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1.) Is it wrong to be SUPER excited that Nicki Minaj actually looks pretty damn normal in her Grammy commercial with host LL Cool J? (That Grape Juice)

2.) We guess acting just isn't in Madonna's MDNA. (Get it!?) Madge recently admitted that she's more interested in being behind the camera these days. (MTV News)

3.) Adele's "Set Fire To The Rain" gets even hotter in a spicy mashup with Red Hot Chilli Peppers' '90s classic "Give It Away." (Pop On And On)

4.) Rihanna may promote living the thug life, but she still embraces her elegant side. Ri bought a sparkly $160,000 Marilyn Monroe portrait made entirely of Swarovski crystals. (MTV Style)

5.) What's more delicious than "Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk" (sans the cigarettes, of course)? A new Rufus Wainwright album produced by Mark Ronson. (Arjan Writes)

6.) Miley Cyrus broke her bum, y'all! The singer recently tweeted that she cracked her tailbone while flipping onto a couch. Get better soon, Milers! (Hollywood Life)

7.) Fans awaiting The All-American Rejects' next release can peep behind-the-scenes photos from the band's new "Beekeeper's Daughter" music video. (Billboard)

8.) White Stripes' Jack White goes solo. He released his first song, "Love Interruption," from his Blunderbuss album due out April 24. (Entertainment Weekly)

9.) Don't be les sad that Taylor Swift won't be in "Les Misérables." That just means the blonde goddess can focus on that new album she's promising to drop this year! (Idolator)

10.) To celebrate Justin Timberlake turning 31 (happy belated birthday, JT!), here are 25 photos of the singer's infamous curly hairstyle from the '90s. (BuzzFeed)

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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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+ Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene split, reportedly due to conflicting work schedules. The couple began dating last summer. (Just Jared)

+ Former White Stripes frontman Jack White played a surprise performance at SXSW in Austin yesterday. We're still a little salty about this whole "the White Stripes are over" thing, Jack, but we're glad you're still rocking. (PopEater)

+ Not everyone is as into Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" as we are. Officials in Malaysia have ordered the lines in the song about homosexuality be distorted on the radio, claiming they violate "good taste or decency." Booooooooooo! (Associated Press)

+ Rapper Nate Dogg, who passed away Tuesday at age 41, reportedly died of complications from a previous stroke. (MTV News)

+ Singer/part-time model Katy Perry is the new spokeswoman for Adidas. Check out some behind-the-scenes photos from the commercial shoot. (Buzznet)

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As part of MTV's Indie Music Month, we're premiering videos from some of the brightest independent acts you need on your musical radar -- and on your iPod. And today's video is from the mighty Austin, Texas psych rock band The Black Angels, who deliver a moody clip for their song "Haunting At 1300 McKinley."

You know those days when you feel like the city is just out to get you? Well, meet the protagonist of "Haunting At 1300 McKinley." The city is literally out to get him. Tripping him up and knocking him down. The video, directed by Philip Andelman, appears to have been shot in Paris, though 1300 McKinley is an actual address in the band's native Austin.

The Black Angels' sound won't feel unfamiliar to fans of The Black Keys or White Stripes, though The Black Angels hearken back to a kind of psychedelic-blues feel we can never really get nearly enough of.

You can find "Haunting At 1300 McKinley" on The Black Angels' fantastic 2010 album, Phosphene Dream. Watch the video below.

Tags Indie Music Month, The Black Angels, The Black Keys, video, White Stripes

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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)

Tags Alicia Keys, All Time Low, Britney Spears, Coldplay, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack White, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, The Beatles, White Stripes

"Live At MTV" is a new online series featuring some incredible bands performing live at MTV in New York City. The most recent band to take the MTV stage? Punch Brothers, who brought their beautiful bluegrass sound to the studio.

Now, Punch Brothers have played everywhere from New York's Carnegie Hall to Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, so these guys know how to work a room. And that's just what they did at MTV, high above the Times Square traffic and bustle, performing their mesmeric mix of classical, country, pop, jazz and bluegrass.

Below you can check out performances of songs from their latest full-length album, Antifogmatic, including the suggestive "You Are," "Alex" and "Rye Whiskey," as well as an awesome cover of "Dead Leaves On The Dirty Ground," by The White Stripes.

