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Lady Gaga must love MTV after winning a record 8 VMAs.

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Platinum recording artist Sean Kingston (photo) returns with his sophomore album, Tomorrow.

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Long associated with the neat, crisp, and classic fashion of Ivy League schools, the Preppy Look has been an expression of collegiate chic since the 1960s and 1970s.

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Chris Brown briefly appeared in court, hours after he was charged with two felonies stemming from what a police detective describes as a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna.

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Lady Gaga must love MTV after winning a record 8 VMAs.

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Jessica Simpson took her seat as guest judge at Thursday's "Project Runway" show at New York Fashion Week in a super-short, sparkly silver minidress, but she had nothing on the models, who wore an extraordinary number of hot pants.

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Long associated with the neat, crisp, and classic fashion of Ivy League schools, the Preppy Look has been an expression of collegiate chic since the 1960s and 1970s.

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Chris Brown briefly appeared in court, hours after he was charged with two felonies stemming from what a police detective describes as a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna.

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