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+ Ke$ha's been known to get brash and bawdy at times, but she says her next album will resurrect rock and roll and display a different side of her: "I realize that vulnerability can also be a strength. So on my next record, you are going to hear probably a little more of that." (MTV News)
+ After much speculation, Cody Simpson confirms he's working with Justin Bieber. "Good time in the studio with @justinbieber... #2012 we're coming," the teen pop singer tweeted. (ONTD)
+ History Channel's "American Pickers" visited Jack White and his Third Man Records. White picks a mean guitar, and "American Pickers" haggle over some of White's memorabilia. The episode airs on Jan. 9. (Pitchfork)
+ Wanna make a cool 15 milli? Apparently all you have to do is write a megahit like "Umbrella" and get Rihanna to sing it. Songwriter The-Dream revealed that tidbit, his writing process behind Bieber's "Baby" and more in this interview. (Rap-Up)
+ Watch Feist rip a Guns N' Roses cover of "November Rain" complete with a Slash impersonator, which culminates with (what else?) the death of a pinata in Mexico City. (Idolator)