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+ The City star Whitney Port was snapped having a hot-n-heavy makeout sesh with Robert Buckley, the dreamboat from Lipstick Jungle. We totally support this and any liplocking that does not involve Jay Lyon. (Pretty Boring)
+ You can have whatever you like, but you, T.I., can only have this state-issued orange jumpsuit which you'll be wearing for the next 366 days in prison. Sorry, brah! (MTV News)
+ Who knew that Jennifer Hudson once wanted to pursue the exciting career of tattoo artistry? (Scandalist)
+ We totally forgot about Ian Somerhalder (you know, the hottie from 2002's The Rules Of Attraction). Looks like he'll be playing a bloodsucker on the CW's new show Vampire Diaries. (Socialite Life)
+ Kelly Clarkson looks seriously adorable on the cover of her new single "I Do Not Hook Up." (ICYDK)
+ Mmm... wanna see a huge, disgusting chunk of wax in Zac Efron's ear? Of course you do. (TMZ)
+ In the "Why?/ Because 'Why Not?'" category for today, Lady GaGa will be performing "Poker Face" on American Idol??? (Pop Crunch)
+ Holy HELL. Forget the Oscars -- give me Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the new X-Men Trailer. NOW. (MTV Movies Blog)
+ She ain't eatin' no more Cheetos y'all! Whatever. Who am I kidding? Love her or hate her, however, there is no denying the power of the machine that is Britney Spears. (MTV Newsroom)
+ When he was a young boy, Miley Cyrus' whipping boy Justin Gaston surely said to himself, "If I just do this one photo shoot for this one soft-core-male-erotic-magazine-hiding-under-the-guise-of-male-model-career-launching-publication then I just might make it big!" (Towleroad)
+ Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson doing CSI?? WHYYY?? Cause they don't have more important things to do like, say, i dunno. RAISING THAT BEBE????? (The Awful Truth)
+ What's this? The City'sWhitney Port and her slimy Aussie beau Jay Lyon are still together, despite the trailer for next week's episode? Say it ain't so! (Party Girl)
+ If you're like me, then you totally forgot about saltine short stack Lady Sovereign, who's a'channelin' The Cure for her latest single (hopefully minus Robert Smith's rat's nest) (Popnography)
Class, it's time for a Tamarama review. What did we learn yesterday, class? Class, we learned that sometimes life can be so wack that God/ Goddess/ genetics/ the stork/ space/ vitamins/ vodka can be so wildly unpredictable as to bestow two human beings -- in this case Tamarama's Jay Lyon and Nicholas "Pottsy" Potts -- not only with obscenely pristine looks (duh, they're models), but also with the kind of musical skills that make models (and Whitney Port) want to date them.
Watch Tamarama perform "Everything To Me" live from their private performance at the Cutting Room in New York City, check out more Tamarama live performances, and, class, because you all showed up on time, you get extra points if you check out Tamarama's exclusive MTV photos. It hurts. I know it does, class. But it's not any easier for me either.
I know. It's hard to believe that the guys above actually play music and aren't extremely life-like mannequins, designed to just stand there and stare back at you, making you think slightly impure thoughts because they're SO FREAKING HOT IT'S INSANE.
But they're actually for-real living, breathing human beings AND musicians. You know Jay Lyon as Whitney Port's boyfriend on The City, and that's Potsy on the right, and they're both in the beachy band, Tamarama -- think Jack Jackson meets Jason Mraz on holiday at Bondi Beach. (Do you like how I just casually said "holiday"?) And they're both extremely hot, if I didn't mention that yet. I would mention the fact that they have Australian accents, but your either your head or monitor might detonate.
Yes, Virginia, I actually do have a life outside of 1515 Broadway, 17th Floor, and last night I exercised that right-to-life-ness by going to the super glam-a-rama launch party for MAC's super kawaii Hello Kitty collaboration.
The party was packed with models with legs the width of my forearms, Ciara and Teyana Taylor were there (Teyana underwent a total Wonder Woman transformation thanks to The Blonds, who've designed inTENSE metalwork for Rihanna and Britney, and they'll have a few pieces at the Grammys too), ZAC POSEN was there, and there were lots of "Socials" and such.
But SPEAKING of things that rhyme with "glam-a-rama," I ran into members of Tamarama, who are ALSO on a show you may watch called The City. More specifically, my fellow blogger/ friend Amber (pictured above -- she's totally the Jewish Blake Lively!) ran into Jay and Adam and snapped a picture with both -- they were super nice and obliging, and I don't usually get all OMGTHEHILLSCITY, but seriously ladies, Jay was painfully hot IRL. Like, my eyes started watering a little, and I had to walk away. (And no, Whitney wasn't there.)
