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OMG... It's Valentine's Day, everybody! I hope your day is full of love, laughter and sugary confections -- whether you're trading teddy bears, chocolates and kisses with that special someone or you're holed up in your bedroom all night with a bottle of Merlot watching a "Real Housewives" marathon full of bitterness and resentment because this is the first time you're spending Valentine's Day alone in over six years!

What? Oh, no. Why would I be talking about me? That would be a really awkward over-share. HA! HAHA! YAYYY, Valentine's Day!

1.) Cassie, "King of Hearts"

Apart from Madonna, there's no comeback quite as highly anticipated in my book this year as Cassie. Nearly six years since the release of her chilly R&B masterpiece ("Me & U") and several months of teasing previews and snippets, the half shave-headed New London-born beauty (CT pride, y'all!) has finally returned in the most glorious of ways with "King of Hearts," the lead single from her forthcoming album.

"You are the prince of charm, seduction is your art/You'll never play my love/You're just my king of hearts," Cassie croons amidst chilly echoes, blazing hot four-to-the-floor Ibiza beats and infectious hand-claps. Serving shades of Kelis' Flesh Tone and a hint of Janet's "Rock With U," "King of Hearts" is nothing short of a sexual sonic mini-revolution of 22nd century tranced-out seduction.

Between Cassie's sexy speak-sung delivery and those pulsating beats (not to mention that video, in which the Bad Boy songstress flaunts her luscious lady lumps), "King of Hearts" is the ultimate aphrodisiac for a Valentine's Day romp for the record books. It's honestly just... I need to take a walk. Cool off, cool off!

+ LISTEN TO CASSIE, "KING OF HEARTS"

2.) Nicki Minaj, "Starships"

Take David Guetta's "Where Them Girls At," multiply it with the rallying "Whoa-oh-oh!" chant of Britney's "Till The World Ends," a touch of P!nk's "Raise Your Glass" and divide it all by a bouncy RedOne-produced beat. Carry the five, add the ten... yep: It's Nicki Minaj's bananas o'clock club banger "Starships," the new single off of her increasingly eclectic new record, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.

"Starships were meant to fly/Hands up, and touch the sky!" Minaj cries out above the blaring synthesizers before the song utterly explodes into an insane beat breakdown. Between refusing to pay rent, dancing all night and championing gay rights ("F--- who you want and f--- who you'd like!"), I'm terrified and completely mind-boggled, but my body just wants to move. Hands up and touch the sky!

+ LISTEN TO NICKI MINAJ, "STARSHIPS"

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Happy Valentine's Day, guys! Whether your special day consists of your closest platonic friends sending you half-assed text messages or your actual significant other renting out the Staples Center, V-Day is all about telling your loved ones that you care. And how are we expressing our love for you, loyal readership? With these old-school-inspired pop star valentines!

Remember when you were little and Joey from two blocks over dropped a really cool Alf Valentine in your handmade "Valentine's Box," and even though your brain wasn't fully developed and you thought French kissing was just when you turned your head sideways, you were still neurotic enough as a second-grader to try to extract meaning and intent from every word on the card? Ahh, the good old days!

Relive those precious grade-school memories with our modern take on old-school valentines in our BUZZWORTHY VALENTINES PHOTO GALLERY! All of your favorites are there -- Beyoncé promising to put your "Love On Top," Lana Del Rey asking you to play "Video Games," Lady Gaga suggesting you join her for a "Bad Romance," and more!

+ See all of our pop star Valentines in our BUZZWORTHY POP STAR VALENTINES PHOTO GALLERY!

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+ Last night, Adele swept several of the big Grammy Award categories, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for 21 and Song of the Year for "Rolling in the Deep." Other big winners included Bon Iver, Skrillex, Foo Fighters and Kanye West. (MTV News)

+ The Grammys also marked Adele's welcomed return to performing after her throat surgery. Watch her gorgeous performance of the Grammy Award-winning "Rolling in the Deep." (Mediaite)

+ Peep Jennifer Hudson nailing "I Will Always Love You" during the Grammys in a lovingly rendered tribute to Whitney Houston, who passed away Saturday. (MTV News)

+ Etta James' passing was also remembered at the Grammys. Check out Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt perform James' "Sunday Kind of Love." (Rap-Up)

