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For their incredible video for "Needing/Getting", OK Go have initiated a new member into the band — a Chevy Sonic. The infinitely creative foursome — still rockin' those primary colors! — teamed up with Chevrolet for their newest clip, which features over 1,000 instruments (288 guitars, 55 pianos, and 1,157 homemade instruments) set up over two miles of desert outside Los Angeles. And who (or should we say, what ) is playing all those instruments? The Chevy, of course! Be amazed below. OK Go — "Needing/Getting" [...]

The countdown to Valentine's Day has officially begun — and what better pop star to help us play cupid than "Love On Top" siren, Beyoncé? We've got a prize pack giveaway that will definitely trump flowers and a box of chocolates this February 14. So whether you're a single lady or crazy in love, jump below to find out how you can enter. One Grand Prize Winner will receive: Beyoncé Live At Roseland Ballroom: Elements of 4 DVD [...]

Madonna's Super Bowl halftime performance was a glowing spectacle that offered a sampling of the pop queen's lengthy back catalog of hits and boasted a slew of guests like Nicki Minaj, Cee Lo Green and LMFAO. Of course, M.I.A. was there, too, and she made sure all of America knew the size and shape of her middle finger during "Give Me All Your Luvin'" . Naturally, the Internet at large chimed in with several opinions of the show. Catch our roundup of the reviews below! :: [...]

Dolled up like a carefree '70s singer (not unlike Taylor Swift in the current issue of Vogue ), Miley Cyrus took to the Ellen DeGeneres Show 's stage for a performance of Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" . The LOL star was accompanied by one acoustic guitar, which made her vocals the focal point — and she pulled off a mesmerizing performance pretty easily. "I'm so excited to be on this record, just with so many cool people — everyone [...]

Apparently the Super Bowl wasn't the only time we'll be seeing (and hearing) Madonna pair up with cheeseball dance-pop duo LMFAO. The Material Girl's upcoming album MDNA will contain a remix of "Give Me All Your Luvin'" featuring the "Sexy And I Know It" hit-makers as a bonus track. Start shufflin' down below to give the reworked track — which still features Nicki Minaj's rap, though the one by bird-flipper M.I.A. is axed — a spin! There's quite a [...]

Did You Hear? :: There was no "wardrobe malfunction" yesterday, but the Super Bowl Halftime Show wasn't without controversy - NBC and the NFL have issued an apology for M.I.A. flipping the bird to the camera during her guest verse in "Give Me All Your Luvin'". "The obscene gesture in the performance was completely inappropriate, very disappointing, and we apologize to our fans," NBC spokesman Christopher McCarthy said."[ Rap-Up ] :: Rihanna's trailer for Battleship was just one of the many commercials that aired during the Super Bowl. [ Neon [...]

As everyone knows, the post-Super Bowl slot is a coveted spot for any show, and this year NBC gave the honors to The Voice , hoping to hook new fans as the fab foursome of judges takes a break from playing Guesstures to usher in Season 2. As anyone who caught the inaugural outing knows, Javier Colon (of Team Levine) emerged victorious, closely followed by Dia Frampton. What's in store for Season 2? Well, for starters, an all-star roster of mentors including Kelly Clarkson, Robin Thicke, and Alanis Morrisette, and Adam [...]

Everyone may be most enthused about Madonna's halftime performance, but to hold us over until that show-stopper, Katy Perry performed a slightly-smaller scale show at the DirecTV's Pre-Super Bowl party last night in Indianapolis. The newly blue (and newly single) songbird appeared in a sporty outfit with similarly-athletic backup dancers to perform "Teenage Dream," "Hot N Cold," "E.T.," and "Peacock." (Has she finally decided to let "The One That Got Away" be the one that got away?) Let the mer-girl get you ready for some football below. [...]

Most years, people watch the Super Bowl to see a bunch of men playing football. This year, a number of eyes are glued to TV sets primarily to see a 53-year-old woman in a gold Viking costume sing and dance — got a problem with that? (Okay, and maybe a few watched for Kelly Clarkson.) Regardless of which team emerges as the champ of Super Bowl XLVI, we declare that everyone who catches Madonna's halftime performance of "Give Me All Your Luvin'" is a winner. If you missed it — or if you, like [...]

You know what day it is, right? That day that Madonna is performing on national TV! (And we hear some guys might be playing football, or something.) But as we await Madge and her plethora of special guests (reportedly including Nicki Minaj, LMFAO, M.I.A., and Cee Lo Green) there's one more major artist making an appearance — Kelly Clarkson, tapped for the honor of performing the national anthem at the Super Bowl XLVI. Needless to say, the forgiving songbird sounded great and, as a bonus, remembered all the words! In football terms, [...]

