Candice Glover wins "American Idol," Britney Spears and will.i.am head to the studio next week + Bruno Mars is Entertainment Weekly's cover guy in today's Buzz Bites.

Candice Glover wins "American Idol"; her album, "Music Speaks," streets July 16.

+ Congratulations to Candice Glover, the "American Idol" Season 12 champ! She's the first female to earn the top spot since Jordan Sparks in 2007. "I definitely can't believe that I'm even standing here," Candice told MTV News. Her Music Speaks album is due July 16. (MTV News)

+ Will.i.am, who is executive producing Britney Spears' forthcoming eighth album, says they've already had some "juicy sessions." "We start [recording] next week," he revealed. (Billboard)

+ Bruno Mars is Entertainment Weekly's cover guy! To go along with his Moonshine Jungle World Tour, Bruno's pictured with a very big cat -- a black leopard, to be exact. He'll be performing "Treasure" during Sunday's Billboard Music Awards. (Idolator)

+ Beyoncé ignored doctor's orders to perform her second show in Antwerp, Belgium after canceling the first date due to dehydration and exhaustion. "Now my doctors told me not to perform tonight, but there was no way in the world. I just have to say that y'all give me so much inspiration, and I just want to thank you guys," Bey said. (MTV News)

+ Watch Selena Gomez rehearse "Come & Get It," and learn her dance routine while you're at it! "Hope you guys enjoy dancing along," Selena tweeted. "Send us your versions we'll feature some on twitter. XOXO." (E!)

+ She may only be 20, but Demi Lovato has a five-year plan, which includes being a mom. "I've been working so hard my whole life. At the end of the day, yes, I want to be a musician and I have a lot of goals, but my biggest goal in life is having a family," she told MTV News. (MTV News)

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

This week, Lovatics rejoice as Demi Lovato releases her fourth album, Demi. Catch her on today's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Wednesday's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," and check out our exclusive interview tomorrow on "Live From MTV: Demi Lovato" at 3 p.m. ET. Also, Vampire Weekend drop their third album, Modern Vampires In The City (they hit tonight's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"), and Eve makes her musical return with her first album in more than a decade, Lip Lock (she's on Thursday's "The Wendy Williams Show"). Meanwhile, MS MR and Bad Rabbits release their debuts (MS MR are on Thursday's "Late Show With David Letterman", Bad Rabbits hit "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Friday), and The Wonder Years unveil album No. 4. Over on the tube, "American Idol" reveals its Season 12 winner on Thursday, and Kanye West is "Saturday Night Live"'s season finale musical guest. The week caps off with the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, which features performances by Prince, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Miguel, and many others.

Demi Lovato, Vampire Weekend, Eve, MS MR, Bad Rabbits + The Wonder Years release albums; "Live From MTV" with Demi Lovato airs Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET at MTV.com, Kanye West's on "Saturday Night Live" + Billboard Music Awards air Sunday in this edition of The Week In Pop.

NEW ALBUM RELEASES

+ Demi LovatoDemi: Actress, "X Factor" judge, overcomer of adversity, world-class belter: These are just a few titles in Demi's talent arsenal. With her fourth album, her latter gift soars through 13 songs, which showcase that she's as confident leading anthems as she is demonstrating vulnerability. In the upbeat category, "Made In The USA" lifts the mid-tempo pop melodies into swooning territory with her big sing-along chorus, and "Heart Attack" and "Fire Starter" both pulsate. She turns a kiss-off into a rallying cry on "Something That We're Not," and "Really Don't Care" featuring Cher Lloyd is a hook-filled earworm. Meanwhile, the confessional "Warrior," "In Case," and "Nightingale" are affecting, inspiring ballads. Don't miss Demi's "Live From MTV: Demi Lovato" interview on Tuesday, May 14, at 3 p.m. ET on MTV.com!

+ Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires Of The City: For Vampire Weekend's third album, the erudite, preppy pop rockers explore the heavy subject of mortality, but that doesn't mean they've lost levity. "Even though on this record we deal with some weightier things, we always still have a sense of humor, which I think is important when you're making music," frontman Ezra Koenig told MTV News. To wit, check out the rollicking, double entendre-titled "Diane Young." The hymnal "Obvious Bicycle" opens the set before they move into the galloping trill of "Unbelievers," and check out hip-hop-influenced harpsichord-led "Step," with its quirky, freewheeling lyrics.