+ There were also a couple songs debuted at the Grammys. Katy Perry performed "E.T." and also premiered the empowering new song "Part of Me." Nicki Minaj debuted a bangin' "Roman Holiday." (Rap-Up)

+ Rihanna turned "We Found Love" into a dance party and then joined Coldplay for "Princess of China." Watch both of their Grammy sets here. (Rap-Up)

+ Sinead O'Connor will release her 10th (!!!) album, How About I Be Me (And I Be You)?, on March 5. Stream the album here in advance of its release. (NPR)

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Adele finally "had it all"! The "Rolling In The Deep" singer cemented her place in music history by walking home with six awards at the 2012 Grammys! And doesn't she just look right at home accepting all those awards? We think so. We also think you need to check out the rest of our favorite photos from the most memorable moments of the night in our MOST AWESOME 2012 GRAMMY PHOTOS!

We hadn't seen Rihanna and Katy Perry hanging out much as of late, but it looks like the two singers/BFFs just needed a good, old-fashioned award show to bring them together again. RiRi and Katy got pretty close while they were seated in the audience, and we don't think there's a dude in America who's mad at this photo.

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Nicki Minaj arriving at the 2012 Grammys

We were all anxious to see what the 2012 Grammys would have in store after we heard of the tragic, shocking death of one of music's greatest legends, Whitney Houston. But as many of her peers suggested, Whitney would have wanted the show to go on. While there was a bit of a dark overtone to the Grammys, it wasn't without proper celebration and must-see moments.

From Nicki Minaj's pope sidekick to Katy Perry debuting her new single (and burning her old flame to the ground) to Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl sticking up for old-time rock and roll, the 2012 Grammys had more than a few moments to remember. Take a look at the most-talked-about moments from the show below, and be sure to check out all of MTV's 2012 Grammy coverage for more information, a complete winners list and video highlights from the show.

+ Nicki Minaj arrived wearing that red thing with someone dressed like the pope: Definitely a daring move on the night after Whitney Houston passed away. I know they don't have anything to do with one another, but that kind of showy ostentation is usually frowned upon after such a tragic event.

+ Bruno Mars' splits on stage during his James Brown-inspired performance of "Runaway": Whoa, Bruno. Didn't know you could get down like that... literally.

+ Kelly Clarkson's continued reign of Supreme Flawlessness: The woman does no wrong, let's just face facts. Her performance of "Don't You Wanna Stay" with Jason Aldean was like, perfection. Objective perfection.

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The long list of performers at the 2012 Grammys was as vast, varied and random as putting your entire music collection on shuffle and setting it on stage. The 2012 Grammy performances spanned an exhaustive array of musical genres, making clear that in the year 2012, pop music is more democratic and less limited than ever before. Jazz standards can share the same stage as Dubstep, and artists as young as Taylor Swift or as established as Glen Campbell and Tony Bennett all belong equally at the same ceremony. Here's a top-to-bottom recap of all of the performers and performances at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Bruce Springsteen: Backed by Steven Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa and the the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen opened the Grammys by tearing through "We Take Care Of Our Own," his new single from his upcoming Wrecking Ball album. It was an on-message salute both to Americans and, more topically, to the music industry and fans mourning Whitney Houston. Paul McCartney and Lady Gaga cheered him on. Also, let me go on record as the 50,045,492th person who notes that Bruce Springsteen does not age. He actually makes me look forward to being, like 50 something. Oh wait. He's 62? WHAT DOES HE EAT? HOW DOES HE LIVE?

Bruno Mars: Glad to see Bruno Mars is no longer a one-man piano-moving company and instead a consummate old-school band leader with his own onstage theater marquee. He channeled James Brown, Cab Calloway, Chuck Berry and the Four Tops with his golden, shimmering, blowout rendition of "Runaway."

Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt: Smart, unexpected pairing -- the ever-radiant Alicia Keys and country legend Bonnie Raitt pay tribute to the late, great Etta James with a country-blues rendition of "Sunday Kinda Love."

