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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."

Check out more new album releases and upcoming TV appearances and performances after the jump.
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We've been obsessed with Far East Movement since they came out with their infectious "Like A G6" in 2010. And "Jello," their recent collabo with Rye Rye, is hitting us just as hard. (We're also pretty sure it's Bill Cosby-approved!)

As is the case with most of our favorite videos, "Jello" is sporting a dual plotline. The first is your tried-and-true "I'm partying in a cool room with flashing lights and flowing booze" moment. As they chill out, drink and dance, FEM and Rye Rye get crunk in what looks like President Obama's underground safety bunker (#swag). Oh, and they wear really long gold chains, too. Obviously.

While these festivities are taking place, there's a stuffy gala with a bunch of snobs happening upstairs, geared toward banning low-frequency oscillating woofers (referring to the "Dirty Bass" sound that Far East Movement is known for). Of course FEM and Rye Rye disguise themselves and sneak into the fund-raiser, and before long they've forced all the old, boring people sitting in suits to get up, dance on tables, drink and hook up with each other. (We're pretty sure they're going to cancel that fund-raising initiative -- club music makes everything better!)

Not only has Far East Movement and Rye Rye improved our lives by gifting us this song, they've also improved the lives of about 70 crotchety people in need of a little fun. Thanks again, Far East Movement!

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Last year the entire universe went effing nuts for Far East Movement's infectious club banger "Like A G6," and we have a sneaking suspicion that FEM's new song "Jello" featuring Rye Rye will induce the same effect. Slated to appear on their forthcoming album, Dirty Bass, the FEM boys stick closely to what they're best at: making INSANELY catchy music.

"Jello" is set to a hypnotic, synth-laden track, which serves as the perfect backdrop for Far East Movement's unique brand of rhymes: "We downtown L.A., ghetto/She got an ass on her, pillow/Girl shake that A, Jello.../Now we at the bar, granola/Hit the Henny with the Cherrytree cola."

Most of you are probably thinking that in this case "Jello" refers to the colorful, gelatinous and oftentimes nauseating questionable snack item. HOWEVER, we'd like to offer an alternative definition: The Far East Movement boys are probably using the word jello to reference a derriere. A rump. A badonkadonk. Junk in the trunk, etc. But in Rye Rye's case, we actually think that "Jello" may refer to her beverage of choice because she repeats this phrase about 96 million times: "Pour it out/Tip it up/Keep that drink up in my cup."

Club jams and double entendres. Thanks again, Far East Movement!

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+ Selena Gomez hosted Canada's MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto last night, where her boyfriend Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga took home top honors. Other winners include Far East Movement, Drake, and Taio Cruz. (TheFABlife)

+ After suffering a stroke last Sunday, Clarence Clemons, E Street Band member and Lady Gaga's Born This Way saxophonist, passed away this weekend at the age of 69. Bruce Springsteen reflected on his friend: "His life, his memory and his love will live on...and in our band." (MTV News)

+ Amy Winehouse has canceled the remaining European tour dates on what was supposed to be a "comeback tour" after botching her concert in Belgrade this weekend. A Serbian newspaper called the concert "the worst" that locals had ever seen. Yikes. (PopEater)

+ If you miss boy bands as much as we do, this news should make your day: *NSYNC's Lance Bass is putting together a new boy band reality show competition where contestants will...well, we're not sure yet. But there will probably be synchronized outfits! (Idolator)

+ Speaking of boy bands, former New Kid On The Block Joey McIntyre showed the world its first look at his newborn daughter on Father's Day. We say this a lot, but it seriously might be the cutest picture we've ever seen. (SOW)

+ Buzzworthy fave and OFWKTA member Frank Ocean is set to release a "lite" version of his super sexy mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra. Nostalgia, LITE will feature only seven songs, and no word yet on the new F-bomb count. (Rap-Up)

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L.A. pop-rap sensation Far East Movement just released the video for their Beastie Boys-sampling track "So What," off their Free Wired album, and it's resplendent with hip-hop video staples -- stacks of cash, a motorcycle, scantily clad woman -- along with... some other stuff. In addition to their briefcase of cash and their video vixen (do all of these guys share her?), it would appear the boys also love burnt toast and... Pepto-Bismol? Whatever works, guys.

I had to roll my eyes a little when I saw the hot chick standing on the oven ("get in the kitchen, woman!") but the medicinal-looking pink liquid she coats herself in adds a whole new layer to the narrative. Maybe she's cooked herself a rich meal and is having G.I. issues and is improperly self-medicating by applying Pepto to her outsides? (Those pesky labels are so hard to read!) Or maybe J-Splif has a deep-seated Pepto-Bismol fetish dating back to childhood? That's some sick ish right there.

All over-the-counter fetishizing aside, the video is undeniably slick, and I appreciate the chutzpah it takes to rhyme "lingerie" with "cham-pag-nee."

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The intro says it all: "We're gonna move from Miami to Atlanti all the way to Bammy." Appropriately and succinctly, the song is called "It's a Party," and it's the latest collaboration between Alabama MC Yelawolf and Atlanta MC/singer B.O.B.