Watch Punch Brothers' "Live At MTV" performance. Antifogmatic is out now.

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Venus Zine is a magazine devoted to covering women in music and art. And it's never had a man grace its cover before. Until now! The Summer 2010 cover boy is Jack White. In an interview with the magazine, White embraces his female musical partnerships with the White Stripes and Dead Weather and talks about his infatuation with the dynamic between men and women working together.

Check out more pics from the Venus shoot below as well as the video for the White Stripes classic "The Hardest Button To Button."

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Fefe Dobson is a pretty spunky rock gal out of Canada who makes spitfire rock singles like "I Want You," which fall somewhere between Joan Jett and the White Stripes.

But this is "The 5," and rarely on "The 5" do we speak of what people sound like or what their recording process is like. "The 5" is where you find out about the little oddities, idiosyncrasies and weird/fun facts that make the artists who they are.

So, in the case of Fefe Dobson we learn that the young singer/songwriter has a love for baking muffins, counts herself as a devoted follower of the Church of Mariah Carey (we also belong!), pledges undying allegiance to her first-generation iPod (the old brick-looking joint) and reveals her nearly legal blindness (true!) and her penchant for pyromania (somewhat exaggerated).

Learn about all these things and more in Fefe's episode of "The 5," plus watch her awesome "I Want You" video and one of her favorite Mariah jams.

Tags Avril Lavigne, Fefe Dobson, Mariah Carey, The 5, video, White Stripes

+ The act of "just being Miley" seems to be getting more and more complicated. Recently we told you about how Miley Cyrus had been going on about how she gave up the Internet for a real life (burn!) and how she and boyfriend Liam Hemsworth are "both deeper than normal people." Now the "Party In The U.S.A." singer has opened up to Parade magazine, and the quotes paint a picture of a girl who is quickly growing up in front of our eyes. In the interview, Cyrus calls Hemsworth her "first real boyfriend" (what up, Nick Jonas!), talks about the end of Hannah Montana ("When they’re putting me in sparkles and in pink this final season, I have to grit my teeth. I can’t breathe looking like that anymore") and dishes on much more. (Parade)

+ A lot has been made about the variety of products placed prominently in Lady Gaga's "Telephone" video. Was it a way to subversively advertise for brands? A commentary on the prevalence of products in media? Both? One product placement that was no accident was that of Polaroid. The camera and film company recently contracted the pop star to be their creative director. (PopEater)

+ Move over Alicia Keys, Jay-Z's got a new duet partner. Seems that Hova recently recorded with White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather wiz Jack White. Jay spit over a track White had been working on, and, according to the White Stripe, "it's unbelievable sounding." (Pitchfork)

+ Count Young Money's Drake as one of the many hip-hop artists with a deep admiration and love for the music of Sade. The "Best I Ever Had" MC's hotly anticipated debut album, Thank Me Later, is rumored to feature everyone from Lil Wayne to Kanye West to Jay-Z. But what Drake really wants is to work with the enigmatic singer. (MTV News)

+ With their new album, White Crosses, on the way in June, Against Me has released a video for the new song "Rapid Decompression"  to get us all ready to mosh against the man. (Spinner)

Tags Against Me!, Alicia Keys, Dead Weather, Drake, Jack White, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Liam Hemsworth, Lil Wayne, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas, Raconteurs, Sade, White Stripes

Great. Just what Brooklyn needs more of, right? A pop-punk garagey all-girl band? Except while Care Bears on Fire have pre-teen marketability on their side, their music is what sells. And if you're wondering just how old these girls are, know that they've been at this for four years, so, in the wise words of gone-too-soon Aaliyah (never forget!), age ain't nothin' but number for them.

And while they're quick to discuss sparkles and stuffed animals (um, they ARE named after one), Care Bears On Fire keep their musical idols and tastes super sophisticated: Jack White, Patti Smith and Kim Gordon? Well, well, well. I don't even know who my idol was at that age... Britney, probably? A. J. McLean?

Watch Izzy, Sophie and Jenna's Buzzworthy "The Five" interview to find out what's really important things to CBOF: Monchichis, mascara, and raising praying mantises... the "fiercest" of which is named Michelle Obama. (What else would you name a truly fierce praying mantis?)

PS -- Don't know what a Monchichi is?? OMG!

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