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Rihanna Gets Traditional Tattoo on Her Hand 

Ouch! Rihanna got a traditional tattoo on her hand while in New Zealand. It was done in the moko style of the indigenous Maori people of the country. See video of the process. Yes, RiRi looks like she is in pain. But she can handle it. She's fucking Rihanna, for God's sake. Do you love this

Preview The Wanted's New Album "Word of Mouth" 

The Wanted will release Word of Mouth on November 4. Can't wait that long? Then listen to the full album preview, via these audio snippets. It's a lot of music and should get you hot and bothered for the full album. Here is Part 1: Here is Part 2: Here is Part 3: Are you super stoked for the new The

Sexy Selfie of the Day: Miley Cyrus in Bed 

Today's Sexy Selfie of the Day is Miley Cyrus, in bed, last week, while she prepped for her stint as the host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live. Miley's growing out her pixie cut! Anyone want to snuggle up with her? Source: instagram.com/p/fAw4HJQzDy/ What is your favorite thing about Miley

Check Out a Snippet of a New Justin Bieber Song 

Justin Bieber shared a snippet of a new song on Instagram. He posted the video of his manager Scooter Braun grooving as he sings a line about a "roller coaster." Watch it below: Source: instagram.com/p/fNX71JgvoS What did you think of this tiny sample of new music? Sounds like Da Biebs to us!

Jonas Brothers Cancel Tour 

The Jonas Brothers were about to kick off their fall tour, which was slated for 19 dates, on Friday, October 11. They have canceled the trek, due to a deep rift within the band over their musical differences, according to their PR flack. The band, comprised of brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick, were set

Lady Gaga Reveals "ARTPOP" Track Listing Via Twitter 

Lady Gaga will release ARTPOP on November 11 [iTunes link] and she just shared the track listing via Twitter. She had little monsters create a mural with all the song titles and then they tweeted images of each song title in the running order. See the tweets below: To announce the ARTPOP

Interview: Robert Kraft 

We could all learn something from Robert Kraft. His journey from a piano-wielding singer-songwriter responsible for the Who's The Boss theme song, music from The Mambo Kings for which he received an Oscar nod, as well as numerous albums to President of Music at Fox to C.E.O. and founder of his