Nicki Minaj spent the past year more or less conquering the world (a rise punctuated by a Super Bowl performance with Madonna today). But on the bittersweet new "Marilyn Monroe" (actual recording date as yet unknown), Nicki confides that she's still battling insecurity and self-doubt. Is this her secret audition to take Katy Perry's place on Broadway ? (Or not.) Go blonde with Nicki below. "Just call me blessed / If you can't handle my worst / You ain't getting my best / Is this how Marilyn Monroe felt?" [...]

One rather obvious and tiresome joke after Lana Del Rey's Saturday Night Live performance , at least among her critics, was that it resembled a Kristen Wiig skit. (Indeed, Newsday said Del Rey's rendition of "Video Games" was "so awful it could easily have been a Kristen Wiig skit, maybe one where she impersonates a Fiona Apple wannabe.") Never one to let a meta-joke slip idly by, SNL's Weekend Update segment last night featured — what else — Kristen Wiig channeling Del Rey in a methodical defense of her appearance as [...]

Tony Bennett pulled out all the stops for his Grammy-nominated Duets II album, joining forces with some of the most talented musicians of the last decade such as Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga. And the streak continues as we get a music video for his sonic rendezvous with John Mayer, "One For My Baby (One More For The Road)." The two do some old-fashioned lounge-style riffing as we spy them in the studio (in suits, of course — this is Tony Bennett we're talking about). Fortunately, there seems to be [...]

Leave it to Wendy Williams to get right to the juicy stuff. Mary J. Blige made her first appearance on the colorful talk show, and its effervescent host sure didn't shy away from heavy topics like motherhood, marital problems, and substance abuse. The Oscar-snubbed songbird opened up about all this and more when questioned about how she can continue drinking even after a long battle with cocaine addiction. Said Mary: "I don't need alcohol to get me out of a depression or get me out of a bad moment, but I have occasional drinks with my friends." [...]

Nick Carter is no doubt still reeling from the news that his sister Leslie has died in an apparent drug overdose, but he hasn't let that stop him from sharing his music with fans: "Performing is cathartic to me and I am dedicating the rest of my tour to my sister since she loved to watch me perform," he said in a statement. Nick carried on with that sentiment Wednesday night at Irving Plaza in New York City, where he said: "I've never done this before, and I never thought I'd ever have to, but I'd like to [...]

Madonna made sure she is all anyone is talking about this week, whether it was expressing her worth as a live performer , answering journalists' stupid questions , or revealing her new video " Give Me All Your Luvin' ". But there was still plenty else going on — who did not get any luvin' this week was Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul, who were unceremoniously 862d from The X Factor , or Taylor Swift, whose exit from the Les Miserables cast did not leave many [...]

Ellen DeGeneres flipped the concept of The Voice right on its head this afternoon when she made the coaches (minus Cee Lo Green) stay silent and only use gestures to communicate music-themed words and phrases. When choosing our favorite moment from the game, we can't decide between Christina Aguilera thrashing her head for "Heavy Metal" or Adam Levine pointing to himself for the word "Diva" — with Blake Shelton guessing correctly! Watch all the fun below. Xtina, Blake and Adam are more than invited to our place for [...]

Left hand yellow, right hand wrapping a python around your neck, mouth making out with Madonna? Britney Spears often looks uncomfortable while dancing these days, which makes her the perfect candidate for a revamp of the classic contortionist-friendly game Twister. Hasbro has announced a new dance edition of the old pretzel-making favorite, which Brit-Brit says she rediscovered in recent years thanks to her boys. It will feature a special remix of "Till The World Ends," and the #willpower contributor will also appear in promotional materials. Hear what the impending bride-to-be had to [...]

In the upcoming Glee episode "The Spanish Teacher", Mr. Schuester — himself, a Spanish teacher, unless you forgot he did anything else at McKinley besides get way too involved in his students' personal lives — feels threatened by the new foreign language teacher played by Ricky Martin . And those feelings of inferiority are completely warranted, as Ricky gives us some much needed sizzle in his choir room cover of LMFAO's "Sexy And I Know It" . The dancing is top notch, and there's even a cameo by a faux-Shufflebot! Watch below. [...]

Melanie Amaro first earned " respect " when she was crowned the first winner of The X Factor (which, don't know if you've heard, is going through some growing pains at the moment). After signing a $5 million contract with Epic Records , Melanie has also landed a starring role in a Pepsi Super Bowl commercial. In it, Sir Elton John plays a tyrannical king who doesn't let his people drink Pepsi. Melanie saves the day by belting out Aretha Franklin's classic, and blows Elton down to the chamber below, releasing Pepsi for all! Watch [...]