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Welcome to Buzzworthy's The Week In Pop, where we round up new album releases, talk show musical guests and appearances, TV appearances by your favorite pop stars and more (so you don't have to).

While the Grammys gave us plenty to discuss around the ol' watercooler to start the week (Nicki Minaj's pope friend, Adele winning EVERYTHING, etc.), but there's a lot to look forward to in musical happenings this week, y'all. The Kills release their "The Last Goodbye" single with The Velvet Underground, Patsy Cline and Marilyn Monroe covers, "Glee" pays homage to the late Whitney Houston on their Valentine's Day episode Tuesday, Sleigh Bells are gonna kick the "Saturday Night Live" stage's ass, and Hollywood Week continues on "American Idol."

Check out this week's album releases and talk show music guests below.

NEW ALBUM RELEASES
Tuesday, Feb. 14
+ The Kills, "The Last Goodbye" four-song single release: Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince package their lovely "The Last Goodbye" waltz single with three covers.

+ Johnny Cash, Live From Austin TX: The Man in Black lives on through his immeasurable body of work. The 180-gram vinyl release comes with a DVD of the performance.

+ Band Of Skulls, Sweet Sour: The English trio return with a sophomore album wrapped in delicious female-male vocal interplay indie rock with a bluesy stomp. Check out their single "Bruises."

Check out more new album releases and upcoming TV appearances and performances after the jump.

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+ It's a girl!!! Congrats to Beyoncé and Jay-Z on the birth of daughter Blue Ivy. Bey's sis Solange, Rihanna, Diddy, Young Jeezy, Russell Simmons and other celebs tweeted their love. "Welcome to the world Princess Carter!" wrote Ri. (MTV News)

+ Katy Perry tweeted about her split with Russell Brand. It's the first time she's publicly addressed they're divorcing. She thanked supporters and also tweeted, "Concerning the gossip, I want to be clear that NO ONE speaks for me." (MTV News)

+ Watch Kelly Clarkson's powerhouse performances of "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" and "Mr. Know It All" from "Saturday Night Live." (Neon Limelight)

+ "The Voice" panelists Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton will be joined by celebrity advisors Ne-Yo, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Alanis Morissette, Robin Thicke, Jewel, Lionel Richie, Miranda Lambert and Kelly Clarkson this season. (Rolling Stone)

+ It's 2012 -- time for another installment of "Weezy's Sports Corner." Lil Wayne launched eight new webisodes, where he chats about pro sports, college sports and skateboarding. 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith is his guest. Peep 'em here. (Rap-Up)

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It's easy being Young Jeezy. That's the subject of the MC's latest video, "Nothin," in which he shows "up at the spot with the choppas," "cleared the block" and "made it from the bottom to the top," all like nothin'. We're sensing a theme!

In case you missed it, though, the track's title keeps popping up in a screen-filling drop-shadow font straight from a Def Jam intern's Microsoft WordArt collection. Other text that appears: "Rewind," "Lady Friends," (Jeezy is a gentleman) "Get Your's" (Jeezy! Learn about apostrophes!), "Going Hard" and "Nice Ring." It's basically "Sesame Street" for hustling.

The rapper gets around, too, playing poker, hanging out by himself on a rooftop, rapping in a lens flare-filled basement, robbing a safe -- you know, typical Friday night. Young Jeezy's TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition drops on Tuesday, three years after 2008's "The Recession," and we're blaming the bad economy on the Jeezy drought. How have we hustled this long without him? "One thing I was taught is you don't rush greatness," he told MTV's "RapFix Live," and we can't argue with that.

Pick up the new jawn and you'll get the accompanying documentary "A Hustlerz Ambition," where we're sure he'll drop more gangsta words of wisdom (and hopefully some cooler fonts).

+ Watch Young Jeezy's "Nothing" video.

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The most hugely anticipated track off Young Jeezy's long-awaited TM 103 Hustlerz Ambition is here at last, and it's real romantic. Debuted today by Funkmaster Flex, "I Do" has Jizzle, Jay-Z and Andre 3000 getting all mushy about cruising down the aisle, cutting wedding cakes and making cute babies -- Hova's even got a sorta-head-scratching line about catching the bridal bouquet, and Jeezy keeps promising to strike some kind of sweet deal with the tooth fairy to win over his would-be wifey.

