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Kevin, Nick and Joe Jonas planning new album within year.

+ ATTN JoBro fans: Jonas Brothers' next album is coming soon. "We have plans that nobody really knows about yet, performances that are already lined up and we have music already recorded... our [aim] is probably close to the end of the year or next year," revealed Joe Jonas. (MTV News)

+ Beyoncé's a busy momma. Somewhere between giving birth and looking fabulous, she's planned not one, but TWO albums. "The conversations about her next album literally just started, and there [are] two projects," says OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder, who's working with Bey. (RapFix)

+ Whitney Houston has sold nearly 1 million singles since her death. (MTV News)

+ Watch "Glee"'s Amber Riley cover Whitney Houston's signature song, "I Will Always Love You." The tune, originally written by Dolly Parton, and the episode were recorded prior to Houston's passing. (Just Jared)

+ Sleigh Bells' sophomore album, Reign of Terror, gets its official release on Feb. 21, but you can stream it in its entirety here. (New York Times)

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Tags Amber Riley, Beyonce, Buzz Bites, Dolly Parton, Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, OneRepublic, Sleigh Bells, Whitney Houston

+ Some folks (like, um, us) might think that Miley Cyrus' "Can't Be Tamed" borrows from the likes of Gaga, Aguilera and Ke$ha. But according to Miley, herself, "I don't think it looks like any other music video." (MTV News)

+ Taylor Swift is doing her part to help out with Nashville flood relief. The singer has donated $500,000 to the cause, telling the AP, "Nashville is my home, and the reason why I get to do what I love." (JustJared)

+ Lady Gaga, who was in NYC to attend the Met Costume Gala, dropped by the Museum of Modern Art to check out Marina Abramovic's "The Artist Is Present" installation. (PopEater)

+ Christina Aguilera was looking pretty punk rock on her way to dinner in New York City. (ImNotObsessed)

+ There's a new Kelly Clarkson jam floating around the internet, and it apparently throws some shade at OneRepublic maestro (and onetime Clarkson collaborator) Ryan Tedder. Clarkson is apparently heated because Tedder gave her and Beyoncé very similar tracks to record. These two should just listen to "Halo"... I mean "Already Gone," and relax. (Idolator)

Tags Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Ke$ha, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, OneRepublic, Ryan Tedder, Taylor Swift, video

As the snow starts to melt and the sun starts to shine, we can't think of a better soundtrack to help celebrate the end of seasonal depression than Of Men And Angels, the newest album by pop-rockers The Rocket Summer. Starting March 13, the band will be taking their sunny pop songs on the road — first playing alongside OneRepublic and the Goo Goo Dolls, and then as one of the headlining acts on this summer's Vans Warped Tour.

With all of The Rocket Summer's momentum, we thought it'd be a great time to sit down with frontman Bryce Avary for the latest episode of "The 5."

Watch the sensitive singer take a stroll through memory lane as he recalls how the movie Rushmore — and, more specifically, director Wes Anderson — inspired him to start his own high-school dodgeball team called The Bombardment Society. Then, he goes on about his recent Vespa obsession, his former life as a Starbucks barista and the Nickelodeon game show that almost rewarded his family with a free trip to San Francisco. (I'll give you a hint: "On your mark, get set, GO!")

Check out the entire episode of The Rocket Summer's "The 5" below.

Tags Bryce Avary, OneRepublic, The 5, The Rocket Summer, Warped Tour

+ If things have been feeling too vegetarian around these parts, that's all about to change with news of some USDA-approved, pop-star beef. Yep, it appears Ke$ha has a bone to pick with fellow platinum-haired — and platinum-selling — singer Britney Spears. Ke$ha recently opened up to the Scottish Daily Record decrying the act of lip-synching during live shows, something Spears has often been accused of. "It's treating people as if they are too stupid to realize you are not actually singing." Shots. Fired. (E! Online)

+ I suppose you don't become someone as revered as Lady Gaga if you're overly concerned with what people think of you, right? Wrong. It appears all her brazen individuality hasn't won Gaga many friends in the music biz. Lady told British chat-show host Jonathan Ross, "I'm an outcast from the music industry. ... I don't have any friends in the music business." Aww! We'll be your friend, Gaga! (MTV News)

+ What kind of ride will Justin Bieber be sporting now that he's 16? After all, Diddy's did promise the little dude a Lamborghini for his birthday. Or did he? "[Diddy] said when I turn 16, he was going to give me his Lamborghini. ... But we all know Diddy's not gonna give me his Lamborghini. He's all talk." Somehow, I think Bieber will wind up with wheels despite Diddy's welshing. (Limelife)

+ With all the talk about Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland and, perhaps more important, Almost Alice, the collection of songs inspired by the movie, Spinner has put together a collection of Alice-themed musical moments from the likes of Jefferson Airplane, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks and more. (Spinner)

+ Not only is Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic hard at work on the band's new album, Waking Up, but Tedder is also working on an original song that will be featured in the upcoming season of Glee. Find out all about what the "Apologize" songwriter is up to in this Idolator video postcard. (Idolator)

Tags Almost Alice, Britney Spears, Diddy, justin bieber, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, OneRepublic, Ryan Tedder, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty

UGH. I'm STILL SO MAD that someone PUNCHED SWEET, ANGELIC LEONA LEWIS. I'mma borrow one from Katy Perry, who reacted thusly when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift: "It's like you stepped on a kitten." Leona Lewis is a sweet lamb of a human being. And NO ONE deserves to slapped, except for maybe the balloon boy's father because he has such a douchey haircut. (And what kind of a name is Heene anyway? One that rhymes with WEENIE, actually. Ha!)

