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+ Florence + The Machine released details on their sophomore album, Ceremonials. Florence Welch and band revealed the 12-song track list, and it'll drop in the UK October 31 (yay!). No word on when it hits the U.S. (boo!). Guess we'll be scoping the import section. (Pitchfork)

+ French electro producer DJ Mehdi passed away yesterday at the young age of 34. Mehdi, who'd remixed tracks by Chromeo and Miike Snow, to name a new, suffered fatal injuries when a skylight shattered in the Plexiglas floor of his apartment in Paris. (MTV News)

+ Lady Gaga, Usher and Bono are among the artists booked for a charity show honoring Bill Clinton. The benefit performances will take place in Los Angeles October 15 and will be streamed live on Yahoo!. (MTV News)

+ I think I could do an entire week of Buzz Bites on Nicki Minaj fashions alone, maybe even a year's worth. Peep some of her craycray get-ups at NYFW at MTV Style. (MTV Style)

+ Hilary Duff launched a brand new website. She says "Obrigado" to fans (that's "thank you" in Portuguese; she was just in Brazil on a book tour). She also features some exclusive photos with fans from the tour. (HilaryDuff)

+ Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of Tupac Shakur's death. While he was murdered at the young age of 25, his legend lives on. Snoop Dogg, RZA, and Drake reflect on his influence here. Read more about his life and legacy at MTV News. (MTV News)

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1.) Celine Dion thinks Britney Spears should join her out in Vegas. Like, at shows, not like, playing craps. (EW)

2.) Wondering about those weird bones protruding from Lady Gaga's face? They're not fake. She told Harper's Bazaar mag that they're her bones, OK? She was born that way. (Harper's Bazaar)

3.) This mashup of Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" and Britney's "Till The World Ends" is brillz. But if you find yourself waiting for Britney's turn to sing, SPOILER ALERT: She doesn't. (Buzzfeed)

4.) Hey, here is a little personality test: Which band do you like more, Nirvana or Coldplay? If you said Nirvana you're more likely to put out on a first date (at least according to this). If you said Coldplay, then you're probably the type to hold out for a ring. Pop psychology FTW! (AV Club)

5.) THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN! The track listing for the New Kids On The Block/Backstreet Boys aka NKOTBSB greatest hits album has been decided by you guys, the fans. (Idolator)

6.) So much new Beastie Boys stuff! First there was the "Fight For Your Right (Revisited)" trailer, starring Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood and Danny McBride, and that came out last week. Then, Monday there was the new track "Make Some Noise" -- and it was AMAZING -- and now there is another mini track "Tadlock's Glasses" that is also amazing, but in a mini-er way. (Consequence Of Sound)

7.) Even though they're not even a band anymore, The White Stripes are pulling a Tupac and releasing a live album and DVD. (Pitchfork)

8.) You know who REALLY like sweaters? DRAKE! Drake really, really likes sweaters. Just look at 'em all! (NYmag)

9.) I love the choreography in Beyoncé's "Move Your Body" anti-obesity campaign SO HARD. It includes the Dougie, the RUNNING MAN, the "Single Ladies" deep dip/pelvis grindy thing...like, these are all of my BEST MOVES! Aaaand it's for an amazing and fun cause? Couldn't possibly get any better than that. (TheBoombox)

10.) Finally, someone has made the Harry Potter series palatable for business school graduates! You will find the following meme funny if you (A) have earned an MBA, (B) know what SEO means, or (C) blindly enjoy all things Boy Wizard. (Buzzfeed)

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"The Way It Is" won Bruce Hornsby and The Range a Best New Artist Grammy back in '87 and scored them millions of dollars. Nowadays it sounds overblown and cheesy, but back when music was made for and by adults, Bruce Hornsby was straight-up awesome (so were pastel suits :-/). If you don't believe me, consider the fact that even Tupac Shakur picked up on Bruce's sweetness and sampled some of the magic in his mega-jam, "Changes." It's likely that Pac picked up on Hornsby's civil rights-themed lyrics and drew parallels to his own racially-charged rhymes.

