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Estelle, Chris Brown, and Trey Songz team up on a new track, 'International (Serious).'

U.K. singer Estelle got some serious use out of her passport when she hit the States to hang with rapper/tour guide Kanye West in her smash "American Boy." Now, girl sets her sights on taking over the world, and she's bringing Chris Brown and Trey Songz along for the ride in "International (Serious)."

+ Listen to Estelle's new track, "International (Serious)," after the jump.

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Welcome to Buzzworthy's The Week In Pop, where we round up new album releases, talk show musical guests and appearances, TV appearances by your favorite pop stars and more (so you don't have to).

Die Antwoord releases their 'Tension' album, Katharine McPhee stars in 'Smash' and The Fray release their new album.

Hopefully y'all are recovered from your chicken wing overload (or your group clap-along to Madonna's "Like A Prayer" during the halftime show), but there's a ton of music happenings to pay attention to this week! So listen up! The Fray's back with their third studio album, Scars & Stories, Die Antwoord is hitting nighttime TV (I'm scared), the NBC show "Smash" FINALLY premieres and HELLLOOOOOO, THE GRAMMYS ARE SUNDAY!

Check out this week's album releases and talk show music guests below, and tune in to MTV tonight for the exclusive premiere of the the Black Keys "Gold On The Ceiling" video, followed by a 30-minute interview with the band on MTV.com.

NEW ALBUM RELEASES
Tuesday, Feb. 7
+ A Place To Bury Strangers, Onwards To The Wall: The "loudest band in New York" is back with their special blend of noise rock, featuring the single "So Far Away."
+ Die Antwoord, Tension: The South African Zef lords are more than ready to terrify you again with their second LP, Tension, released on their own label, featuring "I Fink U Freaky."
+ The Fray, + Scars & Stories: The brooding piano rockers drop their third studio album, Scars & Stories. Check out their lead single, "Heartbreak."

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U.K. songstress Estelle rose to fame when she sang about an "American Boy." Now she's continuing to sing about the men in her new record, "Oliver Twist," a cover/reinterpretation of Nigerian singer and G.O.O.D. Music signee D'Banj's original.

In the eclectic, colorful record, Estelle pays tribute to some special bros in her life. And by "special bros" we actually mean extremely famous male celebrities: "I have a confession/Don't take it personal/I love my Kanye West.../I love my Usher, baby.../I like my Tinie Tempah.../I like my English boys/I like Jamaicans/I like American boys.../But nothing can compare.../I love my African boys/No matter where they from." You might say that Estelle's now made a habit out of singing about the different kinds of famous dudes she hangs out with, but if I knew Kanye West and Usher personally, I'd probs brag about it, too.

I get the feeling that this high-energy track is going to seriously enhance my gym mix! Hey, maybe after I burn about 800,000 calories, I'll also have a shot at hanging with Kanye West and Usher. Just kidding, guys! DON'T CHANGE FOR NO MAN!

Estelle's forthcoming album, All of Me, is out Feb. 28.

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The amount of times I've had personal karaoke parties to Estelle's song "American Boy" should never officially be publicized, but needless to say, my love for that record has permanently endeared me to Estelle forever. Luckily though, Estelle's new song "Thank You" is badass on it's own, so even if I wasn't obsessed with her I'd still probably love it.

Written by Akon, "Thank You" is a laid-back midtempo jam that captures the somewhat retro vibe Estelle's been known to favor. The purposefully sparse track consists mainly of some old-school guitar and drums, leaving ample room for Estelle to do what she does best: throw down hard on the vocal front. Estelle's tone is lush, and the song serves as a moving dedication to someone Estelle once loved: "Sometimes I wonder/You even care or realize why I took care of you/'Cause you are my heart/You are my soul/You're my other half/Without you I can not be whole, baby.../What drove us apart in the first place/Now I Know." Toward the end of the record, Estelle's colorful harmonies chime in as she admits, "These tears I cry/Sure won't be the last."

OK, I totally get that you're hurting, but I'd like to recommend a good night's sleep and maybe a hot stone massage in the a.m. to snap you back to feeling great. That, or you could just pop over to Chanel real quick and buy out the entire collection, just, you know, 'cause you can.

Estelle's forthcoming album All Of Me is slated for release Feb. 28.

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+ Chris Brown has been forced to delay his European tour after his U.K. work visa was denied on the grounds of being guilty of a serious criminal offense. (MTV News)

+ Christina Aguilera has a (T-shirt) attitude problem. (JustJared)

+ Don't want to wait until July to hear Kylie Minogue's new album? Check out a megamix of songs from Aphrodite. (Idolator)

+ Ludacris performed his set at New York's Summer Jam this past weekend, even after the power was turned off on his mic. (TheFabLife)

+ Cyndi Lauper, Estelle and Kelly Rowland performed Lauper's classic "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" at an AmFar benefit last week. (ThatGrapeJuice)

Tags Chris Brown, Cyndi-Lauper, Estelle, Kelly Rowland, Kylie-Minogue, Ludacris, video

Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to have a platinum-selling album or grace tabloid covers on a weekly basis to be famous — or, more important, to feel famous. To prove this very point, designer Rachel Roy has hooked up with singer Estelle for a limited-edition jewelry collection.

Estelle has been turning fashion heads since her stylish video for "American Boy," and Roy is no stranger to musical inspiration, seeing that her husband is none other than hip-hop mogul and former Rocawear co-owner Damon Dash. Together, these lovely ladies have really outdone themselves with their glam-tastic baubles.

