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It's Tuesday! Time for another round of 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week!

This week's round-up includes artists from all different lanes on the pop highway: From newcomers just beginning to build buzz, to international crossover acts on the brink of breakout, to the almighty Queen of Pop herself.

Got your pom-poms on hand? Ready? OKAY! L-E-T-S G-O!

1.) Madonna featuring M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, "Give Me All Your Luvin'"

Ladies and gentlemen: The Queen of Quite Literally Everything has finally returned. After over a three-year hiatus since 2008's Hard Candy, the almighty icon Madonna has returned to the musical forefront with "Give Me All Your Luvin'," the lead single from her forthcoming twelfth studio album, MDNA.

Filled with stadium-sized cheerleader chants ("L-U-V, Madonna!") and a rollicking synthesized drum line, the Martin Solveig-produced banger finds M snagging fellow industry rule-breakers Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. to deliver one of her most mindlessly gleeful tunes yet: "Give me all your luvin', give me your love today!" Madonna glibly bounces atop the song's spacey beats, like a 21st-century update to Toni Basil's swoon-filled cheerleading classic, "Mickey."

While the Material Girl has promised some introspection on her upcoming record, between the tongue-in-cheek silliness of the video and the pom-poms aloft revelry of her Super Bowl performance, it seems Madge is only interested in having some fun right now.

So get into the groove, dance and sing, and bow down in reverence: It is the Queen, after all. + LISTEN TO MADONNA, "GIVE ME ALL YOUR LUVIN" FEATURING M.I.A. AND NICKI MINAJ

2.) Simon Curtis, "Flesh (Vincent Did It Remix)"

The Robot Boy is back for another bite. Last May, rising pop sensation Simon Curtis released the sinfully delicious "Flesh," recalling all the naughty innuendo and breathy come-ons of Brit Brit's ex-sexin' "Inside Out." Now, in celebration of his newly relaunched website filled with new exclusives surrounding his sophomore studio album RA, the pop prince has enlisted Vincent Did It (formerly of Frankmusik fame) to mix and mash his sizzlin' sex affair.

The result? A wicked, wildly exciting mix full of throbbing synthesizers and hectic '80s-swizzled electronica: "Get undressed/Taste the flesh," Curtis demands above a beat that's guaranteed to have you breaking a sweat--whether you're working out at the gym, or, um... you know, doing whatever it is you want to do to this song. + LISTEN TO SIMON CURTIS, "FLESH (VINCENT DID IT REMIX)"

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Indie electro-pop artist and Buzzworthy bestie Simon Curtis is pulling back the curtain on his second self-released studio album. It's called RA, and no, it doesn't stand for rheumatoid arthritis (which is good news!), nor is it a shout out to college resident advisers all across the land. It stands for Robot Army, so it is indeed a shout-out to his loyal online following -- part Little Monsters and Britney devotees who immediately adopted him, and part his own vocal militia.

"I am so fortunate to have the most loyal, fiercely dedicated growing fanbase an unsigned act could ever hope for," Simon explained. "After my first album came out last year, they dubbed themselves Robots, and from there, Robot Army. This album is 100 percent for them, so it really couldn't be titled anything else."

RA -- the cover art and promo photos were both shot by L.A. photographer Tyler Shields -- features lead singles "Superhero" -- a push-yourself-to-the-next-level anthem in the vein of Lady Gaga's "The Edge Of Glory" -- and the punishingly erotic, shamelessly gritty "Flesh," which fits snugly alongside Britney's "Inside Out." (Think Rihanna's "Skin" with a much sharper bite.) Though it's a dark digital dance album, there's also an unforgivingly emotional sucker punch in here, reminding listeners that robots have feelings, too.

RA is out tomorrow, Tuesday, June 7.

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Simon Curtis is maybe our first post-Lady-Gaga pop star (in the making). Self-consciously styled as a "boy robot" the actor/singer is consciously embracing the technological evolution of music and the voracious appetite of today's pop music fan by offering his music up for free download.

If he looks familiar, it's because he appeared in the 2009 Nickelodeon flick "Spectacular!" But since then he's been hard at work, crafting his music and his image, both very carefully. And he's acquired an army of robot boys and girls along the way.

"8Bit Heart," the standout single from his up-for-grabs album of the same name, is a deliciously electric cautious love song with lush, near doo-wop backing vocals.

Check out the song below and head over to Simon Curtis' site to download the 8Bit Heart album for free.

+ Listen to Simon Curtis' "8Bit Heart" here.

