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+ Justin Bieber made some underprivileged kids' days when he visited Las Vegas' Whitney Elementary School where he performed and donated $100,000 and $100,000 worth of toys. Watch the heartwarming video from "Ellen." (Neon Limelight)

+ Katy Perry is scheduled to appear at the People's Choice Awards on Jan. 11. She's up for seven awards and the PCAs mark her first appearance since husband Russell Brand filed for divorce. (MTV News)

+ She & Him's Zooey Deschanel has officially filed for divorce from Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard. They announced their separation in November. Start lining up, guys. (MTV News)

+ Last night Kanye West weaved stream-of-consciousness tweets about education, fashion development and a new company named after his mom, DONDA. "We want to help simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see hear, touch, taste and feel," read one of 80+ (!!!) tweets. (@kanyewest)

+ Ludacris announced he's opening a "Chicken & Beer" restaurant, named after his third album, at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Luda's also working on his eighth studio album, Ludaversal. (Billboard)

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+ Kanye West topped the 54th Annual Grammy nominations, earning seven. Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars each received six nods, followed by five apiece for Lil Wayne and Skrillex. Congrats, and check out the complete list of Grammy nominees. (MTV News)

+ The Grammy nominations were broadcast live last night and featured several performances. Watch Lady Gaga open the show and check out her duet with Sugarland. (Neon Limelight)

+ The Grammy nominations concert also included Jason Aldean and Ludacris' unexpected country/rap mashup of "Dirt Road Anthem." And Rihanna pretaped a "We Found Love" performance from London. (Rap-Up)

+ Barbara Walters added Katy Perry to her Top 10 Most Fascinating People Of 2011 list. Catch their interview on Dec. 14 on ABC. (Neon Limelight)

+ Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and wife Adrienne are urging folks to go green this holiday season. Check out their spot for National Resources Defense Council's "Green Gifts Guide." (MTV News)

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+ This Christmas, the Obama's might catch Bieber Fever: Justin Bieber will play TNT's "Christmas in Washington" special. Hosted by Conan O'Brien, musical guests include Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, The Band Perry and Victoria Justice. (Neon Limelight)

+ Watch as Lady Gaga reads her intro for photographer Terry Richardson's book, Lady Gaga X Terry Richardson and check out a photo still from her upcoming Thanksgiving Day TV special. (E!)

+ Want some free music? Sure you do! Download Ludacris' free mixtape, "1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time." Guests include Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., Rick Ross and more. (Rap-Up)

+ Rihanna performed "We Found Love" for the first time live yesterday. She dropped the track after singing "Umbrella" on night two of her three-night stint at O2 Arena in London. (MTV News)

+ Aaaannnd now, here's Lil Wayne skateboarding on the roof of his mansion in Miami. It's oddly soothing. (Rap-Up)

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We've already filled you in on all the great moments and performances that went down in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this weekend at the 2011 MTV EMA -- Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez both performed, Selena pulled double duty as host and Lady Gaga basically descended from the moon to grace us with her presence. Also, as this photo of Hayden Panettiere might remind you, there was a streaker! And we all know only the best award shows feature a crazy naked person.

To relive the night, we've pulled together some of the most WTF photos we could find from the 2011 MTV EMA. We've got all the stars -- Biebs! Selena! Gaga! Even Adam Lambert teaching us to smize (again)! Check out some of our favorites below, and see them all at BUZZWORTHY'S MOST WTF PHOTOS FROM THE 2011 MTV EMA PHOTO GALLERY!

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Only Lady Gaga has the confidence to sit next to Queen's Brian May and their manager, Jim Beach, in an upside-down aluminum foil prom dress. Soooooo sorry for the person behind her.

+ Check out more WTF EMA photos after the jump, and peep them all in our photo gallery.

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+ Justin Bieber played basketball against Ludacris for charity yesterday. Team Biebs beat Team Luda, but there were no losers in this game. "We made a lot of money for #charity today at the game. Thanks to everyone who supported and to @ludacris for living as an example to others," tweeted Bieber. (Rap-Up)

+ Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong was apparently kicked off a plane for wearing "saggy pants" over the weekend. "Just got kicked off a Southwest flight because my pants sagged to low! What the f***? No joke!" Armstrong tweeted. (E!)

+ While some get kicked off planes, others get kicked out of bands. My Chemical Romance drummer Michael Pedicone was booted from the band for allegedly stealing. Now that's some bad romance. See what I did there? (E!)

+ How did Beyonc é spend her 30th birthday? Looking Bey-utiful with Jay-Z in Italy, of course. (People)

+ Speaking of 30, Demi Lovato's upcoming concerts sold out in 30 minutes! (MTV News)

+ Nick Jonas and girlfriend Delta Goodrem vacationed in Mexico this weekend. WHY NOT US, NICK? WHY. NOT. US? (NY Daily News)

+ Madonna announced she'll be dropping a new album in the spring, and the first single is expected to hit in February or March. She said she's "started a little work in the studio." (Billboard)

+ During an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Lopez revealed she's had her first tiff with the other judges on "American Idol." She also explained her forthcoming single, "Papi," is a "celebration of being with somebody you really love." (MTV News)

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"Sex Faces," the new Ludacris record featuring sex inventor Trey Songz and Lil Wayne, is about as solid a track as we've heard from these guys in a hot minute. Contrary to popular belief, "Sex Faces" isn't the lead single from Luda's next album, but rather a song created exclusively for the Rap-A-Lot Records 25th-anniversary compilation.

