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"Take Care" video director Yoann Lemoine shares a photo with Rihanna and Drake.

Take a second to imagine that one of your job perks entails being in a Rihanna and Drake GPOY sandwich. And imagine if you were getting a big ol' kiss from RiRi in the SAME PICTURE?! For director Yoann Lemoine (A.K.A. Wood Kid), that's real life -- must be tough. Dude snapped a photo of his star sandwich and tweeted it along with the caption, "Almost looks like @drake is photobombing my picture with @rihanna Love you guys." BTW, how do famous people look so good in self-portrait phone pics?

Not only did Yoann direct the singer and rapper duo in the upcoming music video "Take Care," but he also got to touch them. Like, IRL. He got a TwitPic with TWO GRAMMY NOMINEES (at the same time) AND he has really cool glasses?! BRB, starting my music video directing career.

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Selena Gomez tapped for 'Hotel Transylvania' film

+ Miley Cyrus is out and Selena Gomez is in to voice the part of Dracula's daughter in the animated film, "Hotel Transylvania." Adam Sandler plays Dracula, and Cee Lo Green will also star. (E!)

+ Though Adele beat out the Jonas Brothers in the Grammy category for Best New Artist in '09, there are no hard feelings. "To Adele... she's only like one of the best artists ever. It's cool," says brother Kevin. She's up for six noms on Sunday. (MTV News)

+ After much speculation Justin Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, confirms via tweet that Drake is indeed collaborating on Bieb's Believe. (MTV News)

+ Maroon 5's Adam Levine has launched his own label. His first signing to 222 Records is "Glee" star Matthew Morrison. "I am excited for everyone to hear Matthew's forthcoming album. Great things are in store for him with this release," said Levine. (E!)

+ OutKast's Andre 3000 and LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy have been tapped for a Gorillaz collaboration. The free track, "DoYaThing," will be available on Converse's website on Feb. 23. (Rap-Up)

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1.) If catching a glimpse of Madonna's glitzy Super Bowl performance on TV wasn't enough, pick a date to see Queen Madge live during her world tour! (Pop On And On)

2.) One of Lady Gaga's infamous personas returns (how many are we up to now?) -- Jo Calderone is back in the spotlight in a the newest installment of her "Haus of U" fashion video series. (Pop Dust)

3.) It's been seven years since you could "Get Ur Freak On" to new Missy Elliot music, but the rapper is making a comeback with her Timbaland-produced album, Block Party, due out in June. (Spin)

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Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball' tour poster.

+ ATTN: Little Monsters, Lady Gaga has come through for you again. With a little help from some wine, last night Mama Monster tweeted the -- dare we say -- spooky chic poster for her forthcoming "The Born This Way Ball" tour. (Idolator)

+ The EDM crowd will get props during Sunday's Grammy Awards show. Chris Brown, Foo Fighters, Lil Wayne, deadmau5 and David Guetta's joint performance will highlight electronica/dance. Etta James will also be honored with a tribute from Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt. (MTV News)

+ Nicki Minaj will premiere "Roman Holiday," a song from her upcoming Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album, when she performs during the Grammys. She's also planning to release "Starships" the day after the show. (MTV News)

+ Canada's Juno Awards, which will be held April 1, announced their nominees. Among the noms are Justin Bieber, Drake, Avril Lavigne, deadmau5, Arcade Fire and Feist. (MTV News)

+ Metallica announced their very own headlining festival. The Orion Music + More fest includes openers Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Modest Mouse, Gaslight Anthem, Best Coast and Titus Andronicus, among others. It will be held in Atlantic City on June 23-24. (MTV News)

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Jay-Z performed at NYC's Carnegie Hall on Feb. 6, 2012.

