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Stacy Francis Takes on Prince: X Factor Audition

Stacy Francis set a very high bar for herself on The X Factor last night: in front of Nicole Scherzinger and Enrique Iglesias, the single mother of two covered one of Prince’s all-time classics, “Purple Rain.” Did this talented, emotional hopeful do enough to move on? Decide for yourself: Stacy Francis – Purple Rain Among other standouts that we hope move on to the Sweet 16: Phillip Lomax , who bravely switched up a Rihanna single in front of Rihanna . Tora Woloshin , who just could not get any satisfaction . Caitlin Koch , our favorite at this early stage of the competition.

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Taylor Swift in Concert: Welcome, T.I.! Welcome, Usher!

We’ve warned you before, Taylor Swift fans: you really have no idea who might join this talented artist on stage when she plays a concert in your hometown. In late August, Justin Bieber sang a duet with Taylor in Los Angeles, while Nicki Minaj did the honors one night later . Over the weekend, meanwhile, Swift played a couple of shows in Atlanta – and was joined by a couple of that city’s most beloved musical icons. First up, watch T Swizzle drop a serious beat alongside Usher during a live rendition of “Yeah!” Taylor Swift & Usher – Yeah! Then, enjoy a version of “Live Your Life,” as Taylor takes over the role of Rihanna and provides the chorus for T.I., who is dressed in what we can only imagine is a sample from his clothing line … Taylor Swift & T.I. – Live Your Life

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Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield: Dating!

Production on The Amazing Spider-Man wrapped in May, but Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield are still working on the next chapter … in real life! What we meant by that horrendous intro is that the talented twosome is totally together, in a romantic sort of way. Cute stuff, are we wrong? “They got close during filming and have been hooking up,” a source says. The new couple decided to keep things quiet, the source adds, because Garfield split with Shannon Woodward , his girlfriend of three years, in May. Stone, meanwhile, recently parted ways with Kieran Culkin, clearing the way for this new couple , which is still flying under the radar, by and large. “They haven’t gone public, but he’s told his friends,” the insider says. [Photos: WENN.com]

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Katie Couric Leaving CBS Evening News

“I have decided to step down from the CBS Evening News,” Katie Couric tells us exclusively. “I#39;m really proud of the talented team on the CBS Evening News and the award-winning work we#39;ve been able to do in the past five years in addition to the reporting I#39;ve done for 60 Minutes and CBS Sunday Morning. In making the decision to move on, I know the Evening News will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future.” After weeks of widespread speculation about her future, Katie Cour

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Creator of Pokemon Takeshi Shudo Died

Takeshi Shudo was a very popular name among the people of all ages due to his contribution in the making for the “Pokemon” series and “Minky Momo” series. With interesting storylines and characterizations, Takeshi Shudo had entertained the audiences worldwide. Other than “Pokeman”, Takeshi Shudo was involved in “Idol Tenshi Youkoso Yoko”, “Martian Successor” and “Legend of the Galatic Heroes”. Recently, the talented writer Takeshi Shudo had also created two new characters namely Dogakobo and G

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Stunt Cats

Pharaohs originally had pyramids built just to watch their talented cats slide down the sides, so says Brett Erlich, who focuses on the viral world’s most amazing cats (and a few of those who fail). TONIGHT 11/10c

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‘Easy A’ Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know!

We’ve been tracking Emma Stone’s teen comedy since its freshman year. By Kara Warner Emma Stone in “Easy A” Photo: Sony Pictures For people who love movies, and we at MTV News certainly do, 2010’s box-office offerings have been a little inconsistent. Nevertheless, if you’ve been passing up the mediocrity in anticipation of something worth your time and hard-earned dollars, “Easy A” is your reason to get back to the theater. Yes, we’ve gushed a bit about it all week, but it is that good. Nice girl/ semi-outsider Olive (Stone) makes a deal with a guy friend to pretend to have loud, crazy sex at a house party so the bullies at their high school will think he’s “cool” and leave him alone. But that one good-natured act soon spirals into many more “requests” from other similarly plagued students. Soon the high school rumor mill has been set ablaze with exaggerated accounts of Olive’s alleged exploits. And it’s finally in theaters! To celebrate the well-made and well-acted teen comedy that is “Easy A,” here is everything you need to know! When Emma Stone, a much-loved scene-stealer in films like “Superbad” and “The House Bunny,” was announced in her first big starring role back in March 2009, fans were already excited about the project. Days before production began in June 2009, we learned which actors would fill out the hilarious supporting roles : Penn Badgley, Cam Gigandet, Stanley Tucci, Lisa Kudrow and more. Shortly thereafter, we caught up with “Twilight” hunk Gigandet to hear about his role in the film. “I’m one of those characters who you think is one person, where he turns out to not be,” Gigandet said. Finally, almost a full year later, in May, we got our first look at the talented cast in action, courtesy of the . This only solidified our interest in the film. In late July, we stole a few moments with director Will Gluck , who heaped praise on Stone as a leading lady, as well as the rest of his talented cast. That was followed by our first exclusive clip , which is coincidentally one of the funniest sequences in the film. Stone’s quote/narration over the scene speaks for itself: “If people thought I was a dirty skank, fine. I’d be the dirtiest skank they’d ever seen.” And just recently, we sat down with the film’s stars to discuss the many quirks and charms of the film. Badgley dished on the most amusing rumor he’d heard about himself, and Stone revealed how filming a fake sex scene induced an asthma attack. Earlier this week, it was finally time for the film’s premiere , where Stone and her co-stars shined, along with several other fashion-forward stars, including Taylor Swift and Keke Palmer. Check out everything we’ve got on “Easy A.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com .

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Kanye West to Perform at MTV VMAs

Kanye West will be returning to the scene of the crime, or at least the scene of one of the biggest jackass moves in award show history. Imma let you finish! A year after infamously interrupting Taylor Swift’s speech on stage, Kanye West is set to return to the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, September 12. The Grammy-winning rapper’s fifth studio album is expected to drop this fall. He debuted a video “painting” for the first single, ” Power ,” on MTV last week. A follow-up single is also expected to be released by West in the next couple of weeks, and that’s not nearly all from the talented, egomaniac artist. Kanye Tweeted yesterday: “More music … I’m bout to drop a bunch of sh!t this yea … surprise performances … guest verses … living in the studio.” You’ve been warned, award winners.

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Jordin Sparks is Headed to Broadway

Jordin Sparks is off to Broadway. The season six winner of American Idol is the latest finalist to land a role on stage, following in the talented footsteps of Clay Aiken and Constantine Maroulis, the latter of whom was even nominated for a Tony Award. Beginning on August 19, Sparks will star in In the Heights , a musical set in the Dominican-American community of New York’s Washington Heights. She’ll play the character of Nina Rosario for 12 weeks, through November 14. In January, former High School Musical star Corbin Bleu debuted in the lead of the play. He’s received sold reviews for it.

Smart Crow

Sam the Crow is clearly in the Gifted and Talented group at Crow School. Watch