With a title like "Sex Faces," one can only imagine the imagery laced throughout the lyrics. And unsurprisingly, "Sex Faces" delivers in this arena! Ludacris sings, "I met this chick in Mo city/her name was Lexus/ass outta control and her chest was reckless/in the back of my mind I just wanted to sex this." He then goes on to encourage behavior that suggests said woman really loves garden hoses and golfing! There was also a lady who enjoyed finery like jewelry made of pearls! Ludacris is into well-rounded women and lavishing them with nice gifts, you see.

Even though there aren't any words you can't say on television, the song gets nasty, going on and on to enumerate the many women Ludacris, Wayne and Trey Songz have had intimate dealings with and the many ways in which they're talented and/or creative. So basically, it's like an "Area Codes" update.

+ Listen to Ludacris' "Sex Faces," featuring Trey Songz and Lil Wayne.

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Seriously, dudes? I mean Godspeed to any grown men who want to revive the decadence and debauchery of '80s hair metal. That seems to be My Darkest Days' M.O. And you know what? You only live once. But for the love of all that is holy, did you have to give your single the MOST UN-GOOGLEABLE NAME EVER.

The NSFWG (Not Safe For Work Googling) title "Porn Star Dancing" might explain why it's taken a little while to catch on. Now this Canadian hard rock band's homage to girls on film is making a lot of chart noise.

My Darkest Days was "discovered" by Nickleback's Chad Kroeger, who signed them to his 604 imprint. So strong was the appeal of "Porn Star Dancing" that the band were able to rope in not only Kroeger, but former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, as well the mouth of the South, Ludacris.

Luda, Wylde, Kroeger and a bunch of scantily clad ladies appear in the video for "Porn Star Dancing." Bravo to these dudes for picking either the best or the worst song title of all time. We still haven't decided.

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This week's MTV PUSH isn't a single artist, per se, but rather a collection of artists gathered together to celebrate everybody's favorite pack of fist-pumpers, better known as "Jersey Shore." That's right, we're talking about the pure party music of the Jersey Shore Soundtrack. It's the soundtrack to your least-guilty guilty pleasure. And to your gym, tanning and laundry list.

We'd love to just go ahead and make The Situation the PUSH Artist Of The Week, but he's gonna need more than one song first. So while we wait for "recording" to joint his holy GTL trinity, this great collection will do just fine.

The Jersey Shore Soundtrack features a slew of amazing collaborations from the likes of Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias, Taio Cruz and Ludacris, Lil Jon and 3OH!3, plus cuts from Paul Oakenfold, LMFAO, Girlicious and many more.

Check out exclusive interviews with the "Jersey Shore" cast to find out about their favorite party jams -- Vinny does an epic Usher impression -- go behind the scenes of the "Jersey Shore" cast's "I Like It" video shoot and see why Enrique Iglesias thinks there's more to Sammi, J Woww, Snooki, Vinny, Pauly D, Ronnie and The Situation than meets the eye.

And of course, don't miss the premiere of Season 2 of 'Jersey Shore" on Thursday, July 29, at 10/9c.

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When you watch Taio Cruz in his Ludacris-assisted video for the storming dance/R&B track "Break Your Heart," he's leaving a girl in his wake, rocking stunner shades and generally being a bad boy. On his song "Dirty Picture," (which he intended for Lady Gaga!), Taio and Ke$ha demonstrate their willingness to strip for the camera.

But watch this episode of "The 5," featuring the British vocalist, and you'll meet a whole different character. The real Taio Cruz is intriguingly serene, and he clearly has many other interests outside of breaking hearts and taking lewd snapshots. In this interview, Taio Cruz talks about his burgeoning side gig designing sunglasses under the label Rokstarr, a name he which shares with his debut album.

He also talks about his Nigerian and Brazilian roots, his mini empire of side gigs, the correct pronunciation of Taio (it's like Tay-o) and his affinity for wearing black and white.

Check out the interview below. Taio Cruz's Rokstarr is out now.

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+ Chris Brown has been forced to delay his European tour after his U.K. work visa was denied on the grounds of being guilty of a serious criminal offense. (MTV News)

+ Christina Aguilera has a (T-shirt) attitude problem. (JustJared)

+ Don't want to wait until July to hear Kylie Minogue's new album? Check out a megamix of songs from Aphrodite. (Idolator)

+ Ludacris performed his set at New York's Summer Jam this past weekend, even after the power was turned off on his mic. (TheFabLife)

+ Cyndi Lauper, Estelle and Kelly Rowland performed Lauper's classic "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" at an AmFar benefit last week. (ThatGrapeJuice)

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