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+ Ke$ha's been known to get brash and bawdy at times, but she says her next album will resurrect rock and roll and display a different side of her: "I realize that vulnerability can also be a strength. So on my next record, you are going to hear probably a little more of that." (MTV News)

+ After much speculation, Cody Simpson confirms he's working with Justin Bieber. "Good time in the studio with @justinbieber... #2012 we're coming," the teen pop singer tweeted. (ONTD)

+ History Channel's "American Pickers" visited Jack White and his Third Man Records. White picks a mean guitar, and "American Pickers" haggle over some of White's memorabilia. The episode airs on Jan. 9. (Pitchfork)

+ Wanna make a cool 15 milli? Apparently all you have to do is write a megahit like "Umbrella" and get Rihanna to sing it. Songwriter The-Dream revealed that tidbit, his writing process behind Bieber's "Baby" and more in this interview. (Rap-Up)

+ Watch Feist rip a Guns N' Roses cover of "November Rain" complete with a Slash impersonator, which culminates with (what else?) the death of a pinata in Mexico City. (Idolator)

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In case you didn't know, The-Dream (love the hyphen!) is a highly accomplished producer and singer-songwriter, with megahits like Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" under his belt. He's got a great solo career going for him, too -- last year's Love King earned Best New Music bragging rights on the famously picky Pitchfork. This summer, you're about to hear perhaps one of his best tracks yet: Beyoncé's "1+1."

The song is already getting a lot of attention after Beyoncé's hubby Jay-Z released some hauntingly brilliant cell phone footage of Beyoncé practicing it in her dressing room before a recent "American Idol" performance. But our friends over at Idolator have pointed something out: "1+1" is actually an original song by The-Dream entitled "Nothing But Love." And it's just as good, if not better than the original!

Whereas Beyoncé takes "1+1," which will appear on her new album, 4, in a much more belty direction (we actually prefer the much simpler version she sang in her dressing room, to be honest), The-Dream makes it sound almost like a breezy Prince jam circa his Purple Rain era. Need to check it out for yourself? Listen below. Peep the linkage below. Which one do you prefer?

+ Listen to Beyoncé's "1+1"
+ Listen to The-Dream's "Nothing But Love"

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GUYS! EVERYONE! Here's Kim Kardashian's new song "Jam." Yes, we thought it was called "Turn It Up." Turns out we were wrong. But that's neither here nor there. The real issue is, how is it?!

"Jam" premiered a little while ago on Ryan Seacrest's radio show, with a nervous Kim stating, "I’m human. I’ve never sang before. This is definitely something that I don’t do.”

Well, she DID do it! And while it's normal to feel nervous, there's nothing here to suggest Kardashian couldn't have a nice little music career to work on.

Produced by The-Dream, the song is a romping club track, with Kim singing, in an almost childlike voice, about how the DJ is "playing my jam."

Check out Kim Kardashian's debut single, "Jam." What do you folks think? Is it Grammy time for Kim Kardashian? Or should she not quit her several day jobs? Let us know in the comments!

+ Listen to Kim Kardashian's new song, "Jam."

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Resistance is futile, earthlings. First she conquered our televisions, magazines and the Internet, and now she's coming for our iPods. That's right, the countdown to Kim Kardashian's music career is nearly at zero. Brace yourself.

On Sunday night, while you watch the madcap adventures of Kim and her sister in "Kim And Kourtney Take New York," you will get a chance to hear Kim Kardashian's first single, "Turn It Up."

Never one to subtly dip just a toe in the water, Kim Kardashian is certainly looking to make a splash in the music biz-nass. "Turn It Up" was produced by R&B kingmaker (and queen-maker), The-Dream and reportedly features Kanye West.

For her "Turn It Up" video, Kim went H.A.M., tapping legendary hip-hop music video director Hype Williams to handle the shoot. It was apparently Williams who suggested Kardashian pay homage to '70s icon Bo Derek with her braids.

Check out another shot of Kim Kardashian from the set of her "Turn It Up" video below.

