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Death Cab For Cutie Insist A New Album Is Their Top Priority In 2010

‘It’s the project this year for us,’ drummer Jason McGerr tells MTV News. By James Montgomery Chris Walla and Jason McGerr of Death Cab for Cutie Photo: MTV News When we spoke to Death Cab for Cutie at rehearsals for the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards , they brought us up to speed on the progress of their new album, which may or may not sound a whole lot like Wilco and was still very much in its infancy. So when we caught up with them at rehearsals for another awards show (the 2010 Critics’ Choice Awards, where they paid tribute to the late John Hughes with a performance of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from “The Breakfast Club”), we decided to ask them for a new progress report on the album.

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Usher, Jennifer Hudson To Honor Michael Jackson At Grammys

Tribute will include Jackson’s previously unreleased 3-D ‘Earth Song’ video. By Jocelyn Vena Usher Photo: Andrew H. Walker/ Getty Images In addition to receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy the day before the Grammy Awards, Michael Jackson will be the subject of a tribute by Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion and Smokey Robinson at the Grammys on January 31

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U2’s The Edge Talks Haiti-Benefit Collaboration With Jay-Z

Supergroup will perform in London during ‘Hope for Haiti’ telethon, airing Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. By Gil Kaufman The Edge Photo: Mark Sullivan/ Getty Images A once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Jay-Z and U2’s Bono and The Edge will take place at a London venue during Friday night’s “Hope for Haiti” telethon , which airs at 8 p.m.

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Waka Flocka Flame Shot

A label rep says the Atlanta rapper will recover from Tuesday’s shooting. By Shaheem Reid Waka Flocka Flame Photo: So Icey Up-and-coming Atlanta MC Waka Flocka Flame was shot Tuesday (January 19) in his hometown, according to Fulton County Police. Flocka (real name: Juaquin Malphurs) suffered a gunshot wound to the arm as he was stopped at a carwash on National Highway

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Randy Jackson Says ‘Idol Gives Back’ May Benefit Haiti

‘I’m sure we will definitely address that,’ he says of the charity event’s focus on helping the earthquake-ravaged nation. By Gil Kaufman Randy Jackson Photo: MTV News After taking a year off in the midst of the economic crisis, the “Idol Gives Back” charity event is back on for this year and “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson told MTV News on Tuesday that the focus will likely shift to Haiti in light of the devastating earthquake that hit that Caribbean nation last week.

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Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Bono To Headline MTV’s ‘Hope For Haiti’ Telethon

Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera will also perform at the show, airing live Friday at 8 p.m. ET. By Gil Kaufman Jay-Z Photo: Dave M

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The Cold War Kids Take Us Inside The Making Of Their New EP

‘These four songs — they seem to have a different feel altogether,’ frontman Nathan Willett says. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias Cold War Kids’ Matt Maust, Nathan Willett and Jonnie Russell Photo: MTV News SAN PEDRO, California — The Cold War Kids were looking for a place to disappear.

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Adam Lambert Talks Simon Cowell’s Exit From ‘American Idol’ With Oprah

‘He makes you step your game up,’ Adam Lambert says of departing ‘American Idol’ judge.

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Joe Jonas ‘Excited’ To Work On His Own Music, Acting Career

‘It’s great to be able to have these opportunities to do these different things,’ he says of the Jonas Brothers’ side projects. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Joe Jonas Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images With Nick Jonas busy on the road with his band the Administration and Kevin Jonas currently enjoying married , what’s Joe Jonas been up to? Well, other than pursuing an acting career , he’s been busy working on some new music of his own.

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Susan Boyle Tells Oprah She Was ‘Let Loose’ By Star-Making Audition

‘People started recognizing me in the street’ after audition, singer says. By Jocelyn Vena Susan Boyle on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Tuesday Photo: Harpo Productions When Susan Boyle stopped by “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Tuesday (January 19), the humble “Britain’s Got Talent” runner-up discussed her meteoric rise to fame over the past year, in which she quickly went from YouTube sensation to a genuine chart-topping singer whose debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, has sold more than 8 million albums since its November release

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