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If aspiring model Giglianne Braga and actor-to-be Ben Elliot, of the Hulu reality show "If I Can Dream," plus underwear model/Miley Cyrus ex/Kris Allen tour opener Justin Gaston all dreamed of taking off their clothes for PETA, well then it looks like their dream came true! And doesn't everyone just look so ... comfy sitting there cheek to cheek in the name of animal rights?

Is it weird that he kinda has Billy Ray Cyrus hair? Eek. Anyway, watch Justin with more clothes on in Taylor Swift's "Love Story" video.

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(All photos: Jack Jeffries/MTV)

We always thought "American Idol" winner Kris Allen was a total babe, but ever since we saw his recent photo shoot for MTV, we can't stop drooling -- which makes it really hard to type because the keys get kinda slippery. #Grossoversharing

Check out MTV's exclusive Kris Allen photo gallery here. Also, if you want to hear Allen's new single "The Truth," which features guest vocals from Train's Pat Monahan, listen over at Idolator -- and be sure to tell 'em we sent you!

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+ Kris Allen will make a return to American Idol tonight to perform and talk about Haiti relief efforts. The former Idol winner recently visited the earthquake-ravaged nation and did his part to help the recovery effort. His performance tonight marks his first since being crowned the champ and will be part of a pledge drive for the Idol Gives Back Foundation. (MTV News)

+ The John Mayer Reclamation Project begins now. In an effort to get us all to forget about his takes on the sexually addictive qualities of Jessica Simpson, the racial prejudice of his private parts and all the other stupid stuff he told Playboy, Mayer recently made the dreams of an 11-year-old fan come true by inviting him on stage to play "Belief." Maybe he's not so bad after all—although we doubt it. (PopEater)

+ She may be a brash party girl now, but Ke$ha used to be just like most teens in America—shy, awkward and obsessed with Radiohead. Watch a 13-year-old Ms. "Blah Blah Blah" cover Radiohead's "Karma Police" at her junior-high talent show. Thankfully, home movies never die; they just get posted to YouTube. (E! Online)

+ Check out a stripped-down Rihanna as she runs through hits like "Disturbia," "Take A Bow" and "Rude Boy." (That Grape Juice)

+ Nobody loves Mariah Carey more than her lambs. Check out this great photo gallery of Mariah maniacs showing their love for pop's imperfect angel before her Los Angeles show. (Idolator)

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American Idol may have deemed Allison Iraheta 4th place when she competed against Kris Allen and Adam Lambert for the hearts and votes of the USA. But, to judge by these new, exclusive MTV photos, it certainly isn't getting her down.

Iraheta, who released her debut album Just Like You earlier this month, is looking pretty in pink in these shots. The pics give off the kind of light and dark (emotional) balance that characterizes Iraheta's less-aggro-Pink/less-intense-Pat-Benatar sound. The pink and purple flashes say, "Oh! Hai!" While the leather jacket says, "Don't mess with this girl."

+ Check out the entire set of Allison Iraheta's exclusive MTV photos, and watch her "Friday I'll Be Over You video below.

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We've spent so much time with Kris Allen he seems like an old pal at this point. We watched him grow up and blow up on the 8th season of American Idol (which he won, duh). But, as this episode of "The 5" will attest, there's still so much to find out.

In this exclusive chat, Allen breaks it all down. From his anatomical anomalies (he is short one rib!), cinematic faves (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), his first instrument (viola) and the first time he ever wore a cardigan (the day of the interview).

Most intriguing though is Allen's admission that he never watches footage of his own performances, due to being such a stringent self-critic. I guess that's what it takes to be a champion.

Kris Allen's debut, self-titled album is available now. Check out his episode of "The 5," as well his clip for "Live Like We're Dying" below.

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Kris Allen and Adam Lambert both grace the cover of the November 28th issue of Billboard magazine, and you're either an Adam Lambert fan, a Kris Allen fan, or both, so here's the Kris Allen/ Glambert cover for your enjoyment... for you entertainment, even! The Billboard issue takes a careful look at the upcoming album releases by Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, and Allison Iraheta and the impact that Idol and their record sales could have on the music industry.

Read Billboard's article on Adam Lambert and his upcoming album, For Your Entertainment, and watch their video interview with Adam Lambert, where the Idol runner-up declares that glam is back.

