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5:05 PM ET, January 28, 2014

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/ Miley Cyrus & Madonna Performing...Together!  —  Get ready for the pop music world to implode!  —  I can exclusively reveal that Miley Cyrus' surprise guest performer for her upcoming MTV Unplugged special is none other than Madonna!  —  Yes, Miley and Madonna singing together!
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus, Madonna Performing Together for Miley's MTV Unplugged Special  —  Don't stop bracing yourselves: Madonna's epic collaborations continue.  After joining Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert (plus mass-wedding officiant Queen Latifah) onstage at Sunday's Grammys, the pop legend …
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Moving OUT Of Calabasas  —  MOVING OUT OF CALABASAS  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber has had enough of suburban life and has decided to move out of Calabasas ... sources connected with the singer tell TMZ.  —  We're told the egging incident and the Sheriff's raid on Bieber's home were the final straw.
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Justin Bieber / People.com:
Justin Bieber to Be Arraigned on Feb. 14  —  Pop singer Justin Bieber has a Valentine's Day date with a South Florida judge on charges of DUI, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license.  —  “Justin doesn't have to be there,” Ed Griffith, a Miami state attorney's office spokesman, tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — His Pal Khalil Wasn't Drunk Either ... Test Shows
Discussion: The Blemish
Jon Pareles / New York Times:
Pete Seeger, Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music, Dies at 94  —  Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for social change, died Monday.
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Jethro Mullen / CNN:
Legendary folk singer Pete Seeger dies at 94  —  Folk legend Pete Seeger  —  (CNN) — Pete Seeger, the man considered to be one of the pioneers of contemporary folk music who inspired legions of activist singer-songwriters, died Monday.  —  He was 94.  —  Seeger's best known songs include “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” “Turn!
Discussion: Us Weekly and Stereogum
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - Kate Gosselin's sister reveals they haven't spoken in a ‘very painful’ SIX years as friend claims reality star left a ‘trail of hurt’ behind on her pursuit of fame and fortune  — Sister Kendra speaks for first time about ‘very painful’ relationship with her sister, Kate Gosselin
Perez Hilton:
Vin Diesel Dances To Beyoncé & Katy Perry By His Lonesome Just Like Us All — But He Films It & It's Adorable!  Watch HERE!  —  It is IMPOSSIBLE to not like Vin Diesel!  —  Not only does he karaoke to Rihanna's Stay, but he also shakes his groove thing to Beyoncé and Katy Perry's music!
Discussion: X17 Online
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Access Hollywood:
Billy Ray Cyrus Shares The Back To Nature Advice He'd Give Justin Bieber  —  LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Billy Ray Cyrus shared the advice he would give Justin Bieber, following the Canadian pop star's DUI arrest last week.  —  “A lot of people do ask me for parenting advice,” …
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Bieber's Intervention Confession: Tells Manager He Wants To ‘Take A Break From Music’ To Open Tattoo Parlor... With His Bad Influence Dad  —  Justin Bieber told his manager Scooter Braun during a weekend meeting in Panama that he wants to take a break from making music and touring the globe …
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K.C. Blumm / People.com:
A.J. McLean: I'd Like to Take Justin Bieber Under My Wing
Discussion: PopWatch and Digital Spy
Carlos Greer / People.com:
Heidi Klum and Martin Kirsten Split  —  Heidi Klum is single again.  —  After dating for a year and a half, the supermodel and her bodyguard boyfriend Martin Kirsten separated a few weeks ago, PEOPLE confirms exclusively.  —  Klum, 40, started dating Kirsten, 41, a few months after she filed …
Justin Kroll / Variety:
'Captain America 3′ Takes Shape at Marvel (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Anthony and Joe Russo returning to direct third installment  —  Marvel is still focusing on “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which arrives in April, but sources tell Variety that Anthony and Joe Russo will be back in the director's chair …
Discussion: The Wrap and The Moviefone Blog
Fuse:
New Orleans rapper and bounce queen Big Freedia is returning to Fuse this June for eight more episodes of booty-shaking, diva-rish drama  —  “It's Big Freedia the Queen Diva, you best believe-uhhh!”—and she's back for Season Two of Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce starting June 2014 on Fuse's cable channel!
Discussion: World of Wonder
Metro.co.uk:
Grammys 2014: Beyonce's risqué performance slammed by shocked parents  —  Beyoncé gives Jay Z a cheeky squeeze as they sing Drunk in Love (Picture: Reuters)  —  Beyoncé Knowles won't be holding her breath for an invite to the next mums' coffee morning.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
 
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Beyoncé's Revealing Grammys Dress: Designer Dishes Exclusive Details on Dressing the “Tiny” Star!
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NEWS/ Ed Sheeran: Taylor Swift Danced So Hard at the Grammys She Broke Her Dress!
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Meg / X17 Online:
DID JESSICA ALBA GET SOME NEW INK?
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Elizabeth Banks to Direct ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ (Exclusive)
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WATCH: Tom Hanks Joins Paul Rudd for Spot-on Bosom Buddies Parody
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