November 23, 2024

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Charli XCX Wants To Do What To Lorde?

by 30 mins ago

It’s a huge weekend for Charli XCX, you guys. The VMA-nominated British beaut will be performing on the red carpet during the pre-show, and even though she admitted she’s still putting the final touches on her routine, we managed to squeeze out one last VMA confession from her before rehearsal was over. Spoiler alert: It involves Lorde.

Even though she didn’t reveal what her big plans are for Sunday, we’re hoping it’s filled with her signature furry crop tops, chokers, and wild hair flipping. See you all tomorrow!

It's up to you to decide the winners of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards! Vote now and tune in Sunday, August 24, at 9/8c ET to see who wins at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Plus, get the latest updates from all your favorite VMA artists on the MTV Artists App.

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This Nail Polish Can Detect Roofies In Your Drink

by 12 mins ago

We know 2014 isn’t over yet, but we’re already going to call this the best invention of the year. Four students from North Carolina State University are “developing a nail polish that changes color when it comes in contact with date rape drugs such as Rohypnol, Xanax, and GHB” called Undercover Colors, according to their Facebook page. This means that by simply stirring a drink with your finger, you’ll be able to see if it’s been tampered with.

This is great news considering nearly 1 in 5 (or 22 million) women have been raped in their lifetime, and students are particularly vulnerable with 1 in 5 women being sexually assaulted while in college, according to a 2014 study from The White House Council on Women and Girls. To be able to take the power back into our own hands is huge, and this is one tiny step we can take to prevent further sexual assaults.

The founders of Undercover Colors said, “Our goal is to invent technologies that empower women to protect themselves from this heinous and quietly pervasive crime,” but right now this product is just in the prototype staging. To see it actually come to fruition, donate here!

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19 VMA Outfits We Can’t Forget (Even If We Tried)

by 16 mins ago

Dudes, it’s been 30 years since our first Video Music Awards and a lot of sartorial moments have gone down on the red carpet, onstage and everywhere in between. By now, we’ve basically seen it all, but here are 19 VMAs outfits that, for better or worse, can’t seem to escape our memory—whether we want them to or not.

LADY GAGA’S MEAT DRESS

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THE YEAR: 2010
THE THING WE’LL NEVER FORGET: Her filet beret. Oh, and that it was a dress made of meat.

MADONNA’S WEDDING GOWN

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THE YEAR: 1984
THE THING WE’LL NEVER FORGET: For starters, she sang “Like A Virgin” in a wedding dress on top of a cake wearing a belt that said “Boy Toy.”

LIL KIM’S NIPPLE PASTIE

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THE YEAR: 1999
THE THING WE’LL NEVER FORGET: How well that sequin seashell stayed put. (Shout out to Diana Ross for testing the adhesive.)

CHRISTINA AGUILERA’S BELLY-BARING ENSEMBLE

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THE YEAR: 2002
THE THING WE’LL NEVER FORGET: That she managed to create an entire ensemb’ around her six-pack.

GWEN STEFANI’S SPACE-AGE OUTFIT

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THE YEAR: 1998
THE THING WE’LL NEVER FORGET: The blue buns. No wait, the bindis. No wait, the furry bra. IDK, the whole thing is outta this world, y’all.

MILEY CYRUS’ MOUSE ONESIE

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THE YEAR: 2013
THE THING WE’LL NEVER FORGET: The latex nude two-piece that lied beneath.

NICKI MINAJ’S HARAJUKU RAVER ENSEMBLE

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THE YEAR: 2011
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Demi Lovato And Jimmy Fallon Are True BFFFFFFFFFs (And Got Shirts To Prove It)

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IDK if y’all heard, but Demi Lovato and Jimmy Fallon are besties. Like, really, really insanely-into-each-other friends. So much, in fact, they call each other “BFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFs” and even got matching shirts to prove it. (Awwww.)

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Last week, Demi stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to tell him about her VMA nomination and upcoming tour, and as a gift, Jimmy gave her a tee (which matched the one she previously gave him!) with his face on it. She held it up and said, “Oh my god, I’m going to wear it every day!”

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The best part? SHE TOTALLY DID. This weekend she was spotted sporting the long-sleeve tee IRL, and it truly brought a tear to our eyes. So, we thought we’d take a look back at how their BFF-dom evolved over the years, and sob over the fact that we’ll never get to experience a friendship like theirs.

DEMI & JIMMY, 2014

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When Demi was on the show earlier this year, she gifted Jimmy the shirt after they won a round of Pictionary. (Obvs.)

DEMI & JIMMY, 2013

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In September 2013, they cracked up over some tweets.

DEMI & JIMMY, 2013

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Kesha’s Transformation Into A Rainbow Is Officially Complete

by 5 mins ago

Well, it’s finally confirmed, y’all—Kesha is officially a rainbow. Last night, our girl debuted candy-colored blue, purple, green and yellow-tinted tips on Instagram with the caption “#imarainbow,” and—not to get all braggy or anything—but we totally called it.

We noticed that Kesha was dying her hair a new shade (literally!) every week, starting from the bottom of the color spectrum and working her way up. Just in the past month she’s gone from pastel pink to lavender to baby blue to aqua to light green to neon yellow, and we hinted at the fact that she might be transforming into an actual rainbow. (To which Kesha replied, “MTV is on to me.”)