Anyway, here Leona Lewis just made a song (with the help of Ryan Tedder) about just WANTING TO BE HAPPY, and it's about how she can't even get the guy she's secretly in love with, and then she has to go watch him get married to some chick, and then SOMEONE HITS her? She's JUST TRYING TO BE HAPPY. GARRRH. I'M SO ANGRY I COULD BREAK MY MACBOOK AIR!

Okay. Strong Britney. Watch Leona Lewis' "Happy" video -- directed by Jake Nava ("Single Ladies," "She Wolf," "If U Seek Amy") -- off her upcoming album, Echo.

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Word around the campfire is that Rihanna's ready to make the follow-up to Good Girl Gone Bad, an album whose various incarnations has spawned more hits than a mafia war.

According to MTV News,  Rihanna's gonna enter the studio with some familiar faces -- "Umbrella" writer/producer Tricky Stewart, Justin Timberlake -- and some new ones as well, like The All-American Rejects' Tyson Ritter. With those past and future Rihanna collabos in mind, I started daydreaming about who else could make this good girl even better. (And whether or not she'll wear a see-through dress to the studio.)

1. Hot Chip
While it may often be broken, Rihanna has a New Wave heart. You can heart it in her Soft-Cell-sampling early hit, "S.O.S." or in the bum-bum-be-dum's of "Disturbia." She's ready for some synths, electro leanings, and all the attendant eyeliner and Flock Of Seagulls hair that goes with it. (Wait! Rihanna HAS Flock of Seagulls hair!) So why not work with some of the finest purveyors of neo-New-Wave? Hot Chip could expertly combine R&B, dance and pop for Rihanna.

2. Katy Perry
Katy Perry and Rihanna are basically already besties, so why not get in the studio together. If Rihanna lacks anything (and she doesn't lack much) it's a defined personality. Her whole thing is the blank stare, the elusive, untouchable girl. Maybe Katy could giver her something there. Like a sense of humor, or a more human, normal vibe. Not that there ain't a lot to love in Rihanna's current robot-diva-from-the-future thing. Or maybe they could both cake dive together.

3. Ryan Tedder
The OneRepublic singer/songwriter might be accused of ripping himself off (Beyonce's "Halo" begats Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone"), but it's a heck of a blueprint to work from. This seems like a no-brainer, right? I can already hear Rihanna singing "Apologize" in my head. Her airy, pleading voice would work great with his melodies.

Tags All-American-Rejects, Beyonce, Hot Chip, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, OneRepublic, Rihanna, Ryan Tedder, video

Did I miss a memo? Was there a meeting I wasn't invited to? A gathering of music video directors in which they decided most videos released in October 2009 MUST BE SET AT COSTUME BALLS?

Metro Station's "Kelsey," Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova," and now OneRepublic's "All The Right Moves." Is this a statement about our national identity? Is there an Eyes Wide Shut revival going on? Or are music video directors simply watching Panic! At The Disco's "It's Better If You Do" and then thinking, "I want that." Whatever the case, put a stamp on it and mail it to the Federal Department of Music Video Trends.

"All The RIght Moves" is the first single from OneRepublic's forthcoming Waking Up. It's an uptempo departure after "Apologize," with skittering jams and a huge chorus, wherein the group plays houseband for a party inappropriately hosted by an unsupervised child. I'm sure he'll be protected by Ryan Tedder's angelic vocals and genetic predisposition to crank out monster hits, but really, someone should read that kid a story or something. There are probably child labor laws being broken there.

Tags Carrie Underwood, Metro Station, OneRepublic, Panic At The Disco, video

OneRepublic wipes away the bad-relationships-and-bitter-breakup tears of their monster smash "Apologize" on "All The Right Moves," the pulsating, high-energy lead single off their upcoming album, Waking Up, due out November 19.

We'll pull back the curtain on their masquerade ball video on Thursday, October 8 on MTV, but until then, watch this exclusive sneak peek of OneRepublic's corseted-and-costumed undercover clip of their "All The Right Moves" video.

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Get your armor, and get ready to preview all 12 full-length tracks of Jordin Sparks' brand-new sophomore album, Battlefield, before the album drops next Tuesday, July 21.

Jordin teamed up with Dr. Luke, Stargate, T-Pain, and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder, but the real weapon here is, of course, Jordin's bombshell of a voice.

+ Listen to every track of Jordin Sparks' Battlefield now on MTV.com's "The Leak."

Track Listing:
1. Walking On Snow
2. Battlefield
3. Don't Let It Go To Your Head
4. S.O.S. (Let The Music Play)
5. It Takes More
6. Watch You Go
7. No Parade
8. Let It Rain
9. Emergency (911)
10. Was I The Only One
11. Faith
12. The Cure

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It's only 30 seconds, which definitely isn't enough Jordin Sparks for you, but sit tight! The full-length video's premiering on MTV this Monday, June 8th!

Until then, check out a sneak peek of Jordin Sparks' new video, "Battlefield." The single was written by OneRepublic hitmaker Ryan Tedder, and the video was directed by Philip Andelman, who shot the Jonas Brothers' "Lovebug" video, Miley's "Fly On the Wall" video and Beyonce's "Halo" video.

Jordin Sparks! Get locked in, and once you've gotten there, STAY THERE!

Tags Beyonce, Jonas Brothers, Jordin Sparks, Miley Cyrus, OneRepublic, Philip Andelman, Ryan Tedder