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1.) Chris Brown showed his unbelievable moves at the Grammys, now he offers a behind-the-scenes clip of his upcoming "Turn Up The Music" video. (Rap Up)

2.) If you really love Lil' Kim you'll listen to a snippet of her soon-to-be released single "If You Love Me." (That Grape Juice)

3.) If waiting for Madonna's MDNA is bringing you down, these four official remixes of "Give Me All Your Luvin'" will definitely hold you over until the March release date. (Pop On And On)

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Taylor Swift, Kid Cudi and Miranda Lambert are featured on the 'Hunger Games' soundtrack.

Judge me, don't judge me, I could care less -- I'm a grown-ass woman, and I'm proud to say that I love me some Katniss Everdeen! In fact, when I'm presented with problems throughout the day I generally ask myself, "What would Katniss do?" -- WWKD. You should try it, it's really fun.

Though "Hunger Games" fans have to wait until March 23 for the movie's release (pure torture!), the "Hunger Games" gods (Gamemakers?) have thrown a tiny morsel of joy our way and unveiled the star-packed track list and cover art for the Hunger Games soundtrack! And just last night we brought you the stunning "Safe & Sound" video, Taylor Swift's and folk-pop duo The Civil Wars' contribution to the Hunger Games soundtrack. ALL "HUNGER GAMES" EVERYTHING.

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Nicki Minaj's 'Starships' single cover.

+ Fresh off her Grammy performance, Nicki Minaj's cover art for new song "Starships" was revealed. The song also debuts today. "Oh my god, this is gonna be big," Ryan Seacrest tweeted yesterday. "Premiere tmrw @onairwithryan." (Just Jared)

+ Taylor Swift gave MTV News the scoop behind "Safe & Sound," her song with The Civil Wars from the "Hunger Games" soundtrack. "I just knew that I wanted it to deal with the empathy, sort of the more sensitive side, the bittersweet side of this story," she said. (MTV News)

+ Selena Gomez and The Scene are no longer together... for now. But don't worry, Sel fans, it sounds like an amicable split. She says she wants to focus on films, and "I want my band to play music wherever and with whoever. We will be back, but it will be a good while." (E!)

+ Watch Ashanti pay tribute to Whitney Houston yesterday on "Good Morning America." Her impromptu tribute included "I Have Nothing" and a snippet of "I Will Always Love You." (Billboard)

+ Are Kanye West and Odd Future headed for a collaboration? If these photos of Kanye, Frank Ocean and Tyler the, Creator are any indication, it's possible. Ocean is reportedly already on board for Kanye's G.O.O.D. compilation. (Pitchfork)

+ Rihanna kept on rocking directly after her Grammy performance. Ri hit L.A.'s House of Blues with deadmau5, Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia's Sebastian Ingrosso for a charity event. Peep the photos. (Rap-Up)

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Watch Taylor Swift's 'Safe & Sound' video, featuring The Civil Wars.

In a departure from Taylor Swift's usually bubbly and bright music videos, her latest takes us in a cloudier direction. Taylor gets an assist from folk-pop duo The Civil Wars on "Safe & Sound," their featured track on the "Hunger Games" soundtrack. In the video, a sparkle-free Taylor walks barefoot through a dreary forest that's likely meant to represent District 12, the poorest, most desolate area of Panem, where "The Hunger Games" is based. The Civil Wars take shelter in a dilapidated cabin as Taylor sets out into the woods.

+ Watch Taylor Swift's "Safe & Sound" video after the jump.

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What else do you need on Valentine's Day Eve besides a jug of wine hot chocolate and a 30-minute interview with Taylor Swift? Taylor Swift sits down with MTV News during "MTV First: Taylor Swift" after the premiere of her latest video "Safe & Sound" (her song on "The Hunger Games" soundtrack) to answer fan questions submitted via Twitter. Find out if I was the only one wondering what brand curling iron she uses.

+ Watch the premiere of Taylor Swift's "Safe & Sound" video tonight at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV, and check out "MTV First: Taylor Swift," our exclusive 30-minute interview with her below.

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Taylor Swift is no stranger to looking stunning while winning awards, and last night's Grammys were no exception! Tay brought home two Grammy statues ('cause one is just never enough): the first for Country Solo Performance for "Mean" and the second for Country Song, also for "Mean." Keeping it super classy, along with a gorgeous pic of her holding her two new awards, Taylor tweeted: "My two new friends!!!!!! I had so much fun tonight!"

Um, if by "friends" Tay actually means THE most prestigious and coveted awards in music, then we totally get what she's saying. But if by "friends" she's trying to play down the fact that she slayed the country music categories last night, then we just can't relate -- you're an award-winning badass, Tay! The jig is up.

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Nicki Minaj arriving at the 2012 Grammys

We were all anxious to see what the 2012 Grammys would have in store after we heard of the tragic, shocking death of one of music's greatest legends, Whitney Houston. But as many of her peers suggested, Whitney would have wanted the show to go on. While there was a bit of a dark overtone to the Grammys, it wasn't without proper celebration and must-see moments.