Rapping over a smokin' beat and sax-soaked sample of soul singer Lenny Williams' "Let's Talk It Over," all three hip-hop heavyweights take a verse on "I Do." Snowman's thugged-out as ever but lets his guard down enough to drop swoon-inducing lines like, "And in these unlucky streets, you're gon' be my charm." After Jigga takes his "unlawful lady to have and to hold" in the second verse, Andre 3000 sweeps in to steal the show with a whole slew of kooky-adorable rhymes (e.g., "So we can float up outta here in this hot air balloon/Let's put a baby butterfly up in your li'l cocoon"). Three Stacks also delivers the outro, daydreaming up a daughter who'll "love books, and cook and look just like you." Aww... these guys are starting to give us a toothache.

Two years coming, TM 103 Hustlerz Ambition (Young Jeezy's fourth major-label release) drops at long last on Dec. 20.

+ Listen to Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z & Andre 3000, "I Do."

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Remember back in 2009 when Young Jeezy announced the release of Thug Motivation 103, the rapper's fourth album and third in the Thug Motivation series? With the release of "Shake Life," the album's second and most recent single following "Ballin," looks like we're close to actually hearing the full album.

The Lil Lody-produced track, which Jeezy premiered on New York radio station Hot 97 last week, flips Toto's 1978 lite rock hit "Georgy Porgy" into a jazzy beat anchored by a piano loop and electric guitar. As the debt ceiling deadline looms, Jeezy has reined in his lyrical obsession with money to focus on everyday fiduciary problems relatable to most Americans. JK! Snowman still likes to get paid, rhyming, "Supposed to live every day just like it’s your last/Smile at these suckas while you spending your cash/Ball til you fall, how long it’s gon last/The only thing that matters is how long is your cash."

While it hasn't been confirmed when we'll hear all of Thug Motivation 103, the rapper is planning to unveil the album's release date at a New York show tonight.

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+ T.I., Nicki Minaj, The-Dream, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys will all be appearing on Drake's debut album, Thank Me Later, due out June 15. (Idolator)

+ Taylor Swift spent some time with ex-bf Taylor Lautner in Los Angeles yesterday. (JustJared)

+ In an admission sure to delight Twi-hards and infuriate those who still believe in The Force, Blink-182's Mark Hoppus has compared the "Twilight" saga to Star Wars. (MTV News)

+ The Arcade Fire is previewing its new single "The Suburbs/Month Of May" on their website. (Spinner)

+ Janet Jackson went on an "Escapade" to her salon and came out with almost no hair at all. (LimeLife)

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Welcome to music videos in a post-"Telephone" world. Sure, Lady Gaga's epic prison-break clip wasn't the first video to push boundaries (visually or in terms of content), but it does seem like since the mixed reception and incredible popularity of "Telephone" (more than 28 million views on YouTube and almost half a mil on MTV.com, alone), artists are throwing caution to the wind and making the videos they want to see.

Case in point: this new clip from Young Jeezy. On the same day M.I.A. releases her controversial, violent, sociopolitically charged clip for "Born Free," (WARNING: MASSIVELY NSFW) Jeezy goes back to the trap, hard, with "Lose My Mind."

Young Jeezy's age-restricted video doesn't push buttons as hard as "Telephone" or "Born Free," but it's certainly a more vivid and visceral video than we're used to. This day-in-the-life portrait of a rapper on the edge finds Jeezy in the streets and in the club. And while those might not be uncommon settings for hip-hop videos, they're rendered starkly, in black and white, with a foreboding air hovering over the proceedings. Jeezy's on edge, and he's right in your face with his paranoia.

"Lose My Mind" is the first video from Jeezy's highly anticipated Thug Motivation: 103.

