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+ Adele returns to the stage on Feb. 12 for the first time since her vocal cord surgery, which forced her to rest her voice for several months. "Ima be, Ima be singing at the Grammys. It's been so long I started to forget I was a singer!" Adele tweeted yesterday. Welcome back! (MTV News)

+ Katy Perry is in talks for a film, and better yet, it could be in 3-D! Paramount, the folks who did "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never," apparently want to take a similar approach for a Perry concert film. (Billboard)

+ Madonna revealed the cover for MDNA. Peep the artsy, vibrantly colored glam art here. (Neon Limelight)

+ Get a sneak peek of the stage setup for Madonna's (and Nicki Minaj's, M.I.A.'s, LMFAO's and maybe Cee Lo Green's) Super Bowl halftime appearance this Sunday. (Idolator)

+ LCD Soundsystem shows contain plenty of percolated beats so it stands to reason that frontman James Murphy would want to get into the coffee biz. He says he plans to make an espresso blend. "I thought it would be fun," he said. "I have beans that I like." (Billboard)

+ While Diddy hasn't made an official statement on his forthcoming music cable channel, he tells MTV News that some plans are being made, saying, "We're coming with a new energy; we're coming with something that people are going to want to tune in to see." (MTV News)

+ Seems the cast members of the "The X Factor" U.S.A. don't have the X Factor for sticking around. Mentor/judge Nicole Scherzinger departed as did host Steve Jones, and now mentor/judge Paula Abdul confirms her exit as well. (MTV News)

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Tags Adele, Buzz Bites, Cee-Lo Green, Diddy, James Murphy, Katy Perry, LCD Soundsystem, LMFAO, M.I.A., Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Nicole Scherzinger, Paula Abdul

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+ Just in case you don't have your Masters in Religious Studies, MTV News helps break down the references in Lady Gaga's "Judas" video. Pop music and a history lesson -- thanks, Gaga! (MTV News)

+ "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" star Marg Helgenberger claims that Justin Bieber, who guest starred on the show, was a bit of a troublemaker on set. "I shouldn't be saying this," said the actress, "but he was kind of a brat." Yikes! (PopEater)

+ Chris Brown celebrated his birthday with Lil Wayne in Las Vegas on Friday, and no, he was not wearing a shirt. Also in attendance: sunglasses at night. (Rap-Up)

+ Paula Abdul will soon be wearing her judging hat again as Simon Cowell confirmed her as the newest judge on the U.S. edition of popular U.K. talent show "X Factor." And Simon actually missed her! Awww. (Neon Limelight)

+ Demi Lovato continues to speak out against cyberbullying and took to Twitter to voice her opinions this weekend. "I can't stand it when people make fun of the diseases so many people struggle from. Not something to joke about," the singer said. (ONTD)

+ Lady Gaga's "The Edge Of Glory" cover art was released, along with a snippet of "Marry The Night," another track from her upcoming album, Born This Way. Is it May 23 yet?! (Idolator)

Tags Buzz Bites, Chris Brown, Demi Lovato, justin bieber, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Paula Abdul

One of the best things about working at MTV is finding little hidden gems in the MTV archives. Like this one.

Way before "Live To Dance," before hosting a cheerleading bowl on MTV, and before the major career resuscitation that came in the form of a little show called "American Idol," Paula Abdul was a dancer. Before she was even an international pop star, Paula was -- at heart -- just a girl who could dance her ass off. A former L.A. Lakers girl, Paula eventually rose to stardom choreographing Janet Jackson during her Control era.

And way before she was a gorgeous, sexy, A-list pop icon, Janet Jackson was a baby-faced, soft-spoken powerhouse willing to learn some dance steps from a pro.

We dusted off an MTV vintage video of Paula teaching Janet and her dancers some sweet moves. And don't think we're not loving the dudes in the belly shirts, because we are. Hard.

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Tags Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, video, vintage-video

+ Ke$ha managed to wear a totally subtle outfit to the MTV World Stage VMAJ 2010 Awards. She really is single-handedly trying to make headdresses a "thing." (Idolator)

+ Taylor Swift will hold a 13-hour meet and greet with her fans. The event will take place in Nashville on June 13, in conjunction with the CMA Awards. Is she going for a record or something?  (LimeLife)

+ Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg have a smash hit on their hands with "California Gurls." According to Perry, when she first met the Doggfather, she likened him to "the smoke monster from 'Lost.' " Whatever could she mean? (TheFabLife)

+ Miranda Cosgrove is taking a break from promoting her solo album, Sparks Fly, to return to "iCarly." The Nick show returns June 4 with a special episode called "iPsycho." (JustJaredJr)

+ Paula Abdul will take home the "Always Next, Forever Now" icon award at the NewNowNext Awards. The show airs June 17 on Logo. Straight up! (NewNowNext)

Tags Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Miranda Cosgrove, Paula Abdul, Snoop Dogg, Taylor Swift, video

If you're a celebrity, it must be nice to look in your address book and see the contact information for other celebrities. Hell, when I look in my address book, the most famous person I have is the guitar tech from Sugarcult — and I think he changed his number three years ago.