From Nicki Minaj's pope sidekick to Katy Perry debuting her new single (and burning her old flame to the ground) to Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl sticking up for old-time rock and roll, the 2012 Grammys had more than a few moments to remember. Take a look at the most-talked-about moments from the show below, and be sure to check out all of MTV's 2012 Grammy coverage for more information, a complete winners list and video highlights from the show.

+ Nicki Minaj arrived wearing that red thing with someone dressed like the pope: Definitely a daring move on the night after Whitney Houston passed away. I know they don't have anything to do with one another, but that kind of showy ostentation is usually frowned upon after such a tragic event.

+ Bruno Mars' splits on stage during his James Brown-inspired performance of "Runaway": Whoa, Bruno. Didn't know you could get down like that... literally.

+ Kelly Clarkson's continued reign of Supreme Flawlessness: The woman does no wrong, let's just face facts. Her performance of "Don't You Wanna Stay" with Jason Aldean was like, perfection. Objective perfection.

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The long list of performers at the 2012 Grammys was as vast, varied and random as putting your entire music collection on shuffle and setting it on stage. The 2012 Grammy performances spanned an exhaustive array of musical genres, making clear that in the year 2012, pop music is more democratic and less limited than ever before. Jazz standards can share the same stage as Dubstep, and artists as young as Taylor Swift or as established as Glen Campbell and Tony Bennett all belong equally at the same ceremony. Here's a top-to-bottom recap of all of the performers and performances at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Bruce Springsteen: Backed by Steven Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa and the the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen opened the Grammys by tearing through "We Take Care Of Our Own," his new single from his upcoming Wrecking Ball album. It was an on-message salute both to Americans and, more topically, to the music industry and fans mourning Whitney Houston. Paul McCartney and Lady Gaga cheered him on. Also, let me go on record as the 50,045,492th person who notes that Bruce Springsteen does not age. He actually makes me look forward to being, like 50 something. Oh wait. He's 62? WHAT DOES HE EAT? HOW DOES HE LIVE?

Bruno Mars: Glad to see Bruno Mars is no longer a one-man piano-moving company and instead a consummate old-school band leader with his own onstage theater marquee. He channeled James Brown, Cab Calloway, Chuck Berry and the Four Tops with his golden, shimmering, blowout rendition of "Runaway."

Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt: Smart, unexpected pairing -- the ever-radiant Alicia Keys and country legend Bonnie Raitt pay tribute to the late, great Etta James with a country-blues rendition of "Sunday Kinda Love."

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Nicki Minaj, Adele and Katy Perry will perform at the 2012 Grammys.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards are this Sunday, people, and we hope you'll be keeping up with every last detail of the show like we will (with a livestream, duh). With performances by Chris Brown, Katy Perry, and Coldplay with Rihanna, to name a few, this year's show is probably going to get some trending topics going.

And while we know Adele's going to slay everyone during her performance, and Lady Gaga will obviously be wearing something wild and crazy, we're having more fun thinking about the things we really want to see go down that probably won't. For instance, Taylor Swift showing up in a sparkle-free ensemble?! Or our first glimpse of Blue Ivy Carter?! Not very likely, but let a girl dream, will ya?

10 Things We Want To See At The Grammys (That Probably Won't Happen)

1.) Katy Perry and Russell Brand reconcile. -- Katy Perry throws a curve ball and performs a cover of the "Aladdin" classic "A Whole New World" alongside soon-to-be ex-husband Russell Brand. They kiss and make up at the end of the song; the world's equilibrium is restored.

2.) Blue Ivy Carter debuts her first song. -- Despite her lack of motor skills, we learn that Blue Ivy's been slaving away in the studio on her debut single. It will break all iTunes records ever recorded.

3.) Adele is photographed smiling. -- You don't get that good at brooding without a lot of practice. Don't get us wrong, Adele's our pretend girlfriend, but we'd love to see a candid pic of the "Someone Like You" singer having a really good time.

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OMG. This is like a double/triple/quadruple whammy for anyone who likes pop culture anything: Taylor Swift is premiering her newest video, "Safe & Sound," on MTV this Monday, Feb. 13 (!), which also happens to be her song featured on the soundtrack to "The Hunger Games"(!!). That already seems like a miracle ribbon-tied inside of a gift box, but Taylor is also sitting down with MTV after the premiere to answer YOUR questions in a 30-minute exclusive "MTV First" interview (!!!). SO MANY GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

"Safe & Sound" premieres Monday, Feb. 13, at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV, following by "MTV First: Taylor Swift," a 30-minute interview where Taylor will be answering fan questions. To ask Taylor a question of your own (or "from a friend" -- we get it), tweet at MTV News (@MTVNews) with the hashtags #AskTaylor or #MTVFirst. Don't ask her for her phone number. I've already submitted that question... like, five times.

+ Watch a sneak peek of Taylor Swift's brand-new "Safe & Sound" video from "The Hunger Games" soundtrack before it premieres on MTV Monday, Feb. 13, at 7:54 p.m. ET. And watch our exclusive "MTV First: Taylor Swift" interview on MTV.com following the premiere.

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