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There's a new comically ridiculous so-bad-it's-good internet sensation in town! This is no male Rebecca Black counterpart situation -- it's a new BOY BAND, for which society as a whole is sorely DUE. Under the tutelage of Lance Bass, who's obviously educated in the ways of boy bands that dress alike, Heart2Heart has hit the scene with a new single and video called "Facebook Official."

As Village Voice blog Sound of the City points out, the video's aesthetic looks more than a little like that of a well-known song that begins with a "B" and ends with an "eye Bye Bye" by those talented kids of yore, *NSYNC. "Facebook Official" explores modern courting rituals and lays out the rules for declaring BF/GF status, which, as we all know, is via a Facebook relationship status update. "Facebook Official" includes such lyrical triumphs as "Could you confirm this request/Agree to the terms of service" and "Status update, what/Checking out pics of your butt." Poetic! Color us CHARMED. We will agree to THAT term of service, STAT. And MAN, calling the Justin Timberlake-backed MySpace dead takes MOXIE!

As for the group, Billboard confirms they have a choreographer, acrobat and, in a page swiped from Justin Bieber's book, a "Swag General." Spiky hair? Check. Fanciful, non-ironic highlights? Check. Better manicured eyebrows than ours? CHECK. Loving your handiwork, Lance.

But finally, is Heart2Heart a joke? I mean, one member's real name is Cody Saintgnue, but he goes by "Pete." Also, we think one of them might be a girl, which is, of course, fine! But one thing's for sure: "Put a heart on your page" is the new "put a bird on it."

+ Check out Heart2Heart's "Facebook Official," and let us know what you guys think. Is Heart2Heart pure parody or pure PARTY? Tell us!

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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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It's Friday, it's the freakin' weekend, and it's also Flashback Friday, in which we revisit a forgotten video from the MTV video vault.

Sure, people like to call out the '80s as the decade so unapologetically garish they made the next decade look like a Vogue spread. But the '90s had some messed-up ish happening too. Mediatate on this: frosted tips, belly chains, ribbed sweaters, cargo pants and -- worst of all -- Pogs! Granted, there were no pogs in *NSYNC's 1999 music video for "(Thinking Of You) I Drive Myself Crazy," but there was, indeed, some very offensive '90s hair (and a cameo from Elisa Donovan of Clueless fame).

The whole "One Flew Over The Cuckoo Nest" theme -- a light interpretation of the song's title, to say the least -- is pretty funny. Padded cells, strait jackets and an insane asylum where the patients are all wearing enormous silk pajamas? It's very M.C. Hammer-sanitarium chic.

The video is pretty run-of-the-mill as far as music videos from the bubblegum pop explosion era go, but it's still unsettling to see things like Justin Timberlake with that weird haircut. He was by no means the only dude sporting damp, bleach-blond curls, but he was probably the most famous. And did Chris Kirkpatrick wear beaded dreads because that was how you showed you were "weird" 11 years ago? You just know A.J. McLean was rolling somewhere in Orlando, rolling his eyes the first time he got a glimpse of that.

Nevertheless, the boys did something right. Even Joey Fatone knew how to pout properly for all the clamoring girls who would have paid in blood to join the boys inside that enormous padded cell. And, eventually, they came out with "Gone," which was not only a mature step musically, but a peek into how Justin Timberlake would quickly become a sexy grown-up solo superstar devoid of all... wet curls.

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The Defense of Marriage Act -- the a United States federal law that defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman and provides that states don't have to recognize a marriage from another state if it's between two people of the same sex -- were "Tearin' Up [His] Heart," clearly. So Lance Bass, former *NSYNCer and purveyor of fantastic hair has taken action by signing on to Freedom To Marry's Say "I Do" campaign.

Since the campaign launched earlier this month, more than 60,000 people nationwide -- in addition to celebrities like Sara Bareilles, Anne Hathaway, Ellen & Portia DeGeneres, and Cyndi Lauper -- have helped send a message to President Obama to join the majority of Americans who support the same-sex couples' freedom to marry. The Freedom to Marry is inviting more Americans to join by signing its Open Letter to the President. A Washington Post-ABC News poll recently found that 53 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage -- more than double the 26 percent support when the Defense of Marriage act was brought through Congress in 1996.

