with reporting by Adam Fleischer

Backstage footage at the 2014 MTV VMAs seemed to confirm that Big Sean and Ariana Grande are a couple, but you won’t hear the Def Jam rapper put it that bluntly. When we caught up with him last week — the same day he dropped those four explosive tracks — he only spoke about their musical chemistry.

“I was the first rapper to perform at the White House, I performed there with Ariana so that was an honor,” Sean told MTV News, revealing that they have more collaborations on the way.

Related: Ariana Grande And Big Sean: A Timeline Of Their Relationship

“Me and her make a lot of music together and the chemistry between me and her when we work is great,” he added. “We got more in the works too. I feel like her voice is crazy, [just] that that big voice comes out of her is insane. I was probably one of the first people to tweet about her music; me and her been friends for years before anything else.”

Sean and Ariana have previously collaborated on “Best Mistake” and “Right There.”

But, really, what about the holding hands backstage thing? Was he upset that the cameras caught them? “I had no problem with it,” he replied, smiling.

Nadeska Alexis

A native of Grenada, a product of Brooklyn, a student of hip-hop.

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Ariana Grande, Y U no cover up? Mayim Bialik, of “Blossom” and “Big Bang Theory” fame has a major gripe with a “giant billboard of Ariana Grande.” The self-proclaimed social conservative-slash-”bleeding heart liberal” doesn’t appreciate the pop star showing so much skin, exposing her body parts for all the world (and Bialik’s sons) to see.

In a recent post on Jewish parenting site Kveller.com, Bialik admits she doesn’t know who the pop star is — guessing she may be a lingerie model given the stiletto heels and two-piece — before going on to describe a look that sounds a lot like the rather innocent one Grande sports on the cover of her new album, My Everything.

“I don’t want my kids learning about sex from billboards,” the actress writes. “Which is why a few billboards I have seen lately really bug me. There is one for Ariana Grande, and I will go ahead and admit I have no idea who she is or what she does. Based on the billboard, she sells lingerie. Or stiletto heels. Or plastic surgery because every woman over 22 wishes she has that body, I’m sure.

“Why is she in her underwear on this billboard though?” the sitcom star continues. “And if she has a talent (is she a singer?), then why does she have to sell herself in lingerie? I mean, I know that society is patriarchal and women are expected to be sexy and sexually available no ...

Nick Jonas is about to celebrate his 22nd birthday, but he’s giving us the best present yet: the brand-new video for his single “Jealous.”

On Tuesday, Nick is inviting fans to New York City’s South Street Seaport, where he’ll unveil his latest clip — which he’s been teasing for the past week — and the anticipation is killing us.

The Jonas brother tapped artist Peter Tunney to direct the video, and the artist “really connected” with Nick. The two are hoping that the vid will make people think about jealousy and “what it means,” plus they’ll get a cool visual experience since Tunney’s artwork is featured throughout.

“I think the thing is we wanted to open up a conversation about jealousy and the human element of it and the fact that most of the time I feel like it’s in your head,” Nick recently told MTV News. “I had a specific experience that sort of inspired me to write this song and got the ball rolling in that sense, and it’s not limited to that by any means. And this video is about getting a little bit deeper and opening the conversation up and just having fun while we do it.”

That specific experience centers around Nick’s girlfriend, Olivia Culpo, who appears in the video in rather unusual form.

“She’s a lot of fun, she’s a cellist and she played cello in the clouds in this video, which is pretty incredible scenery,” he said. “In lingerie, so, why ...

If you’re lucky enough to be dating Nicki Minaj, you don’t wanna screw things up — and that’s the lesson August Alsina learns in his video for “No Love (remix).”

The New Orleans singer dropped the remix from his Testimony album with a verse from Nicki in July, and in the video they play a real couple. Though he’s clearly in love with Nicki, he’s still making some mistakes, but quickly realizes that it’s time to right those wrongs.

In addition to hearing Nicki declare that she’s the “creme de la creme” on this track, we also hear her singing as well. “August, you know I’m here to save you/ Me and them girls, we ain’t the same, boo,” she croons. “You know I hate it when you leave me.”

Watch the video above.

Nadeska Alexis

A native of Grenada, a product of Brooklyn, a student of hip-hop.

@neweryork

We’re now a week and a half into fashion month, and what have we learned so far? Fall is shaping up to be the season of Miley Cyrus. Just days after Miley showed her “Dirty Hippie” wearable art collection on Jeremy Scott’s runway and pulled a Lil’ Kim at Alexander Wang’s after party, Miley—in spirit, not actual flesh—has popped up on another runway, this time belonging to Tom Ford.

The luxe designer, who became a household name after the Jay Z song named for him became a hit, just showed his new collection in London, and it has plenty of options for the pasties-loving pop singer.

There are sparkly dresses with sheer bra cups and dangling pasties strategically placed to prevent #freeingthenipple.

Then, there’s a shirt variation, in case Miley feels like sleeves because this collection is meant for fall.

But the collection’s crown jewel, the item that we can *most* see Miley wearing, is a white gown with even sheerer bra cups in a nude mesh with purple flower-like pasties.

Like all of the other fall collections, Tom Ford’s pasties-centric line will hit stores next August, which just happens to perfectly coincide with when Miley will be looking at options for the VMAs. Hmmmmmmm… Just putting that out there, Miles.

Marissa G. Muller @marissagmuller

Just about everything Kanye West does these days makes headlines. Not only is the Chicago rapper one of the most accomplished musicians around, his level of celebrity and the fascination surrounding his life continues to grow. But the most recent story surrounding Yeezy has him making a plea to the media: “Pick a new target.”