The Jim Jonsin-produced song, as you might imagine by its name, features both rappers extolling the virtues of, well, partying. With a chanted "Ohhhhh, it's a party" hook and dark, bouncy beat, this is a pure celebratory record. B.O.B., for his part, though, does get religious when talking about a particular female butt he admires, observing that "God must like big booties too or else they wouldn't exist." We could have a theological symposium on that line alone.

This is the time when "Song of the Summer" candidates start to emerge, and, with the release of Frankmusik's "Do It in the AM" featuring Far East Movement last week, will Yelawolf and B.O.B. claim the throne with this track?

B.O.B. dropped his long-awaited debut album The Adventures of Bobby Ray last year and is currently beefing with Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator (though the fanbases don't seem to cross too much). Shady Records signee Yelawolf is currently working with Jonsin and Shady founder Eminem in prepping Radioactive, his upcoming debut studio album after a series of celebrated mixtapes.

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Frankmusik jumped into the G6, so to speak, partnering with Far East Movement for an inescapable dance anthem called "Do It In The AM." It's a little bit Black Eyed Peas and a little bit LMFAO, an ode to partying custom-designed for staying up way too late and sleeping in accordingly. We wouldn't be surprised if this became a song of the summer, although it might have to go tête-à-tête with Hot Chelle Rae's "Tonight Tonight," which could also be 2011's "Party In The U.S.A." Phew. We just said a mouthful right there.

Anyway, the "Do It In The AM" video includes elements of desert debauchery that'd make Ke$ha proud: piñatas, bowling alleys and a whole lot of booze. And although the partying is nonstop, that's not the only reason the song is a blast. Considering Frankmusik (real name: (Vincent Frank) has had an extensive career in remixing songs for Britney Spears, the guy behind the music knows a thing or two about penning a song that will get people to dance -- or, in this case, do the car dance with the top down.

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If you know anything about the artists on Cherry Tree Records, you probably have pretty progressive taste in music. With a roster of envelope-pushing acts such as Robyn, La Roux, and Die Antwoord (and Sting?), the label has some of the coolest, most innovative artists in the business. English musician Frankmusik fits right into that niche with his labelmates, most of whom write and perform cutting-edge electropop.

Formerly a beatboxer under the pseudonym Mr. Mouth, Vincent Frank already had a notable career in the music business before making a name for himself as Frankmusik. He's opened for Keane and Pet Shop Boys, and is also well-known for remixing tunes for high-profile performers such as Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga. If you've heard these remixes, you're well aware that dude's got talent.

And we might be biased here, but we're hoping it's finally time for Frankmusik to break into the American mainstream with his new single, "Do It In The AM," featuring labelmates Far East Movement. It's delicious prog-pop that features that heavy, underlying thump we keep hearing these days, and it also brings to mind two ladies we can't get enough of right now: Ke$ha and Lady Gaga -- a welcome comparison that can't hurt one's chances.

+ Check out more from Frankmusik on his website, and listen to Frankmusik's new single, "Do It In The AM" (featuring Far East Movement) here.

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Fifteen years from now, using the term "OMG" may be as dated as calling someone "Daddy-o" or saying "that's so money" is today. But damn if Far East Movement don't know how to write a catchy club song using whatever acronym they want. On "If I Was You (OMG)," their fourth single from their Free Wired album, the group gets some major help from G-funk godfather and our own Posted artist himself, Snoop Dogg.

Music today has few steadfast rules, but one is this: Adding Snoop to your track, even Auto-Tuned, is an automatic status upper. In "If I Was You (OMG)," the boys (whom we'll forgive for their flexible use of grammar, as it should be if I were you) -- and Snoop run around the club lighting shots on fire before heading over to a girl-on-girl steel cage wrestling match. Yep. Just another Tuesday.

With cameos by model Rosa Acosta and singer Natalia Kills, both Snoop and Far East Movement are clearly in their element, but don't try to emulate them by wearing sunglasses in the club. You need a No. 1 song to get away with that.

+ Watch Far East Movement's "If I Was You (OMG)" Video, Featuring Snoop Dogg. (And then watch the other "OMG" video.)

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We've been fans of New Boyz for a while now, since we noticed them way back in 2009, when their single, "You're A Jerk," made it onto the Billboard charts, introducing both their SoCal hip-hop style and "jerkin'" dance craze into the mainstream. And today we're cutting the giant red bow off the video for their new single, "Backseat." It features The Cataracs and electro-pop princess Dev, who sings both "Booty Bounce" and the hook on Far East Movement's "Like A G6."

In the "Backseat" video, teenage wunderkinds Earl "Ben J" Benjamin and Dominic "Legacy" Thomas lean back on some hot wheels (is that a DeLorean???) and attempt to lean into some hot chicks as they act roughly twice their age, dropping references to the VIP section and... getting with hot girls.

Whether or not the New Boyz are able to drive said luxury cars remains to be seen. Maybe that's why they're so hyper-focused on the "backseat." Nevertheless, we're totally cool with test-driving that Benz with suicide doors. And no matter what goes in the backseat, promise us that you'll keep your eyes on the road, Boyz.

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