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Adam Lambert is fully embracing his new solo career—as well as his keyboard player, too.

The American Idol runner-up gave the final performance at the 2009 American Music Awards, and he delivered much of what earlier outings by Janet Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Lady Gaga and others had: Lots of back-up dancers, a stumble or two and just a bit of raunchiness.

OK, in Lambert's case, there was more than a bit of racy material as he mixed together a so-so song, some S&M imagery and a bit of simulated sex. Oh, and that juicy mid-song kiss, too.

For your entertainment, of course. Was it enough to make his performance the best of the evening?

What was your favorite moment during the show? Check out our 2009 American Music Awards gallery for the highlights.

Today brings more Lady Gaga in a music video. This time, it's for what was supposed to be an epic duet between Beyoncé and Gaga for "Video Phone."

Now, because Gaga is just a guest in B's world, she has to tone down the crazy, which gives us a glimpse at what she would look like if she were just a normal pop star: No over-the-top costumes, silly makeup or razor sunglasses—just a good old wind machine, long perfect blond weave and leotard. Pretty underwhelming.

But this is really Beyoncé's music video, so let's not forget about her. While the song is not "Single Ladies" catchy, that doesn't stop B from bringing the fierce, even when it means ripping off Rihanna's style at the beginning or Bettie Page in the middle. And she does look cute all '40s pinup style, so no complaints here.

But wait, there's more. Beyoncé returns the favor, singing/rapping on Gaga's upcoming EP, The Fame Monster, on a track that is also phone related: "Telephone." (Check it out after the jump.) It'll be interesting to see if Beyoncé will go all Gaga should they do a music video and if it would look as awkward as Lady Gaga looks in "Video Phone" (or in last night's Gossip Girl appearance).

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The new video for Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" premiered today, and it's all the right amounts of crazy you’d expect from Gaga: A sci-fi setting with Slim Jim monsters that do a few "Thriller" zombie moves, a few shots of a bare-faced Gaga, these shoes and some human trafficking thrown in for good measure.

In the past, we've found her relentless ploys for attention pretty exhausting ("Ugh, can she try any harder?"), but this music video really makes us appreciate everything Gaga actually brings to pop music.

She's exciting to watch, plain and simple. Sure, her theatrics might cause a few eye-rolls, and she definitely isn't breaking any pop music conventions, but while Britney's out there making the same old boring video, we need someone like Gaga to really bring it. To put actual thought and care into her product so that it feels alive.

So keep on being a weirdo, Gaga. Will it bother us? Yeah, sometimes. But other times we really do need a pop star in tranny makeup to wear a polar bear rug/cape and start some stuff on fire.

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Monsters make us think of vampires, which make us think of New Moon (duh). Only 10 more days until the stills in our New Moon Rising gallery come to life.

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It takes more than a revealing outfit and a hot body to be Megan Fox. It takes a mouthful of inappropriate sound bites.

Lady Gaga is well on her way.

Known for wearing little more than a leotard—giant hats excluded—the pop star was honored Monday with the Stylemaker Award at the 13th annual Accessories Council Excellence Awards. She didn't disappoint when she donned one of her hefty signature lace headpieces.

However, when she finally lifted the veil to speak, what came out was a Fox-worthy (not to be confused with Jeff Foxworthy) phrase, pointing out her favorite accoutrement to any outfit. It wasn't quite what we expected.

"I think we all must remember that the ultimate accessory is the condom," she told the audience, according to the New York Post.

The difference between the two hot shooting stars? Gaga was said to have forgone the meal at the fancy event and played with her Barbie doll at the table instead. Something tells us Megan wouldn't take it that far.

Or would she?

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Both Megan and Gaga should be considered Fashion Police all-stars, don't you think?

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Well, look who it is! Lady Gaga accepting her Stylemaker Award at the 13th annual Accessories Council Excellence Awards. Is she wearing something crazy?

Yes, of course.

But really, what else do we expect from Gaga? A Marc Jacobs outfit with the underwear on the outside, an Erickson Beamon lace headpiece, an Afro wig, all that covered in white powder and topped off with a creepy hand pose—it's just part of the never-ending Gaga experience.