+ EveLip Lock: It's been more than a decade since the Philadelphia rapper dropped an album. In the time between records, she's been acting in films like the "Barbershop" series and "Whip It," and more recently as a returning character in "Glee." With Lip Lock, Eve strikes a balance between fierce MC (with songs like "She Bad Bad") and pop-minded (tracks like "Make It Out This Town" featuring Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta). Check out her "Eve" video with Miss Kitty. Guests include Missy Elliott and Nacho ("Wanna Be"), Snoop Dogg ("Mama In The Kitchen"), Dawn Richard ("Keep Me From You"), and others.

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

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Selena Gomez's mom is pregnant!

Selena poses with her pregnant mama on Mother's Day!

We'll start off by saying that anything with the words "Selena," "Gomez," and "Pregnant" could easily cause a major s*** storm of panicked internet readers thinking that Selena Gomez is, well, with child. So before we say anything else, we'll just set the record straight: SELENA GOMEZ ISN'T PREGNANT! Her mom is!

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Get a sneak peek of Justin Bieber as a "Simpsons" character, Randy Jackson exits "American Idol" + watch a promo from Taylor Swift's upcoming "New Girl" appearance in today's Buzz Bites.

Justin Bieber will be an animated character on this Sunday's "The Simpsons."

+ Justin Bieber will be featured in this Sunday's "The Simpsons" episode. Justin gave fans a sneak peek of what his animated character will look like when he tweeted the above pic. (E!)

+ Randy Jackson has announced this season's "American Idol" will be his last. He's been a judge since the show's inception and has remained for 12 seasons. "I am very proud of how we forever changed television and the music industry," he said in a statement. (MTV News)

Taylor Swift will appear in the season finale of "New Girl," which airs on May 14. Check out the promo for the episode, which features Tay's awesome "surprised face" look. (Idolator)

Kendrick Lamar was interviewed by Erykah Badu for Interview magazine! In the feature, he dished on groupies and talked about his recording process. "I'm very intricate about that stuff when I go into the studio -- it has to sound the way I heard it in my head," he explained. (RapFix)

+ Kanye West might make a cameo in "Anchorman: The Legend Continues." According to reports, he was seen in Atlanta filming scenes for the sequel. One of them involved a giant fight. (E!)

+ Listen to The-Dream's "High Art," featuring Jay-Z. The song appears on IV Play, which will be released on May 28. (RapFix)

Miley Cyrus may have nabbed the top spot on Maxim's Hot 100 list, but some other fab artists also appear. Selena Gomez places at No. 2, and Rihanna is No. 3. (Just Jared Jr.)

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Check out Selena Gomez's InStyle cover.

Selena Gomez opens up about Justin Bieber in the June 2013 issue of InStyle!

Happy Selena Gomez week, Selenators! You must be EXHAUSTED! Because just after watching Selena's brand-new (and incredibly sultry) "Come & Get It" video, today we're getting a first peek at Selena's cover shot for InStyle's June 2013 issue! And yes, while we'd like to say a few words about Selena's stunning indigo one-piece (we'll leave that up to the MTV Style girls), what we're really drooling about over here is that Selena has FINALLY said a few words about her maybe-maybe-not relationship with Justin Bieber. Because God knows we've been dying to know SOMETHING about the whole ordeal.

Read more about Selena Gomez's InStyle interview after the jump.

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Adam Lambert to perform "American Idol" season finale, As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis arrested for alleged murder plot of wife + listen to snippets of new Kanye West songs in today's Buzz Bites.

Adam Lambert will perform during the season finale of "American Idol."

+ Adam Lambert is confirmed to perform at the "American Idol" season finale on May 16, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He's slated to duet with contestant Angie Miller. Jennifer LopezThe Band Perry, and Frankie Valli will reportedly also perform. (Billboard)

As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis was arrested yesterday for concocting a murder-for-hire plot. He allegedly solicited an undercover police officer to kill his estranged wife. (MTV News)

+ Listen to two snippets of new Kanye West tracks, rolled out by G.O.O.D. Music's Hudson Mohawke. Meanwhile, Kanye himself premiered "I Am a God" at Monday's Met Gala. (Idolator)

+ Lil Wayne and Birdman are set to hang with "RapFix Live" and host Sway Calloway in Miami today at 4 p.m. ET. Other YMCMB crew members are also expected to make cameos. Tweet questions for the rappers to @MTVRapFix. (RapFix)

+ Selena Gomez is InStyle's June issue cover girl! Inside the issue, she opens up about dating in the spotlight with on-and-off boyfriend Justin Bieber. "It's uncomfortable that everywhere I go, people know. But Justin and I never really focused on the attention. You can't help who you date," she said. (Just Jared)

+ Take a look at Kelly Rowland's sizzling black-and-white cover art for her forthcoming Talk A Good Game, which drops June 18. The album includes guest features from Wiz Khalifa, Pharrell Williams, and The-Dream. (Rap-Up)

+ DJ and producer Peter Rauhofer died yesterday of brain cancer, according to a post on Facebook from his manager, Angelo Russo. Rauhofer was 48. He was known for his remixes of Madonna, Britney Spears, Rihanna, and many others. In 1999, he won a Grammy for his remix of Cher's "Believe." (Rolling Stone)

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Watch Selena Gomez's "Come & Get It" video.