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Katy Perry performing 'Part Of Me' during the Grammys

We actually missed this because we were too busy writing down every word to her new song "Part Of Me" so we can sing it in the shower as soon as humanly possible, but did you guys see Katy Perry LIGHT A MAN MADE OF ICE ON FIRE during her Grammys performance?! Here's a photo of it if you missed it like we did. You're welcome!

First of all, hey themes! Fire and ice -- a classic struggle between opposing forces -- so who you talkin' about, Katy? Second, that's like, one of the most badass things we've seen in a minute. Katy's Jetsons-inspired outfit was enough excitement for us, but the fact that she melted an entire man made of ice into a puddle of water? That's some praying mantis ish. And we loved it.

+ Watch Katy Perry's "Part Of Me" Grammy performance:

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Nicki Minaj, Adele and Katy Perry will perform at the 2012 Grammys.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards are this Sunday, people, and we hope you'll be keeping up with every last detail of the show like we will (with a livestream, duh). With performances by Chris Brown, Katy Perry, and Coldplay with Rihanna, to name a few, this year's show is probably going to get some trending topics going.

And while we know Adele's going to slay everyone during her performance, and Lady Gaga will obviously be wearing something wild and crazy, we're having more fun thinking about the things we really want to see go down that probably won't. For instance, Taylor Swift showing up in a sparkle-free ensemble?! Or our first glimpse of Blue Ivy Carter?! Not very likely, but let a girl dream, will ya?

10 Things We Want To See At The Grammys (That Probably Won't Happen)

1.) Katy Perry and Russell Brand reconcile. -- Katy Perry throws a curve ball and performs a cover of the "Aladdin" classic "A Whole New World" alongside soon-to-be ex-husband Russell Brand. They kiss and make up at the end of the song; the world's equilibrium is restored.

2.) Blue Ivy Carter debuts her first song. -- Despite her lack of motor skills, we learn that Blue Ivy's been slaving away in the studio on her debut single. It will break all iTunes records ever recorded.

3.) Adele is photographed smiling. -- You don't get that good at brooding without a lot of practice. Don't get us wrong, Adele's our pretend girlfriend, but we'd love to see a candid pic of the "Someone Like You" singer having a really good time.

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Katy Perry is a cupcake princess! OBVS.

Katy Perry's basically living every little girl's dream -- playing make-believe as a full-time gig! One day she's a pretend mermaid, then she's a STUNNING confection queen rocking a delicious, edible crown. We imagine this is what it would look like if people LARPed the board game Candy Land... Wait, DO PEOPLE LARP THE BOARD GAME CANDY LAND?

Katy was photographed looking like the ultimate cupcake princess to celebrate her new album, The Complete Confection -- an upcoming re-release of 2010'S incredibly successful Teenage Dream. If this photo of Pastry Katy isn't entirely satisfying your sweet tooth, her updated record includes three brand-new songs (including "Part Of Me") and killer remixes of the record-breaking tunes  -- talk about icing on the cake! (Pun check: How we doin' so far?)

Katy's The Complete Confection drops March 27, but if the thought of waiting that long causes a sudden sugar crash, catch the singer when she performs at the Grammys this Sunday. Yum!

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Listen to Katy Perry's "Part Of Me"

So on a scale of 1 to Freaking Out, I'm basically this about Katy Perry's upcoming Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection rerelease, which builds upon the original album's already massive success, packing a ton of epic remixes and -- start shaking and crying now! -- THREE NEW TRACKS. And now, my teenage dreams are legitimately coming true, because it's just been confirmed that one of those songs will be Katy's utterly flawless "Part of Me," which she's releasing as her next single! Squee!

The song, which leaked in demo form in late 2010, was one of the most uplifting and gorgeous songs that emerged from Katy's Teenage Dream sessions; penned with frequent collaborators Dr. Luke and close pal Bonnie McKee, it's a heartfelt midtempo about emerging unscathed and stronger than ever from a painful relationship. "This is the part of me that you're never gonna ever take away from me," Katy sings over an aerobic beat. It's one of those songs that makes me want to burst into tears and drive way too fast on the freeway into a gorgeous sunset, my luxurious, electric blue tresses streaming in the wind behind me. (Oh wait, I'm confusing myself with Katy Perry. NVM!)

+ Listen to a preview of Katy Perry's "Part Of Me" after the jump.

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