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Rihanna and Chris Brown's promotional schedules may have curiously collided in the past, but this is just getting ridiculous.

Last month, Rihanna released her highly anticipated comeback single, "Russian Roulette." Brown chose the same day to announce his tour plans, which he followed up, two days later, by releasing his new single, "Crawl."

Then last week, Rihanna sat down with Diane Sawyer for an emotional and revelatory two-day interview. Brown answered the appearance as best the ratings-poison singer could, spilling his own oft-repeated secrets in a same-day interview on MTV.

Well, get ready for a shock: Rihanna's music video has long been set to premiere on 20/20 this Friday. And in what can only be described as a shameless piggybacking publicity ploy coincidence, guess who else decided that a musical return to the airwaves was also in order?

Brown has been booked on Friday's Wendy Williams Show, where he will both chat (though probably not much) with the hostess and premiere the not-nearly-as-anticipated music video for his single. But while Rihanna has offered no clues on what we can expect from her video, Brown has given fans a few sneak peeks, having already released promotional pictures of himself and Cassie on set.

But, credit where it's due, one thing Brown has managed to do all on his own is stay on top of the terms of his probation.

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This is not the type of baby news we like to deliver: Céline Dion is no longer pregnant.

Last August, the golden-piped songbird and husband René Angélil confirmed that she had only just become pregnant with her second child after undergoing a round of in vitro fertilization treatments.

Unfortunately, that is no longer the case: Angélil confirmed to the Journal de Montreal that the 41-year-old Canadian chanteuse is no longer in the family way, as the embryo transfers—which took place in August and October—were ultimately unsuccessful.

Angélil said that both they and their doctor "believed that the procedure/pregnancy took, but that wasn't the case. We found out some days later. We were shocked."

But not deterred.

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The Toxic Twins have made up.

Just a day after guitarist Joe Perry announced via Twitter that Aerosmith would soldier on with a new lead singer amid speculation Steven Tyler had quit the band to focus on a solo career, the duo made a surprise appearance onstage at the Fillmore in New York and announced that all was well and he was back in the saddle.

"I just want New York to know I'm not leaving Aerosmith and Joe Perry, you are a man of many colors, but I, motherf--ker, am a rainbow!," Tyler told the crowd at the conclusion of the set by the guitarist's side band, the Joe Perry Project. They then launched into the Aerosmith classic "Walk This Way."

Well, that was fast.

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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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Glamour Woman of the Year cover girl Rihanna was honored by the lady mag last night, so you wouldn't want her to wear something normal, now would you?

Of course not! The thing is, we weren't exactly expecting the pop princess to wear this Stéphane Rolland mermaid wedding gown, especially after all the edgy rock star stuff she's favored lately...and that "ef love" statement she made. But Rihanna doesn't care what we expect.

Now, the dress can go two ways. One: Gross! Why is she wearing something made out of cheap miniblinds?! Or two: That's right, Rihanna! You pick the craziest, tightest, most dramatic, attention-grabbing thing you can find and rock it!

We gotta say, we definitely fall into the latter category with this one. Only Rihanna could make us feel this way.

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Check out whose red carpet choices our Fashion Police aren't enamored with right here!

She may not have a sex tape, but Leighton Meester's new "Somebody to Love" music video sure makes us wish the Gossip Girl star had one.

After all, the sight of the scantily dressed actress singing seductively into the camera, writhing around in the back of a limo and crawling on all fours in a hotel room is pretty freakin' hot.

Throw a little French in there to boot and, well, we haven't been this turned on since we heard Angelina Jolie talking in Russian.

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Britney Spears brought the Circus to town, but probably not the way she was hoping to.

Fans have been complaining about the quality of the pop tart's performance Down Under, even walking out of her show in Perth, according to reports in the Australian media.

The cause? Disgruntled concertgoers apparently accused the pop tart of lip-syncing during the dance numbers, as well as giving a lackluster performance overall, according to the Daily Telegraph.

One story even claims she was "boring."

John Mayer, who is in Australia promoting his album, joined the pile-on Sunday night, tweeting, "If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you." 

And what were Brit's people saying? Read on...

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According to reports, oft-rehabbed Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler may split from the group to work on solo projects. Isn't that like the sun taking time off to work on solar issues? In other words, doesn't it seem like Aerosmith is pretty much of a Tyler solo project already? But who knows, maybe Joe Perry and the other guys, whoever they are, are better off without that knockoff Jagger dude (Jagger-off?).

Clearly, these waters are too deep for us, so help us out and let us know if you think the classic rockers should continue to "Dream On" and "Walk This Way" and whatnot.

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It's no fancy-schmancy album cover art, but it sure is pretty.

American Idol champ Kris Allen has unveiled the music video for his first single, "Live Like We're Dying," and overall, it's pretty standard. A guitar-wielding Allen performs his song in the middle of the desert on a larger-than-life-size digital clock, while countless unexplained tattered and torn curtains blow in the wind around him.

You know, that old chestnut.

The former Idoler does what he can to turn up the heat on the small screen, at one point literally throwing what looks to be a gigantic fireball. 

On the other hand, as videos of the coffeehouse variety go, it's not too shabby.

You decide: Does this debut make a big splash or is it just another drop in the bucket?

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It isn't out until Tuesday, but we've got it right here.

The little earthquake you're feeling is the rumblings of Midwinter Graces, Tori Amos' 11th studio album and her first seasonal compilation.

Get primed for the winter holidays (already?!) with tunes twisted Tori-style, including "What Child, Nowell," "Harps of Gold," "Snow Angel" and "Our New Year."

Christmas with an edge, we're calling it.

The 12-track album (not including bonus material) doesn't drop until Nov. 10, but we've got every lush chord and wistful lyric right after the jump.

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