Selena Gomez invokes the elements in her brand-new "Come & Get It" video.

Selena Gomez has spent much of 2013 attempting to gracefully reinvent her image from a baby-faced Disney ingenue to a 20-year-old girl gone wild (while still keeping her bikini top on, thankyouverymuch) in "Spring Breakers." All baby faces aside, Selena's more than accomplished her growing up goal, what with news of an upcoming album, her "come hither" single "Come & Get It," a slinky, Bollywood-esque performance of said single at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards, and now, a sultry new video for "Come & Get It," which just premiered on "MTV First: Selena Gomez." Girl, you'll be a woman... uh, NOW.

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Justin Timberlake reveals "The 20/20 Experience Part 2" release date, Justin Bieber's tackled by a fan in Dubai + Miley Cyrus tops Hot 100 Maxim list, joins Instagram in today's Buzz Bites.

Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience Part 2" is due Sept. 30!

+ Looks like Justin Timberlake's readying new music, and it's coming Sept. 30! Yesterday he tweeted an Instagram taken from behind a mixing board with a handwritten sign that read "The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2) Sept. 30th." JT's also in the photo, strumming a guitar. (Billboard)

+ Last night, during a show in Dubai, Justin Bieber was reportedly tackled onstage by a fan. Justin was OK after the incident (although a piano was overturned), and he finished the show after security removed the attacker. (MTV News)

+ This weekend Miley Cyrus joined Instagram! The first picture she shared is her looking stunning from her Maxim photo shoot, which she captioned, "My 1st Instagram is dedicated to all my fans. Thank you for crowning me #1 Maxim Hot 100." (Just Jared Jr.)

+ "Good Morning America" and the "Today" show have each announced their summer concert series lineups. Among "GMA"'s performers are Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and The Wanted. "Today"'s lineup includes One Direction, Fall Out Boy, and New Kids On The Block. See the full schedules. (MTV News)

+ Rihanna's "777 Tour" documentary (where Rihanna, journalists, and fans embarked on a whirlwind seven-day world tour) airs tonight on FOX. In the meantime, get a sneak peek of what seemed like a cray, cray trip --  one journalist streaked through the airplane aisle! (Idolator)

+ Springfield's most famous family will head to Iceland in the May 19 episode of "The Simpsons," which features an appearance from ambient indie rockers Sigur Rós. The Icelandic group scored part of the episode, which will feature a new song, and the band will also reinterpret the show's theme song. (Pitchfork)

+ Watch Kelly Rowland perform "The Star Spangled Banner" prior to Saturday's championship boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero. (Idolator)

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Watch Selena Gomez's "Come & Get It" video preview.

It's time for Selena Gomez's "Come & Get It" video to drop. Like, yesterday.

Just when you thought your daily dose of Selena Gomez was over till tomorrow, the Gomez Gods have decided to bestow us with a 30-second preview of Selena's forthcoming "Come & Get It" video! And just like we predicted with that behind-the-scenes photo of Selena filming in a giant lake/pool/quarry/ocean, Selena is ALL about exploring natural, earthy forces in "Come & Get It" -- like a roaring, giant pit of fire, for example.

Watch a preview of Selena's "Come & Get It" video after the jump.

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Selena Gomez films her "Come & Get It" video...in WATER.

There's been a lot of Selena Gomez news on our radar these days (that'll get zero complaints from us!), what with her (probably) announcing to the world that Jelena has been RESURRECTED, palling around with Austin Mahone, and chilling with tiny Selena Stans in Justin Bieber T-shirts... ALL IN THE SAME WEEK. Now, the "obsessing over Selena photos" portion of our week continues, this time with the above pic of Sel looking, how shall we say this, miiiiiiighty seductive while doing some sort of interpretive dance in a large body of water as she films her official "Come & Get It" video.

And seriously, it's not like we didn't already know that "Come & Get It" would be a bit more on the en fuego side for Selena (see: her writhing around onstage at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards), we just had NO idea she'd take the damn thing to a body of water! (Because being seductive in water is way hotter than being seductive not in water, amirite?) Along with the above photo, Selena captioned: "Music video for Come and Get It coming to you guys really soon." So, yeah, how soon are we talking? Week? Month? 17 days? We just need enough lead time to finish bedazzling the red jumpsuit we'll wear the day of the video's official release.

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