It's not often that a new artist comes along and scores comparisons to two of the world's biggest pop stars. I'm talking about British singer Rita Ora, one of Roc Nation's newest signees, who's already garnered critical acclaim likening her to both Rihanna and Beyoncé. Rita stopped by MTV recently, and we had the chance to shoot the breeze with her. We also had to the chance to marvel at her seriously flawless skin up close, and we booked an emergency facial immediately after our chat.

Watch our interview with Rita Ora after the jump.

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Justin Bieber is surrounded by hot chicks during his performance of 'Boyfriend' on last night's 'The Voice.'

YOWZA! Is that an OK thing to say? Because if so, it's the best way to describe the amazingness that was Justin Bieber's performance of "Boyfriend" live on last night's finale of "The Voice." One might expect that the kid's first live performance of his new song might have a few kinks, but NOPE. Bieber prevails and effing nails it!

Watch Justin Bieber perform "Boyfriend" on "The Voice" after the jump.  

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Justin Bieber releases new song for Mother's Day and more!

1.) Sounds like Blue Ivy Carter won't be an only child -- Beyoncé says she wants more kids! We can't think of a better way to make this world a much (MUCH!) more beautiful place. (Vibe)

2.) It's been four years since The Offspring debuted new tunes, but that all changes on June 25 when the pop-punk band drop their ninth studio album, Days Go By. (Alt Sounds)

3.) VH1 will pay tribute to Whitney Houston with a news special, "Whitney Houston: Death Of A Diva." The show will feature tributes from artists as well as reactions from those close to the infamous singer. (VH1)

4.) Diplo, Skrillex and Grimes recently announced their tour together this summer. Our eardrums are thumping just thinking about it. (Pretty Much Amazing)

Check out the rest of this week's 10 Things To Know Now after the jump!

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This Providence has no 'Trouble' going acoustic.

This Providence's "Trouble" promises to "make a mess of you," but the band's on their best behavior for this exclusive Buzzworthy acoustic performance. The new video finds singer Dan Young and guitarist Gavin Phillips picking up a couple of pints and jamming the song on bar stools. Punk rockers are pretty much vampires, but daylight's a good choice for This Providence -- especially when Young throws some alluring looks to the camera. Easy, Tiger!

The electric version of the track is the Seattle band's first single since parting ways with label Fueled by Ramen and the lead track on their brand-new album "Brier," out now. Catch them now on tour.

+ Watch This Providence's acoustic performance of "Trouble."

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MTV announced today the first lineup of presenters for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, and it's like a who's who of photos you take to your plastic surgeon's office when you're picking out your new face! Check it out: Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg. Break me off some of that. All of that.

Between fun.'s performance and musical homage to classic party films and this list of terribly good-looking presenters, I'm not sure when I'm supposed to take my bathroom break during the show! I don't want to miss any of it, especially Andrew Garfield. Am I right, ladies? The worst part is it's not even like you can't even hate his girlfriend -- she's Emma Stone. Ughhhh.

+ Head over to MovieAwards.MTV.com to vote for your favorite flicks, and catch all the star power during the 21st annual MTV Movie Awards, airing live Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET.

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Bamboozle is just around the corner, and all this week we'll be bringing you The Buzz On a few of the festival's acts so you can know before you go. Check out today's Buzz On, Action Bronson.

Few up-and-coming rappers have been as widely tipped in recent months as Action Bronson, whose rhymes are as intense and colorful as a '70s fight scene. The MC's earned attention for his on-point verses as well as his relentless flow, which recalls the laid-back intensity of Ghostface Killah. Action Bronson hails from Queens, making him the latest New York MC (A$AP Rocky, Azealia Banks) bringing the city's next generation into the rap game. With due respect to Raekwon, Bronson might be the first rapping chef: He went to culinary school at the Art Institute of New York City before scoring gigs from steakhouses to Citi Field. "No one raps about food like I do," he told Rolling Stone.

Listen to Action Bronson after the jump.

