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+ Nicki Minaj will receive Billboard's "Rising Star" Award on Dec. 2 during the magazine's sixth annual Women in Music event. Jazmine Sullivan took the prize last year, and Lady Gaga was the recipient in 2009. (MTV News)
+ Speaking of Gaga, y'all catch her Thanksgiving special? She also dropped a holiday EP, A Very Gaga Holiday, and she's on the cover of Spain's V magazine. Here's a sneak peek. (Just Jared)
+ Watch Florence + The Machine cover Drake, whose Take Care topped the Billboard 200 last week. FATM performed Drake's title song for BBC 1 Radio's "Live Lounge" on Friday. (Billboard)
+ Demi Lovato joined the cover game as well over the weekend. Check out her rocking "Moves Like Jagger" during her hometown Dallas performance over the weekend. (Just Jared Jr.)
+ Lupe Fiasco released his "Friends Of The People" mixtape. Grab the free tunes here. (Rap-Up)
+ Congrats to Lily Allen and hubby Sam Cooper, who welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on Friday. (Billboard)
+ While many of us were gobbling Thanksgiving meals, "American Idol" Season 10 contestants choked. First, Scotty McCreery flubbed a lip sync, and later Lauren Alaina missed National Anthem lyrics during a football game. #whoops (Neon Limelight)