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+ The new Hannah Montana movie opened last night in Hollywood and the spotlight found a home not on star Miley Cyrus, but on her BFF Taylor Swift. (MTV News)

+ Breaking news at this hour : The Jonas Brothers just shot the cover of their upcoming CD at a diner in small-town Corsicana, TX. (Navarro County Times)

+ And since it's basically Teen Day on Buzz Bites, it's worth noting that Miley Cyrus has since put down her pitch fork in the centuries-old tiff with the Jonas Brothers. She's teaming up with the talented trifecta for an upcoming "We Are The World"-esque Disney single, and even says Nick is one of her best friends. We kind of miss "Mean Miley" who used to make YouTube videos about Demi Lovato and trash talk Nick up and down the Internets. (Jonas Brothers Fan)

+ We are totally digging this "vintage" Lada GaGa article, complete with (gasp) big brunette hair. (W Magazine)

+ So you've already heard that Zac Efron skipped out on his role in Footloose because he wants to keep challenging himself (first climbing those huuuuuuge HSM mountains, then scaling the Mt. Everest of the movie world, 17 Again). We are seriously considering starting an online petition -- not to keep Zac from making any more movies -- but to have our painfully in-tense BuzzCrush Simon Curtis take the part. Holy HELL do we love this guy. And if you say you don't, you're lying to yourself and we hardly know ye. (hi Si, if you're reading this!) (Socialite Life)

+ This ooey gooey morsel about a maaaaaajorly drunk and bitchy Hilary Duff is bringing us the lolz on this godawful rainy Friday. (Gawker)

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If you needed any additional proof that Ashley Tisdale is...

a.) All grown up

b.) Ready for the world to accept her as a serious pop-rock artist and not just a powderpuff girl

c.) Totally devoted to her fans, and...

d.) A major Boys Like Girls fan AND a member of Team Edward...

... Then her brand-new Buzzworthy interview should set you straight.

Watch Ashley Tisdale answer your fan questions, give guy advice, reveal how she keeps her skin and hair so healthy and gorg, share her adoration for Boys Like Girls, and, below the jump, watch her shout out OBC (Offical Buzzworthy Crush) Simon Curtis, who Tweeted me and told me to say hi to Ashley for him!

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Recently in the Twitterverse, Spectacular star Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) showed Avan Jogia (BOTH Buzzworthy crushes!) how to use Twitter! @MTVBuzzworthy teaching Avan how to Twitter -- Simon is totally Web 2.0, and Avan is totally 2.NO! Avan, get ON THE TWITTER TRAIN! CHEW CHEW!

Ashlee Simpson (@ashwentz) is mesmerized by baby Bronx: i wish i could record every amazing thing bronx does, and watch it over, and over.

Meanwhile Pete Wentz (@ztnewetep) wants to fly to the Congo and see what's up for himself.

Oh, and the INTERNET thinks that Twitter caused Jennifer Aniston to dump John Mayer (@johncmayer). Picky, aren't we?

Furthermore, Dave Navarro (@davenavarro6767) is drinking coffee and is either bored or on a message bored: Having coffee, lurking on the bored, up WAY too early

... And if this is really Dave Grohl (@davidgrohl), then I wish he'd Twitter more.

Also, if you too send me this albeit hilarious (and painfully true) Current TV Twitter video today, you will be the 123848b'thousandth person to do so, mkay?

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I just finished interviewing Ashley Tisdale, and I asked her lots of your fan questions! (Thanks again for sending them in!) We talked a lot about her new album, Guilty Pleasure, and its mature new direction. And, being girls, we dished about other fun stuff like coffee blends, beauty musts, Jake Gyllenhaal, Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis Tweeted me just as I was going off to interview Ashley and asked me to say hi for him, so I did!), Boys Like Girls (Ashley's a huge Boys Like Girls fan), and Twilight. And there was even talk of a marriage proposal. You'll see!

+ Buzzworthy's Ashley Tisdale video interview is coming soon! Until then, enjoy this sweet pic I snapped of Ashley in the 17th floor photo studio!

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These days, everyone who's anyone is partying over in the Twitterverse (bonus -- you don't even have to leave your couch!), and celebs are no exception. Also, if you don't know what Twitter is, a.) Seriously?!, and b.) Watch this.

Anyway, we here at Buzzworthy love Twitter because, well, we Tweet! But also, we love Twitter because the sheer entertainment value of following your favorite celeb CANNOT be overlooked. We've laughed, we've cried, we've poked our eyes out (after reading John Mayer's penis-falling-asleep Tweet) and attempted to set our keyboards on fire (ENERGY!). But we always come back for more.

So, herewith is our roundup of our favorite, must-follow celebrities who Twitter.

