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+ Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez had quite a weekend in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They smooched at a hockey game, Bieber once again rented out a movie theater where they watched "Real Steel," AND there are reports that they ADOPTED A PUPPY. (Entertainment Wise)

+ Happy 25th birthday, Drake! The birthday boy partied it up in Vegas, and bought 200 shots and bottles for those on the dance floor at Tao nightclub on Saturday. (Rap-Up)

+ Beyoncé gets the first lady moving. When Michelle Obama was asked what she jammed to while exercising, she said, "I always love Beyoncé, so anything that's fast-paced that she's doing is good for me." (Just Jared)

+ Katy Perry and hubby Russell Brand took to their bikes and ran into Def Jam's Russell Simmons over the weekend at the Occupy Wall Street protest. (Just Jared)

+ Neil Young was joined by Beck, Mumford & Sons, Eddie Vedder and others who performed during his annual Bridge School benefit in San Francisco. Watch Young and Arcade Fire duet on "Helpless." (Rolling Stone)

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Tags Arcade Fire, Beck, Beyonce, Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Drake, Eddie Vedder, justin bieber, Katy Perry, Mumford & Sons, Neil Young, Russell Simmons, Selena Gomez

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+ Eminem, the Foo Fighters and Coldplay are confirmed to headline this year's Lollapalooza. Other performers include Buzzworthy faves Lykke Li, Crystal Castles, Best Coast and Kid Cudi, to name a few. (MTV News)

+ Boo! No junk food or ice cream backstage on Britney Spears' Femme Fatale tour! Also on her rider: humidifiers at every arena and Michael Jackson's albums playing repeatedly in her dressing room. (Buzznet)

+ Ugh, we're so sick of all of these perfect photos of Beyoncé. Totally JK. Even in these ads for ridiculous looking headphones, Bey somehow still looks impeccable. (ONTD)

+ The Beastie Boys: the gift that won't stop giving. Listen to their new album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, in full, streaming now on their website. (Rolling Stone)

+ The funny men of The Lonely Island aren't just bringing the LOLZ. Their latest album, Turtleneck & Chain , features some seriously heavy hitters: Rihanna, Akon, Justin Timberlake, and Beck, among others. Check out the full track listing here. (Idolator)

+ After recently being named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People, Bruno Mars has another reason to celebrate. His debut album, Doo Wops & Hooligans, was just certified platinum. (Rap-Up)

Tags Akon, Beastie Boys, Beck, Best Coast, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Buzz Bites, Coldplay, Crystal Castles, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Justin Timberlake, Kid Cudi, Lykke Li, Michael Jackson, Rihanna, The Lonely Island

MGMT, the makers of indelible psych-pop nuggets like "Kids" and "Electric Feel," are back with their sophomore album, Congratulations.

Unlike Oracular Spectacular, the group's breakthrough debut album, Congratulations appears to be a much denser, complex affair -- and if the album's first single, "Flash Delirium," is any indication, then we're in for a long, strange, musical trip.

The clip for "Flash Delirium," as MTV News' James Mongomery has noted, also bares a striking resemblance to the work of Beck, both in its use of zany visuals (i.e. weird costume design and senior citizen choreography) and its drugged-but-funky sound.

Check out the video for "Flash Delirium" below. Congratulations is out April 13.

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Made up of a series of manic, breakneck dolly shots that match the manic, breakneck pace of the track, Vampire Weekend's "Cousins" is the perfect marriage of music video and song. It's primitive, punk, and a total gas.

After looking at behind-the-scenes footage and then giving you a sneek peak, we're finally ready to deliver the whole package. Directed by Garth Jennings--who was responsible for VW's "A-Punk" as well as Beck's "Hell Yes" -- "Cousins" heavily references Bob Dylan's seminal "Subterranean Homesick Blues" promo film, while keeping VW's inimitable humor and style intact.

Check out "Cousins" (taken from Vampire Weekend's upcoming album, Contra) and the Bob Dylan clip that inspired it, below.

Tags Beck, Bob Dylan, Vampire Weekend, video

Are you getting tired of all the music headlines going to new Brooklyn bands? I bet you the players in Los Angeles' thriving scene are way over it. Why's everybody always talking about Brooklyn when the West Coast boasts a dream team of new talent, turning out a steady stream of polished, moody rock?

Although the rap game gets L.A. plenty of love, lackadaisical, harmony-laden smog-pop hasn't had a true moment since The Beach Boys and The Mamas And Papas ruled the late '60s. But that has been changing, slowly but surely, thanks to the radio dominance of a new class of sun-bleached bands.

Get acquainted with the new L.A. sound in the video playlist below, featuring laid back, perma-tan jams from Jenny Lewis, Earlimart, Silversun Pickups, Pete Yorn, Beck, The Watson Twins, Cold War Kids, The Mars Volta, Incubus, Brett Dennen and many more. It's mellow. Whatever.

Tags Beck, Brett Dennen, Cold War Kids, Earlimart, Incubus, Jenny Lewis, Pete Yorn, Silversun Pickups, The Beach Boys, The Mamas And Papas, The Mars Volta, The Watson Twins

+ David Cook wins American Idol, traumatizes hordes of screaming teenage girls by edging out front-runner David Archuleta with 56% of the vote. (MTV)

+ Related: Idol shatters previous voting records with over 97 million viewers phoning (and texting) in to vote for their favorite David. Now, if only presidential elections had so much voter turnout... (Billboard)

+ Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Of course, that was before Britney Spears set her sights on Sin City. (Metro - UK)

+ Justice is served! Lou Pearlman (the man who introduced the term "boy-band" into the cultural vernacular) to serve 25 years in the slammer for inventing the Backstreet Boys money laundering and conspiracy. (Bumpshack)

+ Atmosphere's "Slug" describes how he and his (negligibly) better half came up with the concept behind their new album. (Karmaloop). And check out their MTV Artist of the Week videos here.

+ Radiohead, Beck divluge their favorite Sonic Youth songs. (NME)

+ Danity Kane songstress Aubrey O'Day flaunts her new relationship with Jesse McCartney while simultaneously stealing a wine glass from The Waverly Inn. (OMG! Yahoo)

+ Beyonce deemed too famous, bootylicious for church. (Stuff NZ)

Tags American Idol, Atmosphere, Aubrey O'Day, Beck, Beyonce, Buzz Bites, Danity Kane, David Archuleta, David Cook, Lou-Pearlman, Music, News, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Usher