Three years ago today (August 19), One Direction unveiled their boyband-iest video possible: their first video, “What Makes You Beautiful.” With montages of the boys on a road trip in a throwback van, running around on a beach fully clothed (in matching white ensembles of varying styles) and that girl Madison, whose hair flapped around in the sea-salty air, “What Makes You Beautiful” is iconic 1D — right down to the extreme bopping. Boy, did they love to bop.

I remember seeing the video surface on Tumblr three years ago, with captions like “And just like that, I’m a One Direction fan.” The term “directioner” was just being born. Shortly after the video emmerged, fan accounts sprung up like ice cream trucks near a playground. One Direction had arrived, and we all wanted a taste.

Some of my favorite parts? The pointing, the running from the waves, Liam’s luscious hair, the never-ending smiles (seriously, these dudes love to smile), and Niall establishing himself as the goofiest of the group. The guys were little puppy dogs, and after a complete four years in the fandom, we can look back on their baby faces and bottomless adrenaline and reminisce on how five boys from the U.K. could win over our hearts in the simplest way possible — by just singing on the beach.

As the perfect boy band, they were wholesome, not scandalous; easygoing, not brats; smiley, not moody. They told us “You don’t know you’re beautiful, that’s what ...

Get ready, suckaz — Charli XCX just announced that she’s got a new album dropping soon.

Titled Sucker, Charli’s second major-label album will be released on October 21. As if that weren’t enough, the VMA Pre-Show performer’s first single off the LP, “Break the Rules,” is streaming right now on SoundCloud.

Out on Neon Gold/Atlantic Records, Sucker is the follow-up to 2013′s True Romance.

After the success of Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” which she co-wrote and sings the hook on, Charli is up for Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Art Direction and Best Pop Video for “Fancy” at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. She’s also nominated for Artist to Watch alongside 5 Seconds of Summer, Sam Smith, Fifth Harmony and Schoolboy Q for her solo track “Boom Clap.”

Want for more Charli? Don’t miss the VMA Pre-Show at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV before the big show on Sunday, August 24.

Emilee Lindner

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Attention, “Pretty Little Liars” addicts! Lucy Hale will be hosting the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards! The “PLL” star and country singer (have you seen her nail “Jolene”?) will join MTV’s Sway and Christina Garibaldi on the star-studded red carpet at The Forum on August 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET, right before the VMAs at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

“Hosting this year’s MTV VMA Pre-Show is the topper to a pretty great year for me after releasing my first album,” Hale said. “I’m looking forward to meeting and talking to some of my favorite artists. It’s going to be an amazing night!”

But that’s just the beginning. Along with Lucy, Inglewood’s own Becky G and
YouTube star Ingrid Nilsen (Missglamorazzi) will be the Pre-Show’s #instaGLAM correspondents.

Fifth Harmony and Charli XCX will be performing live. Both Charli and the 5H girls are nominated for the Artist to Watch VMA.

“I cannot wait to perform during the VMAs pre-show,” Charli said. “And it’s so exciting to have a nomination not only for ‘Boom Clap’ but for other things with ‘Fancy.’ It’s a girl power anthem, and the video is next-level.”

And if that’s not enough star power for you, Austin Mahone will also be on hand, fulfilling his #DareAustin challenge that had fans submitting their ideas for how he should arrive on the red carpet via social media. In addition to that, MTV will be airing a brand-new episode of “Teen Wolf” at ...

If you’ve seen Iggy Azalea’s “Black Widow” video with Rita Ora, you know that there’s some big hullaballo about Iggy’s BLTs. First, the bad guy wants cheese, then doesn’t? What is that?

Anyway, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, I suggest you watch the video before continuing.

OK, so what’s the big deal about these Big Wanda’s BLTs? For answers, I searched deep within the lyrics of Iggy’s other hit, “Fancy,” which is nominated for Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Here’s how to construct a sandwich Azalea style:

First thing’s first, use the realest
ingredients possible. Check your local farmer’s market for some organic bacon.

Drop this BLT and let Michael Madsen eat it
And Rita Ora too.

If you’re in the Murda Bizness
then you should probably back away from that lettuce.

Slice the tomato like you’re teaching lessons in physics
Not too thin and not too thick.

You want the lettuce like this?
Repeatedly chop it until you get small, bite-sized pieces.

Cook it on low and pick it up like this
With a fork, not with your fingers.

Cup of bacon, cup of lettuce, cup of tomato
Equal measurements are key.

High-calorie, somethin’ worth a half a block of cheese
Iggy likes to add half a block of cheese, but that just doesn’t fly with her boss.

So yeah, that’s how you make an Iggy Azalea BLT. Time to celebrate!

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