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+ It was all hijinks and shenanigans at the Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday night. The highlight of the evening occurred when Katy Perry, while presenting the award for Favorite Movie Actress to Miley Cyrus, got ambushed by some dreaded green slime. The "Hot N Cold" singer proceeded to chase Cyrus around on stage, but "The Last Song" star was spared a slimy hug, thanks to actor Jonah Hill. That's what friends are for. (Just Jared)

+ Adam Lambert fans won't have to wait long to hear new material from the "American Idol" runner-up. Well, that's not exactly true. During a UStream chat, the glam-pop singer revealed that he'll be releasing a remix EP on April 14. (MTV News)

+ Lady Gaga celebrated her 24th birthday Down Under and is, more than likely, pretty hung over. The "Monster" queen took to her Twitter account to tell her fans she was gonna spend her birthday at a dive bar and then promised "30 more years of writing music and videos." (I'm Not Obsessed)

+ Jay-Z brought his Blueprint 3 tour to Los Angeles over the weekend. The King of New York (sorry, Mr. Sinatra), rocked a sold-out Staples Center with help from openers Swizz Beatz, Young Jeezy and Trey Songz. Check out these photos from the night. (Idolator)

+ Is Beyonce with child? According to certain gossip sites, she is. But here's an interesting take on the whole situation, as well as a look at how gossip sausage is made. (PopEater)

+ Hayley Williams recently had some downtime from being on the road with Paramore, so she decided to do what lots of people do in their downtime -- record a cover of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" and throw it up on the Internet. (Sound Of The City)

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+ Jay-Z had yet another homecoming last night, playing another typically awe-inspiring show at Madison Square Garden—the venue which hosted his Fade To Black concert film and his 9/11 benefit show. Opener Young Jeezy nearly stole the show from the headliner, though. The Atlanta rapper brought out Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne, who celebrated his lack of incarceration by performing Young Jeezy's underground hit, "I'm Goin' In." (MTV News)

+ Justin Timberlake's affair with Hollywood continues unabated. The pop star will act opposite Cameron Diaz in the upcoming film Bad Teacher. A couple of things are wrong with this: 1.) We're getting a little annoyed that Justin Timberlake keeps finding movie sets more inviting than recording studios, and 2.) Did anyone notice that Diaz is Justin Timberlake's ex-girlfriend. Jessica Biel can't be cool with this. (Just Jared)

+ The psych-pop kids in MGMT have a new full-length album, Congratulations, out April 13.  And by way of promotion, they've made a snappy infomercial, highlighting all the neat bells and whistles that come with the CD's packaging. (Flavorwire)

+ The Pussycat Dolls tour bus is probably a pretty lonely place these days because the nu-burlesque girl group recently lost more members, Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts. The pair left the Nicole Scherzinger-led group while they were on tour in England. (PopEater)

+ Idolator have put together a jaw-dropping gallery of the craziest, most passionate, most ornate, most dedicated and, in some cases, most disturbing pieces of fan art they could find. The package includes renderings of Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Adam Lambert, Kanye West and many more. (Idolator)

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Don't care if you've got a million dollar budget or you're working on a shoestring: if you even bothered making a music video for your song in 2009, it was essential that you brought it.

Don't just have some lame performance piece; actually tell us something deeper about the music by using images. Wow us. Make us laugh. Make us hit rewind. Okay, I'll stop sounding like an Obama speech and get to the clips.

Behold, my top 5 videos of 2009. Promise, after each one you will consider it brought.

+ Number 5: Rihanna, "Russian Roulette"
As a song, my allegiance probably lies with "Hard"'s Young Jeezy cameo and room-shaking beat. But as don't-call-it-a-comeback music videos go, Rihanna's "Russian Roulette" was stellar. It's a dizzying interrogation room play, where the seat of power is traded back and forth multiple times and plumes of colored smoke obscure the truth. Director Anthony Mandler's slow-moving tracking shots somehow perfectly capture the feeling of regret within the song.

+ Number 4: Vampire Weekend, "Cousins"
From the dark hallways and claustrophobic rooms of "Russian Roulette," we  move on to the sunny setting of Vampire Weekend's breakneck-paced "Cousins." In this Garth Jennings-directed clip (the first video from VW's sophomore album, Contra), Ezra Koenig and his pals keep winding up where they started from, telling a story with found objects, surf-punk-rockabilly guitars and whatever else they pick up along the way.

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