4 Dec 2012
JayBirthday-Feature

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Happy Birthday, Jay-Z! Go and brush your shoulders off! Hova turns 43 today, and to celebrate the rap legend’s big day, we’re talking about all the meaningful things he’s done over this past year. From supporting gay marriage to sending underprivileged kids to school, here are a few ways Jay has taken care of his “Clique” in 2012.

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28 Nov 2012
MileyTreyBirthday-Feature

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Miley Cyrus and Trey Songz may be on opposite sides of the music spectrum, but the R&B babe and pop princess actually have a lot in common! They share the same birthday month, both have amazing physiques, and -- because it’s what’s on the inside that counts -- they’re two of the most giving celebs in Hollywood.

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12 Nov 2012
HammerObama-Feature

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Fadi Saleh, the video maven behind Barackdubs, has done it again! He's had President Barack Obama lip-dubbed to Lady Gaga (7.6 million views), LMFAO (19.1 million views), Justin Bieber (6.4 million views), and -- in a video which premiered here on Act -- Carly Rae Jepsen (a staggering 31.7 million views). And now, he's already raked up 2.4 million views in five days with MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This," Obama-style!

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7 Nov 2012
Sophia-Feature2

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Last night Twitter went wild as people were glued to the news and announcements on winners were made. Learning that Barack Obama had been reelected as president of the United States was the biggest Twitter trend of the night and in Twitter history, but there was also a lot of talk about women and politics, and Sophia Bush had good news to share!

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Candidates-Feature

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It's over! What a season of politics that will forever go down in the history books! President Barack Obama was re-elected, and Governor Mitt Romney gracefully took the loss -- but both agree Washington must work together to get us really going. For the past year Romney and Obama have gone head to head on the campaign trail, and we think it's time they go hand in hand.

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The votes are in and it's official now: Barry has been re-elected as the Prez of America. Now onto the second most important news of the day -- what the celebrities wore to the polling stations! We kid, we kid, but seriously stars got their political swag on while voting yesterday. From Beyoncé to Miley Cyrus, we've got 10 super stylish celebs who showed their true colors: red, white and blue and beyond!

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6 Nov 2012
Macklemore-Feature

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If you know who Macklemore is, awesome! If you don't, it's all good 'cause you're about to learn about a rapper that's like no other.

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FarEast-Feature

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The boys of Far East Movement sure know how to make people dance, but today the “Like A G6” hit-makers wanna make you do something else: vote. We recently sat down with half of the dynamic foursome at ArjanWrites.com's ARTIST #TALK in NYC to discuss the importance of rockin’ the vote!

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Perry-Feature

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Election Day is finally here!!!! Katy Perry, who is super excited about Election Day, of course has a special outfit for it.

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Will-Feature

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Election Day is today and will.i.am is making sure his voice is heard. At a recent party for his new eco-conscious style venture EKOCYCLE, the music mogul carved out some time to talk politics, and talked about his new song, "#GreatTimes."

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