27 Feb 2013
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Sunday night wasn’t just a big deal because of the Oscars -- it was also Elton John’s Academy Awards Viewing Party, which benefitted his Elton John AIDS Foundation. A bunch of big names were there, including Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch from “Glee.”

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22 Feb 2013
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What do male celebs do after they break up with Taylor Swift? They bake cupcakes muffins with friends! One Direction’s Niall Horan recently Tweeted a pic of band mate Harry Styles partaking in a little breakup baking therapy. Or was he?

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21 Feb 2013
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February is Black History Month -- a month for us to honor African-American history and the phenomenal people who are making it. From actors, to inventors, to Trey Songz's abs, here are a few groundbreaking individuals who deserve far more than a month of praise.

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19 Feb 2013
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Were you too busy seeing “Silver Linings Playbook” for the second time to catch up on the five Oscar nominees for Documentary Feature this year? If so, don’t worry. We’ve got you! We spent hours watching the docs so you don't have to.

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18 Feb 2013
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Timbaland, Avicii, Justin Timberlake, and Agnes Monica were among the celeb guests who participated in the United Nations Foundation's mPoweringAction Mobile Platform launch.

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The UK’s charity extravaganza Red Nose Day is now less than a month away (March 15), and One Direction is still finding ways to help out the big event. Red Nose Day helps people in need in the United Kingdom and Africa, and people can get pretty creative in ways to raise money for it.

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15 Feb 2013
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What does a pop superstar do after a flawless inaugural performance and winning a shiny new Grammy? She goes home. Kelly Clarkson is giving her first hometown show in over a year on March 1st, and because there’s not much else a singer could want after performing for the President and beating Florence and the Machine, Fun.Maroon 5 and Pink, it’s all for charity!

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14 Feb 2013
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Can’t get enough of the Grammys? The GRAMMY Foundation is auctioning off 100 exclusive items for charity, including VIP experiences with Lil Wayne and Miguel, and Grammy merchandise signed by Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, fun., and pretty much everyone else who prepped and partied backstage during the awards show.

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This Valentine's Day, One Billion Rising wants you to stand up and dance for abused women around the world. One billion women violated is an atrocity. One billion women dancing is a revolution.

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It’s the day Vinny Guadagnino, Kelly Rowland, countless other celebs, MTV (and 13,000 organizations worldwide) and the women (and men!) of the world have been waiting for: today One Billion Rising wants us all to join together and make violence against women a thing of the past.

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