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Star Spotting: Simon Cowell Must’ve Told Britney Spears The Best Joke EVER (PHOTOS)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | December 7, 2012 at 3:00 pm

Britney Spears: Tiny body, MASSIVE SMILE. Simon Cowell is a total visionary when it comes to discovering and developing new talent (One Direction, guys?), but we had no idea he was also the Britney whisperer! Because can you remember the last time Britney Spears had a smile this big? Oh, you can't? That makes sense, because [...]

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Buzz Bites (12/7/12): Rick Ross Cancels Tour Dates, Reportedly Due To Death Threats
by Althea Legaspi | December 7, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Rick Ross canceled his tour dates in North Carolina, reportedly due to death threats. + Rick Ross canceled his North Carolina show dates in Charlotte and Greensboro, which were supposed to take place this weekend. The sets were reportedly nixed due to death threats from the Gangster Disciples gang, though this has not been confirmed [...]

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Star Spotting: Before Rihanna Had Her Own Private Jet, She Was Just A BEAUTIFUL Teenager (PHOTO)
by Michael Depland | December 6, 2012 at 11:01 pm

RiRi is only 15 years old in this photo! Oh, how we've grown. Rihanna clearly runs things now. She's had so many amazing moments this year, that we literally can't figure out which one was her best. Like, for example, Rihanna has her own plane! (It might still carry the ghosts of sick journalists from [...]

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Paramore Announce Their Fourth Album Release Date And Title… It’s ‘Paramore,’ And Can We Just Go Ahead And Call This Christmas?
by Michael Depland | December 6, 2012 at 9:01 pm

Paramore announce their album title and release date! SO much has changed since Paramore released their last album, 2009's Brand New Eyes. And even though new music from the band has been scarce since then, we've still kept up with Hayley Williams & Co. We've drooled over Hayley baking a fresh batch of cupcakes, "oooooh"-ed [...]

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Here’s Ke$ha’s ‘Warrior’ Album Reviewed In GIFs!
by Brad Stern | December 6, 2012 at 8:30 pm

You KNOW we had to GIF Ke$ha's new "Warrior" album. It's been three long years since America's national trash-covered treasure dropped her supremely amazing, liquor-drenched party-pop collection, Animal. Since then, Ke$ha's stumbled out of Paris Hilton's closet, combed out all the glitter and vomit from her hair, and finally gotten serious. LOLOL, J/K! She's still [...]

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Watch A Rocket To The Moon’s ‘Buzzworthy Live’ Acoustic Performance Of ‘Whole Lotta You’ (VIDEO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | December 6, 2012 at 8:00 pm

Watch A Rocket To The Moon's "Buzzworthy Live" acoustic version of "Whole Lotta You." We love our readers here at MTV Buzzworthy, and if we could, we'd buy each of you the very same chrome Fisker Karma Justin Bieber once owned (we say "once" because he literally gave it to Sean Kingston). Unfortunately, our budget doesn't [...]

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Miguel Will Be Performing At The ‘Big & Best Of 2012′ Live Stream! (Panties Gonna Be DROPPIN’)
by Michael Depland | December 6, 2012 at 7:46 pm

Ohhh boy -- Miguel will perform at "The Big & Best Of 2012" livestream! "The Big & Best of 2012" live stream (only SIX days away, guys!) is already ridiculously stacked with so much cool stuff. Not only will some of our fave celebs take us through this year's most unforgettable pop culture moments, but [...]

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Watch The Extended Version Of Katy Perry’s ‘The One That Got Away’ Video
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | December 6, 2012 at 7:00 pm

You're gonna need a stash of tissues for Katy Perry's extended "The One That Got Away" video. Just when we thought we were finished bawling our eyes out over Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" video, the internet up and provided us with a brand-new director's cut. And IT'S SEVEN MINUTES LONG. Watch the extended version of [...]

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Taylor Swift And Harry Styles Went On A Karaoke Date! Here Are 13 Songs They Probably Didn’t Sing
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | December 6, 2012 at 6:20 pm

Haylor: Do us a solid, and DON'T sing these songs on your next karaoke date. In case you've been totally removed from any and all pressing news over the past week, HAYLOR IS NOW A THING. As in, Taylor Swift and One Direction's Harry Styles dating. And what's more, they've already gone karaokeing/ aka HARRYOKEING together. [...]

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Bruno Mars Will Be Performing On The ‘Big & Best Of 2012’ Live Stream! BRACE YOURSELVES, LADIES!
by Michael Depland | December 6, 2012 at 5:45 pm

Bruno Mars will be performing on the "Big & Best of 2012" live stream, which just makes the whole thing sexier. We're just one week away from the absolutely enormous "Big & Best of 2012" live stream, which is already positively PACKED with all-star performances and must-see pop culture countdowns and commentary, including performances by [...]

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