Now Jack's Mannequin are a bunch of white dudes and their lovelorn lyrics don't seem to be too concerned with race relations. But the piano that drives "The Resolution" is no doubt dead-on Hornsby. And, like Hornsby and 2Pac before them, that piano-line has served the Something Corporate side-project incredibly well as "The Resolution" is their biggest hit by far. So big that, as Buzzworthy mentioned this morning, the OC rockers have just re-released "The Resolution" as a live video filmed during last year's tour of intimate theaters (as I'm sure you remember, the orig was directed by Stephenie Meyer).

So, watch it. Listen close. Think about the fact that McMahon and Hornsby have both fronted multiple groups, all of which were tied together by piano and a passionate voice. Look at the length of their faces and their funny haircuts... Is there really any difference?

Well, yes. There is one difference. Now, instead of perms and private detectives in banana-colored blazers snapping along with underbites and their eyes closed, the audience is loaded with kids like you singing along at the tops of their lungs on the verge of tears. Strange times, eh? That's just the way it is.

+ Watch Jack's Mannequin live "The Resolution" video

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Keyshia Cole is proud of where she came from. Not because she liked coming of age in foster care and serenading drug dealers on the streets of East Oakland, Cali, but because she knows her real-life success story (the one-time 'hood singer is now a two-time Grammy nominee, twice-platinum selling artist, and a former MTV Artist of the Week) is nothing short of inspirational.

And with her third album, A Different Me, Keyshia's ready to show her fans how much she's grown (look for the upcoming single, "Make Me Over") without losing herself in the process -- translation: new clothes, different hair, same ol' Keyshia.

Check out this exclusive interview and find what the new(-ish) Keyshia's all about, plus get ready to see some amazing collabos; sure, "Game's Pain" was off the hook, but we're talkin', like, Resurrection-of-Tupac amazing. And mark your calendars -- Keyshia's latest LP drops December 16th, just in time for your annual family gift exchange! (Hint, hint.)

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+ VMAs' Best New Artist nominee Taylor Swift says "Yes" to "Rehab" cover. (Idolator)

+ Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian pulls a Scarlett Johansson... (PopEater)

+ And the real Amy Winehouse wants 48 bottles of Jack Daniels at her latest gig. (UK Sun)

+ Tokio Hotel modestly disavows their chances of winning Best New Artist this year. YEAH RIGHT. (MTV)

+ Word has it Kanye West's new album (due out next year) might be ready as soon as December. (Rolling Stone)

+ The Jacksons can't reunite without Michael ... or can they? (Billboard)

+ Someone finally dares to ask: Is Tupac Shakur overrated? (The Boombox)

+ Shop the Fashion Rocks charity auction! With amazing prizes (like Duffy concert tix!) up for grabs, philanthropy has never felt so good. (Ebay)

+ Is Lil Wayne on the verge of becoming an international superstar? Um, yeah. (MTV)

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+ Country singer-turned-inept dad Billy Ray Cyrus takes zero responsibility for his 15-year-old daughter's recent Vanity Fair striptease. (MSNBC)

+ New evidence suggests that missing -- and presumed dead -- rapper Tupac Shakur is currently living it up... in an Indonesian food court. (Neatorama via Idolator)

+ Rapper-slash-producer Swizz Beatz confirms rumors of his impending divorce, denies rumors citing Alicia Keys was to blame. (MTV)

+ Duffy shakes, stirs up rumors that she recorded the theme song to the upcoming James Bond flick. (NME)

+ Once upon a time, Amy Winehouse had a promising future ... and normal hair. (Seriously? OMG!)

+ Like iPods? Love SoHo? Hate Times Square? Why not head down to the Apple store on Prince Street to catch a live performance by the Ting Tings? (Gothamist)

Tags Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Billy Ray Cyrus, Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Duffy, Miley Cyrus, Music, News, Swizz Beatz, The Ting Tings, Tupac Shakur