We're glad to see that the momentum is accelerating toward ending marriage discrimination and that Lance Bass is using his celebrity to help raise awareness for the worthy cause. The former boy bander has long been an advocate of gay rights, and we think it's awesome that he's throwing down his John Hancock on a letter that will say "Bye Bye Bye" to laws against same-sex marriage.

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+ His mom, silly! Justin Bieber's guitarist Dan Kanter got all married up this weekend, and Justin himself attended the wedding and danced up a storm from the looks of the photos. Mazel tov to the happy couple! (Idolator)

+ By the way, in case you missed it, Justin Bieber makes $300,000 a night. Hope he got Dan an extra nice wedding present. (The Smoking Gun)

+ If I had to cancel an "Oprah" appearance I'd come to her crying down on my knees. Kanye West, however, apparently canceled his "Oprah" gig via email. (Hello Beautiful)

+ Speaking of Kanye, maybe he canceled his "Oprah" appearance because he was... too busy hugging Kim Kardashian? I could see how that'd take a while. (Global Grind)

+ Because there was apparently a bill signed into law that mandates that every hip-hop song have a verse by Nicki Minaj, Nicki Minaj has a verse on a remix of Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair." (Vibe)

+ Who needs to be on "Glee"? LANCE BASS, that's who! Who said so? LANCE BASS, that's who! (MTV News)

+ Speaking of the '90s, check out these photos of Luke Perry. He's hairy! (I'm Not Obsessed)

+ Jared Leto, roadie for Tokio Hotel? (DListed)

+ An in-depth investigation into why Miley Cyrus is not the new Lindsay Lohan. (Wonderwall)

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Here's something that never happens. Embedded below is a video that was meant to be embarrassing for Lance Bass, but has ended up, in the long term, being embarrassing for Justin Timberlake! Wouldn't you think it's ALWAYS the opposite?! You GO, Lance Bass!

When it was aired on MTV in 2000, this *NSYNC clip got big laughs because Lance forgot his lines. Not only that, but in the video, Justin goes on to jump around the room, enthusiastically mocking his bandmate.

Thing is, when you watch this video in 2009, you forget Lance's flubbed line the second you see JT's chia-head and hear his crazy adolescent voice. Course you can't hate. That voice made a whole buncha people a whole bunch of money (as did Lance Bass's ability to get those lines right when it counted). But man, this video is hilarious.

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+ Kevin Federline sez he was, like, totally shocked when Britney filed for divorce. "I was trying to work stuff out with her," claims K-Fed, who swears he was "completely blindsided." Still, Kev insists he's got nothin' but love for his ex. "That's the mother of my children. Just because I'm not in love with her doesn't mean that I don't love her. I'm [still] rooting for her." (MTV News)

+ Hey, ya know who else is rooting for Britney? EVERYONE. Spears' "Don't call it a comeback" tour continued last night with a circus-themed birthday celebration in NYC, where Britney was joined by celeb pals Lance Bass, Ciara, Heidi Klum, Jeremy Piven and, of course, her moms. (MTV News)

+ Omigod, you guys! Did you know Rihanna almost didn't record her smash hit, "Umbrella?" Thankfully, she did! And now you get to think about it EVERY SINGLE TIME it's the teensiest bit overcast outside. Yay! (ContactMusic)

+ You know financial times are tough when even rapper/megamillionaire 50 Cent is feelin' the burn. (Remote Control)

+ And speaking of cost-cutting, these days, not even Diddy can afford to keep sampling other peeps' music. The horror! (Spin)

+ Jessica Simpson attributes her (relatively) newfound interest in religion to a three-part series the Discovery Channel did on The Da Vinci Code. Hey, whatever works. (Scandalist)

+ Amy Winehouse's hubby Blake Fielder-Civil is back behind bars after skipping out of rehab and testing positive for drugs. (I KNOW!) (Usmagazine.com)

