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+ Green Day hit the studio this week to record their follow-up to 2009's 21st Century Breakdown. "Officially started recording the new record today. It's F--- TIME!!!!" tweeted Billie Joe Armstrong. (MTV News)

+ Whitney Houston's funeral will be held Saturday in Newark, New Jersey and will be streamed live online. (MTV News)

+ Adele's 21 will tie a Billboard record currently held by Whitney Houston's "Bodyguard" soundtrack when it reaches its 20th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on next week's Billboard 200 chart. (MTV News)

+ Madonna tops her own Billboard record for the most Top 10 Songs on the Hot 100 Chart with her "Give Me All Your Luvin'' single, making the count 38. The Beatles follow with 34. (Billboard)

+ Public Enemy will headline Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival over Memorial Day weekend. The group will preview songs from their forthcoming Most Of My Heroes Still Don't Appear On No Stamp album. (Billboard)

+ Jennifer Lopez and former husband Marc Anthony's reality talent show, "Q'Viva! The Chosen," is heading to Fox television in March, after having debuted on Univision. The former couple seek out Latin talent in music, dance and other performances for the show. (Just Jared)

+ Lana Del Rey's "Video Games" received an actual video game treatment, natch. The chiptune cover song and accompanying video was created by Seattle artist Leeni, who used two Gameboys for her rendition. (Idolator)

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+ Lady Gaga announced that she'll be releasing her HBO special "Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour Live At Madison Square Garden" on DVD, due out Nov. 21, just in time for the holidays! Not enough for you? A Born This Way The Remix album will be out the same day! (MTV News)

+ Paul McCartney got married to New York businesswoman Nancy Shevell in London this weekend. Congrats to the happy couple, and congrats to probably having a Beatles tune as your wedding song! (TheFABlife)

+ Since being released from Jive a few months ago, Ciara's label future has been up in the air... until now. L.A. Reid tweeted recently, "@Ciara will officially be #EPIC very soon! That's my girl!" (That Grape Juice)

+ During a recent interview in Australia, Beyoncé announced that she'll be giving birth in February 2012. Get your office pool started now! (ONTD)

+ Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh died unexpectedly this weekend in Chicago. He was 40. (MTV News)

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I bet when No Doubt started out as some skate rat ska punks in Orange County, Los Angeles, they never thought that one day they'd have to put on their finest duds, pledge allegiance to the United States of America and pay tribute to one the greatest songwriters in pop music history. But that's exactly what they've done.

The Kennedy Center Honors were broadcast last night, and Gwen Stefani and Co. paid tribute to Beatles legend Paul McCartney. No Doubt performed the McCartney/Lennon-penned Beatles classics "Hello, Goodbye" and "Penny Lane" to an audience that included the first family and Kennedy Center honorees Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Merle Haggard and choreographer Bill T. Jones.

Congrats to all those folks for their lifetimes full of achievements. But congrats to Gwen Stefani, as well, who swagged out at what was likely a black-tie-only affair by wearing a blindingly beautiful, yellow silk Prada dress to the event.

+ What do you think of Gwen Stefani's dress? Let us know in the comments!

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Celebrities! They're SO just like us. They have wants and needs, and Christmas is a time to fulfill those wants and needs in a big way. The whole point of a Christmas list is to dream big, hope for the best and be happy with what you get.

With that in mind, we decided to go into the mind of Kanye West and guess what might be on his Christmas wish list and, more important, why it's there. As Kanye's tastes are somewhat pricey, these gifts tend toward the expensive side of things. But when you're Kanye West, money is really no object, right? Check out our version of Kanye West's Christmas wish list below.

1.) Lego Replica...Of Himself: Forget mirrors, dog! Mirrors are boring. If you want to stare at yourself, why not do so in the most colorful and craziest fashion possible? Pay artist Nathan Sawaya a mere $60,000 (PENNIES to Kanye!), and he will make a life-size Lego replica of you.

2.) Private Island In Hawaii: Kanye West recorded the majority of his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy at a studio on Oahu, in Hawaii. Why rent the studio when you can buy the island for a mere $5.5 mil?

3.) A Vinyl Copy Of Introducing The Beatles: The consummate crate digger, Kanye is always on the lookout for a dope sample. He might find some decent drum loops on there! Only $125,000!

4.) Signed Bob Dylan Harmonica: For a mere $25,000, Kanye can have this set of signed harmonicas from Bob Dylan. This would serve a dual purpose: signaling his butler or simply to just "bring harmonicas back."

5.) Life-Size, Ride-On Stuffed Buffalo: Oh, you got that new Denali, riding on 32s? Cool. KANYE WEST RIDES A STUFFED BUFFALO. Cop one of your own for only $2,500.

