14 Feb 2013
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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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13 Feb 2013
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Valentine's Day may be filled with a lot of love, chocolates, and bundles of flowers, but not for all -- for some it's also known best as Singles Awareness Day (SAD). Singles as in me, but also Drake, Britney Spears, James Franco, Kelly Rowland, and the list of hot and eligible A-listers goes on and onnnn. So, we thought what better way to celebrate SAD than playing matchmaker with a few of them!

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12 Feb 2013
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The Mayan calendar must just have been off by a few weeks, because this is totally the apocalypse! Hipsters and Beliebers are in an all-out war as Justin Bieber and Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney share a heated post-Grammy exchange.

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Music videos usually do one of two things with bath time: they either make it look super sexy or super depressing. Rihanna’s brand new “Stay” video does exactly the latter.

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11 Feb 2013
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Awards show season is all about the glitz and the glamour, and last night’s Grammys was no exception. While the night is dedicated to recognizing success in the music industry, it’s easy to forget that not all artists found an easy way to the top.

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Everyone is still talking about music's biggest night. From Jennifer Lopez out-legging Angelina Jolie to the hilarious Kelly Clarkson photobomb, the 55th Grammy Awards was a night to remember! To add to that list of what everyone's talking about, we're here to highlight three moments that, like legs and photobombs, deserve the attention.

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8 Feb 2013
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Break out the fab performances, fierce fashion, because 2013's Grammys weekend has officially arrived! These nominees can win big this year, but lets get real, they've won in other ways already. From Frank Ocean's honesty with his sexuality to Carly Rae's new Seventeen Mag cover, plenty of nominees are already winners in our book. Here's who!

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Awards show season is about to get quite colorful, unexpected, and well, weird. With the Grammy Awards this weekend, you can expect to see lots of crazy fashion, some insane musical talent and plenty of fun surprises.

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Bimonthly, we'll take an artist on the rise on the MTV Music Meter and, to help you discover them a little more, detail some of their philanthropic tendencies -- from Mika to Ellie Goulding. This week: Macklemore!

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7 Feb 2013
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Following a wardrobe malfunction-free Super Bowl, CBS officials are doing everything they can to make sure this Sunday's Grammy Awards are as boring family-friendly as possible. They recently emailed attendees a set of strict wardrobe rules that ban boobs, butts, and other exposed curves. If this news put a damper on your weekend T.V. plans, let us cheer you up with a few wildly “inappropriate” pics of celebs... at charity events!

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