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Thirty Seconds To Mars Have A Frank And Open Discussion About Sex. Because Someone Has To (VIDEO)
by Tamar Anitai | May 22, 2013 at 9:55 pm

Thirty Seconds To Mars discuss sex versus power in their Love Lust Faith + Dreams lyrics. By now you've had a little over 24 hours to sit with Thirty Seconds To Mars' LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS album, a grandiose, thunderous, transcendental, at times hallucinogenic, nakedly vulnerable adrenaline-fueled romp through the deepest corners of human [...]

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The Buzz On: The Teen Age
by Rachel Brodsky | May 22, 2013 at 9:30 pm

Meet The Teen Age: Brooklyn's doo wop-garage quintet. What's that they always say about Brooklyn twentysomethings? (Yep -- here's the "hot button" and there's our finger pressing it.) If you ask The New York Times (on second thought, please don't ask them), they'll probably describe your 20s as a "second adolescence" or an "emerging adulthood." [...]

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New Video: The Early November, ‘Tell Me Why’
by Luke O’Neil | May 22, 2013 at 8:30 pm

The Early November play make-believe in their new "Tell Me Why" video. Love and war are flip sides of the same coin. It's an analogy as appropriate today as it was in Homer's "Odyssey" and Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield" (just to name a few examples). The Early November, the New Jersey five-piece and [...]

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Rihanna’s Denim Thong Makes Us Miss The Good Ol’ Days When She Was Just Naked (PHOTO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | May 22, 2013 at 8:00 pm

Rihanna has a denim thong, and it's INTENSE. We'll just start off by saying we're wayyyy liberal up in here. So when Rihanna wanted to take an afternoon off to pose like Marilyn Monroe, we were all like, "NO PROBLEM!" When she wanted to grab her crotch? We said, "Enjoy!" When she decided to grind all [...]

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Selena Gomez Makes The Most Hilarious Face Ever On A Fan’s Phone (PHOTO)
by Byron Flitsch | May 22, 2013 at 7:30 pm

Selena Gomez makes a goofy face for a fan! We can only begin to imagine the pressure Selena Gomez is under to take flawless photos all the time (not that she really has to try, or anything). There are probably moments when she's like, "EFF IT! I'm gonna make a DERP face because I AM [...]

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New Song: Pharrell Williams, ‘Happy’
by Michael Depland | May 22, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Pharrell Williams sounds pretty upbeat on his new song, "Happy," from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. Pharrell Williams has plenty to smile about these days. Not only is he apparently ageless and working with Miley Cyrus on her new album, but he's also recently made a number of funk-flecked appearances on Daft Punk's recent Random [...]

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Watch Charli XCX Cover Backstreet Boys’ ‘I Want It That Way’ (VIDEO)
by Rachel Brodsky | May 22, 2013 at 5:30 pm

Watch goth-pop goddess Charli XCX perform a synthy cover of Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way." British synth-pop princess Charli XCX may have only been about seven(ish) years old when Backstreet Boys' classic pop jam "I Want It That Way" came out, but that certainly hasn't stopped her from paying unironic homage to the [...]

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Before You Exit Go To Disneyland, Chill With Olly Murs In These ‘Right Place Right Time’ Tour Photos!
by Michael Depland | May 22, 2013 at 4:28 pm

Want to see more tour photos of Before You Exit's cross-country trek with Olly Murs? YES? OK then! The last time we checked in with pop-rock outfit Before You Exit, they were just starting off the #roadlife while on tour with Olly Murs for his "Right Place Right Time" Tour. Now that a few weeks [...]

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New Video: Maroon 5, ‘Love Somebody’
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | May 22, 2013 at 3:45 pm

Adam Levine gets a little muddy in Maroon 5's "Love Somebody" video. We're pretty used to seeing Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine shirtless (doing acrobatic yoga, posing on magazine covers, and basically always), but never before has he acted so bashful about it! And by "bashful," we mean covering himself in black body paint in Maroon [...]

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Star Spotting: Demi Lovato Declares ‘Bestie Status’ With Her New ‘X Factor’ Co-Judges, Kelly Rowland And Paulina Rubio (PHOTO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | May 22, 2013 at 2:04 pm

First official "X Factor" girl judges selfie! It's official, y'all! Not only have the new "X Factor" judges been confirmed (FYI, they are Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio), but they're THE MOST STUNNING! And sure, it's tough to fill Britney Spears' shoes (stilettos?), but judging by Demi Lovato's latest pic of her and her new [...]

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