack Ruby:

Or when he was lurking around Times Square after World War II:

Or, last of all, when he starred in Titanic:

We salute you, Mister George. Keep on keeping on and never give up on getting in that photo -- no matter what.

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We know you're already planning on watching Cee Lo Green's "Storytellers" on VH1 (or VH1.com) tonight at 11 p.m. ET, right? RIGHT? Good. Because you gave us the right answer, we've decided to dispense some musical foreplay before the big night.

First up is "Bright Lights Bigger City," taken from the rapper/singer's third album The Lady Killer. Clad in a spectacularly bedazzled T-shirt and matching sunglasses, Cee Lo offers up a slightly rockier take on the soulful funk track. After that, check out the singer's take on Bill Withers' oft-covered 1977 sunshine soul classic "Lovely Day."

If these clips don't entice you to watch the whole show, we can't help you.

Cee Lo Green, "Bright Lights Bigger City"

Cee Lo Green, "Lovely Day"

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Unfortunately, electro-pop sextet Lights Over Paris has no obvious connection to the City of Lights. Rather, the Los Angeles-based band eschews Parisian disco and Euro house in favor of an anthemic blend of pop, rock and electro reminiscent of Kevin Rudolf and Cobra Starship.

After releasing a self-titled EP last year, the band is currently working on their as-yet-untitled debut LP, set for release this summer. In the meantime, you can get a taste of the group on their first single "I'm Not a Gangsta," produced by Dr. Luke acolyte Ammo, who has also produced tracks by Britney Spears, Ke$ha, Katy Perry and Pitbull.

"Gangsta" features L.A. rapper Game and highlights tongue-in-cheek lyrics that have become part of the band's M.O. "I'm not a gangsta," sings frontman Robb University. "But I would ride for you/And if it came down to it I would die for you/I'm not a gangsta/But I'd get high with you/I would throw away my whole freakin' life for you." Poetry. Apparently, the single began as a straight-ahead rock song before morphing into the hip-hop/pop/rock final version.

Watch for the band's full-length, which features production by Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Travis Barker) and Matt Squire (3OH!3, Ke$ha, Panic! At The Disco), this summer.

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+ Oh, Katy Perry. You know we love you, girl, but what's with some of the wack-a-doo demands on your tour rider: Two cream egg chairs with matching footstools? Absolutely no carnations? Drivers aren't allowed to make eye contact with you? (BuzzFeed)

+ After seeing these adorable promos, we're totally setting our DVRs because we do NOT want to miss Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga on the finale of "Saturday Night Live" this weekend. (Just Jared)

+ Selena Gomez is celebrating her 20s by channeling the 1920s on the cover of her new album, When The Sun Goes Down. What do you think of her flapper look? (Idolator)

+ E. coli is real, people. Just ask producer Mark Ronson, who "almost died" after eating some bad liver sashimi. Instead, he lived to sing about the tale in his new song "Raw Meat." (Pop Eater)

+ It's official! All "The Voice" judges will be back for Season 2. (Rolling Stone)

+ Wait a sec... So is 30 Seconds To Mars breaking up or staying together? Judging from this interview, frontman Jared Leto isn't sure, either. (MTV News)

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If you're like us, you've spent all of your time recently either: 1.) rearranging the ranking of your favorite songs on Lady Gaga's Born This Way, or 2.) spending last three hours in front of the mirror trying to get the choreography from Beyoncé's "Run The World (Girls)" video down pat.

We're here to help! Sure, our Masters in Modern Dance isn't real, but that doesn't mean we've never taken home a dancing trophy. (Yes it does.) Take a look at the five easiest dance moves you can teach yourself from Beyoncé's "Run The World (Girls)" video below, and you'll be scaring off impressing your friends in no time.

1.) The Stephanie Tanner: At about the 50-second mark -- after Beyoncé gets off of her horse and approaches those scary guys under that freeway overpass or whatever -- she starts to a little crazy with her hands on her hips, Stephanie Tanner-style. Maybe this wasn't her exact inspiration, but any chance I get to reference "Full House," I take it.

2.) The Gilly: "Saturday Night Live" genius Kristen Wiig plays recurring character Gilly, a trouble-making schoolgirl with a huge reddish-brown fro and some tremendous dance moves. Look for Bey's take on the jig seen above around the 1:12 mark.

3.) The Bird: At the 2:04 mark, Beyoncé straight-up flips us off! Kinda rude, but mostly awesome. This classic move comes in handy not only when you're sassin' it up in the club, but also on the subway, the highway and in the student loan office. (Just kidding on that last one. Sorta.)

4.) Hip-Hop Pilates: In pilates, it's called a "double leg lift" and you feel like you're going to die when you hold it for a minute, but in a Beyoncé video it's called, "OMG I wanna do that." At the 3:05 mark we see Queen B and her fellow "girls" toning, sculpting and dancing. Soon enough, we're all going to be paying a gym $80 a month to do this while a 90-pound woman yells at us.

5.) The Fist Pump: So she's not totally "Jersey Shore" fist pumping, but at around 4:15, Beyoncé gets dangerously close to doing so. Hey, it happens to all of us: First, you're just enjoying some peaceful live music at your local watering hole and the next thing you know, there are sequined dragons on your T-shirt, it's 3:30 a.m. and both fists are in the air. No judgment here.

Are there any moves we forgot to mention in Beyoncé's "Run The World (Girls)" video? Did you make 1,000 new friends after you tried these at the club? Let us know!

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In case you didn't know, working for Buzzworthy is a blast. Yet, as with all jobs, when 5 o'clock rolls around, our minds wander, we start thinking about what we're going to have for dinner (answer: burgers), and we need something to snap us out of our pre-food coma and back into reality. Something like this: A pic of Gwen Stefani looking statuesque in an elegant black dress.

Don't speak. I know what you're thinking. Gwen Stefani looks stun-ning. Don't tell me 'cause it hurts. No. No. It's true: The woman looks truly, truly magnificent here in a black dress at the amFAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala in Cannes, France. Actually, "stunning" doesn't even cover it. She's so hot in this picture that ovens are going on strike because they can't compete with her. She's so attractive that magnets are suing her. I'm going to stop there before I come up with more bad puns to describe how out-of-this-world beautiful Gwen looks here.

The No Doubt singer recently became the face of L'Oreal Paris -- NICE ONE! -- and also donated $1M of her own money to the tsunami relief in Japan. DOUBLE NICE ONE. Having said that, hopefully she'll be putting out a new album soon because "What You Waiting For?" was my jam back in '05.

Until then, we'll always have Cannes, girl.

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Those in need of leadership from teenage rappers have found their savior. Dominique Young Unique, the buzz-inducing, 19-year-old wordsmith from Tampa recently released the video for "Follow The Leader," the first single from her debut mixtape, Glamorous Touch.

While sadly -- or fortunately, depending on your point of view -- not a remake of Eric B. & Rakim's classic song, the club-friendly track blends Unique's hip-hop background with electro- and house-inspired beats. With a chant of "I'll be your leader," we can picture this being the soundtrack at some misguided future political rally organized by a group of people trying to ascertain what "the kids" like.

The video features numerous close-ups of the charismatic and expressive rapper alongside animation that may have Disney's lawyers raising an eyebrow. The animated hands could be any mouse, Dominique, but using your name in the Disney font? May want to have your attorney on speed dial, just in case.

Judging by the video, the unsigned rapper clearly is ready for fame. You can listen to Glamorous Touch in its entirety on Dominique's SoundCloud page.

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