Also, I noticed that Cobra Starship's Ryland parked his pleasurecraft at the party, which was held in Chelsea (and had not NEARLY enough bathrooms... the party, not Chelsea). Ryland was there with Alex Suarez, and seriously people HOW are you not listening to their side project, This Is Ivy League RIGHT this very moment? Oh yeah. Because you're watching The City. Fair enough.
Sorry, Jay, but as long as you continue to melt our hearts on The City with your grand romantic gestures and your amazing Aussie accent ("That Whitney's a key-puh!"), we're powerless to disassociate you from the reggae pop group you're so desperately trying to promote. Which isn't to say we're not that into you -- er, your band -- because WE! SO! ARE!
(At least, 'til Whitney meets someone else and we completely lose interest.)
But before that happens, check out Tamarama's new video, "Everything To Me," and see what all the fuss is all about and why we sorta wish Jay was our boyfers too. True, "Everything To Me" doesn't reinvent the wheel -- the cool, laid-back beach vibe made us think happy, albeit slightly boring, vacationy thoughts -- but what it lacks in imagination, it more than makes up for in eye candy.
+ A pissed-off priest gave Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston a "verbal spanking" after catching them "giggling" and "texting" throughout his sermon. (Star)
+ What's black and white and red all over? Pink, after a sunscreen-less day on the beach! Oh, and did we mention she's also rocking some "cheeky" new tattoos? (The Sun - UK)
+ We know, we know, you're already over the whole inauguration thing, but we just realized we left one of the most important deets out of our inaugural highlights reel: MILEY CYRUS AND NICK JONAS WERE SPOTTED HUGGING AFTER THE INAUGURAL YOUTH BALL. That is all. (Popstar! Magazine)
+ Note to Kelly Osbourne: if a gossip reporter calls you -- or your fiance -- stupid, slugging her in the face generally isn't the best way to prove her wrong. Now she's NEVER gonna get you that fancy-pants sugar bowl off your registry! (Usmagazine.com)
+ Hot off the (tabloid) press! Britney Spears is reportedly getting paid $20 million to write her memoirs. Yeah, it's like THAT. (Hollyscoop)
+ Coming up on The City: Jay asks Whitney to "trust" him -- then totally hits on some random club skank! Reason 139 why you should never, ever date an Australian. (Remote Control)
If you've already heard of Tamarama, it's probably because you're either (a) exceedingly familiar with the obscure beach regions of Sydney, Australia and New South Wales, or (b) an avid Hills/Citywatcher who, like Whitney Port, took one look at long-haired Aussie rocker Jay Lyon and instantly fell in love.
Either way, we've got news for you -- the band's actually worth a listen.
It also doesn't hurt that all four members are gorgeous, Adonis-like creatures who look like models and sound like much sexier versions of Hugh Jackman (post-Wolverine). But close your eyes, for a moment(!), and you'll hear that the guys (who list Paul Simon, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix among their influences) have managed to inject their folksy, reggae pop with a surprisingly modern edge. The result? A groovy, genre-defying grunge sound that makes you think the guys probsies have a Jack Johnson/ Sublime /Axl RosePaul McCartney iPod playlist somewhere on their hard drives.
Of course, seeing is believing, so check out their DIY video for "Middle of a Magazine," and let us know if you think the guys have enough talent, drive and staying power to stretch their 15-20 minutes of fame into a lasting musical career! Or at least a solid half hour.
+ Are Katy Perry and Travis McCoy officially engaged? No. Unofficially? Yes! And get this: Travis reportedly popped the question by smooching his lady-love -- with a diamond ring in his mouth! (Eeeee!!) Here's hoping he polished it first ... (MTV - UK)
+ OMG, don't you just HATE it when people keep asking you about the time you made out with a gorgeous megastar? So annoying, right?? Anywho, Demi Lovato (who swears she never, ever kissed a Jonas!) totally feels your pain. (Seventeen, via Usmagazine.com)
+ Pete Wentz (over)shares some intimate deets about his "amazing" sexcapades with wife/personal lapdancer Ashlee Simpson. (MTV News)
+ Meanwhile, poor, misunderstood Hilary Duff sez she doesn't even know HOW to do a lapdance. She does, however, know a thing or two about crouching seductively on the cover of this month's Maxim magazine. (Maxim)
+ Scarlett Johansson has announced that she might be releasing a follow-up to her debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head. Which brings three immediate questions to mind: Why? How? And, most importantly, WHY????? (MTV News)
+ Rumor has it the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis is battling kidney disease. If so, we wish him all the best and hope he gets healed up real soon! (NY Daily News)
+ Lil Wayne admits he's starting to like the view from on top. As comedy legend Mel Brooks (who??) once said, "It's good to be the king." (MTV News)
