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For a 40-year-old, Jared Leto leads the least boring life EVER. While most middle-agers are falling asleep watching "Law & Order" reruns, the babetastic rock star's out late-night partying at a Skrillex concert with a little person dressed in traditional Native American garb. (Go ahead, read that sentence again.) Judging by this photo, there's some seriously crazy ish going on at these shows -- we want in.

The 30 Seconds To Mars singer has some unique life experiences under his belt and documents his entire adventure on this blog, Notes from the Outernet. Recently he offered snapshots from the Skrillex show where he also reminded us that hot famous people can pretty much get away with anything, including fully rocking some sort of Wicked Witch of The West getup while wielding what is probably an illegal weapon. It's totally OK to want to be Jared Leto -- just get in back of the line.

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Not only is today Boxing Day in Canada (can someone explain that to me once and for all?!), but it's also JARED LETO'S 40TH BIRTHDAY! YES, friends. I wrote "40TH." ON PURPOSE. We don't know how it's possible, either, but 30 Seconds To Mars' forever young frontman is turning 40 today, and he doesn't look a day over 29. And we don't even mean that the way we mean it when we say that to people in real life trying to make them feel better. He SERIOUSLY doesn't look at a day over 29.

In honor to commemorate Jared's 40th (still can't believe I'm typing that), here are three GIFs of Jared Leto displaying how we feel about the fact that he's actually 40. SHOCK AND AWE, guys. SHOCK. AND. AWE.

Happy Birthday, Jared! (Also, can you please email us your skin care regimen? Thank you.)

Jared Leto is 40: 'WHAAAAAAAAAAAT.'

Jared Leto is 40: 'HOLY S***, WHAT!'

Jared Leto is 40: 'What does this mean for the rest of us?'

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We talk a lot here at Buzzworthy about the dudes we write about and how much we want to hang out with them. Solo. In an intimate setting. With low lighting. So we figured, let's just take this thing all the way and make them the seventh-grade locker pinups we want them to be! For the perpetual seventh-grader we actually are.

With a little help from Photoshop, we added some stickers and doodles and little whatnots to photos of our favorite Buzzworthy dudes for our BUZZWORTHY BOYFRIENDS PHOTO GALLERY! Like this classy photo of Joe Jonas wearing a bow tie -- we slapped a Lisa Frank bear on there right next to a cartoon hot dog. Because duh! Those are all things we express exactly how we ultimately feel for Joe Jonas... Actually, don't read into that too much.

Take a look at some our Bop magazine-inspired photos of our favorite guys below, and check out more Buzzworthy boyfriends at the BUZZWORTHY BOYFRIENDS PHOTO GALLERY. And, OMG, call me later because I have something to tell you about Erica. You'll never believe what happened in gym class!!! XOXO, LYLAS!

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Sure, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine's IRL girlfriend is a Victoria's Secret model, but I never let that stop me before -- I have a 401(k) plan and great jokes. And I still wear my retainer on most nights of the week. Call me, Adam!

+ Check out more Buzzworthy Boyfriends after the jump, and see all the dudes we want to date at our BUZZWORTHY BOYFRIEND PHOTO GALLERY!

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2011 was full of HUGE music moments, many of which we hilariously recapped in our Year In Pop Music GIFs roundup (you're quite welcome)! But some of our favorite musical memories of the year took place live on an MTV stage. We wanted some extra help when narrowing down the top 10 live MTV performances of 2011, so we asked you guys to weigh in. In the end, it was a knock-down, drag-out fight between Paramore's "Brick By Boring Brick" at the Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary show -- Paramore's performance landed at No. 2 -- and 30 Seconds To Mars' unforgettable "MTV Unplugged" performance of "Hurricane." This is also why we let you guys pick -- we couldn't!