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+ Drake and Rihanna are the latest stars slated to perform at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 13. (MTV News)

+ Somehow Justin Bieber has become an issue in the divorce of The-Dream and Christina Milian. No, it's not about how gets custody. The ex-couple are arguing over royalties from The-Dream-penned Bieber song, "Baby." (TMZ)

+ Check out footage of the "Glee" Super Bowl episode to see the kids donning blue wigs and dancing to Katy Perry's "California Gurls." (Idolator)

+ Kim Kardashian and W magazine are having a bit of a public tiff over the racy photographs the magazine ran of her in their Sept. issue. (TheFABlife)

+ Mariah Carey is having a boy and a girl. (People)

+ Chris Brown will take one more step on his comeback trail, appearing as the musical guest on an upcoming episode of "Saturday Night Live." (That Grape Juice)

Tags Chris Brown, Christina Milian, Drake, Glee, justin bieber, Katy Perry, Kim Kardashian, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, The-Dream

Enough looking back at 2010; it's time to look forward to 2011. This year will see releases from some of our favorite artists. So, without further ado, let's take a look at Buzzworthy's Most Anticipated Albums of 2011.

Artist: Lady Gaga
Title: Born This Way
Anticipated Release Date: May 23
The Buzz: According to Gaga, Born This Way will sound like "bad kids going to church." Expect a mix of the dance-pop that made her famous, with the addition of an epic, classic rock sound in the vein of Bruce Springsteen and Elton John.

Artist: Britney Spears
Title: TBA
Anticipated Release Date: March (according to Britney's Twitter)
The Buzz: Things are heating up around Britney's upcoming seventh album. Soon enough we'll get a taste of things to come when the Dr. Luke- and Max Martin-produced lead single, "Hold It Against Me," drops. As for the album, Britney's manager, Adam Leber, told MTV News to expect the unexpected: "It'll be a departure from what you've heard."

Artist: Beyoncé
Title: TBA
Anticipated Release Date: TBA
The Buzz: Last fall we heard rumblings that a new Beyoncé single, co-penned with The-Dream, would be hitting the airwaves and Internets soon. That has yet to surface, but according to another producer, Los Da Mystro, the track was, "INSANE." As for the album itself, according to producer Jim Jonsin, Beyonce's fourth solo full-length might have an '80s vibe.

Artist: Patrick Stump
Title: Soul Punk
Anticipated Release Date: February
The Buzz: The first solo effort from the Fall Out Boy. What's he going to sound like without his partner in rhyme, Pete Wentz (who wrote the lyrics for their old band)? Well, if the first single, "Spotlight," is anything to go by, we're in for a R&B/arena rock/emo treat.

Artist: No Doubt
Title: TBA
Anticipated Release Date: TBA
The Buzz: No Doubt have been reunited for a little while now, touring with Paramore and reconnecting with fans. They spent much of 2010 writing new material, and, as of this writing, had hit the studio to record their sixth studio ... 23 hours ago! That's according to the No Doubt Twitter, which has been updating followers on the band's progress. Great to have Gwen Stefani and the boys back.

Artist: Lil Wayne
Title: The Carter IV
Anticipated Release Date: TBA
The Buzz: Upon being released from prison, Weezy almost immediately hit the studio, recording the ferocious "6'7." If that's anything to go by, expect a clearheaded and hungry Lil Wayne to take us all back to the Carter soon.

Artist: Blink-182
Title: TBA
Anticipated Release Date: Summer
The Buzz: Blink has been recording on and off since the group's reunion in 2008. Drummer Travis Barker told MTV News the album will be "heavy" and pick up where the band left off with the wonderful (and relatively more mature) 2003 self-titled album.

Artist: All-American Rejects
Title: TBA
Release Date: TBA
The Buzz: Head Reject Tyson Ritter has been pretty vague when it comes to details about his band's forthcoming fourth album. Talking to Rolling Stone last year, he said that fans should expect an evolutionary step from the band: "It feels good, feels like something organic that we've been trying to step into for years now." Sounds like things are going well, though; in a recent, somewhat cryptic Twitter message Ritter said, "Just got a lovely thumbs-up from my mentor that what we are writing for this next record is special."