My personal fave is the gold "I Feel Famous" necklace (above) with diamond accents. (Okay, so they're not real diamond, but who has to know?) The chain measures 20 inches long with the scripted charm stretching 5 inches across, which makes it the perfect conversation piece for any V-neck T-shirt or little black dress. Plus, the necklace retails for $60, which shouldn't break the bank — unlike that Rebecca Minkoff bag I was drooling over a couple weeks back.

To see the entire Rachel Roy/Estelle Collection and a cute making-of video, check out Rachel's official Web site.

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Yesterday, Justin Timberlake and bestie/business parner Trace Ayla unveiled the latest line from their William Rast fashion label.

According to New York Magazine, it was a relatively celeb-free affair, with only Timberlake gal-pal Jessica Biel and singer Estelle making any paparazzi cameras pop. There might have been more star-wattage, but apparently Twilight's Kellan Lutz was handed the injustice of having to wait five whole minutes to get in. (The horror!)

What about the collection, itself, you ask? Well, the line seemed to have a certain "high-school rebel" feel to it—but in a good way. The oversized sweatshirts, army-green khakis, combat boots, "you-just-don't-get-me" faux fur-collared jackets all kinda looked like pieces that Judd Nelson would've worn in The Breakfast Club.

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Yesterday we featured David Guetta's video, "Sexy Chick." Lest we leave you in a lurch wondering who, exactly, David Guetta is, here's some backstory.

David Guetta is essentially Supreme DJ Overlord of Europe's dance circuit (unofficial title); so while David doesn't have to impress anyone over here, he's been winning over U.S. audiences all summer.

Do I need to ask if you're familiar with Guetta's summer jam, "When Love Takes Over," with vocals by Kelly Rowland? How about the Black Eyed Peas number, "I Gotta Feeling," which Guetta produced and co-wrote? So yeah, whether you knew it or not, your summer's been Guetta-rrific.

DJ Guetta's name may come to the U.S. forefront soon enough, though, thanks to latest album, One Love; Guetta has a ridiculous set of collaborations: Of course there's Kelly Rowland -- as well as a remix of "I Gotta Feeling" -- on the album, but he's also got will.i.am, Estelle, Ne-Yo, Kid Cudi and Akon (on "Sexy Chick.")

A little back story on Guetta? He was born in Paris, and he began remixing vinyls and throwing parties by age 15. Guetta became club king a few years later, DJing blowouts in Paris and Ibiza. His renowned "F*** Me, I'm Famous" party in Cannes actually hosted Guetta's initial meeting with Kelly Rowland -- who was shaking her booty to Guetta's mix 'til the wee hours, until she approached Guetta in the DJ booth for a collabo. So nice when they come to you!

So, that's what you need to know about David Guetta. That, and he DJs parties bigger than your hometown. Now go remix your own version of "Sexy Chick."

Tags Akon, Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Estelle, Kelly Rowland, Kid Cudi, Ne-Yo, Will.i.Am

Last night I got a super-fun invite to the opening party for the brand-new H&M location on 86th Street and Lexington Avenue in New York's Upper East Side.

I cruised past the free drinks, chicken-curry-pea-wrap things, cross-dresser Andre J in heels and full beard (whatever it takes), Estelle in a peacock dress (hooray!), and lots of look-at-me-type doe-eyed girls dressed like Alexa Chung to get an up-close-and-personal look at Tokio Hotel's H&M x Fashion Against AIDS collabo t-shirt, which are in stores today, along with more designs by Katy Perry, Estelle, Yoko Ono, Dangerous Muse, N.E.R.D., Robyn, and more musicians, designers, and noteworthy names.

So, here's the Tokio Hotel t-shirt, in all of its glory!

The shirts say "Rock Hard, F+++ Safe," and they retail for $16.90. AND, they were right on the same table next to Cherry Tree Records labelmate/ Buzzworthy idol Robyn!

Aside from free condoms (weeeee!), there were also little boxes of pins with Bill and Tom on them. Don't think for a second that I didn't swipe a couple of those...

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Tags Alexa Chung, Bill Kaulitz, Estelle, Katy Perry, N.E.R.D., Robyn, Tokio Hotel, tom kaulitz

Tokio Hotel's new album is STILL not out yet (alas!), but at least you can get a little piece of the guys when they release their new use-a-conner t-shirts for H&M.

Tokio Hotel, along with Katy Perry, Estelle, Yoko Ono, Robyn (Robyn!!!), N.E.R.D., and more -- like Rihanna last year -- were tapped to designed safe-sex t-shirts as part of H&M and Designers Against AIDS' Fashion Against AIDS 2009 campaign.

The shirts, which are available in male and female versions (but feel free to change that up depending upon your gender-bending preferences), will hit H&M stores worldwide (great news!) on May 28. Twenty-five percent of the campaign's proceeds will fund HIV/AIDS youth awareness projects.

Lovingly, Tokio Hotel's shirts say "Rock Hard, F*** Safe." Gotta respect that kind of forwardness. Oh, and Tokio Hotel was photographed for the campaign by Daniel Jackson. Because I know you keep track of that sort of thing.

I will now leave you to your fantasies...

Tags Estelle, H&M, Katy Perry, N.E.R.D., Rihanna, Robyn, Tokio Hotel