+ Jay-Z performed at NYC's famed Carnegie Hall for the first of two benefit shows last night. Alicia Keys, Nas, ?uestlove and Young Guru were all part of the festivities. (MTV News)

+ Last night's episode of "The Voice" featured judges Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton singing a Prince medley. Check out highlights from the show here. (MTV News)

+ Peep Kelly Clarkson's PSA for dosomething.org; they're holding a "Battle For The Bands" campaign where folks can enter video about the importance of music education for a chance to win grants, concert tickets, instruments and scholarships. (Just Jared)

+ Drake's hitting the road, and you can enter to win a chance for a pair of tickets to one of 18 cities he'll be visiting during his "Club Paradise" tour. (Rap-Up)

+ Watch Miley Cyrus' sweet performance of Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" from yesterday's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." The song is from Amnesty International's charity compilation. (Neon Limelight)

+ The Shins are readying to release Port of Morrow in March. In the meantime they've announced tour dates and also given us B-side "September" to check out. (Pitchfork)

+ Curren$y subtly dropped some new free music in the midst of Super Bowl madness. "uh...... #Here...." he tweeted with a link to download his Here EP. You can get it, uh..... here. (Pitchfork)

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Ain't nothin' wrong with a little bump 'n' grind, even when it's... solo? That seems to be the message of Drake's new video for his Take Care single "Practice," which is all about self-enjoyment, even if it's more, y'know, "Dancing On My Own" than "Oops (Oh My)," if you catch our drift.

The new clip, which must have been shot on a shoestring (G-string?) budget, features video vixen Kyra Chaos, who, as MTV RapFix noted, is known for her extraordinarily plump derriere; her rear assets were even painted with the face of a tiger in the artwork for 50 Cent's single "Girls Go Wild." It's highlighted in the single long shot of Kyra gyrating, thrusting and popping for the benefit of a webcam. Clad in a knit cap, high-waisted gray jeggings, and a cutout black crop-top exposing her copious décolleté (but that's totally what we wore to Starbucks this morning, so it's like, NBD), Kyra dances provocatively to the sultry beats of Drake's track, which samples Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up," to great effect. "I can tell that you've been practicing," Drizzy purrs over the stripped-down, minimalist beat.

+ Watch Drake's "Practice" video after the jump.

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+ "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius died yesterday of an apparent suicide. Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Ice Cube and more honored him via the internet. The Roots' ?uestlove wrote he was "the MOST crucial nonpolitical figure to emerge from the civil rights era, post '68." (Rolling Stone)

+ Lil Wayne stopped by while Justin Bieber was in the studio, and it looks like they took a skateboarding break. No word on if Weezy will appear on Bieber's forthcoming Believe album. (MTV News)

+ Katy Perry was added to the Grammy performers list yesterday. It was also announced that Drake, Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley and Gwyneth Paltrow will present at the Feb. 12 show. (MTV News)

+ St. Vincent will make stops on the West Coast and Upper East Side, at least on television. Annie Clark and band head to "Portlandia" on Feb. 3 and "Gossip Girl" on Feb. 13, where they'll perform "Cruel" and "Cheerleader." (Pitchfork)

+ Our favorite Icelander Björk took to "The Colbert Report" to perform Biophilia's "Cosmogony" dressed in a Björkesque futuristic outfit (natch) and backed by an all-female Icelandic choir. She also fielded some funny questions. (Pitchfork)

+ If you missed "Glee"'s Michael Jackson tribute, check out the cast's renditions of "Scream," "Bad" and "Black or White" here. (Idolator)

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+ Confession: My two greatest loves are music and hockey. Looks like Drake and I are kindred spirits. "I grew up on the sport... this is one of the greatest honors I've ever received," he said before performing "Headlines" at the NHL All-Star game in Ottawa. (Consequence of Sound)

+ Madonna will debut a video teaser of "Give Me All Your Luvin'" on "American Idol" on Thursday. The single, which features co-writers M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, drops on Friday. (MTV News)

+ Watch Christina Aguilera's moving rendition of Etta James' "At Last" during James' funeral on Saturday. Stevie Wonder also performed. (Idolator)

