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Taylor Swift received 11 Billboard Music Awards nominations.

+ Taylor Swift, fun., and Maroon 5 topped the 2013 Billboard Music Award nominations; each received 11 nods. Adele's 21, Swift's Red, Mumford & Sons' Babel, and One Direction's Take Me Home and Up All Night are all up for Top Billboard 200 album. (MTV News)

+ Watch behind-the-scenes footage from Demi Lovato's "Heart Attack" video. She explains what the black paint represented, the styling, and why she didn't move around too much while filming. (Idolator)

+ To promote Vampire Weekend's live streaming performance from New York's Roseland Ballroom this Sunday, the band and Steve Buscemi (who's directing Sunday's filming) released a funny promo. Watch the clip, which also features NYC mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio. (Pitchfork)

+ Fall Out Boy's been telling their "Youngblood Chronicles" story via videos for songs from Save Rock And Roll, and Pete Wentz gave MTV News a sneak peek of what's next: "[We'll add] some wild animals and stuff getting lit on fire -- you know, a basic guide to curing teenage suburban boredom." (MTV News)

+ Happy 20th anniversary week, Backstreet Boys! Yesterday, to kick off their celebration, the guys received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Also, check out a six-track mashup of songs from their forthcoming album. (Idolator)

+ We're all guilty of late-night shopping, but French Montana might take the prize for two of the cutest impulse buys ever. "Got so high last night bought 2 baby tigers," he shared on Instagram with a snap of him holding the cubs. (RapFix)

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Stream Fall Out Boy's "Save Rock And Roll" now, a week before its release!

+ Stream Fall Out Boy's Save Rock And Roll in its entirety a week before its release. The band posted Save Rock And Roll on their website with the following instructions: "this is meant to be played loud, with the windows down on summer nights... these incantations are meant to conjure realness, to unlock whatever the rock and roll is inside each of you- in each of us." (Fall Out Boy)

+ Rejoice! Adele is back in the studio working on her new album! According to British paper The Sun, she's working with producers James Ford and Kid Harpoon, both of whom worked with Florence + The Machine. "Adele wants to move with the times and is trying to make her new record sound as edgy as possible," a source said. (Idolator)

+ Selena Gomez will perform at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET., and she's given us some clues about what to expect, style-wise. "We're doing it kind of the theme of the video, which isn't out yet. It's going to be very earthy," she told Ryan Seacrest, and added that she'd wear her hair in "really cool braids." (MTV News)

+ Boy band vets 98 Degrees have some sage advice for newbies, including having a strong support network. Nick Lachey also joked, "And stay away from Taylor Swift! She'll write a song about you... [The song will] be a hit, but it will be about you." (MTV News)

+ And speaking of Ms. Swift, Taylor invited cancer survivor Kevin McGuire and his family to the 2013 American Country Music Awards where the two spent some quality time together backstage and over the weekend. Taylor = all class. (Just Jared)

+ Concerts can get pricey, but Kid Rock is giving fans' wallets a break. He's offering $20 (!!) tickets to his summer tour and $4 beers, value food packages, cheaper parking, and special $20 merchandise. His tour with ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker, and Kool & The Gang kicks off June 28 in Bristow, VA, and concludes Sept. 15 in Tampa, FL. (Billboard)

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Adele wins the Oscar for Best Original Song, "Skyfall."

+ Congrats to Adele, who won the Oscar for Best Original Song for her James Bond "Skyfall" theme song, which she performed during the show. She also gave a touching acceptance speech, and she's halfway to scoring the EGOT! We'd be all about a Broadway musical starring Adele, just saying. (MTV News)

+ It was a music-oriented Academy Awards Sunday. Watch the tribute to movie musicals, with Catherine Zeta-Jones' slinky performance of "Chicago"'s "All That Jazz," Jennifer Hudson killing it with "Dreamgirls"' "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," and the cast of "Les Miserables" closing out the set. (MTV News)

+ The legendary Dame Shirley Bassey also astounded at the Oscars with her 007 theme song, "Goldfinger," and Barbra Streisand paid tribute to composer Marvin Hamlisch during the "In Memoriam" montage with "The Way We Were." Both ladies received the standing ovations they deserved. (MTV News)

+ Oh dear. Kanye West is apparently not fond of Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie," and he also reiterated his hate for the Grammys during his concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday. Watch him performing "Clique" and then sounding off. (RapFix)

+ Though Yeezy may not be feeling Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake's recent collabo, we sure are excited for their upcoming tour. Dubbed the "Legends Of The Summer," the tour hits 12 stadiums and launches July 17 in Toronto and wraps in Miami on Aug. 16. (MTV News)

+ Watch two stirring One Direction charity PSAs that benefit the anti-famine organization Comic Relief. The PSAs show the bandmates visiting children with malaria in Accra, Ghana. Harry Styles and Liam Payne appear in one ad, and Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson the other. It moved them (and us) to tears. (Idolator)

+ Beasts Of The Southern Wild star Quvenzhané Wallis may not have won an Oscar (yet), but she has scored the starring role in the remake of the classic musical "Annie," which is being produced by Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Jay-Z. The film is slated for release next year. (MTV News)

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