20 May 2013
TaylorSwift-Feature
Photo: (Getty)

Photo: (Getty)

Taylor Swift cleaned up at last night’s Billboard Music Awards, where she nabbed eight of the 11 awards for which she was nominated. When she took to the stage to accept the award for Artist of the Year, Swift took a moment to thank the people who had been there all along: her fans.

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16 May 2013
AlbaHonest-Feature
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Photo: (Honest.com)

We caught Jessica Alba and her The Honest Company employees doing some serious good for families in the Los Angeles area recently. The company donated over 18,000 of its products to Baby2Baby,  a total value of more than $80,000!

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15 May 2013
30STMny-Feature
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Photo: (Getty)

30 Seconds to Mars has one of the most dedicated fan armies on the planet. The fans, who call themselves the Echelon, have planted trees in Haiti, funded a well to provide clean drinking water to those in need, and built houses in the band’s name. To show his phans (fans + philanthropists) his gratitude, Jared Leto gave them a free concert in Union Square!

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14 May 2013
VanessaHudgens-Feature
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Photo: (Getty)

Have you ever seen your favorite celebrity wear something and wished you could go out and buy it?

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13 May 2013
HarryVeteran-Feature
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Photo: (Getty)

Prince Harry might be best known as Will’s little brother, but the young royal is now making a name for himself as an advocate for injured soldiers thanks to his recent trip around the United States. As if we need another reason to swoon over him, the prince, who is a captain in the British army, has reportedly said he wants “to be a champion of ‘wounded warriors.”

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10 May 2013
CelebMoms2-Feature
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Photos: (Getty)

Have you figured out what you’re going to tell your mom this Sunday to let her know how much she means to you? Well Lauren Conrad, Alicia Keys and Bella Thorne have planned ahead, and we’re sharing a sneak peek at what they’re going to post about their moms on Facebook this Mother’s Day!

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DarrenCriss-Feature
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Photo: (MTV)

We’re big fans of Music is Medicine founder and CEO Leora Friedman, and it turns out we’re not the only ones! As part of the “Random Acts of mtvU” series, “Glee” star Darren Criss surprised the Princeton student by dropping by to ask her to be his date to the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in August.

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9 May 2013
Butler-Feature
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Photo: (Youtube)

What happens when you combine the star power of Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker and a large cast that includes other Academy Award-winning actors? You get the powerful new trailer for Lee Daniels’ upcoming movie, “The Butler.” The film follows Whitaker’s character as he works as the White House’s head butler during eight presidencies and highlights the struggle for civil rights during that time.

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8 May 2013
OnTheRoadCoverFlips-Feature
Photos: (Huffington Post)

Photos: (Huffington Post)

Author Maureen Johnson had a simple idea: How would book covers look different if the authors’ genders were flipped? She proposed a coverflip contest to her fans and now, thanks to some help from The Huffington Post, we have an answer.

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ChrisPineOut-Feature
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Photo: (Out Magazine, Just Jared)

Trekkies, we know you're stoked for the highly anticipated "Star Trek Into Darkness" but we've got another reason to heart Captain Kirk and Commander Spock! Chris Pine is gracing the June/July cover of Out and talked about supporting his costar Zachary Quinto when he came out.

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