MTV let fans vote for their favorite 2011 MTV live performance, and the results are as varied as you guys are. Internet faves Odd Future came in at No. 10 with their WTF-inducing performance of "Sandwitches" at the mtvU Woodie Awards, while Jack's Mannequin's stripped-down rendition of "Release Me" for his intimate "Buzzworthy Live" session came in at No. 8. The belly rub that almost broke Twitter -- Beyoncé at the VMAs -- got a spot in the top five, and Mac Miller's fans made sure his feel-good track "Knock Knock" got a spot in the top three after dude shut it down during his Chicago performance earlier this year.

But it was 30 Seconds To Mars' Echelon that got the band's performance of "MTV Unplugged" performance of "Hurricane" that earned them the No. 1 spot. And if you understand even a small percentage of the dedication of the band's fanbase, than this should come as no surprise to you. Watch 30 Seconds To Mars accept their award for Best Live MTV Performance Of 2011 in the video below, congrats to 30STM, but perhaps even more congrats to the Echelon. You cannot be stopped.

+ All this week, MTV will reveal the best artists, songs and movies of the year. Come to MTV News each day to see more big reveals, and check out more of MTV's Best of 2011 music, TV, movies and news coverage.

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1.) If you can't seem to commit to only one version of Lady Gaga's "Marry The Night," you now have nine new remixes to fall in love with! (Pop On And On)

2.) First, Nicki Minaj got dolled up by Mattel, now Katy Perry gets made into a limited edition Barbie -- decked out in cupcakes inspired by her "Candyfornia" tour! Ken is one lucky bro. (MTV Style)

3.) Ciara's never taken a bad photo in her life. Here's more proof in her latest French Vogue photo spread. Heads up: Girl's fit body will make your gym routine feel lame. (That Grape Juice)

4.) Jared Leto talks about his band 30 Seconds To Mars breaking the "Guinness Book Of World Records" for performing the most consecutive shows based off of a single album. No word on whether or not he's grabbed the title for best hair in the world yet. (Entertainment Weekly)

5.) Brandy's "Talk To Me" single dropped earlier this year, and it looks like it's just a taste of what to expect on a new album the singer promises to be working on. (TheYBF)

6.) Lesson learned: If you invite Chris Brown to a party and initiate an impromptu dance-off, dude's going to dominate the competition. (Rap-Up)

7.) Beyoncé, Drake, Jay-Z and Kanye West are just a few big names in music to make MTV's 20 Best Albums of 2011. Check them all out. (MTV News)

8.) If one of your life goals has always been to see one of the most beautiful women in the world in one of the most beautiful places in the world, your dream comes true thanks to the "Shakira, Live From Paris" DVD! Tres chic. (Just Jared)

9.) Adele's tour demands went viral, and now we know what to serve our favorite crooner if she stops over at our house for a dinner party: lots of wine, chewing gum and honey -- but NO CITRUS FRUIT! (BuzzFeed)

10.) If it's not enough that Florence Welch from Florence + The Machine has one of the most stunning voices to echo on this planet, her recent Vogue UK cover reminds us that's she's also totally stare-worthy. (MTV Style)

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The year 2011 is quickly, sadly, drawing to a close. Except it's not sad! We're moving ahead with the speed of an iPhone 4S! And before you let separation anxiety and fear of change get the best of you -- no one looks adorable pouting in a party hat -- let's take a moment to reflect on the year in pop music. Being MTV Buzzworthy, the home of all things pop, we took an exhausting, in-depth look the biggest trends in pop music in 2011. It wasn't an easy job, but... it's actually our job! So, here are the songs, sounds and stars who were all over pop music in 2011.

EPIC COVERS
+ Everyone covered and/or remixed "Marvin's Room": Drake did it first, but Chris Brown remixed it, Teyana Taylor covered it, and R&B singer Sammie covered it. Paula DeAnda put out "I Can Do Better," and even CODY SIMPSON put his spin on "Marvin's Room" with "Evenings In London." But no one did it better than JoJo. Even Drake agreed.