It's all gone so far past the point of "OMG, look at her! What a unique snowflake this commercial pop artist is..." to just plain normal. Maybe that's what she wants, though? That way when we're least expecting it, she'll pop up in jeans and a T-shirt and seriously shock us all so bad the whole world will just stop.

In the meantime, we'll get more Gaga as she's now a M.A.C spokeslady. Cannot escape the Gaga.

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While Lady Gaga is essentially exempt from Fashion Police fines, these people aren't!

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The past year or so of Lady Gaga dressing up like a self-important performance artist is finally paying off. The "Poker Face" singer is being given a fashion award.

Marc Jacobs will honor Lady Gaga Monday night with the Stylemaker Award at the 13th annual Accessories Council Excellence Awards. That's right, she's officially an Accessories Stylemaker.

Congratulations!

One day she might even be a regular fashion stylemaker, but hopefully not because then she might start thinking she’s influencing the world more than she actually is.

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Celebrate Lady Gaga's craziness with our Fashion Spotlight gallery.

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Taylor Swift just got six more potential chances to deliver an uninterrupted acceptance speech.

And, for the sake of the inevitable dead-horse-beating comparison: Kanye West scored a whopping zero chances to not let her finish. That's right, kids. Cut off America's sweetheart and you're as good as sitting out the next awards season. Or at least the 2009 American Music Awards.

The random triumvirate of Paula Abdul, Adam Lambert and Snoop Dogg announced the nominees for the AMAs this morning, and the country cutie led the pack with six nominations, including a nod for the nightcapping Artist of the Year Award.

Joining Swift at the forefront of the nominations is Michael Jackson, who scored a posthumous five nods, including Artist of the Year and Favorite Male Artist in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B genres.

Rounding out the nominated pack are Eminem, who nabbed four honors, and Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Kings of Leon, T.I. and Lady Gaga, who took home three apiece.

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When you're sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, you kind of have to wear clothes. 

And that was the unlikely matchup as the 44th president of the United States joked that he was the supporting act for the oft-pantless Lady Gaga, who performed at the Human Rights Campaign dinner Saturday night, before the National Equality March in Washington, D.C.

"It is a privilege to be here tonight to open for Lady Gaga," said the Nobel Peace Prize-winning president. "I've made it."

The diva ditched her wacky masks and leotards for a more serious black dress and John Lennon-esque shades as she performed the singer's "Imagine," changing the lyrics to reference Matthew Shepard's 1998 murder. 

The college student's death has been a rallying cry for the gay rights movement. His parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, were honored with the Edward M. Kennedy National Leadership Award at the dinner. 

"I'm not going to play one of my songs tonight, because tonight is not about me," Gaga said before she sang and played a white grand piano. "It's about you."

Castmembers from Fox's Glee also performed. 

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See Lady Gaga's less conservative style in her Fashion Spotlight gallery.

Seriously, Saturday Night Live?

After waiting all night for musical guest Lady Gaga to pop up in some outrageous sketch and poke fun at the headline-grabbing Kanye West (it should have been inevitable, right?), SNL decided to insert the pantsless performer into "Deep House Dish," a recurring bit that never receives more than a chuckle from viewers—audience members included!

To spice things up, Lady G was joined onstage by none other than surprise superstar Madonna, and unfortunately, herein lies the problem.

The Gaga-Madonna pair-up should have been epic and should have stolen the show from funnyman host Ryan Reynolds, but the duo simply paraded around the stage looking uncharacteristically hot in some bondage-esque getups and engaged in a fake "who's the true Queen of Pop" smackdown. Spoiler alert: Neither of them won and they ended up using the old "Madonna kisses a girl" go-to.

Our fix? Madonna and Lady Gaga perform one of their musical superhits together, and somewhere in the mix Kanye gets mocked. Just a little bit.

The one highlight of the show had to be Scarlett Johansson joining her hubby onstage—and not just because these two are rarely seen together. ScarJo revived her 2007 SNL viral-video sensation as the Jersey girl in her dad's infomercials. And this time, she's selling porcelain fountains.

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