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+ Kanye West has claimed that, in 30 years, when we look back at Coldplay's body of work, we'll consider it to be better than The Beatles. (BBC America)

+ Jack White has hinted at a possible reunion of the White Stripes. (MTV News)

+ Check out some absolutely gorgeous photos of new mom Alicia Keys in the pages of Vogue Italia. (Idolator)

+ Gwyneth Paltrow performed her single "Country Strong" at last night's CMA Awards. (TheFABlife)

+ Britney Spears hit the town in Los Angeles the other night to check out All Time Low! (Just Jared)

+ Did Lady Gaga not have a taste for Eva Longoria's EMA ham dress? (Mirror)

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Anyone with the ability to type and some stolen Wi-Fi thinks they're an advice-giving genius these days. So here's our expert advice: if you're looking for expert advice--specifically music advice--take it from an actual expert. Take it from Mark Ronson.

Dovetailing nicely with Mark Ronson & The Business Intl's new album, Record Collection, Mark Ronson fires off 10 must-have albums that you need in your life. While he offers the caveat that everyone's taste is different and he wouldn't presume to tell people what they need, we will tell you that Mark is clearly being too modest. These are awesome suggestions, and you should acquire these records post-haste.

Among the 10 must-have records Mark Ronson shares are classics from the likes of Radiohead, Beastie Boys, The Smiths, The Beatles and The Wu-Tang Clan.

+ Watch Mark Ronson share 10 must-have records everyone should own in the exclusive MTV Buzzworthy video below.

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One of the most compelling things about Lady Gaga's fame is the company she keeps. Rather than getting snapped leaving the same clubs at the same late hours with the same collection of folks who constantly find themselves plastered all over tabloids, Lady Gaga has made a habit out of bringing together the pop and avant-garde worlds.

Just take what Lady Gaga did this weekend as an example. The "Bad Romance" singer donned a semitransparent, sequined catsuit, which looked like it was covered in hybrid spiderwebs and fish scales, and took to the stage with Yoko Ono and her Plastic Ono Band for a performance at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theatre. The concert was held as a kind of celebration for what would have been the 70th birthday of Ono's late husband, John Lennon of The Beatles.

Peep more photos of Lady Gaga hanging out and performing with Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono band, below.

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Bieber Fever was at such at peak at the 2010 MTV VMAs that Justin Bieber had to perform outside. It was just too hot! Walls and a roof cannot contain him!

Pulling up outside of the Nokia Theater in a red vintage Cadillac, chased by dozens of teenage girls (à la The Beatles in "A Hard Day's Night"), Bieber took to an outdoor stage to run through three of his smash hits--"U Smile," "Baby" and "Somebody To Love"--bust some moves, and even play some drums.

Justin Bieber performed a rocking version of "Baby," with barbershop quartet-backing vocals, a full rock band and dancers (including some tiny dancers even smaller and younger than Justin!). Justin Bieber's entire VMA performance culminated with Bieber taking his place behind a drum kit to show off some incredible trap-beating skills.

Watch Justin Bieber's 2010 MTV VMA performance below.

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Long story short: The other day, Sean Lennon posted a photo to his Twitter of a somewhat scantily clad Lady Gaga sitting at the iconic white piano that John Lennon gave Yoko Ono. Some Beatles fans were completely outraged and got their knickers in a twist over the thought -- and image -- of Lady Gaga desecrating the late Beatles' sacred piano. Sean Lennon took down the photo but tweeted, "Pianos meant are to be played. Why is everyone so uptight? What should we do, lock it away in a dusty room? So judgmental ..."

What do you think? Was Gaga committing Beatles sacrilege, or should everyone just chill out and worry about bigger things -- like whether we're still pumping oil into the ocean? Vote in the poll below and let us know.

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I'd like to dramatically doff my cap to The Young Veins and their video for "Change." A while back we did a little roundup of videos that pay homage to olde-timey TV shows, but I don't think I've ever seen a clip that gets it so right.

"Change" finds Ryan Ross and Jon Walker continuing with the '60s fetish that first appeared when they were still members of Panic! At The Disco. Like Nirvana's "In Bloom" clip, it's an homage to The Beatles' legendary appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

The difference is in the details. From the slow raising of the lights, the film stock to the static movements of the band members themselves, everything is perfect. Heck, The Young Veins even sound like they're from the '60s.

It's not the first time this modern band has indulged in some nostalgia. The group is heavily indebted to The Beach Boys for its Take A Vacation album artwork.

Check out the video below. Take A Vacation is out now.

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