+ Everyone covered Lil Wayne's “How to Love”: Justin Bieber made an acoustic remix of "How To Love", Demi Lovato covered "How To Love" on VH1's Top 20 Live, pop solo singer Tinashe and R&B singer Brandon Hines (who is INCREDIBLE, btw) all covered Weezy's heartbreaker.

+ Taylor Swift covered EVERYONE: Over the course of her seemingly endless "Speak Now" tour, Taylor covered Britney, T.I.'s "Live Your Life," Eminem, Nelly, Usher, Bieber, Shawn Colvin, Jimmy Eat World, Switchfoot, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Uncle Kracker (!!!) and even Bryan Adams, often bringing out artists as surprise guests.

EPIC VIDEOS
+ Pop stars put out videos like MACHINES: Beyonce put out SIX official videos this year! Eight if you count her Live At Roseland DVD performance videos. Rihanna and Pitbull put out five videos, six if you count "Fly" with Nicki Minaj. Britney put out four videos, Lady Gaga put out FOUR videos (probably five, since "Marry The Night" is due out any minute, and six if you count her "The Lady Is A Tramp" duet with Tony Bennett, Bruno Mars released four videos, and Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj put out three videos each.

+ Everyone made SUPER dramatic, cinematic videos: Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" video featured a heartbreaking ending we didn't see coming, Dr. Dre's "I Need A Doctor" video featured a car crash, death and a return to life, Britney's "Criminal" video was shot like a modern-day Bonnie & Clyde, and Rihanna's "We Found Love" terrified us in a very Darren Aronofsky kind of way.

EPIC TOURS
+ 30 Seconds To Mars played everywhere: Seriously, these guys played 135 shows in 2011 alone. By the time December 7 rolls around, they'll set a world record for most shows played within a single album cycle. Top that.

+ Britney Spears lap-danced everyone: Every seat in the house on Britney's "Femme Fatale" tour is a good seat, but one seat in particular was the best seat in the house. The chair (actually, it's a bed?) Britney put centerstage, upon which very special guests were treated to a lap dance. Very lucky fans got a lap dance from Britney, and so did some celebrity VIPs: Britney gave Joe Jonas a lap dance, Jason Trawick got a special ride, and DJ Pauly D enjoyed a lap dance from Britney too.

EVERYTHING GOT EMO AND/OR OKAY
+ Hip-hop got introspective: For every swag-brag record there were real-talk, real-problems introspective tracks, like Jay-Z and Kanye West's “Welcome To The Jungle” (and most of Watch The Throne, for that matter), Eminem/ Bad Meets Evil's "Lighters," and Lil Wayne's "How To Love," plus sad songs by Drake (most tracks, but especially "Doing It Wrong"), Kid Cudi's 2 Be Continuum's navel-gazey "No One Believes Me," and Lupe Fiasco's conscious "Words I Never Said."

+ Pop music got introspective: I'm okay, you're okay, we're all okay, okay? was a recurrent theme in pop music, from Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" to Demi Lovato's epic "Skyscraper" to  Pink's "F****** Perfect" reminded us that we all have insecurities, and that we're all perfect the way we are.

Check out more of the biggest pop music trends of 2011 after the jump!

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Selena Gomez was all fired up as the host of the 2011 MTV EMA in Belfast, Northern Ireland, yesterday, and no, seriously... She started the EMAs surrounded by flames! The "Love You Like A Love Song" singer was as composed as usual, but you know in her head she had to be thinking, "OMFG! FIRE!" Pro status!

Lady Gaga was the big EMA winner, which is a title she's becoming increasingly accustomed to, as she took home four EMAs: Biggest Fans, Best Female, Best Song and Best Video for "Born This Way." And of course she accepted the awards in a HUGE CRAZY FUTURE ALIEN DRESS, because uh-duh. Katy Perry took home the EMA for Best Live Act, and even though she was "exhausted," she still looked better than I do at my most rested. (Release a makeup line already, girlfriend.) Other winners include Justin Bieber for Best Male and Best Pop, 30 Seconds To Mars for Best Alternative and Best World Stage, and Bruno Mars for Best New and Best Push. (Sorry we didn't have an extra EMA for you, random award show streaker.)