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We love how her final ’do turned out, but does this mean the end of her hair-dyeing streak? We seriously looked forward to her weekly color debut, and, um, how is it possible that Kesha managed to kill it in EVERY shade she tried? We’re astounded, TBH, and we love how much fun she is having with her beauty game as of late.

But we still have one lingering question: If Kesha is a rainbow, does this mean her tooth is the pot of gold? We’ll be waiting for your reply. XOXO.

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Lady Gaga’s Latest Makeup Trend Involves… Her Nose?

by 22 mins ago

We gotta give it up to Lady Gaga, y’all. She’s always finding new ways to reinvent her status as a fashion icon, and while she’s been touring in Tokyo the last few days, it seems that she’s been very inspired to step outside of her typical beauty routine.

Today, she posted a photo of herself sporting some seriously ornate face lace (it’s a thing!) with her signature cat eye and bold brows, but this time she decided her nose also need some statement makeup—so she covered it entirely in metallic gold.

IDK about you guys, but it suddenly made us question why we’ve never decided to amp up our noses until now. Isn’t it time they had their moment to (literally) shine? Also, is this an obscure homage to astronomer Tycho Brahe? Or is she channeling a high-fashion scarecrow? We may never know, but we suddenly have the urge to smear metallic lipstick on our snouts ASAP. BRB.

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13 Mesmerizing GIFs Of Ariana Grande’s ‘Break Free’ Outfits In Action

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Ariana Grande dropped a new music video today, and it’s out of this world, y’all. For real, though—terrible puns aside—her “Break Free” track featuring Zedd delivered some serious ’60s space age ensemble realness, and we’re so onboard.

SEE EVERY SCI-FI REFERENCE IN ARIANA’S “BREAK FREE” VIDEO

When we last caught up with Ariana, she told us that Barbarella was the main inspiration behind her new video. “She did, like, 100 costume changes but my favorite outfit she wore was this beige sort of spacesuit that was very short and had these built in, like, hip pads type thing, and I really wanted to do a take on that, so that’s where the inspiration for the outfit came from.”

GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF ARIANA’S “BREAK FREE” MUSIC VIDEO

Even though Ariana’s video didn’t have 100 outfits, three killer ensembles definitely made the cut. Check ’em out below, and start praying that those boob rockets make an appearance at the 2014 VMAs ASAP.

THE STRUCTURED, NUDE BOOB ROCKET TRANSFORMER ONESIE

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THE GRAVITY-DEFYING DISCO BUSTIER TWO-PIECE

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See 22 Dudes Transform Into Beyonce, Rihanna, And Zayn Malik With Makeup

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If you’ve been on Twitter or Instagram in the last couple days, you’ve probably seen the #MakeupTransformation hashtag taking over your feed. The concept—which pokes fun at the insane power of makeup—went to a whole new level when dudes decided to partake in the trend. The result? Some seriously hilarious (and seriously on-point!) results. Check out 22 of our favorites below!

1. BEYONCE

2. FLYNN RIDER FROM ‘TANGLED’

3. MIKE TYSON

4. LUDACRIS

5. TREY SONGZ

6. TYLER POSEY

7. LEBRON JAMES

8. NELLY

9. GERALD JOHANSSEN FROM ‘HEY ARNOLD’

10. A$AP ROCKY

11. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS

12. JEREMY MEEKS

13. JAY-Z

14. PHARRELL WILLIAMS

15. KIM KARDASHIAN

16. THE MASK

17. RIHANNA

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Austin Mahone Let Us Into His Dressing Room, And It’s OK To Be Jealous

by 10 mins ago

Yeah, you read that right. Austin Mahone let us into his dressing room, y’all. *hair flip* During his first headlining tour, he stopped in LA to share all the awesomeness that happens behind the scenes—which, for us, meant being able to see all his killer ensembles IRL.

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Austin said he usually wears the same three outfits onstage. “I start off the show in this white, super heavy black mesh leather type of thing. For the middle of the set, for the acoustics and stuff, I usually throw this white, black and gray plaid vest on.”

But, as all Mahomies know, no Austin outfit is complete with some killer sneakers. He told us, “I start off the show in these Jordan 11s. And then, I switch to these gray Jordan 3s. And then, I go from that to these red Nikes Air Pythons. This is probably my favorite pair.”

But, hey, we don’t want to give it all away. Watch the video to see what else Austin is hiding behind the scenes!

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First Look: Rita Ora (And Her Super Short Bob!) In ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’

by 4 mins ago

By now you’ve probably watched the Fifty Shades of Grey trailer hundreds of times, but between the handcuffs, whips, and blindfolds you might’ve missed the 2-second cameo of Rita Ora. Around the 1:32 mark, you’ll see our girl sporting a blunt-banged brown bob with smokey eyes and burgundy lips for her role as Mia Grey, Christian Grey’s adopted younger sister. For her ensemble, she went for a strictly black and gold number, which features a patterned top (or dress?) paired with stacked bangles, layered chains and large earrings.

When Rita stopped by MTV earlier this year, she revealed that she went through quite a bit of training to get her look (and accent!) up to par. “I definitely had coaching, acting coaching. I have an American accent in the movie. I’ve got a brown bobbed wig,” she said. “I look really different. It was really nice to get into a whole other world that I wasn’t used to, but it was pretty difficult.” Check out Rita, er, Mia in action below!

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