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Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Young Jeezy Rock VH1’s ‘Super Bowl Fan Jam 2010’

Timbaland, JoJo also perform at show in Miami; Justin Timberlake appears via video. By Gil Kaufman Rihanna performs at the Super Bowl Jam on Thursday Photo: Getty Images Leave it to the good people of Miami to fire up the tailgate grills four days early for Sunday’s Super Bowl.

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Lady Gaga Explains Her Absence From ‘We Are The World’ Recording

Singer, in rehearsal for new tour, says she was ‘never supposed to’ be at session even though her name was attached. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga Photo: Ian Gavan/ Getty Images While a number of the names attached to the “We Are the World” remake lent their voices to the charity single benefiting Haiti, a few notables were absent from the roster, including Lady Gaga . The Grammy-winning pop singer explains that while she had been linked to the “We Are the World” project, she had never planned on being involved with it.

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Frances Bean Cobain To Make Recording Debut

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s daughter sings on Dresden Dolls members’ project, Evelyn Evelyn. By Kyle Anderson Frances Bean Cobain Photo: Getty Images It was probably only a matter of time before Frances Bean Cobain — the daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole mastermind Courtney Love — dipped her toe into the ocean of the music business

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Robin Thicke Had ‘A Great Time’ Recording ‘We Are The World’

‘Me and Kid Cudi and Trey Songz and Tyrese, we were all cracking up with Vince Vaughn having a great time,’ singer says of the session. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kelly Marino Robin Thicke Photo: MTV News Although a serious cause brought celebrities from all entertainment fields together to remake “We Are the World,” it didn’t mean they didn’t have a good time in the studio

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New Orleans Natives React To Lil Wayne’s ‘We Are The World’ Katrina Comment

During recording session, rapper praised what’s been done for Haiti while condemning efforts in his hometown. By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News Lil Wayne was vocal about how humbled and honored he was to be taking over folk icon Bob Dylan’s part on Monday night’s remake of “We Are the World.” But at the end of his soft-spoken comments to reporters during the recording session, the New Orleans-bred rapper added one more thought that instantly sent a buzz through the room

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Swizz Beatz Wants To Expand His Brand To Include Art, Films, Fashion

‘Some people don’t know 70 percent of the work I’ve done,’ he says during Hip-Hop and R&B Week. By Shaheem Reid Swizz Beatz Photo: Full Surface Swizz Beatz said you’re going to learn more about him soon.

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Death Cab’s Chris Walla Addresses Postal Service/ Owl City Comparisons

In a tweet about Men at Work plagiarism case, Walla writes, ‘Related: Owl City should really consider buying Ben [Gibbard] a pony.’ By James Montgomery Owl City Photo: Universal Republic Last year, Chris Walla raised eyebrows when he called brooding “Twilight” bloodsucker Edward Cullen “an a–hole.” Then, at rehearsals for the mtvU Woodie Awards , he made sure to point out the “high beefcake quotient” of the “New Moon” film. And how can we forget the international incident he created when the master tapes for his Field Manual album ran afoul of the Department of Homeland Security? Basically, the Death Cab for Cutie guitarist/producer is unafraid to speak his mind or rankle the third-largest Cabinet department in the U.S., which makes him a rare breed in these buttoned-up, sound-bite-ified times

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The Taylor Swift Backlash Debate Continues To Rage

Comments from Swift’s label head fuel the haters’ fire. By James Montgomery Taylor Swift Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images It’s still going on, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon: It’s the Great Taylor Swift Debate, and it continues to rage among MTV.com readers

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Carrie Underwood Cast In ‘Soul Surfer’ Movie

Grammy winner will begin filming the project this month, after performing the national anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl. By Jocelyn Vena Carrie Underwood Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for PCA Carrie Underwood is taking her act from the small screen to the big screen.

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Cobra Starship’s Gabe Saporta Talks ‘Hand-Gesture Tour’ With 3OH!3

‘We don’t take ourselves that seriously,’ he says of the similarities between the two bands. By James Montgomery Gabe Saporta Photo: MTV News When MTV News spoke to Cobra Starship magnate Gabe Saporta last week, he knew about his band’s upcoming tour with 3OH!3 , he just wasn’t allowed to talk about it yet. It seems that even though 3OH!3’s Nathan Motte tweeted Saporta about the jaunt, some of the finer points weren’t exactly squared away

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