Speaking of (segues!) Bruno Mars, his live performance of "Marry You" reminded us all that pompadours and fitted suits are never a bad idea. Ever. And elsewhere on the performance front, Coldplay's Chris Martin rocked a baby tee during their lighters-in-the-air rendition of "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall," and Selena Gomez found time between hosting and changing her outfit nine times (!!!) for a super glittery performance of "Hit The Lights." High five to you, Biebs. She the cutest EVERRRR.

Watch some of our favorite 2011 MTV EMA video highlights below, and watch all of the 2011 MTV EMA's must-see moments.

++ LADY GAGA ACCEPTS BEST FEMALE ARTIST MTV EMA

See more videos from the 2011 EMA after the jump.

++ BRUNO MARS PERFORMS "MARRY YOU" LIVE AT THE 2011 MTV EMA

++ SELENA GOMEZ TALKS GAGA RUMORS BEHIND-THE-SCENES BEFORE THE MTV EMA

++ HAYDEN PANETTIERE WELCOMES A STREAKER ON STAGE

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Sometimes we Americans just have to bow down to the greatness that is our neighbors across the pond -- Europe. Not only do they have that free health care thing on lock, but they also managed to snag Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, David Guetta, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, LMFAO and Red Hot Chilli Peppers as performers and Selena Gomez as a host at this Sunday's 2011 MTV EMA, live from Belfast!

In case you can't afford a last-minute trip to Ireland, we'll have the entire show right here! Check back here this Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. ET to catch all of the red carpet action before the show begins at 3 p.m. ET. Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Bruno Mars lead the nominations, with Adele, Justin Bieber and 30 Seconds To Mars following closely behind.

+ Watch the 2011 MTV EMA live from Belfast! The red carpet starts at 2 p.m. ET, and the show begins at 3. You can also catch the 2011 MTV EMA Monday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. ET on mtvU.

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30 Seconds To Mars is about to break a world record, and it isn't for Hottest Band in the Universe. (We're pretty sure that would have to be a tie between like, at least 15 bands we can think of.) Instead, on Dec. 7, 30STM will perform their 300th and final show in support of their latest album, 2009's This Is War. That will be the most shows ever performed during a single album cycle. It'll also land the band in the Guinness Book of World Records.

About marking their 300th show milestone, frontman Jared Leto said, "We thought documenting this for posterity with the Guinness Book of World Records would be fun, especially as we aren't any good at growing our fingernails very long or cultivating the world's largest squash." And I'll be the first to say thaaaaaaank goodness for that. No offense to like, pro-long fingernail people, but when your thumbnail is longer than I am tall, I think it's time to start reassessing what kind of life decisions you're making.

Tickets for the record-setting 30 Seconds To Mars show are now available in an exclusive fan club presale through the band's website, with tickets available to the general public beginning Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m. ET.

Break those records, bros! Next up, longest French kiss? I know some willing participants (named me).

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The 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards nominees have been announced! And this year, Canadian Justin Bieber, American Katy Perry and Martian Lady Gaga lead the EMA nominees.

The 2011 MTV EMA take place Nov. 6 in Belfast, Ireland, but good news, U.S. and Canadian fans! You can cast your vote for Best Worldwide Act North American, where Katy Perry, Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Lil Wayne and Britney Spears are battling it out for Best Worldwide Act in the ENTIRE CONTINENT. Voting is open until Oct. 23, at which point the artist with the most votes will battle other regional artists for world supremacy. Kinda like a SUPER-DUPERstar version of brackets.

+ The MTV Europe Music Awards are Nov. 6 in Belfast, Ireland. For a complete list of nominees and to vote for your favorite artists, check out the MTV EMA website.

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