9 May 2013
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Melanie Brown, aka Mel B, aka Scary Spice, is getting ready to spice up Adam Lambert’s life by giving him a GLAAD Media Award this weekend.

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8 May 2013
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We're eagerly awaiting The Wanted’s new show “The Wanted Life,” premiering Sunday, June 2 at 10/9c on E! Aren't you too? In the meantime, the boys have released their “Walks Like Rihanna” music video.

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Demi Lovato has been open about her mental and emotional health struggles because she wants other young people to know they’re not alone and that there is light at the end of the tunnel. She’s changed the lives of many Lovatics, and now she’s been officially honored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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7 May 2013
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What do Phillip Phillips and Emma Roberts have in common?

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6 May 2013
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Phillip Phillips is making a new music video for his song “Gone, Gone, Gone,” and YOU have a chance to be in it. And, yes, it gets even better: You’ll be helping music education while you’re at it.

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3 May 2013
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About 1.3 billion people are living in poverty, and right now you have an awesome opportunity to earn free tix to see Beyoncé, Ke$ha, Bruno Mars, Rihanna or One Direction in concert by taking action to lower dem numbers!

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Gun violence is an emotional and far-reaching issue in America today, and Snoop Lion’s not shy about his thoughts on the matter. Besides making the song “No Guns Allowed” and teaming up with MTV and Jewelry For a Cause to get illegal guns off the streets, he’s gotten involved with Voices Against Violence.

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2 May 2013
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Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez know something about running the world. They run the music-movie-dance-mother-activist world, and now they're teaming up for the Sound of Change concert to empower women worldwide.

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Prom season is in full effect but the students of Channel View School for Research in Rockaway Beach were worried they wouldn't be able to afford a prom because of the damage Hurricane Sandy did to their neighborhood.

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Ever since she lost her second mom, Wendy, to cancer, Jordin Sparks has been dedicated to fighting against melanoma (a type of skin cancer). Because May is Melanoma Awareness Month, Jordin has gone to Twitter to spread awareness and honor Wendy’s memory.

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