(Credit: Robert Sebree/ Billboard)

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The "American Idols Live!" tour may be done and gone -- booooo -- but Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, and Allison Iraheta are onto bigger and better things. Adam Lambert is putting the gloss on his debut album, featuring the Twitter- and Idolsphere-busting single, "Time For Miracles" from the upcoming disaster flick, 2012. Kris Allen is living life as a winner, about to release his debut, and covering his favorite shower song, "Hit Me… Baby One More Time." Meanwhile Allison Iraheta's "Friday I'll Be Over U" could catapult her into the ranks of Pink, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, and Fefe Dobson (and did I hear a little Berlin in there? "The Metro," anyone?)

But let's look back at a time when it was easier to get Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, and Allison Iraheta all together in the same room (without Simon Cowell, hm?)

Check out this Walmart Soundcheck interview with Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, and Kris Allen, to see the always amicable Idols, on the "American Idols Live!" tour, discuss spending life on the road together, and the good-natured teasing that goes with the territory.

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Does Kanye West's "Heartless" emit "cover me!" pheromones? There's Idol winner Kris Allen's acoustic version that, shall we say?, sealed his victory; there's the Lady GaGa live concert cover, along with Ace Hood's "Ruthless" take on the number... The "Heartless" melody and lyrics must strike fellow musicians as somewhat of a non-fit in the dreary, AutoTuned oeuvre that was 808s and Heartbreak, begging for modification. Or else everyone just can't get enough of that effing song.

I'll be the first to say, "Heartless" lends itself to several genres; and The Fray's latest cover -- as an aching, earnest pop-rock ballad -- takes on a solid life of its own. The Fray first covered "Heartless" at Live Lounge,  which begat other fantastic covers, such as Leona Lewis' cover of  Snow Patrol's "Run" (get out the tissues and download that now), but has since released a proper single and music video.

As you might expect, the music video is an extremely bleak and lonely affair: a lovesick schoolboy doodles in his math notebook, and a forsaken, bleeding heart trudges in a defeated journey to nowhere, which instantly recalls Gnarls Barkley's video for "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" as well as Spoon's "Everything Hits At Once" video.

I didn't quite expect this song to work with kids as subjects, but the solitary, cerebral aspect of doodling is somehow painfully sad here - and the video becomes lovely, if a bit disturbing, when doodles morph into elaborate and nightmarish theme-park monsters...

And by the way, Kanye approves. Phew.

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Looking at the pic above, you'd guess that American Idol winner Kris Allen was pleading for mercy while having the life choked out of him by Alexa. But on today's It's On With Alexa Chung, our affable host was merely offering her lap as a polite gesture while Kris recounted the time a rabid fan jammed her tongue down his throat at a concert. Ah, the trappings of stardom... either way, Alexa looked cute (as usual) in her casual-but-fun shirt dress and accessories. Here's what she wore:

Monday, August 10

+ Dress: Uniqlo

+ Necklace: J.Crew

+ Necklace: Chanel

+ Ring: YSL

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+ It's a big day in blogland today, particularly for Miley Cyrus. First, she's been Tweeting a trail of tears all over the place about her alleged breakup with boyfriend Justin Gaston after recently leaving town to go shoot a movie in the South. (Twitter)

+ Then, her EX-ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas confirmed that he and Miley did indeed record an alternate version of a song originally sung by The Jonas Brothers. (Twist)

+ ...though it seems that Nick might have a had a little more to do with the split than they're letting on, as reports surface that the former couple were recently seen goofing around on the set of a music video, and also "writing" a song together in a dark movie theater. Hmms.... (E! Online)

+ If you can believe it, soul goddess Adele (also aMAYzing as MTV's first artist in the resurrected Unplugged series) actually canceled her first tour -- for booze and a boy. (ICYDK)

+ Oh yeah. Adam Lambert is gay. (MTV News)

+ And he had a mancrush on Kris Allen. (MTV News)

+ Photoshop moment of the day: Beyonce hustling hard in these Japanese water ads. (Bossip)

+ If Simon Cowell has his way, Zac Efron will play the lead role in the remake of Saturday Night Fever. How anyone could think John Travolta's performance could be matched, we will NEVER know. (Limelife)

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