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+ Ke$ha and The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne seem like a match made in glitter/confetti heaven. Coyne tweeted photos and videos of them recording together. "She's crazy... But s***!!!!she can really f***** SING!!," he tweeted. What he said. (Idolator)

+ In honor of Etta James who passed away on Friday, Kelly Clarkson performed "I'd Rather Go Blind" on Saturday at NYC's Radio City Music Hall. Clarkson's rendition of James' "At Last" was the song she auditioned with to get her on "American Idol." (Just Jared)

+ Watch Selena Gomez, who's still sporting some blue/purple-streaked locks, perform "Who Says" during her charity show for UNICEF. (Just Jared)

+ Nicki Minaj postponed Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded's release, which was slated for Feb. 14. "New Album Date: April 3rd. Pink Friday: ROMAN RELOADED," she tweeted. "But have no fear. Tons of surprises before then ;). Love Always, HB." (MTV News)

+ Turns out Swizz Beatz is not the CEO of Megaupload as was widely reported, a source told MTV News. While he was listed as such on their website and he was negotiating to run the company, he was not officially CEO. (MTV News)

+ Check out Aerosmith frontman/"American Idol" judge Steven Tyler serving up the national anthem before the NFL playoff game between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens. (E!)

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You have to wonder if "American Idol" producers know what they are getting themselves into by hiring Jennifer Lopez as a judge for the upcoming season. Sure they get a supremely talented actress/singer/dancer/fashion designer/mom/wife/etc. But they also, based on the outrageously awesome hairstyle Lopez was rocking at today's press conference, have hired the lost member of "Charlie's Angels."

Lopez was sporting her fiercest Farrah Fawcett flip onstage when she was officially announced along with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler as a judge for the mega-popular musical talent search. She did not do any high-flying kicks or tackle any bad guys; she simply looked beautiful in what appears to be a bedazzled gray blouse (bedazzled with angel tears, in all likelihood).

Season 10 of "American Idol" with new judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, old judge Randy Jackson and never-aging, possibly immortal host Ryan Seacrest returns in January 2011.

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We all love Tokio Hotel, but let's be honest they are as much a visual feast as an audio pleasure. The two go hand in hand, with their music amplified by their goth-cyber-punk attire. So it seems only right that Celebuzz sat down with Tokio Hotel's Bill Kaulitz to talk about his distinct fashions, his style tastes and who he admires, sartorially speaking.

According to Kaulitz, he has a trinity of fashion heroes. The first two aren't that surprising: Karl Lagerfeld and Heidi Silmane. But the third member of the troika might raise some eyebrows, as Kaulitz expresses his admiration for Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. Who knew?

Elsewhere in the interview, Kaulitz talks about his disdain for fur and his inability to pack light when it comes to touring (he brings more than 10 suitcases with him). Plus, he tries to summarize his look.

Read the interview over at Celebuzz; we promise you'll feel more stylish once you do.

Tags Aerosmith, Bill Kaulitz, Buzzworthy Style Files, Heidi Silmane, Steven Tyler, Tokio Hotel

It's sort of crazy to imagine a time when everyone from Dr. Dre to Aerosmith was making expensive, expansive, overindulgent and totally awesome mini-movies-as-music-videos. For a variety of reasons, those days are largely dinosaur-bound. But nobody told Slim Shady.

Eminem's latest clip, "Love The Way You Lie," featuring Rihanna, is an honest-to-goodness, big budget, special-effects-having, movie-star featuring, blockbuster of a music video.

Directed by veteran music vid auteur Joseph Kahn, "Love The Way You Lie" (which is taken from Eminem's Recovery album) features Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan from "Lost" as two lovers caught in a vicious cycle of abuse. Kahn has his stars lip-synch Em's lines into their dialogue in an incredibly artful fashion, and both Monaghan and Fox give pretty vivid performances.

Ultimately, though, the stars are the musicians, with Eminem narrating this doomed love affair of two people with equally combustible tempers, and Rihanna offering a plaintive, defeated hook. And it goes without saying that the personal histories of the two artists certainly raises eyebrows.

Check out the video in the link below. Recovery is out now.

+ Watch Eminem, featuring Rihanna, "Love The Way You Lie," here.

Tags Aerosmith, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Rihanna, video

Oh, it's Lindsay Lohan dressed up as a nun, licking a .357 Magnum! It must be Wednesday. The soon-to-be-jailbird has taken a break from sending subliminal shots at the legal system via manicure and has shown up in the above promo poster for her upcoming film Machete.

As one might be able to tell from the title, "Machete" is not a Hallmark Family Movie of the Week. Rather, it is director Robert Rodriguez's ("Grindhouse," "Sin City") latest homage to '70s exploitation flicks, promising tons of sex and violence (and probably machetes).

Between this, her upcoming turn as a porn star in the film "Inferno" and her real-life jail term, Lindsay is pretty much trumping everyone when it comes to, "What did you do with your summer vacation." So kudos, homegirl.

We leave you with Vampire Weekend's "Giving Up The Gun" video, below. Machete is out September 3. (Note: We do not condone gun use. Whether we condone Lindsay Lohan dressed as a nun carrying a gun is a matter of taste and remains to be seen.)

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In an attempt to break the glass ceiling keeping her out of fashion magazines (ha!), Lady Gaga has tried something new with her look. Let's just say she's dropping the Lady part.

The above pic is a sneak peek from a Gaga spread in an upcoming issue of Japanese Vogue Hommes. According to Gaga's stylist, Nicola Formichetti, the model's name is Jo Calderone. (Joanne is Gaga's middle name and the name of her beloved aunt who passed away after battling lupus. Gaga dedicates each show to her.)