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The Justin Bieber/Usher bromance continues on the cover of Billboard.

In celebration of the upcoming 2012 Billboard Music Awards, Billboard has released a special edition of the mag. And surprise -- they asked Justin Bieber and Usher to grace the cover! We kinda wanted be all, "Awww, look, it's Justin Bieber with is big bro, Usher!" While that totally still works, Justin is 18 now and a bona fide boss, so we kinda feel like we should say something more along the lines of, "Yo, Justin and Usher are looking FOINE." Yep, that's more like it.

In preparation for his forthcoming Looking 4 Myself, Usher also graced another Billboard cover this month, which came fully stocked with an in-depth interview. Inside the issue, we get a candid look at the "Climax" singer's upcoming disc from the perspective of Usher's "Climax" collaborator, Diplo: "Because Usher's had such huge hits with the Guetta record ["Without You"] and 'OMG,'" Diplo explains, "People forget how much depth he has...he's so open-minded. He wasn't chasing a sound or jumping on trends. He just wanted to make something that felt fresh. He gave us messages like, 'We're going to bring the strip club to the stadium.' '' Hey, if anyone can bring the strip club to the stadium (?), it's definitely Usher. Plus, we'd be totally down with some Usher-sponsored NC-17 baseball games or whatever.

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Rick Ross gets a little Rihanna love at the Met Gala.

The photos on Rihanna's Twitter feed are basically just a wild free-for-all. It's almost like you wanna be like, "Rihanna, less is more," but then you remember that she's super effing pretty and don't mind the total barrage of tweets at all hours of the day.

One of her latest pics? A photo of her and the Teflon Don himself (Rick Ross) getting all cuddly at the Met Gala earlier this week in NYC. Rihanna posted the pic with the caption, "We gonna have babies." Um, not that we have any say as to what you do with your body, but we would just like to quietly suggest that you do not actually have a baby (or babies) with Rick Ross. No doubt it would be the illest little nugget to ever exist (and one that we'd never want to meet in a dark alley), but how would you even change the kid's diapers? Have you seen your nails recently, RiRi? Come on now.

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Against Me! singer Tom Gabel is transitioning into living life as a woman.

+ Against Me! singer Tom Gabel has come out publicly about being transgender. He will go by the name Laura Jane Grace, begin transitioning with hormones and remain married to wife Heather. He told Rolling Stone, "She's been super amazing and understanding." (MTV News)

+ Bumbershoot Festival, which takes place in Seattle on Sept. 1-3, has announced its lineup, and (as always) it's super eclectic cool. Acts include M83, Jane's Addiction, Skrillex, Tony Bennett, Mac Miller, M. Ward, Big Sean, AWOLNATION, Passion Pit, Keane and loads more. (Stereogum)

+ Congrats to Jermaine Paul, who was crowned the winner of "The Voice" Season 2 last night. (MTV News)

+ Watch Justin Bieber perform "Boyfriend" live for the first time on "The Voice." He's all grown up, ladies! Flanked by lights, fog and plenty of sexy dancers to flirt-dance with, he rocked it while channeling Michael Jackson moves in a studded leather jacket. (Neon Limelight)

+ Add Rihanna to the list of reasons to tune in to the "American Idol" season finale on May 23. She's scheduled to perform "Where Have You Been." Judge Jennifer Lopez will take the stage for the Pitbull-assisted single "Dance Again" on tomorrow night's results show. (Billboard)

+ M.I.A. has been busy working on her forthcoming Matangi album, and it sounds like there will be some collabos."I'm trying to work with tons of people, I don't really want to say names," she said. In the meantime, she's designed a colorful limited-edition label for Beck's Beer. (Rap-Up)

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In her new video "Sexify," Leah LaBelle is the best girlfriend (with the most ultimate closet) that you never had. Homegirl will get on the phone with you for hours on end telling you in explicit detail how to get your man back. And then she'll invite you over for pizza.

Watch Leah LaBelle's "Sexify" video after the jump.

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