“I’m a married Christian man with a family. At my concerts, I make sure everybody has good of a time as possible, so all this demonizing me it ain’t going to work after a while,” West said to fans at the Brisbane, Australia, stop on his Yeezus Tour Sunday night.

‘Ye was irked by the coverage of a concert over the weekend where he asked all audience members to stand-up — including a couple of handicapped concertgoers. West sent a security guard into the crowd, confirmed that one of his fans was in a wheelchair and continued with his show.

“Pick a new target. Pick a new target ’cause I’m not one of these dumb-ass artists that you’re used to,” he continued. “You come at me and I’m gonna take my platform and break this shit down for real intelligent people every night so they can understand, then we get back to the music.”

During his speech, West called out NBC’s Matt Lauer and asked that the “Today” show anchor not force him into a “fake-ass apology,” referring to the time he went on the show and backtracked on his 2005 “George Bush ...

Robin Thicke admitted that everything he’s said about “Blurred Lines” in media interviews isn’t necessarily true, explaining in a court deposition obtained by The Hollywood Reporter that he lies to sell records.

“With all due respect, I was drunk and high every time I did an interview last year,” Thicke said in a deposition taken April 23. Thicke and producer Pharrell are in the middle of a legal battle with Marvin Gaye’s family over the originality of “Blurred Lines.” Thicke, Pharrell and T.I. are suing the Gaye children — who claim the song rips off their father’s “Got To Give It Up” — to ensure credit for the song goes to them.

But when it comes to credit, Thicke — who says he gets an estimated 20 percent of royalties — says the song belongs to Pharrell, who was very “generous” in allowing people to believe Thicke co-wrote the song. According to Thicke, he had nothing to do with the song’s production.

Q: Were you present during the creation of “Blurred Lines”?

Thicke: I was present. Obviously, I sang it. I had to be there.

Q: When the rhythm track was being created, were you there with Pharrell?

Thicke: To be honest, that’s the only part where — I was high on Vicodin and alcohol when I showed up at the studio. So my recollection is when we made the song, I thought I wanted — I — I wanted to be more involved than I actually was by the time, ...

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Well, Nicki Minaj definitely had a way more exciting weekend than I did. Things kicked off on Friday when she performed with Beyonce in matching Versace outfits. How did she celebrate? As one does, with as much underboob as possible.

Related: Beyonce And Nicki Minaj Performed ‘Flawless’ In Matching Versace

After her performance with Bey, Nicki posted a selfie with “the QUEEN,” in which she appears to be wearing a turtleneck. In the past, Nicki in a turtleneck would’ve been a shock, but in this new, subdued Nicki era, it isn’t as surprising. Nicki in a turtleneck? Sure.

A day later, she shared a photo from backstage with Eva Cavalli, in which we get a better view of the green shirt—it’s not a full-on turtleneck, but cropped and short-sleeve. More of a spring sweater than fall/winter, right? OK, TBH, that’s more like what I expect from Nicki Minaj.

Related: Nicki Minaj Is Still Freaking Out Over Performing With Beyonce

But then today—yet another day later—she dropped a bombshell: This turtleneck came with matching green pants. Oh, and…

It reveals the most underboob possible without being straight-up topless. Way to bury the lede, Nicki!

In the subsequent photos, she shared that her pal Alexander Wang was behind the outfit—no word (yet) on whether his models joined her on the dance floor now that they know the “Anaconda” choreography—but we’re hoping Barb kept to very limited movements? Wouldn’t want things to get NSFW up in the ...

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We all love “Mean Girls,” “The Avengers” and “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” Obviously. Because we have hearts. And souls. Obviously we love them.

Another thing we love: the idea of a movie about Justin Long being turned into a humanoid walrus by a total lunatic. Luckily for us, this isn’t just a concept, it’s a real movie. “Tusk,” directed by Kevin Smith (yes, “Clerks” and “Dogma” and “Chasing Amy” Kevin Smith) swims its deformed body into theaters September 19. We can’t wait.

Our anticipation is so intense that we decided to make a few of our favorite movies — those listed above, and a few more even — just a little bit more like “Tusk.” Because when you really love something, you put great big walrus tusks on it. (Isn’t that what you learned in primary school?)

Check out our “Tusk”-ified movie posters below. What movie would you like to see “Tusk”ed next?

“Mean Girls”

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“Under the Tuscan Sun”

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“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”

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“From Dusk Till Dawn”

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“Marvel’s The Avengers”

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Kase Wickman @worstkase

As an expert in Thug Motivation, Jeezy surely has plenty words of advice for anyone trying to come up in whatever endeavor they may be focused on. And in his new video for “Holy Ghost,” the Atlanta rapper drops some wisdom on an up and comer.

“You remember what I told you? What’d I tell you?” Jeezy asks the young whippersnapper at the beginning of the Seen It All video, which dropped on Monday (September 15).

“Stay true and keep my eyes open at all times,” he responds to the rapper, who’s sitting, of course, in the back of a Rolls-Royce.

“All times, man. Don’t forget that, alright?”

“When I grow up, I’mma be just like you.”

“You gonna be better than me, man,” Jeezy says. “But you gotta stay focused out here.”

Only time will tell if the kid becomes better than the Def Jam rapper, but if he becomes just like him, then that means he’ll be rolling around in he back seat of an expensive car, like Jizzle does here.

It seems like this will be the next single from the album; in addition to the new visuals, earlier this month, Kendrick Lamar remixed the track.

Adam Fleischer