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+ Pete Wentz has much to say about hottie Brit "footballer" David Beckham! But here's our fave line: "Very few people can pull off wearing a suit and wear football shorts. He can do both. I’m pro David Beckham. He’s a good looking guy." (Showbiz Spy)

+ Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Wentz can't wait to give birth to their little bundle of joy. "[Ashlee] wants to have it because it's, like, a struggle to go up and down the stairs," remarked the doting daddy-to-be. (Usmagazine.com)

+ And speaking of the circle of life, Lil Wayne helped to deliver his baby son ("I held the left leg the whole time!") then shared a few words of thoughtful reflection. "It was nasty, very nasty, but it was wonderful," said Weezy. "He’s the best thing to ever happen to me, next to my daughter." Phew, good save! (MTV News)

+ Say hello to Gwen Stefani's new offspring! He's gorgeous, obvs, just like his big bro, Kingston and, oh yeah, his parents. (PopSugar)

+ Why did the Beatles agree to sell their soul -- we mean their music -- to "Rock Band?" Allow us to explain! (Best Week Ever)

+ Lance Bass might be 100% gay, but that still doesn't change the fact that we're 100% head-over-heels in love with him. (E! Online)

+ The Grateful Dead prove they can keep right on truckin' into the next millennium. (Rolling Stone)

+ Former American Idol contestant Josiah Leming is learning that you can check into AI -- but you can never leave. (MTV News)

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Lance Bass,

I will be honest. Until recently Dancing With the Stars was nothing more to me than another reality show where sports stars I wouldn't otherwise be able to identify went to breathe one last breath into their dying careers.

But with the inimitable Cloris Leachman, Kim Kardashian's rear, and, of course, you, Lance Bass, starring on this season's show, I knew I had to give it a shot.

And Lance Bass, after your performance last night, Tom Bergeron read my mind when he said why couldn't that have lasted longer? Lance, you and your rock-n-foxtrottin' partner -- Kat Von D in character shoes! -- quick-stepped to one of my favorite Cure songs, "Close To Me," (and they said it couldn't be done!), employing steps like "the gingerbread man," "Transformer," and, endearingly, "the prairie dog," and directives like "pee like a dog on a hydrant" and ended it with a devil-may-care kiss!

And I. Was. Hooked.

Tonight I'll be watching the third of this week's three (!!!) episodes without a shred of irony (alright, it's helped that I've been sick all week too), and I can honestly say I can't wait.

Godspeed you, Lance Bass. May you and Lacey Schwimmer rack up more points than David Hasselhoff on a breathalyzer.

And Clay Aiken, may you bloom and grow into a man as fine as Lance. And someday, if you ever do Dancing With the Stars -- excuse me, DWTS -- I'll be voting for you like your last name was Obama.

xoxo,
Tamar

+ PS: JONAS BROTHERS ARE ON DANCING WITH THE STARS TONIGHT!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

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If you're wondering exactly how chill OneRepublic is, the answer is this -- so chill that despite being up for 36 hours straight, the soul-pop fivesome still took their sweet time to talk to us after they finished performing live on TRL, even though they probably would've rather been back at the hotel napping.

First we caught up in the MTV Studios green room and reflected upon the finer points of the show: the wad of $2000 in real bills dangling from a gold rope around The-Dream's neck; and Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams, whom the boys declared can "Sing. Like, Kelly Clarkson-sing." Then we chatted about Brit rock, Lance Bass and what it feels like to be treated like The Hoff. Read on, won't you?

Buzzworthy: Before we get into it, let's talk touring, because you're blowing up, and people wanna know when they can see you live. What are your tour plans for 2008?

Ryan Tedder: We'll be all over Europe in February and touring with Maroon 5 in New Zealand and Australia in March. And pretty much any time we're not out of the country, we'll be playing in the states. Just in the next month alone, we're in Vancouver, Miami, Boston and San Diego, so it's like we're in all four corners of the country.

BW: We'd be remiss if we didn't ask this: how do you feel about all those comparisons to Coldplay? Read more...

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