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8 Grammy Nominee Lessons & Surprises: WHERE WERE JUSTIN BIEBER & ONE DIRECTION’S NOMINATIONS?!?
by Luke O’Neil | December 6, 2012 at 4:18 pm

One Direction and Justin Bieber's Grammy noms must've gotten lost in the mail. The nominations for the 2013 Grammys were announced last night, and as usual there was plenty for obsessive music fans like us to cheer for and even more for us (also sometimes grumpy music fans) to tweet #smh about. Here are a [...]

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Star Spotting: Not Even Harry Styles’ Hair Is Immune To A Gust Of Wind (PHOTOS)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | December 6, 2012 at 3:00 pm

Harry Styles had a minor hair malfunction in NYC. One Direction's Harry Styles has been a busy boy as of late, what with full-on dating Taylor Swift (vive Haylor!), catching a bra onstage while performing, and being a crucial part of our "The Big & Best Of 2012." But even with his life of fame [...]

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Buzz Bites (12/6/12): Frank Ocean, Kanye West, And Jay-Z Each Score Six Grammy Nominations
by Althea Legaspi | December 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Frank Ocean has been nominated for six Grammys, including Album Of The Year. + The Grammys announced their 2013 nominations via a live concert last night, and several artists tied landing the most nominations. Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Jay-Z, fun., and Mumford & Sons each scored six noms. Miguel and The Black Keys each received [...]

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Star Spotting: Beyonce Is Pretty Much Living Our Childhood Dreams IRL (PHOTOS)
by Michael Depland | December 5, 2012 at 11:09 pm

Beyoncé is living our childhood dreams, minus the brand-new bike. Beyoncé is a person whom we have NO problems with living through vicariously (What? That's totally healthy). We LIVE for her power couple status with Jay-Z, we're ready to learn all the intimate details behind her flawlessness in her upcoming HBO documentary, and we are [...]

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We’ve Got A Feeling Directioners & Beliebers Are Rallying The Troops For The ‘Last Fans Standing’ Battle
by Michael Depland | December 5, 2012 at 10:44 pm

Prove how dedicated your Fan Army is in MTV's "Big & Best of 2012"! "The Big & Best of 2012" all-day-long pop culture and pop music live stream (don't miss it on 12/12/12 at 12 p.m. ET!) will feature eight hours of our fave stars (like Carly Rae Jepsen) and pop experts recapping the craziest [...]

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Vote For The Best 2012 MTV Live Performance!
by Rachel Brodsky | December 5, 2012 at 10:10 pm

What was the best MTV performance of 2012? Vote now! We don't like to brag, but the year 2012 had some seriously amazing MTV musical performances, doncha think? We were glued to the screen while One Direction, P!nk, fun., and Frank Ocean performed at the 2012 MTV VMAs, and we seriously were pumped for days [...]

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New Video: Haim, ‘Don’t Save Me’
by David Greenwald | December 5, 2012 at 10:00 pm

Haim's ready for their NBA tryouts. We know Haim can jam -- but can they dunk? It's time to find out. The L.A. band hits the basketball court in their new video for "Don't Save Me" with a dominating performance that'd make Charles Barkley proud. We have to love a group that busts sweet choreography [...]

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New Video: Fat Creeps, ‘Daydreaming’
by Luke O’Neil | December 5, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Fat Creeps may not remember the '90s, but they sure sound like they do. Remember the '90s? Probably not, but let me tell you, man everything was so great back then. Mostly because we were a lot younger and that makes everything better, but still. Massachusetts' Fat Creeps know what we're talking about, although maybe [...]

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OMG: Watch Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon, And The Roots Sing ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ (VIDEO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | December 5, 2012 at 8:30 pm

We are forever grateful for Mariah Carey, The Roots, and Jimmy Fallon singing "All I Want For Christmas Is You." UMMM, do we know whose brilliant idea it was to have Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon, and The Roots perform Mariah's classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You" using only CHILDREN'S INSTRUMENTS? We'd like to [...]

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An Open Letter To Rob Kardashian Regarding This Terrible Rita Whora Business
by Annie Schoening | December 5, 2012 at 7:45 pm

Rob Kardashian, please stop slut shaming Rita Ora. It's just not cool. Hey Rob, Annie here. I copilot the MTV Twitter and I live-tweet "Catfish" (the show about online relationships), so I know how tempting it is to pop off on the interweb when you have FEELINGS. That said, it was really disappointing the other [...]

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