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I've never been to a Kelly Clarkson show (I KNOW) but it's among my top three daydreams -- the other two include a date with Jake Gyllenhaal and brunch with Rihanna. So I can only imagine that a live K. Clark show would be as amazing as they always look in photos. Kel rocked the eff out at a Florida show recently, and she asked for a little assist from the audience. I WISH I WAS THERE TO ASSIST YOU, KEL.

But let's talk about those bangs really quick. Like many girls, I've been through several of my own "I'm getting bangs!" phases throughout my life, but as soon as the stylist takes the first go at them, I immediately regret my decision for the following 14 months, the amount of time it takes them to grow out. But Kelly's like, the official Queen of the Bang. She's performing her butt off (probably sweating a lot, TBH), and not a hair is out of place. Never de-bang Kelly! Keep those things forever! #flawless

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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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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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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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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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Nicki Minaj, Madonna and M.I.A. during the Super Bowl halftime show.

+ In case you missed it, we're here to let you know Madonna won the Super Bowl halftime. Watch Madge, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj slay it on an awesome LED stage. LMFAO and Cee Lo Green also performed. (MTV News)

+ Kelly Clarkson nailed a spot-on national anthem to launch the Super Bowl. She was backed by a children's choir and marching band. Check it out here. (MTV News)

+ Katy Perry was in Indianapolis for a pregame Super Bowl event. Peep her performances of "Teenage Dream," "Hot N Cold," "Peacock" and "E.T." (Idolator)

+ Snoop Dogg was his usual hilarious self on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Friday. He discussed his youth football league and recent brush with Norwegian authorities, and performed his LOL-y "Pee on the Tree" touchdown dance. (Rap-Up)

+ Grammy nominated Bon Iver will not perform at the Grammys next week, but you can still watch frontman Justin Vernon and his band's live renditions of "Holocene" and "Beth/Rest" from "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend. (Neon Limelight)

+ "Saturday Night Live" also took a poke at themselves while humorously defending their booking of Lana Del Rey. Watch Kristin Wiig's Lana Del Rey spoof during the "Weekend Update" segment. (Neon Limelight)

+ The Twister game is reportedly releasing a dance edition. Britney Spears has teamed up with the game maker, which will offer a remix of "Till The World Ends" with the game. "I think kids will love rocking the spots... as much as me and my boys do," she said. (Idolator)

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We love when our favorite singers hit us with something completely unexpected (um, Jo Calderone, anyone?), so we're definitely feeling the latest surprise pop trend: goin' country, y'all. First Miley Cyrus released an AH-MAZING folk/country version of Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go." And now sweet-as-pie Kelly Clarkson's "Mr. Know It All" is gettin' some southern lovin'.

While Kelly's original version of "Mr. Know It All" embraced an empowering "I'm outta here, and I'm taking the expensive car with me" vibe, the newly released country version offers a softer, heartfelt approach to leaving a relationship. Twangy guitar riffs and a gentle fiddle bring the tune into quieter territory, while Kelly's vocals remain strong-willed. But being the super-talent that she is, Kel makes it seem like country music has always been her gig -- she is from Texas, guys.

Kelly recently covered fellow "American Idol" winner and pop-country crooner Carrie Underwood's "I Know You Won't" for "VH1 Unplugged," so perhaps that helped inspire a possible country career shift? Whatever's next, we're ready -- Kelly could make a polka album, and we'd still pump our fists.

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+ Peep Kelly Clarkson backstage in her behind-the-scenes video from her "Stronger" tour. She hangs with fans, signs autographs and does a warm-up cheer before her performances, natch. (Neon Limelight)

+ Lady Gaga stalkers fans might catch a glimpse of their hero at an Italian eatery in NYC. Her parents opened Joanne Trattoria, though papa Joseph Germanotta warns, "If they're expecting to come in here and see Grammys and pictures... it's not going to happen." (Billboard)

+ M.I.A. is set to drop a "Bad Girls" video and single on Monday, from her "Vicki Leekx" mixtape. She's also rumored to join Madonna and Nicki Minaj during the Super Bowl halftime show. (Rap-Up)

+ Nick Jonas made his Broadway premiere in "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" this week. Peep him hanging with fans before he heads into the theater. (Just Jared Jr.)

+ Because we really need more "discovering talent" reality TV, Simon Cowell has teamed up with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith's production company to launch a competition to discover the next big DJ. (Idolator)

+ James Mercer says while things have changed (namely his backing band), The Shins are still The Shins, telling MTV News, "Wanting to work with new people and wanting to stay engaged in the whole exploration of music is sort of what I'm doing now." (MTV News)

+ Wilco goes seriously old-school with the black-and-white animated treatment of their new video for "Dawned on Me." The cartoon band hangs out with Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto and more of the old cartoon gang. That's how you do retro. (Billboard)

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What better way is there to pay tribute to the late, VERY GREAT Etta James than by singing one of her most famous songs at one of the world's most famous venues? At her Radio City Music Hall show this past Saturday, Kelly Clarkson honored the singer, who passed away Friday after a lengthy battle with leukemia, by covering "I'd Rather Go Blind," one of Etta's most powerful and poignant songs.

Though Kelly Clarkson is primarily known for her pop-centric pipes, she brought out her raspy (and may I add, effing incredible) blues side in an homage to Etta's signature jazzy style. As the bass line began with that familiar intro lick, the audience went wild as Kelly tackled those famous first lines: "Something told me it was over/When I saw you and her talking/Something deep down in my soul said cry, girl/When I saw you and that girl walking/I would rather, I would rather go blind, boy/Than to see you walk away from me, child."

Unsurprisingly, Kelly completely nailed the song and solidified what we knew would be a fitting tribute to Ms. James. As we mourn her death, we're endlessly thankful for the priceless catalog that Etta's left behind. Kelly Clarkson's probably pretty thankful to Etta, too -- Kelly sang Etta's timeless "At Last" for her "American Idol" audition and, well, we all know how that turned out.

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+ Ke$ha and The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne seem like a match made in glitter/confetti heaven. Coyne tweeted photos and videos of them recording together. "She's crazy... But s***!!!!she can really f***** SING!!," he tweeted. What he said. (Idolator)

+ In honor of Etta James who passed away on Friday, Kelly Clarkson performed "I'd Rather Go Blind" on Saturday at NYC's Radio City Music Hall. Clarkson's rendition of James' "At Last" was the song she auditioned with to get her on "American Idol." (Just Jared)

+ Watch Selena Gomez, who's still sporting some blue/purple-streaked locks, perform "Who Says" during her charity show for UNICEF. (Just Jared)

+ Nicki Minaj postponed Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded's release, which was slated for Feb. 14. "New Album Date: April 3rd. Pink Friday: ROMAN RELOADED," she tweeted. "But have no fear. Tons of surprises before then ;). Love Always, HB." (MTV News)

+ Turns out Swizz Beatz is not the CEO of Megaupload as was widely reported, a source told MTV News. While he was listed as such on their website and he was negotiating to run the company, he was not officially CEO. (MTV News)

+ Check out Aerosmith frontman/"American Idol" judge Steven Tyler serving up the national anthem before the NFL playoff game between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens. (E!)

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