Tags All-American-Rejects, Beyonce, Blink-182, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Luke, Elton John, Fall Out Boy, GIFS, Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Lists, Max Martin, No Doubt, Paramore, Patrick-Stump, Pete Wentz, The-Dream, Travis Barker

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To borrow a phrase from Soulja Boy, Kim Kardashian is really going 30 thousand 100 million with this music thing. First, as we mentioned earlier today, Kim debuted her new single, "Turn It Up," at TAO in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, playing it over the club's PA system.

And now we have these Twitpics from the set of Kimmy's first video. The above shot, of an aviator-glasses-rocking Kim, came with the caption, "I know u c me on the video." The line is taken, as one of our commenters pointed out, from Lil' Kim's "Crush On You," but the look seems to be a cross between Lil' Kim and Beyonce in "Video Phone."

It would seem that Kim's "Turn It Up" video will pay homage to more than just Beyoncé. Kardashian also tweeted a photo of herself rocking, in her words, "Bo Derek braids."

This, coupled with her Glamour cover, really gets Kim's 2011 off to a pretty outstanding start, doesn't it. Expect to hear "Turn It Up" pretty soon. The track was recorded with The-Dream and, allegedly, features Kanye West.

Tags Beyonce, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Soulja-Boy, Star Spotting, The-Dream

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+ Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez reportedly spent time together over the holidays, hanging out on a boat in St. Lucia. (MTV News)

+ Check out New Year's resolutions from the likes of Nicki Minaj, Avril Lavigne, Trey Songz and more. (MTV News)

+ According to an impromptu announcement made by Kanye West in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, he and Jay-Z's collaborative record, Watch The Throne, should be released very soon. (Rap-Up)

+ So impressed was Cee Lo with Gwyneth Paltrow's "F*** You" cover on "Glee" that he's now collaborating with the actress/singer on new music. (Idolator)

+ Kim Kardashian treated club-goers in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve to a surprise, debuting her new, The-Dream-produced single. (Just Jared)

Tags Avril Lavigne, Cee Lo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jay-Z, justin bieber, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Nicki Minaj, Selena Gomez, The-Dream, Trey Songz

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We recently saw a little preview of the video for Kanye West's "Monster," featuring Rick Ross, Jay-Z, and Nicki Minaj, and we were all like "OMGWTF." Today, Rihanna tweeted a picture of herself on the set of Kanye's "All Of The Lights" video with director Hype Williams and it has us all "OMFG!!!" Cannot. Wait. For. This. Video.

If you'll recall, Kanye West's "All Of The Lights," from his latest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, features pretty much every person on the planet --Rihanna, Alicia Keys, John Legend, The-Dream, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John (on piano), Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Tony Williams and La Roux singer Elly Jackson. And seeing as though the video is being directed by Hype Williams, who's directed pretty much every hip-hop video on the planet, the expectations for this video are set really high. Like, Christmas-morning-when-you're-six-years-old high.

Rihanna tweeted with the picture, "Turn up the lights in here baby, EXTRA BRIGHT b----es!!!" Is that a little secret letting us in on what the video might entail? We can't really get a good look at the set or, more importantly, Rihanna's outfit for the video, but we're going to guess it might have something to do with...lights!! I know, we're smart like that.

Tags Alicia Keys, Elton John, Fergie, Hype Williams, Jay-Z, John Legend, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, La Roux, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, The-Dream

With an off-again, on-again relationship with prison and the law, T.I.'s spent plenty of time behind bars with endless hours to think, teach, write songs and... get religion.

T.I.'s "No Mercy" video, featuring The-Dream, is the title track off his upcoming No Mercy album, set for release on Dec. 7. And it's a sobering affair, lit in heavenly tones, as The-Dream angelically sings the haunting hook while T.I., dressed as a priest, tells his hard-knocks tale in front of a stained glass window.

T.I. literally takes you to church in "No Mercy," filling the pews with his rap repentance. And while "No Mercy" takes place in God's house, it's clear that T.I. is finally facing his demons.

+ Watch "No Mercy" below.

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