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Robyn Gets Busy With A Bellboy, On ‘When I Was 17’

‘There was a lot of sneaking around in the corridors,’ she says of her hotel love on latest episode, airing Saturday at 11 a.m. ET/PT on MTV. By Sara Waber Robyn on “When I Was 17” Photo: MTV International pop star Robyn blends her futuristic sound with the sunny pop of her homeland, Sweden. This past Halloween, she headlined MTV’s O Music Awards , and no one was left dancing alone during her showstopping set. The “Call Your Girlfriend” singer said performing at the awards show “was not like doing a TV show — it was a concert.” Robyn wasn’t always landing gigs that big, but she has been singing girl-power anthems like “Show Me Love” and “Do You Know (What It Takes)” since she was just a teenager. She reminisces about that time in her life on the next episode of “When I Was 17,” airing Saturday at 11 a.m. ET/PT on MTV. “When I was 16, I recorded my first album and it was released in Sweden and it did really well,” she says on the episode, also featuring J. Cole and Chad Michael Murray. “So labels in America started to pay interest to what I was doing, and when I was 17, I signed a record contract in America.” Just like ABBA years before her, America kept this spunky Swedish girl busy — in more ways than one. “I spent all my time in hotels,” she said. “I was constantly working and moving around. But I stayed a lot at this one hotel in New York, where I had a romance with the bellboy.” So what was her bellhop beau like? “He was my age, and his name was Alex. He was amazing. If anyone at the hotel would have found out that we had a thing going on, I don’t think Alex would have been able to keep his job. There was a lot of sneaking around in the corridors.” “When I Was 17” — this week featuring Robyn, J. Cole and Chad Michael Murray — airs Saturday at 11 a.m ET/PT on MTV. Related Videos Preview ‘When I Was 17’ Featuring J. Cole, Robyn And Chad Michael Murray Related Artists Robyn

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Ne-Yo Engaged, Expecting Second Baby

Singer and longtime girlfriend Monyetta Shaw welcomed their first child last year. By Kara Warner Monyetta Shaw and Ne-Yo Photo: Donna Ward/ Getty Images It’s wedding bells and baby booties for Ne-Yo . The “Closer” singer is engaged to longtime girlfriend Monyetta Shaw, and the happy couple are expecting their second child together. According to Us Weekly, the baby announcement was kept under wraps for most of Shaw’s pregnancy. A source told the mag the baby is expected as early as October, which is just two weeks away. Despite being busy with her pregnancy, Shaw has also been working on a new boutique in Atlanta called Emerlyn & Ester, set to open soon in the city’s upscale Buckhead District. Ne-Yo (real name: Shaffer Chimere Smith) welcomed his first child, daughter Madilyn Grace , back in November 2010 and was ecstatic about becoming a father. “Feels like I’m in luv for the first time,” he tweeted at the time. “Welcoming that lil’ girl to the world last night defined for me what ‘willing to kill and die for’ truly means. My world, my life, all hers.” The couple have not revealed when they plan to marry. The last time we checked in with Ne-Yo, the exuberant 31-year-old’s mind was on music and his showstopping VMA performance of “Give Me Everything” with Pitbull . “This is my first time performing at the VMAs, so this is going to be big,” he promised . “This was the show where, before I made it, where I was like, ‘When I make it, yeah, I definitely got to do that one.’ And I’m here. I’m happy. I’m definitely beyond happy. I’m gonna maintain; very ecstatic to be here.” Share your well-wishes for the couple in the comments below! Related Artists Ne-Yo

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On This Day: Did We Mention It’s Taylor Kitsch Day?

Happy April 8, dear reader! Time to join Movieline on another breezy expedition through the historical arcana and milestones that helped shaped the pop culture you know and love today. Read on for more good fortune to happen upon Taylor Kitsch, a look back at Charlie Chaplin’s second career and memories of Clint Eastwood’s third career.

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On This Day: Did We Mention It’s Taylor Kitsch Day?

Judging the Judges’ Save on American Idol: Did Justice Prevail?

Hooray! Not so much? This week, American Idol ‘s voters grew a pair and almost eliminated a dude . But before that pig could fly, the judges whipped out a pocket veto and fired it square at the showstopping vest of Michael “Big Mike” Lynche, who sang a decent “Eleanor Rigby” this week and still scored the lowest number of votes. The new father Lynche, whose wife enjoyed a very famous cervix during Hollywood Week, lives to meet mentor Adam Lambert . Are we happy for Big Mike’s triumph?

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Judging the Judges’ Save on American Idol: Did Justice Prevail?