+ Katy Perry's hit the bottle (of hair dye) again. This time she emerged with light-blue locks when she attended a charity event for Givelove.org in Vegas. (MTV News)

+ Rutgers gets the value of studying Beyoncé as much as we do. Through studying her music and career, their college course discusses race, gender, feminism and sexual politics. Related: Beyoncé's Houston hometown is planning a Bey monument. (RapFix)

+ The new video for Ke$ha's "Sleazy Remix 2.0 Get Sleazier" lives up to its namesake. "Sooo funny! My friends made this video for Sleazy 2.0," she tweeted. (Just Jared)

+ Fave Album of the Week: Sharon Van Etten's forthcoming Tramp album (featuring contributions from The National, Wye Oak, Beirut and The Walkmen), comes out Feb. 7, but it's available for full stream now. #gotitonrepeat (NPR)

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1.) When Common RSVPs, he's all about the BYOBB: Bring Your Own Beyoncé Beat. The rapper recently freestyled over Bey's "Party" jam for a fan while at Sundance. (Rap Up)

2.) Leona Lewis fans won't be "Happy" to learn that the gorgeous British singer is pushing her new Glassheart album release all the way to November. (That Grape Juice)

3.) Ever make a wish on an eyelash to get Katy Perry-like eyelashes? Well, now you can have 'em -- meta! (MTV Style)

4.) Justin Bieber's Twitter power was put to good use when he retweeted support for organ donation in Canada. Now he can add lifesaver to the list of a gazillion things he's succeeded at while under the age of 18. (Hollywood Reporter)

5.) Speaking of Twitter, Ke$ha's been in the studio with The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, and the duo have been documenting the experience online for fans. Recent tweets even include the glitter lover dropping vocals on a new track. (Spin magazine)

6.) Drake's "Degrassi" days may be over, but his acting career isn't. The Take Care rapper wants to get back to his thespian roots. (TheFABlife)

7.) In lieu of Seal and Heidi Klum's recent divorce announcement, we can't help but remind you of this... special moment the two shared during their duet at a Victoria's Secret fashion show in 2007. (HuffPo)

8.) Shake your bon bon (props for a Ricky Martin reference?) to this awesome Bon Jovi/Bon Iver mashup. (BuzzFeed)

9.) Don't get jealous worry, guys, Beyoncé's body is already getting back into tip-top shape just after giving birth to Blue Ivy. It's official: She can't be human. (MTV News)

10.) One of the coolest girls in the world, Selena Gomez, will play a geeky teen named Lennie in a new movie, "The Sky Is Everywhere." Our minds can't even begin to process "geek" and "Selena" in the same sentence. (MTV News)

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+ Lana Del Rey's Born To Die album leaked yesterday. MTV News reports it's atmospheric and while it can drag, "It's certainly w-a-a-y better than most would've expected." Have you listened yet? Thoughts? (MTV News)

+ "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" movie received an Oscar nom for original song. Flight Of The Conchords' Bret McKenzie, the film's music supervisor, said of the song, "I really wanted it to be hilarious and beautiful, and I feel like we got that combination." (MTV News)

+ While we never had a doubt, Kelly Rowland confirmed that Beyoncé and Jay-Z's baby daughter Blue Ivy inherited her parents good looks. "She's absolutely beautiful," said Rowland. (MTV News)

+ Common made his debut as both a producer and lead actor in the film Luv, and while at Sundance Film Festival he told MTV News, "This is something that is me... And it's a part of what I want to do pushing forward with Common as an actor and as a producer." (MTV News)

+ Ne-Yo joins the Motown roster and has been appointed senior VP of A&R for the label, where he will sign new talent as well as produce and foster label artists. (Billboard)

+ Though the "S*** ____ Says" meme wore out its LOLz pretty quickly, this "S*** Drake Says" parody video is pretty clever. (Neon Limelight)

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