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Daft Punk talks "Random Access Memories" (out May 21) and more with Sky Ferreira!

+ Sky Ferreira interviewed Daft Punk (!) for CR Fashion Book. "We tried to capture robotic emotions with music, replacing this time our electronic machines by real human beings," they told Sky of their forthcoming album, Random Access Memories. Read the entire interview. (Idolator)

+ Madonna will be awarded the Top Touring Artist Award at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, which airs May 19. Her sold-out "MDNA" tour grossed $305 million and was the top seller of 2012. (Billboard)

+ Check out the cover of Mac Miller's sophomore studio album, Watching Movies With The Sound Off, which drops June 18. The racy cover features a nude Mac with a strategically placed table and parental advisory label. (Rap-Up)

+ Snoop Dogg/Snoop Lion has launched a new photo application, aptly titled Snoopify. The app features Snoop-styled filters like "special" cigarettes, purple drink, and bucket hats, natch. (RapFix)

+ Watch Emeli Sandé perform "Next To Me" and Jason Derulo perform "The Other Side" (which features some fly dance moves) on "Dancing With The Stars." (Rap-Up)

+ While most of this season's "American Idol" drama has centered on judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj's contentious relationship, there might be a new beef in town. Mariah has reportedly parted ways with her longtime manager (and fellow "AI" judge), Randy Jackson. (MTV News)

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Adam Lambert will perform during the season finale of "American Idol."

+ Adam Lambert is confirmed to perform at the "American Idol" season finale on May 16, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He's slated to duet with contestant Angie Miller. Jennifer Lopez, The Band Perry, and Frankie Valli will reportedly also perform. (Billboard)

+ As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis was arrested yesterday for concocting a murder-for-hire plot. He allegedly solicited an undercover police officer to kill his estranged wife. (MTV News)

+ Listen to two snippets of new Kanye West tracks, rolled out by G.O.O.D. Music's Hudson Mohawke. Meanwhile, Kanye himself premiered "I Am a God" at Monday's Met Gala. (Idolator)

+ Lil Wayne and Birdman are set to hang with "RapFix Live" and host Sway Calloway in Miami today at 4 p.m. ET. Other YMCMB crew members are also expected to make cameos. Tweet questions for the rappers to @MTVRapFix. (RapFix)

+ Selena Gomez is InStyle's June issue cover girl! Inside the issue, she opens up about dating in the spotlight with on-and-off boyfriend Justin Bieber. "It's uncomfortable that everywhere I go, people know. But Justin and I never really focused on the attention. You can't help who you date," she said. (Just Jared)

+ Take a look at Kelly Rowland's sizzling black-and-white cover art for her forthcoming Talk A Good Game, which drops June 18. The album includes guest features from Wiz Khalifa, Pharrell Williams, and The-Dream. (Rap-Up)

+ DJ and producer Peter Rauhofer died yesterday of brain cancer, according to a post on Facebook from his manager, Angelo Russo. Rauhofer was 48. He was known for his remixes of Madonna, Britney Spears, Rihanna, and many others. In 1999, he won a Grammy for his remix of Cher's "Believe." (Rolling Stone)

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