Man, it took Beyoncé almost three albums before she came up with an alter ego!

Jo is looking real "Saturday Night Fever" with it up there. In a good way. Or, alternative, he/she looks like an extra hanging out in a dive bar in a scene from Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets." Either way, thumbs up!

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Those flavor inventors at Ben & Jerry's never cease to amaze us. In what appears to be the best summer treat mashup since Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream, the Vermont-based ice-cream titan just introduced its latest flavor, Bonnaroo Buzz, which features a combination of light coffee and malt ice creams with whiskey caramel swirls and English toffee pieces.

Not only is the chilly treat named after the annual three-day music festival in Manchester, Tennessee, but Bonnaroo will also donate its share of the proceeds to the Bonnaroo Works Fund, which invests in community-wide philanthropic endeavors. So, it's a treat on so many levels.

In addition to getting my stomach growling, Bonnaroo Buzz also got me thinking about other music-themed food products that I could put together in one delicious meal. After the kind of arduous search that would make Anthony Bourdain proud, here are the best music-themed food products.

Rap Snacks: Nope, you're not dreaming. Those are really potato-chip bags with Lil' Romeo (aka "Bar-B-Quin With My Honey" flavor) and Master P (aka "Platinum Bar-B-Que" flavor) on 'em. If you're lucky enough to find these at your local 7-11, grab as many as you can! Along with Cher and cockroaches, I have a feeling that Rap Snacks will outlive us all.

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On the heels of Stone Temple Pilots' much buzzed about live appearance at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, last week, let us now turn our attention to STP's upcoming self-titled album, prepped for a May release. Scott Weiland seems to have pulled himself together and gotten on the straight and narrow. But despite getting clean, the notorious bad boy is still infatuated with singing about the darkside.

Stone Temple Pilots' lead single is "Between The Lines," a slithery hard-rock number that recalls both early '90s Aerosmith (Weiland definitely has some Steven Tyler in his voice on this one) as well as classic STP.

With the headline-grabbing chorus, "You were always my favorite drug/Even when we used to do drugs," Weiland is still flirting with his demons. Here's hoping he keeps a safe distance and keeps making classic Pilots anthems like this one.

Stone Temple Pilots is out May 25.

+ Listen to Stone Temple Pilots' "Between The Lines" here, and watch some of our all-time favorite Stone Temple Pilots videos below.

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With the Academy Awards airing this Sunday, March 7th, we thought it would be a great idea to give props to our film-buff brethren and take this Vault Videos opportunity to celebrate those brilliant directors who have successfully made the transition from music videos to big-screen blockbusters. Allow us to present you with the Top Videos by an Oscar-Nominated Director.

And ... Action!

"Buddy Holly" by Weezer (directed by Spike Jonze, who was nominated for Being John Malkovich): You don't have to be a Happy Days fan to appreciate the cinematic brilliance of this Jonze clip. Hell, the skateboard-loving director was even able to bring diner-owner Al Delvecchio out of storage for an unexpected cameo. Wonder if Ron Howard was busy...

"Vogue" by Madonna (directed by David Fincher, who was nominated for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button): Before directing big-screen cult classics like Se7en and Fight Club, Fincher got his start at the helm of videos for Paula Abdul ("Straight Up"), Aerosmith ("Janie's Got a Gun") and, of course, this particular Madge gem. We love the black-and-white tone, and don't get us started on the amazing dancing. You can't see us, but we're totally letting our bodies move to the music while we type this.

"Under The Bridge" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers (directed by Gus Van Sant, who was nominated for Milk): Understated yet powerful, this simple Chili Peppers clip is representative of Van Sant's signature directing style. Before "Under The Bridge" was released, the Peppers were just another wild-and-crazy L.A. band. Yet once the song and—more important—the video hit airwaves, the band became more than just keg-tapping figureheads. They became serious musicians—and inarguable rock stars.

"Fast As You Can" by Fiona Apple (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who was nominated for There Will Be Blood): Before hooking up with Maya Rudolph (and fathering a couple kids with the funnywoman), Paul Thomas Anderson was in a much-publicized, long-term relationship with Fiona Apple. He directed many clips for Apple, but this one has got to be our favorite because the stop-action sequence at the end might've captured the only footage we've ever seen of Apple smiling. The man's that talented.

Tags Aerosmith, David Fincher, Fiona-Apple, Gus Van Sant, Madonna, Maya Rudolph, Paul Thomas Anderson, Paula Abdul, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Spike Jonze, Vault Videos, Weezer

Sampling in hip-hop is becoming somewhat of an endangered art-form. How come? Well, it's just too expensive to go around taking Aerosmith guitar riffs (Run-DMC's "Walk This Way") or Led Zeppelin drums (Beastie Boys' "So What'cha Want"). Those days are decidedly gone—or are they?

Enter Philadelphia underground rap duo Chiddy Bang and their insanely catchy new single "Opposite Of Adults." Sure, we love the cut's combination of easily-to-relate-to nostalgic lyrics, courtesy of Chiddy Bang's MC, and the giant, tumbling beat, thanks to DJ/producer Xaphoon Jones. But another reason the song's so great likely stems from an ingenious sample of MGMT's "Kids."

Cut and pasted and re-arranged, the keyboard hook from MGMT's hit sounds fantastic in this hip-hop context and, well, don't get us started on the kooky video. Ever wanted to see large superimposed heads of the Chiddy Bang members on younger, smaller bodies? We'll take that as a "yes."

Tags Aerosmith, Beastie Boys, Chiddy Bang, MGMT, Run-DMC, video