CLASS A CRAZIES: This group includes the "must-follows" -- the celebrities whose Tweets are so friggin' BANOODLES you simply cannot miss them.
+ Diddy (@iamdiddy) -- If you follow NO ONE else on this list, please, please, please follow Diddy. (LET'S GO, PEOPLE!)
+ MC Hammer (@MCHammer) -- Apparently he was hiding an early adopter in those glittery Hammer pants!
+ Shaqille O'Neill (@THE_REAL_SHAQ) -- Shaq lives in Twitteronia.
+ Snoop Dogg (@snoopdogg) -- His "izzle" talk just slays me every time. Occassionally Tweets while toking.
+ Steve Buscemi (@steve_buscemi) -- He hates penguins!
+ Solange Knowles (@solangeknowles) -- Love Solange, but when is she NOT Twittering. I think she's the sole reason Twitter keeps crashing.
+ Xzibit (@mrxtothaz)
+ Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) -- Dude Tweets DURING COMMERCIAL BREAKS of American Idol! HOW IS THAT EVEN ALLOWED?
+ Lily Allen (@lilyroseallen) -- Lily still kinda hates Perez Hilton, and they are FOREVER back-and-forthing forever on Twitter.
+ Heidi Montag (@montagheidi) -- I swear to the Lord, you will S--T when you see how many of Heidi's Tweets are about Jesus!
+ Spencer Pratt (@prattspencer) -- Sometimes he's on the Bible train too, and he once even compared himself to Jesus. Epic.

FAMOUS BUT KINDA BORING: This group is dependable though almost never shocking. But they're all famous, so they've usually got somewhat interesting things to say. Just don't expect ALL CAPS Diddy rants or Lily Allen vs. Perez Hilton feuds):
+ Britney Spears (@britneyspears) -- Sometimes Britney's team posts for her, but this is still a good one.
+ Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) -- Yay, Selena!
+ Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) -- Demi and Selena leave each other little Twitter notes. 'Scute!
+ Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) -- W00t Taylor! Predictably, Taylor Swift's Tweets are sweet.
+ Dave Matthews (@davejmatthews)
+ Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (@souljaboytellem) -- Mostly Soulja wants you to click on shiz for him and make him more famous. Soulja Boy also Tweets his beef with 50 Cent. (That was one of the weirdest sentences I've ever typed.)
+ Dave Navarro (@davenavarro6767) -- Tweets about being bored and playing video games. Fair enough, we say!
+ John Mayer (@johncmayer) -- He's become a bit of a mad Twitterer lately, and I'm actually a little tempted to move him to the above category. He once Tweeted about his penis falling asleep.
+ Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) -- Sara Bareilles really needs to Twitter more.
+ Mark Hoppus (@markhoppus) -- He's been Tweeting about blink's new album a lot.
+ A Cursive Memory (@acursivememory) -- They really need to Tweet more.
+ Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) -- Yay! We LOVE Simon Curtis! Posts fun pix of his trips.
+ Regina Spektor (@reginaspektor)
+ Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) -- Surprisingly, this feed is not so crazy. Bummer.
+ LeAnn Rimes (@leannrimes)
+ DJ AM (@DJ_AM)
+ REM (@remhq)
+ Duran Duran (@duranduran) -- Yes, they ARE still around!
+ Nick Cannon (@nickcannon4real) -- Mr. Mariah Carey is livin' large in the Twitterverse too.
+ William Beckett (@billbeckett)
+ Bjork (@bjork) -- Hers are crappy, unfortunately.
+ Four Year Strong (@fys)
+ Janelle Monae (@janellemonae)
+ Katy Perry (@katyperry) -- More exciting IRL than on Twitter. Oh wells.
+ Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) -- Ditto. Lady Gaga's Twitter sorta reeks of label Tweeting.
+ Ingrid Michaelson (@ingridmusic) -- Hers are cool and make me wanna hang out with her even more than I already do.
+ Cinema Bizarre (@cinemabizarre) -- Lady Gaga's German tourmates are also Twittering!

More celebrities on Twitter after the jump!

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YAY! It's (almost) FINALLY time for Nickelodeon to pull the sparkly curtain back and reveal Spectacular!

But until that happens tonight at 8pm ET, check out an exclusive photo gallery of Nolan Gerard Funk, who plays Nikko, watch my Buzzworthy interview with Nolan, find out more about Tammin Sursok, catch up with Simon Curtis, and use the time between now and 8pm to make up your own dance to "Break My Heart."

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Oooohkey. So Spectacular! Week's almost over (sad face!), so let's recap.

+ Day 1: You saw exclusive photos of Nolan Gerard Funk, and then spent the rest of the week rewriting your name as different variations on his -- Mrs. Gerard Funk, Mrs. Nolan Gerard Funk, Mrs. Funk, Mrs. N. Gerard Funk, etc.

+ Day 2: You got saw an exclusive photo from the Spectacular! set!

+ Day 3: You got to know Tammin Sursok, who plays spazzy Courtney. Turns out she's super laidback and actually nothing like Courtney.

+ Day 4: Simon Curtis day! Mean as Royce, awesome in real life!

And today's Day 5 of Spectacular! Week, and we've got a whole lot more Nolan Gerard Funk for you. Watch as the Spectacular! star discusses playing Nikko, kissing all the girls on set, and his new mode of transportation.

Check out Nolan's exclusive video interview, and don't forget to watch Spectacular! when it premieres this Monday, February 16 at 8pm ET on Nickelodeon!

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