Anywho, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of the top celeb-filled videos. I can only imagine the kind of high-powered Rolodexes involved in making cameos like these happen! Bonus points if you can call out who's-who in each video. Time to flex your star-sighting muscles!

"Liberian Girl" by Michael Jackson: Jackson was never one to scrimp on music-video budgets and judging from the amount of cameos in this clip, I can't even imagine what the acting bill looked like. Watch out for appearances by Beverly Johnson, Sherman Hemsley, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Brigitte Nielsen and Paula Abdul — and that's just in the first 44 seconds!

"We Are All Made Of Stars" by Moby: From the look of this star-packed video, the song should've been renamed "Look At All The Celebrity Friends I Have In My Address Book."

"Everything" by A Cursive Memory: To snag photo ops from celebs like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, A Cursive Memory crashed a butt-load of red carpet events, making them the enemy of paparazzi everywhere. Plus, it's good to know that if Jerry Springer ever loses his talk show, he'll fall back on being a video backup dancer. Watch the clip and see what we mean.

"Rockstar" by Nickelback: Sure, this video boasts appearances by Gene Simmons and Kid Rock, but my favorite cameo has to be the lovely Riki Lindhome from the musical comedy duo Garfunkel And Oates. Yeah, I said it. ("Sh+t just got real!")

"Blame It" by Jamie Foxx: Amid hot actresses kissing, Jake Gyllenhaal raising his glass of champagne and Samuel L. Jackson sitting motionless while overstuffed with some girl's boobs in his face, the only thing that seems like it didn't make it into this clip was Ron Howard busting out the cabbage patch on the dance floor.

Tags A Cursive Memory, Britney Spears, Gene Simmons, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Kid Rock, Michael Jackson, Moby, Paris Hilton, Paula Abdul, Sugarcult, Vault Videos

With the Academy Awards airing this Sunday, March 7th, we thought it would be a great idea to give props to our film-buff brethren and take this Vault Videos opportunity to celebrate those brilliant directors who have successfully made the transition from music videos to big-screen blockbusters. Allow us to present you with the Top Videos by an Oscar-Nominated Director.

And ... Action!

"Buddy Holly" by Weezer (directed by Spike Jonze, who was nominated for Being John Malkovich): You don't have to be a Happy Days fan to appreciate the cinematic brilliance of this Jonze clip. Hell, the skateboard-loving director was even able to bring diner-owner Al Delvecchio out of storage for an unexpected cameo. Wonder if Ron Howard was busy...

"Vogue" by Madonna (directed by David Fincher, who was nominated for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button): Before directing big-screen cult classics like Se7en and Fight Club, Fincher got his start at the helm of videos for Paula Abdul ("Straight Up"), Aerosmith ("Janie's Got a Gun") and, of course, this particular Madge gem. We love the black-and-white tone, and don't get us started on the amazing dancing. You can't see us, but we're totally letting our bodies move to the music while we type this.

"Under The Bridge" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers (directed by Gus Van Sant, who was nominated for Milk): Understated yet powerful, this simple Chili Peppers clip is representative of Van Sant's signature directing style. Before "Under The Bridge" was released, the Peppers were just another wild-and-crazy L.A. band. Yet once the song and—more important—the video hit airwaves, the band became more than just keg-tapping figureheads. They became serious musicians—and inarguable rock stars.

"Fast As You Can" by Fiona Apple (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who was nominated for There Will Be Blood): Before hooking up with Maya Rudolph (and fathering a couple kids with the funnywoman), Paul Thomas Anderson was in a much-publicized, long-term relationship with Fiona Apple. He directed many clips for Apple, but this one has got to be our favorite because the stop-action sequence at the end might've captured the only footage we've ever seen of Apple smiling. The man's that talented.

Tags Aerosmith, David Fincher, Fiona-Apple, Gus Van Sant, Madonna, Maya Rudolph, Paul Thomas Anderson, Paula Abdul, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Spike Jonze, Vault Videos, Weezer

Monsters and mortals alike are preparing for the arrival of the Lady Gaga and Beyonce's highly anticipated video for their duet "Telephone"—which should be sometime this week, according to Gagaloo. So exciting!

While I was putting on my Alexander McQueen lobster claw heels this morning, I got to thinking about some of my all-time favorite over-the-top pop duets. Cheesy-yet-timeless, infectious-yet-heartbreaking, I proudly present the best pop duets clips, personally picked and dusted off from the MTV video vault.

"Where You Are" by Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson: Before she was considered "sexual napalm" by certain loud-mouthed guitar god, Jessica Simpson was just a fresh-faced, tuna-loving newlywed. Not only does this video remind me of better, simpler times, but it also makes me realize that music videos need more merry-go-rounds in them.

"Me Against The Music" by Britney Spears and Madonna: Now, I've heard of pole-dancing, table-dancing and chair-dancing but I never heard of wall-dancing until I saw this clip. Kind of gives a new meaning to, "If these walls could talk..."

"Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul and MC Skat Kat: At the time this video premiered, a carton cat dancing with a human being—or Paula Abdul—was a huge advance in the field of computer animation. Hell, the clip even scored a Grammy in 1991 for "Best Short Form Music Video." Fortunately for us (but unfortunately for Monsieur Skat Kat), digital graphics have come a long way since then. Why, if we were to show this to James Cameron right now, he'd probably laugh up a hairball. No matter, this song is still just as poptastic as it was 20 years ago.

Tags Beyonce, Britney Spears, James Cameron, Jessica Simpson, Lady Gaga, Madonna, MC Skat Kat, Nick Lachey, Paula Abdul, Vault Videos

When we first met one-woman show Just Kait, we were blown away by her musicianship and raucous pop-rock jams, and charmed by the matter of fact way it was presented in videos like "Sick" and "U Suck."

So her new video for her cover of Donna Summer's disco classic, "Hot Stuff," comes as something of surprise. Cutting between footage from the MTV film Turn The Beat Around, which airs February 26, the clip begins with some dancers getting all limbered up (a la Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted Snake" vid). Things proceed; the Turn The Beat Around dancers dance, fall for one another, and party it up, encouraging me to want to watch the movie.

While all this is going down, we also get some flashy footage of Just Kait rocking out in front of some name-in-lights action. Just Kait's verison of the song is far more rock than the original, as would be expected; the whole thing has a very Pat Benatar vibe to it. Watch the video, and watch the Turn The Beat Around trailer too.

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Tags Just Kait, Pat Benatar, Paula Abdul, video

In this Tweet Toon -- our rolling series of celeb tweets rendered as cartoons using Bitstrip -- We find Sara Bareilles out engaging in some retail therapy when she feels herself overtaken by the holy spirit of ousted American Idol judge Paula Abdul. The need to dance ensued.

Tags American Idol, Paula Abdul, Sara Bareilles, Tweet Toon

+ We're having (slightly nightmarish) flashbacks to our uber-Christian, ultra-conservative childhood after stumbling upon this gem, a duet with gospel group Mary Mary and R&B songmaster Ne-Yo. (Rap-Up)

+ Celebrity Twitter fights are fun for the whole family, especially when they're brought to you by parenting gurus Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler. (Evil Beet Gossip)

+ If you haven't seen the VMA promos that MTV has been running for this year (the full-length West Side Story-themed ones that feature Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Cobra Starship, Leighton Meester, and Russell Brand all singing their own verses...) then stop what you're doing right now (unless you're searching YouTube looking for fan vids of Britney's performance last night at MSG like we've been doing all morning) and WATCH the full length version here!

+ Oh -- and how cute are Katy and Taylor having dinner together the other night in England?? (Socialite Life)

+ It was just announced today that Paula Abdul's first post-Idol gig will be hosting VH1 Divas later this month, which will star Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis and more. (Pop on the Pop)

+ And in case you missed yesterday's totally fun NYC scavenger hunt hosted by Britney via Twitter, check this out! (Perez Hilton)

+ File this one away in the "Whitney, what were you thinking?" category: Until the August 31 street release date, Whitney Houston is leaking her entire brand-new CD on, QVC.com??????

Tags Britney Spears, Cobra Starship, Katy Perry, Leighton Meester, Mary Mary, Ne-Yo, Paula Abdul, Russell Brand, Shanna Moakler, Taylor Swift, Travis Barker, Whitney Houston